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I've never been a big Stones fan and I don't really get the hype. For me it's all about the character, but the music itself always feels a bit longwinded, boring or forgettable. However, BB does have a lot of great production, and Mick Jagger is great. On this one, the songs do kind of blend into each other. I do think this is in part because they're not overly distinguishable or memorable, but the key to the album is Jagger's storyteller vocals, which makes the rambly nature of the album kind of work. They're telling you a story, you're along for the ride. RocknRoll
Not the kind of energy I am looking for. I like the musical diversity and enjoyed listening to it overall.
Average
Very blues-ey, at times felt like I was at a southern US country music festival. Overall, a good album by one of the most iconic bands in music history. Best: Sympathy for the Devil, Stray Cat Blues and Salt of the Earth. Worst: No Expectations, Factory Girl
Pretty cool
Good, love Sympathy for the devil
First time listening: 5/10 songs liked It was pretty good, some of the blues-ey songs are more my speed, but sometimes the theatrics of mike jagger throw me off. That one song "stray cat blues" would NOT be released today, let me tell you lol One song saved
Seems like a Good album, not that into the Beatles.
Gute Jams, nicht mein Geschmack im großen und ganzen.
I actually almost fell asleep to The Rolling Stones when they played orange stage at Roskilde some years ago, hehe.. I think it says a lot about how I feel about them. I understand that RS are huge and they have a huge following, and this album from 1968 is very nice and easylistening indeed. If you like classic 60’s Rock/Blues or maybe artists like Mac Demarco and his newest album and you haven’t listened to The Rolling Stones, give it a listen.
Good album, not their best.
At less than 40 minutes, this album is mercifully short. Not that I'm saying it's otherwise a bad album. I bet some people love it.
Decent, real enjoyable. Never really listened to them before, despite how almassive they are. This seemed a bit of a country style album. 3 seems harsh but 4 seems too high....
Decent, but prefer the Beatles!
Some nice stuff
Se dice que este disco está muy chido pero yo siento que tiene un poco de relleno. Se la ví.
OK. Over-rated.
Enjoyed this more than I thought I would was decent.
do... do I just not like the stones that much????
Classic Stones. A couple of great tracks but overall ***
Couple of bangers but largely left me cold.
Fair. Not their best, but great start.
Grand. But to country/blues-y for me though.
Very good, amazing in parts but not their best.
Sympathy for the Devil is great, not that excited by the rest of the album.
couple of bangers and a few tracks i'd never picked up on before that i liked (factory girl) but i'm up and down with the stones. Not the classic they'd have yoiu belive but decent. 6.5/10
3/5
iyi albüm rock n roll blues tarzı biraz. albümün en sevdigim şarkısı sympathy for the devil. Vokali mütiş iyi ve çok sıradışı bir solosu var. Şarkının sevmediğim özelliği aynı tempoda çok ilerlemesi. şarkıya puanım: 7/10. rollingstones sewerim.
Powinny być 2, ale Sympathy for the Devil
Haven’t heard much acoustic Rolling Stones, or much beyond their big ones. Street fighting Man my fav. Keith Richards is the strongest hellion
Mick Jagger’s voice ruins The Rolling Stones. Fight me. The quality of the instrumentals and lyrics are the only reason I didn’t yank this album.
I haven't listened to much of the stones, but that was a lot more bluesy than I was expecting, it was good, just nothing super special past the opening couple songs
I just don't like the Stones. I can appreciate why "Sympathy for the Devil" is considered a classic track and I wouldn't complain if somebody was listening to "Street Fighting Man" near me, but they just don't do anything for me.
sympathy for the devil is a gem. lots of country sounding stuff, otherwise forgettable.
Not the best Rolling Stones album
I've always been more of a Beatles guy than a Stones guy, but this is pretty good as far as Stones records go.
<voice style="Waterboy">whoo whoo ... The Rolling Stones sound like a choo choo train </voice> Don't consider myself a Stones fan, but I like a lot of their catalog. This album is not their best. Would not put on repeat.
6.5
I’m just not a huge stones fan. They’re fine, just not my fave.
metade do album é country, sympathy é outro nivel
Little too bluesy but not substantial
Not my favourite stones album
Again I'm pleasantly surprised. I generally can't take much of the Stones as Jagger's voice gets annoying real fast. However, Sympathy For The Devil has always given me chills, and the rest of this album is very much like that first track. Obviously, nothing stands out like Sympathy does though.
Nice one, with a few classics! Factory Girl is a new discovery.
Good album. Not my favorite from the Stones, but still a good one.
Some good songs. Classic Stones
слишком много роллингов ну камон...
Listened to it a few weeks back, okay. It has Sympathy for the Devil which is a top 5 stones song for me, so I can't rate it less than 3/4
Strong individual tracks, but tends to blend together as an LP.
Perfectly enjoyalbe, but kinda borring at times (maybe im just not a big Rolling Stones guy, although I did like it). I think its a rare case where an album gets better the deeper it goes, and the last few songs were really strong. Probably closer to a 3.3 or 3.5.
ok
2.7
08/17 Meh. Was okay
1st track a hit. Rest of the album not my style.
Lacking a cohesive theme in the album. I can see how this influenced many alternative bands like sonic youth etc but a lot of the tracks sound the same
Symppathy for the Devil is one of my favorite songs. The rest were too country for my taste.
I still don't like the Rolling Stones. 2/5
This album is like meeting someone at a party that your friends have repeatedly assured you is super cool, leaving you with high expectations. You get to talking with them, excited to meet this Very Cool person, and you know what? It starts out really well (woo woooo)! But after that first 6 mins 18 seconds, they sort of just start going on and on for like 35 more minutes in a way that is decidedly NOT cool, very boring, and something you definitely wouldn't want to listen to ever again. Oh well... Perhaps they're cool at OTHER parties? We'll just have to wait and see - I have a feeling we will be meeting them again at some point.
Fome fomisimo latero
No matter how hard I try, the Rolling Stones always kind of bore me. I'm not sure why exactly - on paper, I should like them. This is a competent blues-rock album, but for some reason I just didn't vibe with it. Maybe it's the numerous folk & country elements that spoil the experience for me. Or maybe it's just because it often sounds like an unnatural, unorganic imitation of American blues, without the soul that should go with it. The legendary opening song was good, but the remainder of the album was merely all right, and I forgot most of it as soon as it was over. It just doesn't work for me, sorry. 3/10
Two timeless rock classics, and the rest bores me to death. The Stones bluesy side just isn’t my cup of tea, and unfortunately it drags down pretty much every one of their albums for me.
I swear if the only reason this album is here is for Sympathy for the Devil I'm gonna vomit. I really don't like Mr Stone's voice enough to listen to a recommend anyone else listen to a whole album... Even Factory Girl proves I wouldn't even like him in a more folky setting. Just not my cup of tea ig. Favorite(s): Street fighting man 🦊 Least: Parachute Woman 1.5/5
Fav: Street Fighting Man L: Dear Doctor 2 Well, it was mostly boring. At times pleasantly boring but mostly slightly agitating. I was kind of digging Stray Cat Blues until the lyrics popped in. I certainly don’t know why Sympathy for the Devil is so popular
I really thought I liked the Rolling Stones. Despite never having heard a full album, I've always enjoyed the singles I've heard from them over the years (and even saw them live once). Well, here we are at my second album of theirs in this project, and I'm just not feeling it. I'm trying to pinpoint what it could be, and my best guess is that these albums just lack the raw, loud energy that I remember seeing from them 23 years ago live. These songs are just lacking energy. They feel boring, which is maybe the worst thing a rock'n'roll band could be described as. I appreciate that they dip deep into the blues, and the musicianship is good, it just lacks enthusiasm. Were they just good at picking singles? Were my expectations of this band off from the start? I'm willing to accept that this band may have never been what I pegged them as, but it doesn't mean I enjoy this any more.
Kann nicht glauben, dass die so beliebt sind, das ist nah an der 1... Highlights sind Sympathy for the devil, straycat blues, salt of the earth Die zweite Hälfte hört sich deutlich besser an, vielleicht noch mal hören und dann können wir an eine 3 denken.
A: Trodde Rolling Stones var rock o int ba en mindre whimsy the Beatles... Mjeh, en helt rolig? 2/5 (C-tier) D: Trodde de skulle vara en identisk kopia av the Beatles. De visade sig vara en identisk kopia av the Beatles. 2/5 inte mycket att säga om det. Lite goofy.
Yeah I think I just don't like the rolling stones. Or maybe it's more a Mick Jagger thing. Some of the instrumentation on this was great. But I heavily sighed any time the vocals would come in.
Overrated. They defined a period, but that's about it. Mediocre song with mediocre talent
Niet echt een fan van The Rolling Stones, Sympathy for the Devil is uiteraard een klassieker, maar ook niet echt mijn ding. Denk tot nu toe een 2/5, zou het zelf niet zo snel aanzetten maar wordt niet boos als iemand anders het aan zou zetten
i know it carrie’s a cultural significance but it’s not my cup of tea.
Hmm. Obviously Sympathy for the Devil is a complete masterpiece but the rest of the album simply does not hold up. Too same-y. Gimme Let it Bleed any day.
oh man I forgot about the annoying "woo woo" in the first song. I never really loved the rolling stones but always thought they had some okay songs. now I realize I just kind of tolerated them. Mick Jagger is not a good singer at all but the instrumentals are good. this band would have been so much better with a good singer. how did they get so big, were there only like 3 bands to choose from back then or something? oh my god this dude's voice is terrible
Boring blues rock. These guys only ever have 1-2 good songs mixed in with so much boring filler Favorite Song: Street Fighting Man, Factory Girl
all i could think about was those man on the street guys going up to women and ask “name 5 rolling stones songs” and that pmo
Classic Rolling Stones album where there are like 2 incredible all time classics and then the rest of the album sounds like they looked up the chords to a blues standard and they're playing it through for the first time. Of the crap - Dear Doctor and Stray Cat Blues are pretty good. Sympathy for the Devil is so great - hard to be so spare and sound so complex.
I do not like the rolling stones, Sympathy is a funky little ditty, but the rest ranges from dull to annoying
The first couple songs on this record are great. Sympathy is perennial and I've been listening to it longer than I could even know. No Expectations is nice and I like the unique soundscape that Miller creates. Dear Doctor is pretty weak in an era of more nuanced music about relationships. Although I could see how this entry level symbolism would be built on throughout time. Parachute Woman sounds like a song the Stones might've came up with on their lunch break between actually trying to record actual songs. I just don't like the repetition. Stray Cat Blues confirms some of my thoughts about the depiction of women in this album. Gross! Ain't no sympathy for the devil. I might just end the review here. Jagger and Richards come off as total losers when you take the songs “Factory Girl,” “Stray Cat Blues,” and “Parachute Woman” together. “Parachute Woman” speaks to the desire for some woman to save the speaker from his downward trajectory. This is an unhealthy way to approach relationships, but there’s plenty of music about toxicity. Less music is about sexualizing children! “Stray Cat Blues” brings us that. “Factory Girl” doesn’t play as big of a role, but alongside the other two, it helps paint a pretty bleak picture of women on Beggars Banquet. They’re there to save these men, sleep with them, or make their lives look more interesting. This album is a product of its time. For b̶e̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶o̶r for worse.
Toka biisi menossa ja tää ei ole oikein vielä edes alkanut – missä rummut on?! Okei, okei, tarinankerrontaa on, mutta tää ei kuitenkaan oikein jysähdä mulle. Ei resonoi. Ei soundit, ei tarinat, ei laulu, ei soitto. Pohdin, että onko ennakko-oletus jotenkin määräävä: että odotinko jotain tosi iskevää rockia ja sitten kun tää onkin tällaista bluesia, mutta ilman soulia, niin ei sitten oikein ole mun juttu. Välillä laulusta tulee ihan pieniä hetkiä mieleen Dylan, mutta sitten tää tarina ei kuitenkaan oo niin monikerroksellinen tai mystinen. Jigsaw Puzzlen kertsissä oli kiva sointu! Street Fighting Man alkaa hienosti! Ooo, tää bridge on tosi hieno! Tässä vihdoin kaikki kohdillaan, soinnuissakin jotain yllättävää ja sitarkin siellä taustalla! Musta on aina tuntunut, että kaikkien levyjen kuudes kappale on paras eikä se petä tässäkään. Prodigal Sonissa on vihdoin nyt jotain bluesin syvyyttä. Factory Girl kauniit viulut, mutta en jaksa kuunnella Mick Jaggeria. Nää parit kauniit jutut nostaa tämän 2/5, muuten ois ollut 1/5. Salt of the Earth on aivan ihana biisin nimi, mutta tää ei silti osu.
Ihan jees välillä, hyvii pianojuttui välillä mut yleisesti vähän paskaa. En tykkää pappa blues.
Kuunneltiin tää äitin kans automatkalla. Ei kyllä muuten kuunneltais rollareita oikeestaan ollenkaan, ellei ois tätä ”haastetta”. Ja ehkä se onkin tän hienous, että voikin löytää jotain, mistä ei ois alunperin uskonut tykkäävänsä. Mutta toisaalta, ei tää levy nyt mitenkään erityisen nautinnollista kuunneltavaa ollut kummallekaan meistä. Lyriikat oli aika rivoja ja itse musiikki kuulosti viimeistelemättömältä. Autossahan tuo ihan meni, kun ei ollut muutakaan tekemistä.
Mouaif... Avec les albums j'ai redécouvert les Doors mais les Stones ça me fait chier en fait là c'est mou et y'a rien de particulier. Vu que j'avais des grandes attentes note un peu punitive
Not for me, one track that stuck out was Street Fighting Man.
The Stones have some good songs spread over their very very very long career, but so much filler. 2 good songs and a lot of bland country blues.
#4 Sympathy for the Devil is really the only standout song on this album, everything else sounds pretty much exactly the same
Rolling Stones are one of those bands where I don't really "get it" in terms of why they're so popular. There's a few songs I've heard that I don't mind - but overall I'm just not sold. In terms of this album, you have the one big hit Sympathy for the Devil, which even that I don't rate too highly (the woo woo at the end drives me insane with how long it goes on). Rest of the album didn't really do much and just felt boring to me.
Boomerslop. Just listen to Muddy Waters or Howlin’ Wolf.
kinda my least fave stones era
Like Bowie there are always one or two great songs in there among the rest. This is why Greatest Hits albums exist.
Previously known. The hits are hits, the rest is OK
I’ve sort of always been of the opinion that the Rolling Stones make for a much better singles band than they do an album band, just as a feeling plucked out of the ether, and it’s nice to finally confirm that. Starting with an all-timer song that perfectly functions as an expression of every part of the band, and then nosediving into being boring as all hell for the rest of side A, and then using side B to, brick by brick, build my annoyance at Mick Jagger as a singer and songwriter all the way to it’s grand conclusion. I didn’t need the millionaire from the south of England to sing about wanting a politics-less violent revolution he’d never actually support, I didn’t need the swaggering sexpot to tell me about how he’d bang two 15 year olds, and I really didn’t need him to tell me how he represents the silent majority that don’t want to vote before crescendoing with a beautiful gospel choir to give me relief from his voice for a moment. Life was just simpler and easier when all I knew was Sympathy for the Devil.
For every fantastic Rolling Stones single, there are like 8 or 9 completely bland and forgettable tracks. Sympathy for the Devil is an amazing song, and there are one or two other standouts on here, but that doesn't make a complete album.
Another shitty Rolling Stones album where the chasm in quality between the singles and album tracks is unbelievable. No band has been better served by a greatest hits album.
What the fuck
One great songs, but the rest is country and meh.
I fucking hate this band. There's nothing on this enjoyable. And this is one of the biggest band ever.... how... how.... how
Stones vs Beatles. Whoever wins, we lose.
Honestly there's nothing wrong with this album, however I don't think it is for me. I was rather bored listening to each song, but there were some parts in the songs where it got catchy, otherwise not my cup of tea.
Too country for me personally, but No Expectations is a banger
I feel like i am missing something with the Stones, it is just not clicking for me
The Rolling Stones are a difficult band for me to evaluate. There is no denying their importance to rock history and the enormous influence they have had on generations of musicians. However, when I reach for music from that era, there are many other bands I would rather listen to. As part of this challenge, I have now listened to this album for the third time. It is perfectly fine and I can understand why so many people regard it as a classic. That said, it simply does not connect with me on a deeper level. I do not dislike it, but I also do not feel any real need to return to it once the album is over. It is one of those records that I can acknowledge as good without feeling personally invested in it. The same applies even more to the band’s later career. From the 1970s onward, including their more recent releases, the Rolling Stones have never really held my interest. While I respect their legacy and longevity, their music is not something I actively seek out or feel compelled to revisit. In the end, this is an album I can appreciate more with my head than with my heart. A respectable listen, but not an essential one for me.
This was much more country-ish than I expected. Not a big fan.
Starts off strong and ends up just being disappointing. Why do the Stones hurt me so much.
5/22/26. The first track is amazing, the rest is so-so to me. To me, Rolling Stones are a good band, but a lot of their work feels mundane to me.
2 really great tracks a couple of other decent acoustic tracks and a bunch of recycled or 'stones' style blues songs. Seems every stones album I've ever listened to is the same - 10% of it brilliant, 10% decent and the rest dross
Not for me. Couple of good songs but that’s it.
Sympathy For The Devil is a very strong opening which the rest of the album never rises to again. Dear Doctor reminds me again of my own review of their self-titled album, "a pale imitation of the American music which inspired it", which I stand by, although it was fun. This is the sixth bloody Rolling Stones album I have had on this list, out of 700-odd. I think that's too many. They are such a household name in rock and roll I was expecting them to be a musical force of nature but even after a half-dozen exposures I am resolutely underwhelmed. A final note: I really like the "alternate covers" album art, a photo of the band in a small but grand hall with a banquet table covered with food. It just does something for me. This album art is of a toilet, though.
Second Rolling Stones album, even more unimpressed. Who gave these guys a microphone? Who mixed this???
I can't even tell how I feel about Sympathy for the devil as a song, I know I don't want to hear it but it could be I'm just sick of it. The rest of the A side I did not care for at all. Totally unremarkable blues tunes. I like the blues but I like it with soul and musicianship, these songs have neither. I was thinking it would be a 1 star rating but the b side saved it. I really liked Street Fighting Man, the least bluesy song on the album. Prodigal Son, Stray Cat Blues and Salt of the Earth (which was the only other song I knew from the album) also made my 1001 playlist. As an aside, Charlie Watts (drummer) was terrible on this! His fills are so basic and many are out of time.
It's kinda boring. Sympathy For The Devil is a classic and seeing it was the opening track had me excited for this, but the second track lost me and while there are a couple of mild bangers like Street Fighting Man, most of this album went straight into one ear and out the other. Bluesy Americana infused rock but doesn't have a lot of flavour to it
Albummet har desværre ikke rigtigt fanget mig på 3-4 gennemlytninger. et par sange stak ud, men ellers er albummet meget forglemmeligt for mit vedkommende. Standouts: Sympathy For The Devil (Selvfølgelig), Jigsaw Puzzle (Beatles + Dylan), Salt Of The Earth
didn’t really do it for me. i found it rather boring and repetitive.
эти альбомы роллингов не укрепляют меня в моей готовности терпеть его вокал и этот хонки-тонк. хотя бы похабщину не расслышала)
Сара 2 Марко 2
tiene sus momentos, aunque la forma de cantar es cansada y molesta en algunas canciones.
Never knew Sympathy For The Devil was the opening track to an overall quite boring honky, bluesrock album.
After listening to a few of their records here (I think this is the 3rd) I have decided that I don’t care for the Stones
No sure if I get the Stone (I will try another album)
Did not like this at all. The only saving grace is that it has street fighting man on it.
Love the overall vibe, very wild, very artful, very raw, very influential. Loved reading about the history and connections that it had and made. Loved the themes and sounds and instruments clashing together in a beautiful purposeful dissonance. Very awesome, unfortunately not my type of sound but I can still appreciate it for what it is and how much it means to people and the world. However, I do have to agree with other people in their analysis that this album may only be seen as greatly as it is because of The Rolling Stones name, if anyone else had made it I know even I(someone who has never listened to a Rolling Stones album before this) would not see it as favorably. I want so hard to jam out to this, but I can really only enjoy it from a far. Like a memory of a great song from your childhood but when you listen to it again you go "oh...I mean its definitely still good its just...not how I remember...".
They have the energy and charisma that makes me understand their success, but I just don’t enjoy the music (apart from Sympathy for the Devil) - maybe it’s the exaggerated parody of American southern music that just feels a bit ridiculous. I think the best part of the album is Mick Jagger’s snarling, slightly discordant voice, but the music just generally doesn’t connect with me.
Really poor in parts, sorry but what was they thinking. The first song is solid, but it really dips in quality and seems to have aged incredibly poorly in my opinion. Where albums like Dark side of moon are still great to hear years later, this is not.
Another instance of The Rolling Stones doing one or two good rock songs and a bunch of jangly blues in between. I wouldn't mind jangly blues if it were coming from a different band but I just can't take the Stones seriously in that space. Mick Jagger's definitely the main offender there - the band sounds fine otherwise. Sympathy for the Devil is great, Street Fighting Man is fine, not fond of the rest.
Didn't like it
Some decent tracks, but I have to admit I zoned out a few times. Favourite track: Sympathy for the devil
Yeah the stones are also very overated. I did enjoy this one at least a little though and most songs were above average 5.5/10
Great start and great end. But the middle didn’t grab me once. I know this is a classic but I’m not going to lose sleep over not liking it. Sonic Youth surprised me after a mid intro. Looking forward to more
Sympathy for the Devil is probably one of my all-time favorite songs but the rest of this album didn’t hold up for me.
All the songs blend into each other too much. It just feels like one long song. No diversity.
not great
2/5. The Stones get so many free passes, it's nuts. They're an amazing band with absurdly high potential — several songs of theirs are legendary level — but you gotta be able to call filler filler, and this album is almost all filler. Blues is integral to rock and roll, and that very much holds true for the Stones — but the Stones best songs tend to be closer to rock than blues, and unfortunately so many of the songs here are heavy on the blues side. They're still competent songs, but I don't know why I'd listen to Jagger, Richards, et al. play 5/10 blues when Howlin' Wolf, John Mayall, and Elmore James are right down the hall. That said, my favorite songs — the obvious "Sympathy for the Devil," and "Street Fighting Man" — are the ones furthest from Blues on the album. Those songs still draw from that well, but they're closer to rock than the others. It's an album where you can safely extract the two good songs and toss the rest out.
Just not a Stones fan but otherwise okay. Sounds like a working man cosplay album. Only diamond is sympathy for the devil.
I did immediately go ‘ugh not this’ upon refreshing the page, curious to see if my opinion improves after listening. ETA: my opinion has not changed. The only song I like is Sympathy for the Devil and that’s mostly down to nostalgia and a fun drum beat.
you actually don’t need to listen to this stones album before you die.
This is a lot more honky tonk than I expected. Spotify Auto played some TRex after this was over and that was better, so I can only give this two stars - and those stars are all earned by Sympathy for the Devil.
nicht für mich. der country touch auf dem album ist nicht wirklich meins.
1. Sympathy For The Devil - klasikaa rogorc chans not my style mara kargia 2. No Expectations - pirvelze metad es momewona 3. dear doctor - mid 4. parachute woman -nah 5. jigsaw puzzle - i like it 6. street fighting man - just not for me 7. prodigal son - nope 8. stray cat blues - esec momwons 9. factoryy girl- vafshe ar momewona 10. salt of the earth - tavisi xibli aqvs, momwons
I did not expect this album to have so much of a country/folk feel. Of course, there were a couple standard bluesy rock n' roll songs, but the entire album had a mostly introspective vibe. "Salt Of The Earth" sounded the most memorable to me, but otherwise this wasn't super remarkable to me.
Ninguna canción me voló la cabeza
Not my cup of tea had a few good songs
Songs I like in this album - No expectations. Okay, maybe all. I don't like how the album sounds. But it's enough to take my mind off intrusive thoughts. Would recommend when you want to silence your thoughts. Going through a breakup so this helps.
A change back to blues Rock - sounding a bit country.
wow i didn't expect this album to be so... twangy?? my ears didn't enjoy it unfortunately and i almost couldnt finish....
Already know sympathy for the devil Funny how rock and roll evolved from the Beatles and the stones were a huge part in the transformation to something heavier. This one sounds so light so far Some of the blues elements on the third track remind me of Led Zeppelin Seems they were returning to their blues roots for the whole album I like the piano at the end of jigsaw puzzle I wish it was more prominent throughout the whole song Was bored with street fighting man Liked prodigal son right off the bat, turns out it’s a cover of an old blues song so that tracks Songs like salt of the earth remind me why I hate the stones where who tf let this old English dude sing? He sounds bad. Oh good they added a choir to cover him up
As any self-respecting 60s rock fan knows, this is the one where the Rolling Stones dropped their ill-advised attempts to match the Beatles' psychedelic rock and truly became *the Stones*. Unfortunately for me, I actually really liked their forays into psychedelia, and don't care too much for bluesy rock. This classic period lives or dies by the big songs for me, but "Sympathy for the Devil" has always been my least favorite of those.
Overall, pretty rubbish. A couple of them were listenable enough. Will not listen again
While it avoids a 1.0 thanks to Charlie Watts' superior drumming and a more tolerable vocal delivery compared to other country-rock acts, the album is still a terrible experience for those who despise the genre. The "jazz-inflected" rhythm section provides a much-needed backbone, but it's not enough to save an inherently boring and dusty musical structure.
fine, I just don't care???
I like the stones just fine but every album gets 2 stars, except Some Girls which will get 5 stars because it's the only truly good album they ever made :)
I don't know how the Stones became considered essential classics. This album is a prime example that they don't write great albums. Beggars Banquet is not a good album. Starting with the two tracks everyone knows, street fighting man is nothing special. Sympathy for the Devil is an annoying song. It's over 6 minutes of "hoo hoo.... Hoo hoo... Hoo hoo". There are no hidden jems in the remaining album tracks. The rest are the generic and forgettable.
Rolling Stones never illicits anything more than a shrug out of me. Glad for those who can find the enthuisiasm I lack or something.
Not their best work
Equal to their other ones tbh
Another album by The Kidney Stones rolling by.
Doesn't spark joy for me
Patchy. Some brilliant songs but too much filler. Could have been amazing if they'd made a dark concept album around Sympathy and Streetfighting Man.
Another one Im not super into. Maybe don't like blue music. Sympathy for the devil and factory girl are good songs though added to rotation.
Me cagan los rollin estons, espero este bueno el album
Probably one of their best, but age has not been kind to the Stones or this album. Sympathy would be a stellar opener for any album, and Jigsaw and Parachute are great to end side 1, but Stray Cat Blues kind of sums up the toxic blokeishness (ahem) at the heart of Their Satanic Majesties. And what can you say about Factory Girl & Salt of the Earth? Perhaps the title is more apt than it initially seems.
Weirdly bad (apart from the obvious). Is this the point The Stones lost it?
Best song: Factory Girl
I can't help it. But the more blues-forward a Rolling Stones' song is, the less I like it — give me Sympathy for the Devil and Jig-Saw Puzzle over No Expectations, Dear Doctor, and Parachute Woman, for instance. I understand this puts me in the minority of listeners but it's always been this way. Unfortunately, the split overall on Beggars Banquet is not in favor of my preferences even as there were enough good songs to save this record from a one star review but just barely.
It is fine. I just don't care about it.
Good, I enjoyed how blues heavy it was.
I got Sticky Fingers about a month ago and listening to that album made me realize just how prolific of a singer/songwriter MICK JAGGER IS. If I had been born IN the '60s, it might have even been one of my favorites! I suppose someone doesn't become one of THE richest rock stars alive (with a net worth even greater than New York financier Jeff EPSTEIN) by making milquetoast music. I honestly enjoyed Beggars Banquet several degrees less than Sticky Fingers – I found the songs to be a lot less memorable this time around and it's not really my thing stylistically. However, I'm someone who often FILES albums away in the back of my mind for later, so I'll be sure to revisit this one if I'm craving some Rolling Stones country/roots rock. Highlights: Sympathy for the Devil
First song is good, then the rest is more of the same. Fast and okay listen.
Sympathy for the Devil is such a strong start to this album. After that, it kinda falls off. There's still some strong songs, but Salt of the Earth is trash.
Bin kein großer Stones Fan. 2 würde ich geben
Wat een anticlimax is het als een album begint met een fantastisch nummer en de rest daar niet eens in de buurt komt. Sympathy for the devil zou ik opzich zelf 5 sterren geven, leuke percussie, mick jagger doet wat hij moet doen. Bas en piano zit goed. Alleen de gitaarsolo vind ik niet zo sterk maar wel echt een topnummer. De rest van het album doet mick jagger niet wat hij moet doen. Het overtuigt niet je wordt niet meegesleept in het verhaal of de performence Muzikaal gezien is de rest ook niet iets waar ik heel enthousiast van wordt
Het is niet omdat ik zo’n Beatlesfanboy ben maar iemand zou me toch weleens een keer goed moeten uitleggen waarom dit zo’n legendarische band is. Ik heb weleens vaker pogingen gedaan om het te begrijpen maar ook na vandaag is t niet gelukt, ‘t zal vast het rock n roll ding zijn waar ze baanbrekend mee waren destijds, maar dat doet t niet voor mij.
they really are a singles band, huh
Man, one song really can sell a lot of albums
Beggars Banquet sounds good production-wise (head above the prized Exile on Main St.). But I can’t say I enjoyed most of its songs (harmonica again, sigh). The opener is the clear standout; the rest is just fine. For me the Rolling Stones are at their best when they leave their roots behind.
sounds too samey one song after another
Pretty unimaginative beyond its two hit songs. They made better records at all stages of their career
Eh fine
Pas vraiment pris mon pied, ou pas dans ce mood. Du rock fin années 60, trop doux, je n'ai pas analysé les lyrics.
Sadly not for me at all
it wasn't bad it just wasn't for me, I found it hard to get into it.
Two Rolling Stones albums in a week gather even more moss - I can't say I really enjoy this enough to put it on again which probably won't be a popular view!
Turgid, a star given for sympathy for the devil which I don't even like
I can’t deny that the Rolling Stones are an iconic band and I do appreciate that. However, as much as I try, I just can’t get into them that much.
The thing I'm learning through this project is that The Rolling Stones seem to have a much patchier career than I'd imagined. Beggars Banquet has one (maybe two at a push) standout tracks whilst the rest is fairly rote blues / rock that doesn't really feel that distinct from other artists.
I don't like it sorry :)
Stones are not really my thing + they have better albums
It's crazy how many of the "Albums you MUST listen to before you die" are just subpar rock albums.
Nice bluesy rock!
It’s an ok album but I am more of a fan of older Stones.
enjoyable but not a comfort level album
no es el tipo de rock que suelo escuchar
First album from the site of 2026
these guys are snoozefests, next!
Just catching up on albums and wondered why I was in such a bad mood and it's because of this shit! Why they were ever successful is beyond me.
Good album but personally probably won’t be listening to it again 3/10
No es mi estilo
Boring, weirdly twee at times, some songs are actually grating to listen to. Street Fighting Man is good, and No Expectations and Salt of the Earth are both decent. 2/5
Trash blues rock. 2/5
I'm not the biggest fan of the stones but when Sympathy For The Devil comes on how can you not start swaying. The rest of the songs on this album is a great example to why I never got in to listening to this band more. While not bad its also nothing that makes me want to keep listening or find more from the same band. I understand how exiting and new it was for its time but with all the music I grew up with others have expanded on the genre and made music that appeals to me more.
Are The Stones a blues band with a Little Rock on the side? Based on this album, yes. Didn’t care for it, had to skip a few.
I like the Rolling Stones a lot. When I look at my Spotify "liked songs" stats, they are in my top 5 with 78 songs liked across all of their albums (as of this date). This album has 2 of their all time best songs which also happen to be 2 of the best rock songs of all time across any artist (Sympathy for the Devil, Street Fighting Man) PLUS 2 great deep cuts (No Expectations, Salt of the Earth). But then it has a bunch of songs which, to me, are kind of forgettable - not bad just not worth listening to again. Liked songs on Spotify: 4/10 Rating: 2/5
It reminded me a lot of country. I’ve never listened to the Rolling Stones so I didn’t know what to expect but I don’t enjoy their music as much as I wanted to
2 stars
Good album. "Sympathy For The Devil" is a favorite of mine from the Stones off this album.
Better Rolling Stones albums exist
Was okay :/
Sympathy for the Devil has no business being this long.
Enjoyable to some point, even though I‘m not a Mick Jagger guy. Still one of the most important rock bands, but not so much in this one.
Hadn't heard a Stones album before and didn't know they did blues/folk stuff, not for me.
+salt of the earth
Milquetoast medly of many genres I like. No Expectations isn't bluesy enough. Jigsaw Puzzle would be better if it went full Billy Joel. Salt of the Earth finally lands on its rock-n-rolling feet, and drags the album up to 2 stars.
Felt like I was in a rocking chair watching over a large farm estate - not really my thing
Was not in the mood for this type of music so they got unlucky. Was aight
Outside of the few bangers, I feel like there's too much fluff on this record. They probably had fun making the record, but I don't feel the fun.
Realized Im not a huge stones fan
I would have given this 5 for Sympathy for The Devil, but after that, it kinda derails into annoying country, which I don't love. Street Fighting Man was fine, then right back to the annoying.
I’m a little… disappointed from this album. I guess I’ve never been too into the Rolling Stones / the sorta genre of the time, and this is nothing special from it. Theres more from aftermath which was given earlier in the list for me, this just felt like Rolling Stones filler album
meh
Never understood the hype
Если не знать, что это Rolling Stones, то звучит, как любая другая банальная группа в том же стиле из этого списка. Из чего я заключаю, что значение этой группы для мирового рока слишком преувеличено. По крайней мере, мне не понятно, что в них великого или принципиально нового для своего времени.
sympathy for the devil? how about sympathy for me for listening to this frickin album! i like the opener, and the closing track is nice' but the rest kinda blend together
Taas kunnon boomerimusaa, ei tällästä jaksa kyllä vakavissaan kuunnella.
Tämä vierivä kivi kyllä sammaloitui, melkoisen tylsää menoa.
These guys need knocked down a peg or two legacy wise. (2.5)
Never liked them.
First time listening to The Rolling Stones, and honestly it was way more chill than i expected. A few good songs, but in general not my cup of tea
Meh. Some good songs but others just drag on and on.
Kinda monotone
one of the great mysteries of life is my adoration of Bob Dylan while I do not care for the Stones - they make the exact same music
Sympathy for the devil is by far the best song, starts strong and goes down from there. Pretty forgettable
Not the best not the worst
I’ve always thought of the Stones as a “hit” band rather than a “album” band, and boy does this album prove that. While I’m sure at the time this came out it was great, it unfortunately just has not aged with grace at all. Beggars Banquet is largely by today’s standards, an album full of subpar blues rock. While not sonically offensive, it’s disappointing for a band such as this. The only track worth remembering on this album is the iconic “Sympathy for the Devil,” the rest you could throw away. The only reason I’m not giving this album a single star is because Sympathy for the Devil is on this, and because of the time it was made, which is hardly an excuse. The Beatles had dropped the White Album a month earlier, people like Hendrix were pushing the boundaries, and Rock as a whole was just evolving past the sound that the Stones were sticking to. Best track: Sympathy for the Devil Worst track: Factory Girl
aside from sympathy for the devil, i found this kinda boring
Sympathy for the Devil carries this album insanely hard, they rest is extremely mid and awfully stereo panned
Pretty unremarkable album all things considered. Feels like the Rolling Stones were just copying many of the most popular and influential sounds of the 60's (i.e. The Beatles and Bob Dylan) and repackaging them. Not an offensively bad album by any means, just somewhat unoriginal. There were many other albums from this era that did the psychadelic pop/folky rock sound much better.
Starts off great with "Sympathy for the Devil", then it just gets worse? It abandons a great vibe in favor of what I would best describe as "hick rock", feeling like it belongs in 1950's Mississippi. Does it do that well? No, not really. It is quite boring and unenjoyable. Jig-Saw puzzle does it a lot better than the previous few songs, but its still not reaching beyond "good". 2/5.
Sympathy for the Devil is the only shining moment here, though Salt of the Earth is alright but this is 2 stars for me.
Never really been a fan of The Rolling Stones. Sympathy For The Devil has grown on me over the years, but if it comes up on the radio, I'm more likely to skip it than let it play. If you don't know if you like The Rolling Stones, listen to this album. By the end of the album, you'll know. For me, 2 stars.
не мое совсем, ничего не запомнилось
Carried by sympathy for the devil, which in itself is quite repetitive and too long. Others not memorable.
Couple of bangers, lots of meh
Whole lot of meh …
This game has been worth doing because it has exposed Rolling Stones as absolute frauds to me. These bums don't have a single good album, and are 90% absolutely mid music. Maybe the most overrated group in music history.
Not a great Stones fan, and this album is not one of my favorites from them even. I found it quite monotonous and except for the first track, the big hit ´Sympathy for the Devil´, there were not really any highlights on the album. Not bad however, so 2/5.
A lot more folk-y than I thought
Think I was expecting more from the Stones but this one didn’t really do anything for me.
Two good songs… which are the well known ones. Otherwise quite meh!
Just meh.
Realising that the Stones is a singles band to me and that there is little quality control over each album.
This was a pretty nothing album for me. The first song was okay but I didn't feel anything throughout it. Hard rock is not my thing.
Another one with one hit and a bunch of filler. This is the standard Stones situation. The filler was more of that faux rural american stuff. And other bands have done that better.
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meh. Im not a big fan of the stones other than their super famous
Very dull and uninteresting. The blues rock-and-roll sound gets tiring after the third track, so this album gets boring really really fast. The only songs that I liked were 'Sympathy for the Devil', with its catchy chorus; and 'Stray Cat Blues', having a nice energy; but even these tracks aren't exciting enough to want me to repeat the experience. This record may not be offensively bad, but it lacks on anything exciting or engaging, specially coming from an era and place where groups were pushing the music boundaries in extreme ways. At least the production is pretty neat.
eh o ultimo deles, graças a deus. ninguém merece tanto rolling stones assim esse eu achei chato. sympathy for the devil eh legal por conta do guitar hero 2 apenas eh bem country blues sem sal.
The Stones’ production and blues rock style have never really appealed to me.
Not my style
The Rolling Stones are boring. One or two of their acoustic songs that I'd never heard before sounded nice, but i just don't get them. it took me a few tries to get all the way through the album.
I know the Stones are beloved by millions, and are rock gods. Still, I’ve never warmed to them. They have great singles, yes. They have ‘great’ albums that have gone down in rock history as essential classics (like this one). I just can’t, well… I just can’t and never could. Alongside the 1001 albums generator project, I’ve also been listening through essential discographies. I’ve listened through all the Beatles and their solo records, all of Sabbath and Zeppelin, everything The Beach Boys did, and I’m 30 albums through Dylan. I gave up when I tried the Stones though. I gave it the old college try, and I failed with them. I just don’t see the appeal.
8/28/25: Sorry to say this album definitely is not my taste in music. I liked one song, the last one on the album called “Salt of the Earth”. They incorporated what sounded like a gospel choir that really brought the song to life. The rest sounded country and I just didn’t care too much for it.
This is a pretty good folk rock album, sounds more American than I'd have guessed. 'Street Fighting Man' sounds innovative and kinda fresh. But this album is not connecting with me emotionally, we're not vibing. To my ears this just sounds like some good musicians jamming and grooving.
I feel like I don't really have a handle on who The Stones are as a band. I only know their big songs. Their music is so-so to me. Brits going for bluesy, honky tonk americana. Not my favorite. This album was ok; I wouldn't reach for it again.
I really really liked Sympathy For The Devil (especially the percussion) but then was kind of disappointed that nothing else on the album had the same vibe. Wasn't a fan of the country/bluesy stuff unfortunately
Maybe an unpopular opinion, but every Rolling Stones song sounds the same to me.
I liked the opening ofc , but it kinda blended in for me
familiar with a couple of songs off this album, but never listened to it wholly. edit: sorry Stones, but largely unimpressed with this. listened as background noise while working, and nothing stuck out.
Yeesh, not my style at all. The country blues sound, especially on tracks like Factory Girl, was just not fun to listen to. This gets two stars rather than one simply because Sympathy for the Devil is track #1.
British people pretending to be southern Americans? Ok Very annoying singer Last track kind of sounds like it could have come off the Godspell soundtrack
The lyrics in this album are terrible. The album only has 2 great songs on it and the rest feels like filler.
Average at best. Tries to be country but fails.
4/10
ehhh 🤷♀️
Decent music, song about sleeping with underage people though
g1
Not into them
Good opener, street fighting man was good - otherwise boring
This is one of the lesser Stones albums for sure. Street Fighting Man is the only song I like on it. There are so many better ones on the list and this is just unnecessary. I would add December's Children instead of this one.
biski too much country for me
maybe I don’t like the Stones as much as I thought I did
Muuuuch more bluesy than I associate with the Rolling Stones. enjoyed more than I thought I would. Less rockstar cheese than what the band feels like it is right now.
Nice!
Not my thing but it's fine. I feel mostly indifferent about this. 2.5
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Syns 45 min med Mick Jagger er meget for mye. Solid åpning og avslutning, men alt i mellom beveger seg på en skala fra gjesp til nope. Beste låt: Salt of the Earth
Was fine until stray cat blues. Really sours the album for me. Only song I liked was sympathy for the devil, but I'm not sure I would have liked it if I never heard before. Not a fan of "country" either- If some of the songs can be classified as that.
I found this whole album quite meh, and it went on much too long. I have always hated the song about the devil for its irritating and endless "hoo-hooooo" backing n vocals.
First song slaps rest is whatever
Meh
not my thing
Sympathy for the Devil and 9 other tracks that shouldn't have made the album. 4/10
Kjedelig. En god låt gjør ikke et album.
OKAY, KINDA FALLS SHORT AFTER NO SYMPATHY
Fine
Pro: has sympathy for the devil Cons: has the rest of the album
Me esperaba algo diferente, hay varias canciones que no se si son country pero un estilo muy parecido y no me gustan nada pero hay 3 temitas me llegaron a gustar.
This was kind of boring if I have to be honest. This is my first time listening to a Rolling Stones full body of work and it was nothing otherworldly. It just didn't give me reasons to dive into their discography, and while I understand the legacy they hold, I didn't particularly enjoy this album. I think "Sympathy of the Devil" is great and by far the strongest track on this album.
bluesy - same-y but jagger voice too damn good
Enjoyed the first half of most of the songs but they all seem to quickly descend into some coke induced jam session. They need to learn how to finish a song.
Two starts for Sympathy for the Devil.
I can’t say I’m a Stones fan and this album is why. This album had too much of a twangy country vibe. I had to skip through most of the songs. Now, a greatest hits album? I’d probably listen to that.
They really are a singles band aren't they? Sympathy for the devil is a stone cold classic that cannot be improved, but there's an immediate drop off. Street fighting man is vaguely memorable, but other than that there's not a single track that sticks in the memory. Compared to the beatles albums from the time, everything just feels like a poor rip off of American acts. When the stones are good they're almost untouchable, but this is very, very dull.
while it must be noted that they are extremely good at it, i've never been able to shake the feeling that the rolling stones are cosplaying at best. this is mostly fine if you can work your way past the weirdness