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Not quite what I was expecting, it's really different kind of blues. Not bad, probably not my thing though.
A bit all over the place with a good hint of country. Very easily identifiable as the stones. Only two single worthy songs tho and nothing more. A safe Album that touched a few bases and touches them well. Lyricism in a good place, factory girl reminds me slightly of the pogues
Stones suck
I knew this album and had it pegged for a 4 star review ahead of time. But the. I realized that I legitimately like every song on this album. Just a great album. 5/5. One thing I am doing in this project is reading along with the lyrics when I can on Spotify. So, today I learned that Stray Cat Blues is creepy as hell.
Preskočio
Lot of great songs on here and a relatively quick album. Easy to not get burned out by the Stones
I've been listening to The Rolling Stones for 40 years. I liked them, but never loved them... until this year. Go figure. Somehow, this is the album that did it for me. I recall reading a review written by a Vietnam MD, and then I listened, and it clicked. good album. But not epic.
Eh, its alright
Pleased to meet you, hope you guessed my name. The album that began their shift to blues and an incredible streak of amazing records.
Did they only sell their soul for singles? Why is the rest of this album so terrible yet still come up with sympathy for the devil??
Has some classic tunes. But overall I find it a bit overrated stones album. However - SofD and salt of the earth is are great bookends.
It's the rolling stones that's the rating
Ehh, the hits are good but the album is mid.
I loved it. The stones have a reputation as one of the best bands of all time and you can almost see where it comes from
Didn't realize they just sounded like Bob Dylan
I'll give them this, "Sympathy For The Devil" is a perfect rock song. Highlights: Sympathy For The Devil, Parachute Woman, Street Fighting Man
It’s the Stones - duh!
I'm liking this album more than our previous Stones album, Aftermath. I do like the folky rock style a lot, and I feel like the identity of the album is a lot more clear. I know what it's trying to be, and how it's accomplishing that. There's no real "highlight" on the album but it's an incredibly solid and consistent listen from beginning to end, which is something that I really appreciate. A hit or two would make this into a 5-star album for me, but it just misses on that.
Discazo
Probably my favorite Stones album, the two bookends of this album are my favorite songs by them. “Sympathy for the Devil” is a masterwork, easily my favorite song of theirs. And “Salt of the Earth” is a really underrated Stones song. Sung primarily by Keith Richards, it’s a bit of a naive attempt at an ode to the common person, something John Lennon later went on to do a lot in his music. But it’s still an endearing song with a really cool gospel-like vocal distinction. Gospel is certainly a genre the Stones toyed with a lot, but I think this ended up being gospelly without being in your face about it. The rest of the tracks are fine, but nowhere near as good as the opener and closer.
The start of a run of great albums that all proved that Exile should have been a single album. There's s great merge of blues, country and they've kept some of the psychedelic touches in songs like Sympathy. The last two songs on side 1 are a bit meh, but then they launch into Street Fighting Man. Side 2 is peak Stones.
Classic, awesome, among the best ever
"Beggar's Banquet" is a bit of a roller coaster of an album. It's blues, it's rock, it's got some country.. it's kinda all over the place but everywhere it goes is good. It's a raw sound in all the best ways.
This site loves the stones
The Stones’ best album. Heard it 100 times.
Great album. Classic Stones.
Никогда до этого не слушал Роллинг Стоунз альбомами в силу совершенно непонятных мне причин. На самом деле довольно неплохо. Музыка приятная, наверное было бы неплохо послушать вечерком четверга, но желания во все это погрузиться и полностью пройти Роллинг Стоунз во мне не возникло. Лучшая песня - Sympathy for the Devil.
I did enjoy this album. I was surprised at how folky it was. Kinda had a Grateful Dead vibe in moments.
4 stars
Fantastic listen. Have never heard this album in one sitting. This is that bluesy rock they are known for. This is legend making music.
Fun rock n roll album. Lots of great tracks.
Listening to this over the weekend opened me up to the stones a bit. Banger 3 song opener. There is killer Get Back style footage of them figuring out Sympathy for the Devil in Godard's film of the same name.
Klang ungewöhnlich, aber ich kenn mich mit den Stones auch nich aus. Sympathy is natürlich gold.
A few classics, some typical Stones, some bluesy numbers
Ну нет. woo-woo прикольно (кроме пения, оно ужасно), остальное -- беее. Слишком по-деревенски. Это они и намервались создать, но такой стиль меня отталкивает.
Rolling Stones are pretty great, and this is one of the better albums.
First time I actually listened to a Rolling Stones album
2-3 standout songs with Sympathy, no expectations and street fighting man. Enjoyed salt of earth too.
Utterly brilliant.
Like this, but it's not my favorite Stones album.
Solid album. It makes for an enjoyable listen when somewhere in between relaxation and cogitating.
Is fine
It's a shame he sings on most of this album with an American accent. It puts me off a bit, but can't deny it's a good album.
Preferisco altri album nella loro discografia.
Decent Stones album, pretty bluesy.
This album perfectly sums up the Summer of Love era of music for me. It’s got chill instrumentation, conscious political lyrics, and is a perfect example of a psychedelic record. This album deserves a 4.15/5 or an 83/100. Fav: “Salt of The Earth” Least Fav: “Stray Cat Blues”
This is a nice Stones album. Still feels real and raw, unlike some of their later work.
Not as good as Sticky Fingers, but hard to give it anything less with Sympathy on here. Hadn’t heard Salt of the Earth before and really enjoyed it.
Really enjoyed it. Have to listen to more RS albums front to back rather than greatest hits.
A good listen, but not my favorites of theirs
Its not a bad album, but its nothing i would listen to again.
Its ok
A nice selection of tunes from a legendary band
Good album! Some classics. Should listen again
Nice
Its the stones. The Rolling Stones. Slightly less impressive as their previous efforts but nonetheless a fantastic album.
A few good rock songs like SFTD plus lots of blues songs, ho hum. Not terrible but not my thing.
Rolling Stones me tiene suave, se tiran una canción seria y el resto del álbum es again British honky tonk
Musicalmente soso y sin nada que lo caracterice realmente, me pareció muy aburrido. Tienen mejores discos/canciones que le hacen mucho más honor a su legado en la cultura y en la historia del rock, este álbum no le hace justicia a ese legado. Suena como una banda indie panameña intentando ser diferentes intentando sonar like any other band. Debería ser olvidado por la historia. Ya no quiero mi camiseta pendeja de la lengua para afuera. 3/10.
Cha, me aburrió
Good. There are a lot of classics on here.
I really don't know what to think of the Rolling Stones any more. At first, knowing only some of the bigger singles, I really wanted to like them. The first couple of albums I listened to were letdowns, and a bit toxic at points. Firmly wanting to dislike this band, I was exposed to 'Exile on Main Street' and there I could finally see the hype, though I figured it may be a 'one album wonder' situation. Over the first few tracks of 'Beggar's Banquet', I feel that my initial image of them as a singles band is still pretty accurate. 'Jig-Saw Puzzle' onwards, I've warmed up to it more than most of their albums. It's not my favorite album of all time, but where it works, it works. It's rock n roll, it's bluesy, it raunchy, it's still feels a bit creepy at points. But damn if there's not some good music on here.
Excellent stones album another of my favs
This is "The Rolling Stones" meets 60s folk, and I'm here for it. Not every song was a banger, but there are some sleeper hits on this album. Best Songs: Sympathy for the Devil, Dear Doctor, Stray Cat Blues Worst Songs: Jigsaw Puzzle
Another banger by the Stones. The opener is a classic. The closer is a classic. Everything in between us a classic. Keith will outlive us all.
Beyond the few hits, it’s meh at best.
Great stones album, twangy and paired back to focus on them great lyrics and vocals and guitar
You know I love any track about jigsaw puzzles. I also love Sympathy for the Devil but that seems like less of a hot take.
My 4th favorites Stones album, after Let it Bleed, Exile on Main St., and Between the Buttons. This was the first of 4 studio albums in a row that define the group at its peak (LIB, Sticky Fingers, and EOMS are the other 3). Founding member Brian Jones was pretty much gone from the group (and as it turned out, life) during the making of this album, so Keith took over most of the guitar work, rhythm and lead (as he did on LIB), which is always a treat as he is more of a rhythm guitarist than lead on most of their recordings. Two monster hits (Sympathy for the Devil and Street Fighting Man) plus other gems throughout. The closing track is lovely and starts out with Keith’s lovely on the first verse before Mick takes over, then rollicking piano from session player extraordinaire Nicky Hopkins. A staple of our card playing days in high school. A great album.
I’m just not a fan of The Rolling Stones. Sympathy for the Devil was pretty cool and the clean guitars and slide guitar had a great tone and texture, but the lyrics and overall mood of the album was at best kind of boring and at worst creepy. I understand The Stones are very influential, but I’m not giving with them.
Nice
stray cat blues made me so uncomfortable, i read the lyrics and just… ew
This record is from towards the beginning of a stretch where the Stones were cranking out wildly excellent records. I feel like this is on the weaker side of what they were putting out though. I gel really well with the tracks that have heavier emphasis on piano and those bouncy tempos, but the more standard Blues-Rock approaches on this album failed to stand out to me. All in all that adds up to about a half-and-half record in terms of quality. I will say, I do appreciate that this listen made a lot click into place that never had for me before. When I was exploring the Stones on my own in my younger days I only ever gravitated towards their more straightforward Rock outings, so hearing Sympathy For The Devil and Street Fighting Man this time around and finally understanding what makes them so great when I had always written them off in the past was very rewarding for me. Top tracks: Sympathy For The Devil, Jigsaw Puzzle, Street Fighting Man, Stray Cat Blues, Salt Of The Earth
I really like Jig-Saw Puzzle. Pretty good overall.
1 extra star for the first track, otherwise pretty boring
THE STONES
Не моё, скучновато. Понравилась пара песен.
My memory of the album was a bit better than the re-listen from 1976. Remember all the songs. L’s first time of ever listening to this album, absolutely a Stones fan to this to this day! Sympathy still great 55 years later. (2.6*s)
It's music.
Favourite songs: Sympathy for the Devil, Stray Cat Blues, Parachute Woman, Street Fighting Man, No Expectations Least favourite songs: Dear Doctor 3/5
first song best song. ending of black ops. iykyk
This doesn't have the typical Stones feel in my opinion and I think I liked it better. Maybe I'm not old enough to be a real fan. This album has a way more bluesy, folk-rock feel than I expected but the production is terrible. One great song and then a bunch of ok ones.
Another meh album from the Stones. 2 songs...the rest took a folkie/saloon style I do not jive with at my current age. Cetainly not a must have album but I picked up a beat up copy for a cheap price just for the 2 hits.
It's not bad, but it's also not great. Just another mediocre album from the Stones for me. Sympathy for the Devil is a great opener and the rest of the album is relatively forgettable. Some OK blues rock but nothing I feel the need to go back to. 2.1 stars
First time consciously hearing "Sympathy For The Devil" - boring and repetetive song in my humble opinion. Same for most of the rest of this album. Good Songs: "Street Fighting Man" and "Prodigal Son"
I really like this classic sound! Edgy in an old, timeless way
Another disappointing dad rock album. There was virtually no distinction between songs and the album sequencing was subpar. Sympathy for the Devil was obviously the big hit here then the band were comfortable filling the remainder of the album with sun-baked southern guitar and uninteresting content. It wasn't offensive but really not for me. 2/5.
Great album!
Never fully listened to this album before and I actually really liked it !!
only familiar with sympathy for the devil from this one, a little more rock than the last album
Beggars Banquet es probablemente uno de los mejores discos de los Stones. Si bien, sus trabajos anteriores tenían una gran cantidad de pistas que revolucionaron los tabloides (y con justa razón), este LP definió la identidad sonora de Jagger y compañía. Curiosamente, creo que a pesar de que el disco parte con "Sympathy for the Devil", la segunda mitad del trabajo es mucho más interesante que la primera. Un esencial del rock que cualquier fan de la música mainstream debería escuchar al menos una vez.
Saved Songs: -Sympathy For The Devil -No Expectations Honorable mentions: -Jigsaw Puzzle -Street Fighting Man - Stray Cat Blues -Salt Of The Earth Height of the Stone's success, the last recorded album with Brian Johnson not only an active member of the band but life as well. One of their best, touching on themes from class warfare to heartbreak, even a track dedicated to sleeping around with kids; peak Jagger! 4/5*
Well known band, but not my favorit. Great pespekt to the longlife work about 50 years.
After trying and failing to out-Beatle the Beatles on “Their Satanic Majesties…”, this is the album where they just tried to be the best Stones they could be. This is a great album start to finish, and is a great leadoff to their classic 1968-72 period. What can a poor boy do?
Me encanta este disco!!
One of the weakest RS albums.
Just a bunch of good songs here. Sympathy For The Devil was great, good instrumentation and lyrics all around. It does kind of wanes a bit in the second half, and Mick Jagger’s voice can get a bit irritating. But then they close off with Factory Girl and Salt Of The Earth. Amazing closer! This is probably the best Rolling Stones album I’ve listened to so far, even if that bar is pretty low.
It's getting a 2 and i'm being very generous. 'Sympathy for the Devil' is a banger, but everything else after just bored me to tears, but it's listenable, that's as positive as i can be about it. Maybe you just had to be there, the Stones do nothing for me.
Album 329 of 1001 The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet Rating : 5 / 5 Favorite Track : Sympathy for the Devil Though it is short on the hits, the ones it does have are some of the best. Great overall album. Nice bluesy Stones.
This is a great album, is it country, is it rock, doesn't matter its good. Sympathy for the devil, street fighting man, are both great tracks. Classic Rolling Stones album
Right, Beggars Banquet starts with my favourite Stones song, which isn't saying much as I don't get on with them, but Sympathy For The Devil ticks a lot of boxes. Then nothing else gets close and it's the same middle of the road inoffensive sound that I've never liked or disliked, it's just there. I've said the same for the countless albums we've already had from them; weirdly their new release last year has a few songs I do actually like although that might just be because they got a lot of run from Planet Rock and they seeped into my consciousness and likes that way. Anyway, this one peaks on track one, Street Fighting Man lifts it midway through after some rubbish (Dear Doctor is awful), and it sits in the middle of the road to the end. High 2/Low 3 just because of SFTD.
The Stones really are a singles band, aren't they? Sympathy For The Devil is a brilliant song, but there's not really an awful lot after that. Street Fighting Man is decent, but the rest is all very samey and bluesy. 3/5, just.
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Sympathy for the devil is quite nice, but the rest of the music is okay, but not really my style. Never was a big Rolling Stones fan anyway.
i’m not a big fan of the stones and i think they’re overrated. there’s two ok songs on here and the rest is eh and forgettable
The Stones are not for me, but it is of course good
I have heard so much about this album but i never listen to it completely and its always a pleasure to discover or redisover some Rollings stone stuff. This album is globably consider to be a shift from their psychedelic ear and a return to their root as a blues rock band, after an album (Their satanist majesties request) that is also globaly consider, but as a faillure. And its the beggenign of the golden era for the stones they used a more "americanized" sound and music styles, and a more sucesfull period commercialy and criticaly. The first song is arguably the best Stones song ever, and one of the best song ever: Sympathy for the devil wich is simply a masterpiece in every way possible, a response to the Beatles All You Need is love and to the hippie mouvement in general. Lyricaly is a song by devil sopken at the first person, and he tell he was there druing some of history most significative events (The cruxifiction, the russian revolution, WW2, The Kennedys assasination ect.) and tell us the listener to pay him sympathy. He also tell us that we all have a bit of the devil inside us ("I shouted who killed the kennedys, when in after all, it was you and me"). The song was accualy reccord during a boilling period, a year of strong manifestion and revendication around the west especcially in france (mai 68) and in the USA (with the vietnam war), and Robert kennedy was killed during the reccording of the song, that why Mick add an "S" to Kennedy. For all its complexity and inteligence in the lyrics, and what he represend for the younth of the time, that song is simply perfect, one of my all time favorite, just the intro give me chills and all the instrumentals is majestic (the song is driven by the piano riff and the bass not the guitar). And of course the famous "woo woo" The other song that i know from this album is Street Fighting Man, this song is also a response to the Beatles song revolution, that the Stones consider as soft. The song is a perfect encapsulation of what the youth was feeling at the time, in London. The chorus is just magic for me and is on of my favorite Song from the Stones (with sympathy and Honky Tonk Woman). The music perflecty fit the lyrics wich perflecly fit the time wich make it a perfect song. For the rest of the album we have: No expectations that is traditional blues song, a tribute to Robert Johnson and Brian Jones last major contribution (he play so well the guitare slide), its a good classic blues song, whta we expect from the Stones. Dear Doctor, Parachute woman, Jigsaw Puzzle, Prodigal song are other traditional country blues song, good but not so special. Stray Cat Blues is a bit more special, first its inspired by Velvet underground's Heroin, and its about a man (Mick) who want to sleep with a 15 years old girl saying its no capital crime. Facory Girl do not look like a Rolling stone song at all, just a traditional folk song from the 50's about a man who wait for her girlfriend who work at a facory. But its really them who wrote it and sing it. Salt of the earth is a tribute to all the hard working people in the world and its a beautiful song, Keith sing the first verse. Beggars Banquet is a black sheep in the late 1960's, completely against the tide, but kinda like a taste of what will happen in ther next decade, and it give us all that. Way more claimant, radical, bluesy and dark that all of their contemporary (a bit less radical but kinda like the velvet) with all that a very cool artwork make it a timeless reccord.
The Stones revel in the sounds that make up their roots on this album. All of the songs mesh together with similar chord progressions and arrangements, but somehow manage to paint a darkly dreary, but anachronistic painting of the small town, industrial England of the time.
Couple of bangers, and generally a classic. But a majority of the songs don't have that magic hook or staying power. Still a good rock/bluesy album, but there are better from the Stones.
Buen disco.
Gear: Moondrop Variations Mix: "Sympathy for the Devil" ist ein Produktions-Benchmark - der Rest des Albums kann leider nicht ganz mithalten Musik: Killer: "Sympathy for the Devil" und "Street Fighting Man" Filler: der Rest Wertung: 😈😈😈(😈)/5
Quite good — interesting mix of songs.
Very good. Some great songs and some not so great but overall like.
Amazing
Really bluesy and way more low key than I thought. Sounds like the times
I have heard of The Rolling Stones but I have not listened to this album yet. It was a solid album. My favorites were: Sympathy for the devil, and Stray cat blues. I would say Factory Girl was the least enjoyable track. I will listen again!
Loved it. I never really got into the Rolling Stones previously. The album flows really well and every single track is worth listening to.
I suppose this really ought to be a 5* album, but I'm going to resist that urge for three reaons. First, I think 'Street fighting man' is a very overrated song. Second, 'Salt of the earth' is patronising and, finally, the overlong 'Jigsaw puzzle' is tedious and unadventurous. However, the remaining songs are top notch. 'Stray cat blues' is a sleazy rock 'n' Roll classic with lyrics that are definitely of their time but undeserving of the shocked criticism they sometimes attract, whereas 'No expectations' and 'Prodigal son' are both masterful modern blues numbers. Of course, 'Sympathy for the Devil' is the standout track her. This is a genuinely exciting piece of music with Jagger's powerful lyrics and vocal delivery, Keith's fantastic guitar solo and Nicky Hopkins' frantic piano. It is, however, the Anita Pallenberg inspired 'woo woos' that give this song it's edge, the sound of a coven of witches celebrating the arrival of Lucifer himself! So 4* it is! You'll have to wait until 1970's flawless "Sticky Fingers' before you get a 5* Stones review from me!
Decent album. Sympathy for the Devil is a banger. 4/5.
Essential Stones. Every song is special.
I like this album more than almost any Beatles album. I never got deep into the Stones until I was in my 30s, maybe even later than that. Didn't go as deep into them as I did into the Beatles, and their songs are not overplayed for me either, so even now they're is still a sense of discovery happening for me with them.
meh. Not my style but has potential with a few replays
"Beggars Banquet," is a testament to the band's evolution. Departing from their previous psychedelic sound, this goes into more rootsy territory with blues-infused rock that captures the essence of the late 1960s. With tracks like "Sympathy for the Devil" and "Street Fighting Man," the album has a raw and gritty energy. The stripped-down production and Mick Jagger's charismatic vocals contribute to the album's timeless appeal, making "Beggars Banquet" a pivotal moment in The Rolling Stones' career and a classic in the rock genre.
Classic with Sympathy for the Devil
I love old Rolling Stones!
Again pleasantly surprised. The Stones are better when they sound less Jaggery.
2,8
The album was mediocre at best. We got Sympathy For The Devil from it, which just a fantastic single. However, it seems like everything was put into the single and the rest was just a tired attempt at adding fluff around it.
The hits are great others I never ever heard before….. for a reason I guess 😁
Rating: 8.5/10 Great album overall, really enjoyed the combination of blues, rock, country, and folk. The guitar tone sounded fantastic and the production was great as well. Nothing too innovative on this album besides Sympathy for the Devil, every other song is the Stones' spin on blues, rock, and country which is great. This album is somewhat missing Mick Jagger's charisma; the Stones shine brightest when they're blaring rock n' roll through your speakers and Mick Jagger's swagger is exemplified the best in this scenario. Unfortunately, this album has very few upbeat rock songs but has plenty of other great songs to somewhat make up for this. Not my favorite album by theirs, but still very fun to listen to. Favorite songs: Sympathy For The Devil, Parachute Woman, Jigsaw Puzzle, Prodigal Son, Stray Cat Cat Blues, Factory Girl, Salt Of The Girl. Worst song: Street Fighting Man.
Good but quite the same style nothing stood out to me thats new
skipped the first track bc i already know that one. so i just listened to the ending of it so i can see what it sounds like transitioning into the next song (No Expectations). (...aaanndddd i got a Spotify ad in between so nevermind i guess........) i loved no expectations. they were high as fawk in that studio huh.. parachute woman land on me tonight, will you blow me out. well, my heavy throbbers itchin' are crazy lines. so like is this their "country music influenced album"?? sonically? lmao. me im just tryna do my jigsaw puzzle, so true. same. street fighter man is noice. nods. that is no way to get along indeed... "i think i'll go home now" ok well that's gross. thats disgusting. (i opened the wiki page of this song..only to see its LOVED BY MANY...and then i see "it appeared in the movie Joy (2015). so i google the director. david o russel. of course it fucking is. congrats to you ALL.....) last 2 songs were good............... :l
Everywhere I hear the sound of marchin', chargin' feet, boy 'Cause summer's here and the time is right For fighting in the street, boy Well now, what can a poor boy do? 'Cept to sing for a rock-n-roll band 'Cause in sleepy London Town There's just no place for street fighting man Hey, think the time is right for a violence revolution But where I live, the game to play is compromise solution Well now, what can a poor boy do? 'Cept to sing for a rock-n-roll band 'Cause in sleepy London Town There's just no place for street fighting man This is in my top 10 albums of all time. The stones made 2 great albums, this and exile on main street, and of the two this one has a more consistent, reliable feel to it. 5/5
Great as the Stones ever were
Drugs are bad but maybe also great?
All my life I've always been a Beatles fan more than I've been a Stones fan. Blame it on exposure: when I was young I had a full-frontal blast of THE BEATLES: ROCK BAND, which inspired me to collect every one of their stupid albums and buy into the mythology the old guards had given them (which, to some extent, I still believe to this day). Contrast that with the Stones, where at most there was one song in GUITAR HERO III, a Weird Al polka, maybe some needle drops, and the knowledge that Lennon and McCartney wrote "I Wanna Be Your Man" for them. There wasn't really as much there to get me to dig through their stuff. Even as the years drew on and I became more aware of the praise given to them, a lot of their stuff has remained in a pile that I've come to label "Albums I'll Listen To One Of These Days–Honest!" Hell, it was only a couple of years ago I finally listened to the US versions of AFTERMATH and BETWEEN THE BUTTONS. So here I am, finally, with the first album in their golden period. How does it hold up to me? What have I been missing all of these years? To begin, let's pull this framework all the way through and get it over with: I prefer what The Beatles were doing in '68, which was their legendary WHITE ALBUM. Now, it's no doubt probably not fair to compare them. I mean, the WHITE ALBUM is an eclectic monstrosity of a double album born out of the turbulence the band was going through at the time. BEGGARS BANQUET, meanwhile, is a single album made under lighter circumstances except for what Brian Jones was going through, and at its core it's a return to the roots rock and blues they were doing earlier in their career. And don't get me wrong, I get that that's why this is here on this list: the return to roots. Well, the partial return, anyway, because while they were coming out of a heavy dive into psychedelic music on THEIR SATANIC MAJESTIES REQUEST they weren't leaving behind the worldly and more exotic influences. You wouldn't listen to "Sympathy For The Devil" or "Factory Girl" and say they're just roots and blues. Not to mention, I figure it's expanding on how they incorporated those influences into their regular sound that would lead them to later make LET IT BLEED and EXILE ON MAIN ST. and so on. It's just there here, at its earliest "stripped-down return to roots" form... Even with the external influences, it's still mostly just roots and blues music. Of course it's GOOD roots and blues music; it hasn't gotten all of this praise as the first album in their golden period for nothing after all. But I feel like even if I had listened to this at that young age, in the period of time between "Paint It Black" and THE BEATLES: ROCK BAND... I don't think it would've really swayed me to be a Stones fan more. Maybe another one, but not this one. To put it another way: I also find that "Hey Jude" kind of upstages this album. Sorry 'bout the birthday, Mick.
The Stones almost never disappoint, and this album is no exception.
Sympathy for the Devil set a major tone for a completely different sounding album. I was expecting a sort of big heavy rock album, and instead, I kinda got a sort of pseudo country album mixed with some other flavors and rock stylings, but it’s an album I’m totally down with. I’ve never listened to a full Rolling Stones album before this, but I thought the production here was incredibly good, and even though it didn’t retain the same energy that Sympathy for the Devil kicked off with, the sort of country/folksy/blues sensibilities that wash over the rest of the album just fit really nicely for me, and I liked it a lot. It’s a strong 4; certainly worth a listen, and I’m sure that the tracks I wasn’t fully vibing with might be someone else’s favorite; that’s a testament to the pretty good variance in this album.
Was so bored from the outset and throughout
This album feels like a blend of different genres - there is rock, country, jazz? Liked "No Expectations" and "Factory Girl", but some of the songs were a miss for me.
Such a good start then never hits those heights again.
Under 40 minutes and opens with Sympathy for the Devil, but doesn't capitalise on that. Save for Street Fighting Man, the rest is fairly forgettable and I wouldn't listen to it again.
Classic - 4.5
Opening track is killer! Factory Girl also, dig that style. Overall, solid... 3.5 - 4, but not enough to warrant a 5, for me.
This album starts great with Sympathy for the Devil, a classic song that just about everyone knows. Unfortunately, the rest of the album doesn't hold up. It's a very hit and miss album with some good songs hidden in the mix, but it never gets quite as memorable as the opening track (which honestly sounds like a completely different album), nor does it compensate for the handful of boring country rock songs that pop up on here. It's competently produced, the riffs make sense, the lyrics range from meaningful to pap, but it didn't stick with me. I don't feel old enough to get into this, unfortunately.
A classic. We Stan.
Given that I hate Sympathy for the Devil, I’m actually shocked that I enjoyed the rest of the album. Overall, it’s pretty solid.
Sympathy For The Devil is an all time opening track The piano is Jigsaw Puzzle is incredible Piano being heavily featured on this album is *chefs kiss*
Thoughts before listening: One of the Stones' greatest albums and therefore by default also an extremely worthy inclusion on this list. Exile on Mainstreet and Sticky Fingers get most of the attention in the Stones' 60s/70s output, but this one is nearly equal in quality. Excited to listen to this. Review: This is really good with some absolute classic songs, but also one of their sloppier albums. This has some songs on it that just never quite come together, sounding more like demos than a finished product, and keep this from reaching the heights of the Stones' 5-star classics. Still though, the strength of "Sympathy for the Devil", "Jigsaw Puzzle", "Street Fighting Man", and "Salt of the Earth" are easily worth a 4-star rating.
Outstanding.
Couple of Bangers but some Meh too.
LOVE IT
I'm not a rolling stones fan but this was pretty good.
Solid album. Favourites: Sympathy for the devil, no expectations, jigsaw puzzle,
Not enough misogyny to be good
I spent a lot of 1/31/2024 contextualizing Beggar's Banquet. I read reviews from people who were alive at the time of release. I listened to their previous album, Their Satanic Majesties Request, and I listened to The Beatles' Revolver. I do this because I find music more enjoyable when it's contextualized in the culture, period, and politic of the time. I could listen to Beggar's Banquet and say, meh, rolling stones, never liked em. Or I could try to understand why this album was so culturally impactful; listen to accounts of the impassioned fans, understand the history of where the music is coming from, check out the production stories of the album. There is a relationship that forms with the album as research and listening goes on. It's a similar effect to reading through a vinyl cover or CD/cassette insert about the album. You have images in your head of what went into recording in the room, the live shows, the life experiences of the artists. It isn't necessarily a positive or negative one, but certainly a one of curiosity. My favorite account was a RYM user noting his preparation of the tape to bring to the Vietnam War, only for it to be blasting out of every war machine and stereo in the army. This isn't an album that just played on the radio. We are talking about the soundscape of an imperial/colonial war. That's a majorly distinct context for an album to exist in. Beggars Banquet leans hard into the group's original blues inspiration. Songs like Dear Doctor and Parachute Woman follow this traditional blues sound with acoustic guitars and harmonicas. Meanwhile other tracks like Sympathy for the Devil and Jigsaw Puzzle amps the guitars up to accompany a kind of gizzard reminiscent variety of sound. Perhaps, the Stones compositions are a bit more poppy, repetitive, or even flat, but they are certainly the highlights of the album. The flute in Jigsaw puzzle sings in the back, the Factory Girl fiddle yearns for love, the ragtime piano adds to the chaos of Sympathy, and the slide guitar glides around the album. Yet, I just don't care much for Mick Jagger's voice personally. Mick doesn't have the punchy anger of Dylan (who was another inspiration for this album), the charismatic sadness of any of the blues masters, and his elongated whines don't make a lot of the lyrics work for me. This is a shame because the lyrics are about 40/60 hit or fucking flaming miss, on a spectrum from "I'll shout and scream, I'll kill the king" to "It's no capital crime, I can see that you're fifteen years old" (the former song's next lyric is about raping the king's servants.........). Even something more calm and pretty like Factory Girl just doesn't really land for me as a result. Ugh! What a bummer. Mick just kind of seems like an annoying shitty dude, and I say Mick because he is singing most of them! I know Keith Richards helped write both of these songs and that the band was all like this. So I'm not super into this group as a fan really. This was kind of my expectation going into Beggar's Banquet. Shitty British dudes iterating on sounds from other cultures, while heedlessly appropriating it, and just....making something alright. I wish I could say it was awful out of contrarian disdain because I do kind of hate that pedophile stuff. However, there is some alright musicianship, and it's hard to discount the anti-government, anti-boss sentiments throughout the album. That being said, it doesn't really make the sheer fervor for this album make sense for me against all my other critiques. I'm giving this a 2.5 on RYM. I wanted to give it a 3 for it's consistency, but the bad taste in my brain from Stray Cat Blues really got me bad. Almost wanted to give it a 2 because of that and maybe I still will. But for now it remains.
You cannot go wrong with sympathy for the devil
so, i am a bit confused because i actually quite liked this album. i probably wouldn’t listen to it again but i thought i would always hate them and i was wrong they’re not always insufferable. but part of me wonders if it was just pure relief because i hated them sooo much. anyways, not so bad. sometimes even a bit fun.
Classic Album good for a work day vibe.
Classic. Street Fighting Man & Stray Cat Blues absolute standouts.
the album really peaks with the first track. sympathy for the devil is so much better than the rest. the melody and the mixing especially. the mixing is kinda rough on this album and not the good kind of rough. i did enjoy most of the songs though. favs include: no expectations, factory girl, jigsaw puzzle, and dear doctor. the rest are fine too. also, what the hell is - stray cat blues??? 15 year old? it's disgusting. the mixing on parachute women is really grating where the kickdrum is panned to the left and it just pecks your brain really annoyingly. i don't know why the mixing is so rough on this album. i was really expecting more from a Stones album. aren't they supposed to be the Beatles contemporaries? the production, the writing, the melodies really aren't up to any of those classic Beatles albums tbh. anyway, it's a strong 6 light 7 for me.
Why not
This album starts with 'Sympathy for the Devil', which remains the Rolling Stones' manum opus (woo woo, woo woo, woo woo, woo woo, etc.). It closes with 'Salt of the Earth' and has 'Street Fighting Man' in the middle, both of which I know from covers by 90s/00s indie bands. These brought some welcome familiarity. I also liked the rest of the album, which comprises gentle blues rock with a wistful country flavour. Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: Sympathy for the Devil Date listened: 29/01/24
love sympathy for the devil. classic. slower softer rock
Honestly great. Timeless. I hear how influential this album is in the music I love now. The only thing I’d wish for is bumping the vocals for a few tracks to really highlight but the instrumentals are great too.
I loveeeee the very first song. An overall good experience listening to it. Prolly wouldn’t listen to it again tho
Not my favorite Stones album, but still great. I can only imagine how much I'd like this if it was my first timing hearing it. The famous songs on this hold up, while the deep cuts are still good. Salt of the Earth was the big discovery for me on this listen.
Great!
There were some really good, famous songs on this album. There were also other songs as well.
I enjoyed the two songs I knew before listening (Sympathy For The Devil and Street Fighting Man), but I somehow had second-hand embarrassment listening to the rest of the album. Something about the songs made me cringe.
a perfect rock n' roll album. no notes.
probs the album im most likely to incorporate into my regular rotation
I can hear the appeal and its pretty cool, but not all that for me
A classic I guess but some of those lyrics dude wth. Idk didn’t blow me away but I dig the country jam vibe
can’t decipher half of what mick is saying so this rating is really based off listening vibes
Absolute classic and one of my favourite Rolling Stones albums - even the lesser songs are great. Have on vinyl.
Entertaining. Mostly a country/blues album with a couple radio singles thrown in to satisfy the masses. More “inspired” than “inspiring,” but enjoyable to listen to.
Not my thing
Thought it was okay
The rolling stones are a fake American band who got lucky with a few bangers.
They hadn’t started taking risks yet.
I think I see the hype behind this band. You could probably call this album front-loaded but the back half still has some very solid songs.
en stark trea.
I can't look at Sympathy without thinking it's a generic choice for introducing a bad guy character or specifically Satan. The album is solid. Street Fighting Man is the standout. Factory Girl was the surprise banger. I'd heard it before but didn't "know" it
A strong album with some great deep cuts
Some highlights- Sympathy for the Devil, Street Fighting Man. Rest was meh. Stray Cat Blues is gross.
It's a Rolling Stones album
Mai piaciuti i RS e Mick è un miracolato
Strangely more country on this than I remembered. As someone who isn't that impressed by a lot of Rolling Stones albums, I feel like I forget that their lesser known tracks are actually much better than I think. So instead of 3, I'm giving it 4 stars, although the latter half of the album did become a slow mist to me Best tracks: Symphony for the Devil (Obviously), No Expectations, Street Fighting Man, Prodigal Son
Meh
I just find The Rolling Stones so mediocre, and this album is no exception. Even its best song, “Sympathy for the Devil,” drags on way too long. I’ll never understand why they are so well regarded… to some degree, I feel like I’m missing out on something…
Satisfaction Burden
Always like the RS! I noticed alot of American music influence ( blues, hillbilly, jazz)
A few absolute classics on here.
So… this is why I don’t really get The Stones. “Sympathy for the Devil” and “Street Fighting Man” are fantastic but the rest of the album is… fine. It’s like a blues cover band or something. This is why I think they are a singles band. Their greatest songs are REALLY great but the rest just seems like filler. #TeamBeatles
It’s definitely worth being introduced to the devil and the fire continues to burn through the rest of the album!
Truly one of the most baffling "superstar" bands of all time. For example, I don't like Bruce Springsteen, but the *music* on his albums is dynamite. His voice is shit, but lyrically, at the very least, the man tells an excellent story. The Rolling Stones? Jagger's voice is awful. The music is bog standard basic "rock" at best, and cookie-cutter, cliche "bluesy" at worst. I just do not see the appeal in this band - at all. Now onto the actual album review. Sympathy for the Devil. That song slaps. I might like it because it's in the final scene of Interview With a Vampire, and I absolutely loved that movie when I was a kid. Street Fighting Man is a halfway decent 60s rock song. Not great, but better than what I've come to expect from the Stones. Prodigal Son is *actual* blues! Jagger does something with his voice that sounds different than usual, but fits perfectly as a blues song. Stray Cat Blues - not bluesy at all, but another pretty solid 60s rock jam. Better than Street Fighting Man, and I'd actually go so far as to call it good. And that's it. The rest of the album is filler trash. I'll give it 2 stars because there are two, possibly 3 good songs, and one song that doesn't suck.
I have no strong opinions about this album. It was more acoustic/folk than I was expecting based off of Sympathy For The Devil
Sympathy God the devil
I liked most of this album. Not a "Stones" listener generally. Will more often now.
Good
Noen bangers og flere forglemmelige
Now we're talking! I don't need to say much about the Stones but this record is the first in one of the most incredible 4-album runs of any band in the rock'n'roll era (Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers & Exile On Main Street are the others). Almost every tune here is fantastic, Sympathy For The Devil and Street Fighting Man are all time great rock anthems, Stray Cat Blues is as raunchy and funky as any song in their catalog, and No Expectations and Factory Girl explore the country vibe that suits Jagger's voice so well. A triumph of mixing different styles and rhythms with their signature blues sound to create a masterpiece that still stands up more than 50 years later.
A classic but not my favorite Stones album.
Bonus point for incredible cover art
I know this is not a 2 star album, I just don’t really like The Rolling Stones. So I can appreciate what they did and how people love them but they just never did it for me.
wow this was one classic single followed by nine filler tracks. i know the stones have hits but i guess they just put one on each album over 20 years so we end up with entries like this. did this really need to be on the list? favorites: sympathy for the devil
Classic
Meh
It’s ok wasn’t expecting country
Pretty decent rolling stone record. Few memorable hits but overall an enjoyable listen.
Nice album
Good Stones album. Not every song is great, so it lacks the overall strength of an “Exile” or “Let it Bleed”. 3.5/5 Probably will listen again
Tema favorito → Parachute Woman. Nunca lo había escuchado entero. He escuchado el remaster del 50 aniversario. Tiene un par de títulos que innegablemente son himnos populares. Entiendo que en 1968 marcase un hito en la música popular por el uso de ciertos instrumentos o ritmos. No especialmente de mi gusto.
Stones at it‘s best!
woo woo
I knew the hits on this album. Nothing else was a standout. Very folksy stuff. I can see how the chieftains thing happened in the 90s now.
Som of the Stones’ best work.
What can a poor boy do … but show some Sympathy for the Devil? A bit uneven but contains some classics.
Buena portada (Trainspotting vibe) Rolas muy parecidas con guitarras sin distorsión, pero actitud cool para el 68. Bien.
Great American music! The only standout tracks were the ones I already knew but I guess that's how brains work? I will definitely listen to this more on Audrey's jukebox.
8/10 very good album if not their best
Surprisingly country/bluesy, though I admittedly haven’t heard much of their discography that wouldn’t appear on a greatest hits album, I was expecting something harder. Sympathy for the Devil is a great song and Factory Girl is a new-to-me goodie.
A solid blues rock classic. I was between 4 and 5 and decided to round up.
Pretty good listen, a bit samesy through and through. Lots of heartache it seems. Ended up saving No Expectations
Not a fan
stones at their best.
Первый альбом который я слушаю на яндекс музыке. Пытаюсь понять! Хочу я колонку или нет. Или отговорить себя пытаюсь, я не знаю. Но этот альбом тут есть. Хотя и минусы уже присутствуют, как же я буду читать комменты про ностальгию, мм? Первая песня супер долгая и похожа на какое-то кантри подзаборное, про дьявола, и вот какой он коварный и плохой. Включается вторая -- опять вижу деда с банджо в своём воображении. Это весь альбом таким будет. да? а, ну я вспомнил, подзаборное кантри про дьявола называется блюз. Это блюзовый альбом. Я это понял на песне с текстом "доктор, мне так плохо, вырви мне моё сердце, а то болит чёт" в которой невеста мужика вышла замуж за его отца. Ну вы знаете, эти блюзовые сюжеты я не знаю, ну типа тройка. Отвращения нет ни к камням ни к блюзу ни к рабочему люду ни к дьяволу ни к деду с банджо. Три
A lot more listenable than the previous recommended Rolling Stones album
Typical Stones sound with some heavy hitting classics, lyricism and style aren't for me
Folk music based. Funny how the two songs you would know are more rock than folk.
Not for me
A Feast from first to last
Been doing this for 6 days and I've had three Rolling Stones albums. Am I going to listen to 500 fucking Stones records before I'm done?
The first of the four great Stones albums, this is really great stuff. Favourite track - Sympathy for the Devil, but really the Stones are on form throughout.
I'm not a big Stones fan, but this is a side of them I didn't know existed. Some songs almost sound like they came from some old time folk record.
War schon ok, nicht so aufregend
Dosadno
Un 3 sobre 5
Good album, not my favorite of theirs. I prefer their earlier stuff.
Good album. More bluesy sounding than I expected. Symphony for the Devil is a classic and love hearing that song.
Mittlere Qualität für ein Stones Album…
A classic that I have listened to before, but have not done so in a while. Of course there are the hits, but it is the deeper tracks that remind of a simpler day in music.
Makes me want to buy a Hyundai. One good song. The rest kind of blow. The one song may only be “good” because it’s familiar. Won’t listen again to double check…actually I take part of this back: Stray Cat Blues was tight.
A classic- listened to some of the lyrics more carefully and excellent
Favorite Tracks: Sympathy For The Devil Street Fighting Man Prodigal Son
Great record. Still holds up. This and the three succeeding Stones records are, for me (and, I know, many others,) GOAT stuff.
Ok, grandparents
One of my favorite songs, Sympathy for the Devil. never really listened to the rest of the album before. Great tracks. Glad I listened to all of it.
It's funny that "Bob Dylan Dream" is on this cover because there's a few tracks ("No Expectations", "Dear Doctor") sound like Bob Dylan playing the blues. Overall, it's a really soulful record. Not every record can speak to it.
So tired of these glam rock albums
A well-known song that is definitely contemporary and listenable. A Otherwise boring 60s music
Great album-becoming more and more a fan of this era of "less-filler" albums...
Perhaps the greatest opening song of any album ever.
4.5
Not bad for the Stones
Deze mats ik met drie sterren vanwege Sympathy for the devil, verder wel zaad.
Erg goed album, wel veel nummers die ik niet ken.. maarrrr sympathy for the devil
I realise since Woolworths shut their root to market has disappeared. But I feel like they should stick to what they do best and make really great unlicensed best of’s and collections. 4.7
Immer mal woeder nice, obwohl ich sonst net so der Stones Fan bin.
I don’t like the stones
Rollicking, funky, rocking. I still don't love the Stones, but you can't argue with Sympathy for the Devil and Street Fighting Man.
The first song of the album despite most familiar nowadays sounded not so good for me, but there are other song on the album to pay attention to.
Not terrible, but I probably wouldn’t listen to by choice. The music is good, just not my thing.
After realizing they're crap at psychadelia, this is the start of the best era of the Rolling Stones, initiating a 5-album cycle of country and gospel inflected blues rock. Sure, it's wierd British guys doing Americana cosplay, but they're better at it than any of their US contemporaries and nowhere near as gross as other English bands doing it. It's loose and free and fun throughout so much so that they even pull off a non-annoying honky tonk piano. The lead guitar work is dead simple and perflectly effective with a nasty snarling tone and quicky dirty bursts. The bass likewise is just right, dropping little fills and chord tones to propel it forward and tie it togther harmonically. None of these are my favorite RS songs, but the album as a whole is so consistent and coherent sonically and thematically. Favorites: No expectations, Sympathy for the Devil, Salt of the Earth
The first classic stones album Less 12 bar blues, more piano Very high 4
Haven't been a fan of any of their albums so far but this was really enjoyable pretty much all the way through. Loved the Bob Dylan-esque song without the annoying voice of Bob Dylan Was gonna start with a 3 but I think I'll need to give a 4 to a Stones album when I'm done with all six and it's probably gonna be this one so
This might be my favorite Stones album? It's weird because they're supposed to be rock gods and then this album is 80% acoustic country and blues music. Five coke-addicted art students from London shouldn't be able to pull off this type of music this well, but if you ask me they got a serious handle on it. And the classics are, of course, classic: the opener alone demands you to listen to the rest. Best song: Sympathy for the Devil
A classic but a bit underwhelming to me.
На семерочку – 40%
Love Stray Cat Blues (half listened while I coded up IQ test) I immediately liked the guitar picking and banjo (?) for Factory Girl I've never listened to Rolling Stones, except for what Dom plays in the car. I really like Mick Jagger's raspy voice here.
Definitely not my favorite Rolling Stones album. It still includes some legendary tracks. Good listen, a little disappointed compared to other projects by the band.
Té un parell de cançons molt bones però comença amb Sympathy for the Devil i ja d'allà no fa més que perdre
Wooo woo woo woowoowooo
Les Rolling Stones commencent à trouver leur propre voix et à se différencier de leurs contreparties, à devenir «étranges».
Great Album, a bit too static imo. Sympathy for the Devil and Jigsaw Puzzle are my favourite tracks.
Sure, you’ve got two of the biggest classic rock radio hits of all time on this album. And that might be enough to earn it four stars, but everything else here is just so meh, I gotta take away one. This is right before the golden age of the Stones, and it’s a fine blend of that new sound we’d eventually associate the group with and their blues roots. A good sign of things to come, but just never really reaches the peaks of Stick Fingers or Let It Bleed.
“Sympathy For The Devil” and “Street Fighting Man” are so, so good, but everything else here is so, so dull.
Sympathy For The Devil - oh god this song (3/5 it is catchy but it is too long) No Expectations - it’s a slow almost second intro. (3/5 different but not better) Dear Doctor - drunken road trip vibe i think (3/5 it’s so middle of the road) Parachute Woman - it’s all just alabama road trip music. the whole album is just alabama road trip music. i think it is all very.. boring. so 2/5 cause everything would have got a 2 or 3
3.5/5 - I'll round up to 4 because I used to love this album and what the Stones did to open music genres can't go unstated. Like the Beatles, they really changed music forever, mostly for the better, and since have been played in every department store, movie, TV show since. It ruins the charm a little bit when their music can be linked to just oh so much. Not their fault.
With a few great known songs the rest felt pretty disjointed and becomes just ok.
Fire albums
Classic Stones album, a couple of outstanding tracks surrounded by meh.
Haven't listened much to Rolling Stones, but this wasn't very convincing. I might be wrong, but I expected Stones to be a bit more... hard rock perhaps? This is quite tame rock in my opinions. Didn't really find any specific song that grabbed me on the album. Also, 'Sympathy For The Devil' is in my opinion an extremely overrated song. All throughout the song it feels like it's about to take off, and then it's over.
It struck me that I\ve never listened to a whole Rolling Stones album and I kind of see why. "Sympathy for the devil" and "Street Fighting Man" are classics. The rest I could leave. There is so much better blues music out there from the same era. Feels like brits trying to emulate american blues music.
fine, pretty bland in my opinion. nothing bad
Kinda meh outside sympathy for the devil, none of the other songs reach the same level, and a decent portion of the album is lower mid at the very least. 5/10
the devil doesn’t have the best songs, but these might be the best he can do, so look but don’t touch
Pretty good album, I definitely enjoyed sympathy for the devil
Always a favorite. Never heard all of this album, but it seems to be a good one. I like that the stones always throw back and mix in some classic blues
I always want to like the Stones more than I do. This record is an example of why. It’s so close to something I want to listen to, but it’s not.
Dont mind it; but not loving it
3.5. Nærmer seg musikksmaken min :)
easily my favorite Stones album now! Sympathy for the devil has already always been one of my favorite songs by them and I’m happy to find the rest of the album is just as bluesy and interesting.
Sympathy for the Devil: Can't stop thinking of a train. Dear Doctor: Reminds me of the Avett Brothers. Factory Girl: This sounds so much more folksy than I thought it would. Salt of the Earth: very gospel
She cooles Album, wechselt angenehm zwischen Rock und Ballade
Classic, banger front to back
i zoned out and accidentally fell asleep at the end of the album
Really liked the piano version of Sympathy. Bluesy Stones
3- I’m not sure how I feel about the stones, I think this album would normally be higher for me. Just felt it being quite rusty but not in a nice way