Beggars Banquet

I saw The Rolling Stones in 1997 on the Bridges to Babylon tour. My mom took me and my brother to Giants Stadium for the show. I was 16 and had only been to a few concerts prior. This concert stood out to me, if only because of the sheer number of inebriated middle aged people I was witness to. I don’t know if you ever been in a place with 70,000 drunken 50 year olds at 16, but it’s an experience. No exaggeration…because I wasn’t old enough to drink, I immediately became one of the most responsible people in attendance. For further context, I had been to separate concerts by Metallica and Pantera within a year of this Stones concert and for the first time I was legitimately concerned about something seriously bad happening at a concert. These Stones fans were out of control. Here’s two examples: Giants stadium, like every other football stadium on earth is essentially a bowl. Our seats were in the nosebleeds: on the third level and about 1/4 of the way up. Let’s say row 8 of 32. Not great seats, but also not the worst. A few minutes prior to the Stones’ set, and shortly after the Foo Fighters had finished, a man began making his way back to his seats (two rows in front of mine) after returning from the concession stand. He was drunkenly balancing a cardboard drink tray with 4 very large plastic glasses of beer in it and not doing it very well. His seats were in the middle of the row, so he had to navigate around about a dozen concertgoers, in the cramped walkway, to reach his destination. Well, about four people in, he lost his balance and fell, sliding down over three rows of seated people and sending his four beers flying into the air, drenching probably a dozen people in Bud Light. Luckily, the drunk and the half dozen people he fell on/over all ended up being ok. That was death-defying act number one. Number two occurred shortly before the end of the concert: If you’ve been to a stadium concert, you know they usually don’t sell seats behind the stage, because, well…no one wants to pay to watch the back of the band. Turns out there’s another good reason for that as well…. As the band was nearing the end of their set, my mother pointed to the area behind the stage, in the upper bowl of the stadium, and said “look, there’s somebody up there behind the stage. What’s he doing up there?” I watched the guy intently, thinking maybe he was a stage hand or maybe he was also so drunk that he would fall down the upper level of the stadium as well, but this time there would be no other concertgoers around to slow his descent. About a minute in, I see a few security guards quickly approaching the man, and what looks like an argument ensues. The man doesn’t seem to care about the security guard’s directives, but eventually, they grab him and remove him from the area. As they are escorting him down the stairs of the upper level - Mick says “this is our last song”, the band launches in to “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” and a massive barrage of fireworks launches from behind the stage, almost exactly where the drunk was hanging out a minute prior. Those security guards likely saved this guy from a pretty serious trip to the hospital and did so right in the nick of time. “So what does this have to do with Beggars Banquet?”, you’re probably thinking. Honestly, not much…It’s just a Rolling Stones anecdote I needed put out into the world, but I’ll tie it together any way: Beggars Banquet is arguably the first record where the Stones became the band that everyone knows today: they found their blues, country and honky tonk swagger, solidifying their status as a band that’s synonymous with the hard-partying rock and roll lifestyle. So, without a record like Beggar’s Banquet, I may not have ever experienced the accidental near-deaths of two 50 year old drunks in 1997, and in turn, you wouldn’t be here reading about it. It’s truly a rock and roll version of the butterfly effect.

Genre: Roots Rock 2/5 It's 1968. Rock 'n Roll is continuing to progress at an alarming rate. The Beatles are experimenting with heavier instrumentation in songs like Happiness Is a Warm Gun and Helter Skelter, forecasting the psychedelic blues movement that was about to explode out of the UK with acts like Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Jimi Hendrix is breaking down the rock barriers in an even bigger way, writing and playing some of the most influential pieces of guitar music ever written and played. The Velvet Underground was also foraying into new-fangled territory: a more raw, dissonant, experimental sound that would influence musicians for ages. And then you have The Rolling Stones, who are still making songs with harmonies that sound like choo-choo trains. Beggars Banquet is an album with one big fat, juicy single, Sympathy for the Devil, which features the aforementioned choo-choo's, and 9 other completely stale blues rock offerings that really make you wonder what the heck was going on. As the rest of the music world was progressing and moving forward, the Stones did the exact opposite, and they did it in the most bland and milquetoast way possible. The album does one thing right, it's immaculately produced and mixed, and sounds wonderful, but nothing is happening that leads me to believe this album belongs on the list besides its name recognition. Decent solos here and there, too, but really not enough to make it worth it. Sorry to any Stones fans, this just wasn't for me.

woo woo, woo woo, woo woo, woo woo,woo woo, woo woo, woo woo, woo woo,woo woo, woo woo, woo woo, woo woo,woo woo, woo woo, woo woo, woo woo. that ones really good. not so keen on noncey mick and his 15 year old. take the singles off and there are a couple of alright tracks, but stuff you'd expect from some no name, nothing to back up the reputation this album has that consitently gets it into top 100s of all time. but yeah woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo is dead good.

During the height of Stalin's regime, Mikhail Bulgakov secretly wrote a wonderfully surreal tale filled with disappearances, mass disillusionment, inexplicable deaths and sudden hysteria. Bulgakov explains that these mysterious happenings are due to the arrival of a big fat cat (Behemoth) and his sidekick (Azazello) who accompany Satan (Professor (Lord) Woland(emort)) and a vampire (Hella). The story is ludicrous, ridiculously fun and deeply traumatic. The cruelty of Stalin's reign could not and can not be comprehended. It is easier to believe that a flamboyant Satan rocked up in town with his whimsical entourage and wrecked havoc, than to face the real events. After reading The Master and Margarita, Mick Jagger was inspired to write Sympathy For The Devil, 6 minutes of derivative blues where Jagger lists off various atrocities and asks "what's my name?" with all the mischief of a wayward schoolchild. There's some interesting percussion at the beginning, but that's about the highlight of the song, and sadly, the album. I have never understood the comparison between The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. One band instigated a cultural revolution which still shapes the way we dress, talk, socialise, dance, play music and enjoy life to this day. The other band were a bunch of posh English boys playing at being American bad boys. Sympathy For The Devil indeed.

Is there a good Stone's album? Does this really deserve to be on the list? Is there a Stone's album that's chock full of hits or is completely listenable for its entirety? Maybe I'm not boomer enough, but having two slappers dispersed into snoozers is not indicative of a good album. Rather, it seems as if the Stone's longevity is due to the consistent release of one or two fantastic songs on each album. I'm not denying their talent, just that this album deserves to be on here when many other albums are more complete and polished. This is a 2/5 for two good songs.

There are two songs on this album that I am very familiar with, and the rest of the songs on the album are easily identifiable as the Rolling Stones. This album is a good representation of the problems I have with the Rolling Stones. Beggars Banquet has an interesting mix of music, including a solid amount of rock and roll that reaches into the blues and even some country. The Stones are good musicians and wrote some catchy songs. But, once the lyrics settle in my ears, I can only think about what a creep Mick Jagger is. I can find rock and roll elsewhere and easily not listen to the Stones. It's too bad that it wasn't the Beatles who had a chance to play well into their old age.

Thinking about this review, I tried to peel the music away from the Stones' reputation, and I almost gave this one three stars because, while some of the tracks are great (Sympathy is one of my all-time favourites), many are to me little more than country rock instrumental music with mumbling or half-yelling layered on top, without a strong theme.

"Beggar's Banquet" is a bit of a roller coaster of an album. It's blues, it's rock, it's got some country-ajacent moments ... it's kinda all over the place but everywhere it goes is good. It's a raw sound in all the best ways. This is where The Stones came back to their roots, tried a bunch of stuff out, and decided who they wanted to be musically and culturally. These songs are objectively great. The recording, however ... well, there are some significant issues with the production which pulled it back a star for me.

Out of the blocks fast, before belly flopping. They should steer clear of the ballads. Hey, you hear that, Mick? It's probably too late. Yeah, just checked it out, The Rolling Stones have had loads more songs since this. How can you have an album with Sympathy for the Devil as the opener and the follow it up with such filler crap? It picks up again a bit, but I was angry after tracks 2 and 3.... well not angry, but disappointed.

This may be sacrilegious to say but this was just an okay album for me. None of the songs really stood out, except for a couple of the tracks were incessantly long.

Just always way too much Stones on this list. Given that, for some reason I enjoyed this album more than the others I received, but man did I just forget it immediately and will not listen to it. Just bluesy bar band rock music. Not for me and certainly way too over represented on this list. I guess it is what it is.

A classic album. Sympathy for the Devil is incredible - the lyrics, the intricate and uncommon musical arrangements, Jagger's delivery. It's a great kickoff to an album full of different styles that show the depth of ability of this band. The Stones aren't one of the greatest bands of all time for no reason. Hugely talented and man do they play on this album. Love the blues sound on Parachute Woman - simple, stripped down, and forceful. Prodigal Son is also has a cool bluesy sound. If you like Street Fighting Man (which I do), check out Rage's version of it on their cover album Renegades (also very good). Salt of the Earth is a beautiful song to end the album; great lyrics too.

Was listening to this fairly regularly from 04-07. The songs sparkle just as much now as they did then. Great storytelling, wonderful slinky and spare guitar work. Everything on this album works and feels lived in while feeling just slightly rough. It's like visiting an old friend.

It tells the story of a man that forgot his own name, and he keeps asking people to guess it...

s'alright

I've never really understood Sympathy for the Devil. It's completely boring to me. No Expectations is also rather dull and repetitive. The vocals on Dear Doctor are so annoying. Stupid honky tonk sound pallet adds nothing. Jigsaw Puzzle is mildly more interesting than the first few tracks. This album is much more bluesy and folkesy than I was expecting. You wouldn't call it a rock album like some of the work the Stones are known for. Prodigal Son probably my favourite song on the album so far. Is this someone other than Mick Jagger singing? The voice is way less annoying than normal. Factory Girl has somewhat more interesting instrumentation. I won't be rushing back to this one. 2.1/5

If you remove the hits, it’s mainly a blues and country album, and a good one at that. You can see how much more genuine they sound playing the music of their roots.

not kanye

0.5/5 Worst Album I’ve listened to yet, worst album I’ve ever listened to

There should be a special sixth star because there's a lot of albums I gave five stars to that don't sit anywhere near this album. Should be on every short list, and I wouldn't quibble if this was going to be the one rock and roll record you were going to put in a time capsule. Jigsaw Puzzle is one of my very favorite Stones tunes.

I bought a used copy of this album at a record store in Chicago during my first week of college. I then listened to it obsessively in my dorm room to the point where people asked me to stop. By far my most favorite Stones album, and I wonder if I'm the only one who thinks Prodigal Son and Stray Cat Blues and Factory Girl are among the Stones greatest songs? Don't know; don't care, side two is a masterpiece and you can pry this album out of my cold dead hands.

Wow, a surprising album. People seem to really like Sympathy for the Devil. It's a good song to me, but I feel the rest of the album really shines, with only very few lulls and misses, with no songs being fully duds. Rootsy, blues rock that I find sits on a good note for just the right amount of time before changing up sounds. I'm partially really impressed by this album because it's a genre I don't tend to enjoy, but the Stones bring together different influences in a very gratifying way that defies stale.

Already the most disingenuous band of the age, this is where the Stones outgrow any notion that their songs are about them, throw on the gaudiest costumes they can find, and take their heroic rock theatre to a grander stage than anyone else. Their world-beating revue features everyone from Satan to Bob Dylan to abdicatin' sweethearts to revolutionaries to perverts to Alan Sillitoe protagonists to everyday proles.

Last Stones album with Brian Jones (who had become almost useless by this stage), and the beginning of their imperial period. The mix of blues, country and rock was really what made the Stones of this period what they were at their best. Some great songs (and, of course, Sympathy for the Devil). generally, the recording has enough grit in it to catch my attention, the arrangements are becoming more ambitious (choir on Salt of the Earth, exotic percussion all around), without sounding too much like they are just trying hard to be the Beatles. there was better yet to come, but this really is a classic album, and the first of the Stones records I really love.

My favorite Stones album with my favorite Stones song opening it. I recommend the mono box set version. The mix has a much stronger rhythm section and piano. No Expectations is a sentimental ballad and the perfect choice for the track that comes after. The slide guitar the Brian Jones adds to the track is what takes the song from ordinary to extraordinary. I could go on for paragraphs but I'll just highlight a few more things that make this album great. Jigsaw Puzzle has some great bass playing by Bill Wyman and the coloring that mellotron adds at the end is great (Brian Jones again!). Street fighting man is another stones classic. The Sitar makes this song stand out by being just being in the right spot in the mix so that you know it's there but not dominating the track. Stray cat blues has that great instrumental in the last minute and a half of the song. Love the fiddle in Factory Girl. Salt of the Earth is one of those rare moments that feature Keith on lead vocals (if only for a bit) and the song is a fine tribute to the common man and makes a great closer to the album. Easy easy easy 5 stars here!

The first album in the Stones golden period (68-73). They went from a rock and roll/bluesy cover group to worldwide stardom. Their honky tonk influences are starting to show up here, but the heart of this album is still blues. Obviously has one of their biggest hits in Sympathy for the Devil, but has some good deep cuts that combine Keith Richards’ marvelous guitar composition with Jagger’s passionate vocals. This would also be the last album to feature founding member, resident douchebag genius Brian Jones playing on all songs (he would play on Let It Bleed for two tracks but was basically tuned out because of alcohol and drugs) before he drowned in 1969. Not my personal favorite of this period or their music, but has some of my favorite songs. Favorite song: Street Fighting Man Least favorite song: Factory Girl

The beginning of the Stones' classic run of albums. They've ditched the psychedelic posturing to focus on what they do best - playing blues/rock with a dash of country/folk on the side. Devils, doctors, sickness, jilted lovers, returning sons, revolution and everything in between is covered. Best Tracks: Sympathy for the Devil; Street Fighting Man; Factory Girl

Maybe I’ve taken their albums for granted.

Well, it'll never be my favorite Stones album, but there are a few treasures on it.

It’s the Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones always struck me as an elaborate practical joke on the Western world. Hey, look Boomers! Blues music repackaged by some limey honkeys! Oh, how edgy - they're singing about sex and Satan! That'll stick it to your parents who won the war, built the economy, and gave you jerks a head start not experienced by any generation prior or since! But Charlie Watts is pretty tight.

I don't hate the music. I get the appeal. I love the blues. But if you take away the music they blatantly stole from African Americans with inadequate recognition, there's nothing left. 2/5 - 2 only bc there are some good guitar licks

“Sympathy for the Devil” has got to be one of the best opening tracks of all time. Kicking off the album with this kind of momentum is incredible. I was paying attention to it a little more than usual today and appreciating every layer in the mix. The drum rhythm, the backing vocals, the bursts of guitar solos… every layer feels inspired. A lot of these classic Stones albums will have a handful of these huge hits but then they’ll fill the rest of the album with more low-key country rock and blues. I like “Dear Doctor,” a funny song about a guy dreading his wedding day whose heart is saved when he learns his fiancée has left him at the altar. Ooh “Street Fighting Man” is great too! And as far as hard rockers go, “Stray Cat Blues” is great! Worthy of sitting alongside some of the band’s other classic tracks.* Mostly what I love about this album is how easy it is to put on and listen straight through. An absolute pleasure front to back. *Okay actually I just read the lyrics for “Stray Cat Blues” and saw the line where he says the girl is 15 years old. Eek 😬 what an unnecessary detail.

Come on. Give me something hard. Brilliant. One of the greatest bands ever. Sonic beauty.

Estos son los auténticos Rolling Stones que se desgajan de los Beatles.

I used to think the Stones’ music was noisy, vulgar, pretentious and generally overrated. Whis album proved me wrong. Very nice root rock sounds. ‘Dear Doctor’ is my favorite from the album

Let’s think of the wavering millions Who need leaders but get gamblers instead

This always seemed like an introduction the the next five Rolling Stones albums. Very listenable for a Sunday morning jam.

Some classics on this one. Great overall sound.

Day326 - the two massive hits carry this but the rest are still good

Ich mag es einfach. Dieses Album ist so voller Blues, Rock, Gospel, Songwriting, country. Auch wenn "Sympathie for the Devil" der allergrößte Song von den Stones überhaupt ist, müssen sich die restlichen Songs nicht verstecken. Das ganze Album steht perfekt. Ich mag es einfach

This is the Stones in their prime. 5 stars or A+.

Very nice

It's neck-and-neck with Sticky Fingers, but I *think* this is my favorite Stones record, and their first perfect album. They finally embody the blues music they grew up worshipping and turn it into something genuine and original. Additionally, they're not chasing the trends of their counterparts AS much. Absolutely love it. 5/5

La única duda con este álbum es dilucidar si es el mejor del Stones o no. El resto sobra. Beggars banquet sigue al resbalón (no en mi opinión, además el paso del tiempo ha sido más indulgente con él) a Their Satanic Majesties Request. Se pasan al blues y al country con Jimmy Miller a los mandos (en los 4 discos de su periodo más fructífero) y Brian Jones en su último disco (apenas colaboró en Let it bleed y se publicó después de su muerte). La influencia de The Byrds (Gram Parsons) se nota. Ellos publicaron ese mismo 1968 Sweetheart of the Rodeo. Otro que aporta y de qué modo es Nicky Hopkins al piano. Abre Symphaty for the devil con esas percusiones, piano (y acaba como un tren con esos coros imbatibles). Ya sabes que estás ante el disco de los Stones. Sigue con una lista de temas geniales: No expectations con Richards poniendo en práctica todo lo aprendido de Ry Cooder y Brian Jones tocando la slide. Hasta acabar con otro clásico: Salt of the earth con coro de gospel que luego perfeccionarían en Let it bleed (You can´t always get what you want) Se quedó fuera Jumpin´Jack Flash, que se lanzó como sencillo. Otros discos de 1968: THE BEATLES- White Album , THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE - Electric ladyland, Odessey and Oracle de The Zombies, THE VELVET UNDERGROUND - White light, white heat, THE KINKS - The Village Green Preservation Society, VAN MORRISON - Astral weeks, CREAM - Wheels of fire, THE BYRDS - Sweetheart of the rodeo, THE SMALL FACES - Ogden's nut gone flake, THE PRETTY THINGS - S.F. Sorrow, OTIS REDDING - The dock of the bay, BLOOMFIELD , KOOPER & STILLS - Super Session, JAMES CARR - A Man needs a Woman, Dance To The Music de Sly & The Family Stone, Safe As Milk del Capt. Beefhart, Surrealistic Pillow de Jefferson Airplane, Lady Soul y Now de Aretha Franklin, The Notorious Byrd Brothers y Sweetheart of the rodeo de The Byrds, We're Only in It for the Money de Zappa, Idea y Horizontal de los Bee Gees, For Once in My Life de Stevie Wonder , A Saucerful Of Secrets de Pink Floyd, Spirit de Spirit, Bookends de Simon and Garfunkel, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida de Iron Butterfly, el Soundtrack to 1968 TV special de Elvis, Nuff Said! de Nina Simone, Child is father to the man y Blood, Sweat & Tears de Blood, Sweat & Tears... Debuts de JEFF BECK GROUP, NEIL YOUNG, THE BAND, CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL, OS MUTANTES, SILVER APPLES...

Prodigal Son was the best blues cover the Stones ever did and “Salt of the Earth” one of their least appreciated tracks.

There's a lot of great Stonesefied Blues on this album. There's a lot more here than Sympathy For The Devil. Liked Songs Added: Sympathy For The Devil No Expectations Street Fighting Man

Its tough but I would argue that this their best album not only does it have two of their very best songs on it but its just so loose and drawly and dirty - and funny. Love it

This album is excellent. Sympathy for the Devil is a contender for the Stones' best song, but there are so many other solid songs. Street Fighting Man is probably the most popular after Sympathy for the Devil, but there is not a dud on here. It also touches on a few different genres which keeps things interesting. It may be their best album and they have several top tier albums.

Very fun album liked this one a lot. Songs were down to earth, fun, cut with some seriousness, catchy, sounded good, the whole package. The album was the perfect length, no song was obnoxiously long. Loved the overall feel and sound to this album and I think I just talked myself into a 5 for this.

Rolling Stones between 1968 and 81 is an automatic 5 stars! Rock n' roll has always been about breaking the rules. In 68, while the Rock world was immersed in psychedelia, The Stones released an album filled with country songs and acoustic guitars. All this, of course, without leaving aside the good old Rock n' Roll that they still carry to this day, featured in tracks like Street Fighting Man and the iconic Sympathy for the Devil! Charlie Watts is a God!

Several stand-outs here, but even the rest are quite good.

Good stuff, some of which I had forgotten about.

First Rolling Stones album I ever bought. I still like it the best. I think Charlie Watts on the drums on here. It’s just great plus all the other pianos bongos it just all fits together so well great rock good blues some country elements. Just a great great album

Fabulous just brilliant.

Stones halt, da gibt es nicht das eine Album, da zählt das Lebenswerk. Mehr al 60 Jahre dreckiger, ehrlicher Rock!

Salt of the Earth is a gem

I love the bluesy vibes from this ablum. Reminds me of Mississippi and the Delta blues in many ways. But it is hard to beat the vocal performance of Mick Jagger, especially in his really early years. Cool motherfuckers!

I’ve never heard this and I loved every second of it. Downloaded and will be listening to again

Awesome album. Not what I expected at all. Every song is really good. Some military references in there I wasn't expecting but a good background album for a lazy day

magnificent sleazy rock and roll, a huge step forward for the band

I have listened to the Rolling Stones but as much as I like some of their songs I found this album so boring. Just couldn’t get into it.

What a record. Great Songs that became hits ❤️

Very good

Sympathy for the devil is without doubt one of my absolute favorit songs !!! Gotta love Rolling Stones ;D

Classic Rolling Stones. Got some of their best tracks on it. Sympathy for the Devil is such a good song, I remember first hearing it as a kid and being blown away.

4.5

Brilliant album

Awesome, forgot how good this was!

That’s a plain awesome record.

This is a certified banger through and through. The Rolling Stones unwittingly invented punk and metal

I couldn't think of a single reason to not give this a five.

Great. Rolling Stones again. Two of my favorite songs are on the album. Sympathy for the Devil and Street Fighting Man. I really enjoyed listening to the album. 5/5

Woo woo Woo woo Woo woo Woo woo Woo woo

Owned this on cassette in my teens. One of their and the best

Difficult for me to objectively review an album like this. For me The Rolling Stones are one of if not the most influential bands in rock and roll and anything they’ve done carries some kind of superior weight. So. Damn. Good.

They’ve found the sound. Well nearly. Street fighting man, with its air of distant curiosity and regret hammers hard. Brian Jones’s slide guitar is exquisite. The acoustic songs show just how good these guys get, once they move away from pop and back to country and blues. Sympathy for the devil has incredible imagery - I drive a tank with a general’s rank, where the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank. Underrated lyricists those jagger Richards boys. I think mick wrote that one. Not that the rest of the album is worse. Probably the best thing about this album was they were to get better. Any other band, just about, would have had this as their peak. 5 stars.

The album that preceded this, Satanic Majesties Request, had convinced many that The Stones had lost the plot. Well they certainly found it with this album. It’s regarded by mist critics as the beginning of their golden period, & quite rightly. Sympathy For The Devil, with its relentless samba beat, is one of rock’s great album openers. It was the 2nd single released off the album, after Street Fighting Man, which I always thought was a weak follow-up to the previous single, Jumpin’ Jack Flash. (I only realised when I got an extended cd of B.B. which included bonus tracks that Jumpin’ Jack Flash came from the same sessions but was left off the album). The song I could not stop singing when I got the album was No Expectations - still a favourite, as much for Brian Jones’s beautiful slide guitar - one of the last great contributions he made to the band’s output. There’s nothing I don’t like here - Dear Doctor is a hoot; Stray Cat Blues soon became a concert standard for the band; & Salt Of The Earth is a fitting way to finish. I love this album.

Last Stones album with Brian Jones (who had become almost useless by this stage), and the beginning of their imperial period. The mix of blues, country and rock was really what made the Stones of this period what they were at their best. Some great songs (and, of course, Sympathy for the Devil). Generally, the recording has enough grit in it to catch my attention, the arrangements are becoming more ambitious (choir on Salt of the Earth, exotic percussion all around), without sounding too much like they are just trying hard to be the Beatles. There was better yet to come, but this really is a classic album, and the first of the Stones' records I really love.

Stones at their finest. As strangely placed as Dear Doctor is, I realized that it is core to their albums to have at least one whimsical, folksy, and funny track showcasing their versatility. Many of the songs are straight-up Blues and others, like Sympathy for the Devil and Street Fighting Man are more in line with late 60's/early 70's rock and roll.

Got enough really great songs to warrant a five.

Very good. Sympathy For The Devil has always been a favourite.

Gutes grooviges Album mit einfachen aber starken Songs, kein Wunder gilt es als eines ihrer besten

Great album

top, mehr nicht zu sagen

Hard hitting and concise. Forgotten/First time favorites: Stray Cat Blues Street Fighting Man

Oh this is fucking fire. I've heard Sympathy For the Devil. Those howls, those woo-woos. Mick's vocals. Soooo good Parachute Woman has a kinda cool swing to it. Street Fighting Man is a nice upbeat song.

Always nice

This has been, and may be, the best Stones album shown to me in this app. Every song is a great song. I listened to the album many times and had to pause new suggestions. 6/5

Any album from this era of The Rolling Stones is gonna get five stars from me. Brian Jones may have been a genius, but my favorite Stones albums were made without him (or, in this case, in spite of him.) Not a bad track on this thing.

One of my favoritest albums. Grew up listening to a lot of these songs. This album has a healthy amount of range, experimentation, creative and innovative writing, and several classics. There’s obvious quality in the instrumentation, production, and vocals, but, in addition, the energy is just what this album needs to make it unforgettable. It just ticks every box for me and I have not a one complaint. 5/5

One of their best

I was not familiar with this album, other than the first track. I like it quite a bit, and it seems like one that would grow on me.

I picked up a bunch of Rolling Stones CDs several years ago and this was one of my favorites. I like it very very much.

I like The Rolling Stones and this is one of the Rolling Stonier selections. Maybe not entirely my favorite, but Sympathy For The Devil gets a round up.

Stones - what else ;-)

classic!

Obviously a classic!

In that jar over there Harmonica is rolling stones flute and flute is horslips harmonica, brother

I mean, when you're starting out with Sympathy for the Devil, you've got to have a great collection of songs to follow -- and the Stones certainly didn't miss here. Almost no skips -- just Dear Doctor, really. But otherwise a stone classic. "Unexpected" bangers -- Factory Girl, Jig-Saw Puzzle.