Beggars Banquet

Mid

Nice@

Great album. Weirdly the only one I knew (Sympathy for the Devil) was probably my least favourite. Really enjoyed Jigsaw Puzzle.

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.

5/10

My fourth Rolling Stones album and my favourite so far. I think they’re always going to be a band I enjoy listening to but won’t ever go out of my way for. There’s just something about them that doesn’t really do it for me. Top Track - Sympathy For The Devil

The Rolling Stones have lots of great songs. "Sympathy for the Devil" is among their absolute best. That and "Street Fighting Man" raise this album above the mediocre blues experiments that haunt the rest. And I get it - without those blues experiments, the other songs probably don't get written.

OK

es un buen álbum pero no me voló

me gustó otro tipo de música que no había experimentado antes, pero está bien

Pretty good! 3/5

I felt really aware of Mick Jagger sounding almost comically American. Must have been a very conscious decision to sing that way. There's the one track here that stands the test of time pretty well - Sympathy for the Devil - but even for that the whoa whoa backing vocals sounded pretty silly. All other tracks left me pretty cold.

Apart from a few tracks I really like, The Rolling Stones do very little for me, and this album did little to change my mind. In fact, it reinforced my view. There are one or two good songs here, but the rest feel like throwaways. Even Sympathy for the Devil, while strong, runs on a bit too long for my taste. That said, I didn’t find the album awful by any means.

I have enjoyed listening to it, but nothing has majorly stuck out for 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.

I'm not a particularly big fan of The Rolling Stones, but Beggars Banquet is still an excellent album.

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.

holy shit this sucks

Comienzo

The Rolling Stones are always a good time! And starting with Sympathy for the Devil is awesome.

The Rolling Stones are always a pleasure for the ear, and this is something that can be found in this album, which is absolutely fantastic. The first songs are breathtaking. Then, there are some songs that are not that immaculate, but this record is brilliant, so well delivered and with a pretty interesting mixture of sounds that make it flow through different musical styles and even genres (all through a blues-rock sound). So, for sure, this is another gem from such a classic but also amazing band.

Cool je pensais pas que ce serait si folk et blues c ce que j'aime chez les rolling stones

Anyone putting the Stones over the Beatles is someone I wouldn’t trust making a bowl of cereal. Should have called this Sympathy for the devil and 33 mins of blue’s filler.

I've basically resigned myself to accepting that The Rolling Stones are a singles band for me. I've had 3 or 4 Stones albums so far, and not a single song outside of the hits have been something I've been able to get into. I mean, they're not bad, its just not anywhere near as good as the hits. So yeah. Only thing on this album that does anything for me is Sympathy for the Devil.

Buen álbum pero definitivamente los Rollings no son para mí, Lo que menos me gusta lamentablemente es la voz de Mick, la musicalidad del resto, really impressive

I've not listened to much Rolling Stones in my life because my introduction to them was their 80s and 90s music, which I did not really care for as a young person. I sort of dismissed them as old people rock n roll. This album is definitely something I could get into, though. It's really bluesy, which is what I was in the mood for today, so I thoroughly enjoyed the Stones. I can't wait to tell my mom, she'll be so proud. "Dear Doctor" and "Factory Girl" are my favs.

Didn't like it

Empieza con un tremendo tema, pero despues sinceramente me aburrí, no sé que me pasa con los Stone que solo puedo con algunas canciones

Some decent tracks, but I have to admit I zoned out a few times. Favourite track: Sympathy for the devil

My third Rolling Stones album (Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street being the others), and by far my favorite. Loved it.

Sympathy for the Devil kicks this album off to a great start and the rest is very enjoyable Rolling Stones blues rock. 4 stars

FAVS (top 3): no expectations, dear doctor, prodigal son mençoes honrosas: - pqp nao gente nota final: 1/5

7/10

You know what, these guys might be pretty good...

Only one weak song (Dear Doctor)

más country de lo q me esperaba q sean los rolling, divertido

Fine but repetitive

Es muy bueno. 1968 lo hace más bueno aún. En ese mismo año estaba Revolver. Esto es ver una especie de energía distinta pero esa misma sensación de que "estos tipos son distintos". 8/10

Album started well but with ‘sympathy for the devil’ then moved onto second track ‘no expectations’ unfortunately I did have expectations and this album did not live up to them, by track 3 I was wanting to call a doctor as my ears had heard enough, however I persevered and was rewarded with a nice piano section in ‘jigsaw puzzle’ however by the song ‘stray cat blues’ i was ready to give up completely so I was more than glad when it ended and I hope my 1001 album commitment gets better than this first listen. 1/10 for 1 decent song.

Always struggled a little bit with the Stones but SFTD is a AAA track! No Expectations is pretty lovely with Brian Jones slide. Dear Doctor very funny but.... Parachute Woman instantly forgettable Jigsaw Puzzle nah thanks, druggy shit. Street Fighting Man - best track since the first. Great piano and doesn't out stay its welcome. Prodigal So - just white boys pretending to be black dudes. Stray Cat Blues really like this one. Factory Girl - like a hippy Bert Jansch guitar line and a deep south vocal and violin. Should be horrible but surprisingly wasn't. Salt of the Earth closing anthem of a track that sounded like a different band altogether weirdly. Had Springsteen vibes that I liked. All in all - enjoyed it. No track outstayed its welcome. Thanks to it being vinyl I suppose. Not the classic Ive always been told it was but a solid 7/10.

Yes to all the only rock n roll vibes and history of this album!!

Classic album with some solid bangers.

Muy bueno, cada vez me gustan más los RS

Sympathy for the Devil is one of the greatest songs ever written. There are a couple other gems on here, but a fair share of skips, too.

not a bad album, not the biggest fan of country. the countryesque elements turned me off a bit.

Пара-тройка неплохих песен. Не самый их лучший альбом. Непонятно почему он в списке

Dober

Fun album! Starts off incredibly strong with Sympathy for the Devil and continues well from there. Stray Cat Blues, Factory Girl, and Salt of the Earth are good closing trio of songs as well. I don't absolutely love it, but this is an easy four stars.

We enjoy Rolling Stones . Good easy album . Reminds us of when we were younger and first discovered them.

Sympathy for the Devil Jig Saw Puzzle Street Fighting Man Prodigal Son Stray Cat Blues

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

Not the type of music I’ll listen to but it’s cool

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

A couple of masterpieces in between a few misses. Not the best Stones album but certainly not the worst

the rolling stones in general makes some really good background music.

A very good album by the Stones. Too big hits and several more interesting bluesy numbers. Charlie's drumming is superb and the backing vocals with the repetitive are original and seem to go on n on. Great vocals by Mick.

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.

I don’t get the hype ngl… I think this is supposed to be listened to in a bar, not that closely lol

I liked most of the songs, some I already knew, some where new.

All the songs blend into each other too much. It just feels like one long song. No diversity.

Me ha gustado pero en conjunto puede que no tanto, me gustan más otras canciones de los rolling! Mi fav simpathy for the devil jeje

The first indication the Stones were summiting the mountain, with a return to the blues that feels more authentic than it had previously. In the past 10 years I’d often start listening at track 2, as ‘Sympathy’ feels like a single tacked on to the front of an otherwise very cohesive record. ‘Street Fighting Man’ is one of the weirdest sounding and best productions they ever made, probably their best to date up to this point (Jones’ sitar putting the lie to the idea that his only necessary contribution on this, his final album, was the slide guitar on ‘No Expectations’). The final song, ‘Salt of the Earth’ is the only thing that feels cringey to me- bonafide rock stars singing the praises of blue collared folk maybe plays better in class-conscious Britain, but to my ears it sounds treacly and condescending.

Good overall. A couple hypnotically slow ones though.

The familiar hits are great. The rest was ok.

Over the past few weeks, I’ve often been dissatisfied with the specific album selections for legendary acts (i.e., those that simply have to have multiple albums on this list). When it comes to the Rolling Stones, however, Robert Dimery got everything right in my opinion. “Beggar's Banquet” is also completely justified here, and it’s one of those Stones albums that I could listen to all day long. As I wrote last time: in the era from “Beggar's Banquet” to “Exile on Main St.,” everything the Stones played was simply gold.

Easily one of the biggest bangers of the war-time film genre starts off this album. Large vibes of vietnam but also strangely reminds me of pennywise the clown from IT. It feels very old fashioned. Most songs are about the simple lives of people who simply just want to live, not just survive or go to war

The Stones were already great before this, but their imperial phase begins here.

El álbum Beggars Banquet de The Rolling Stones me gustó mucho porque se siente diferente a lo que suelo escuchar. Tiene una vibra muy particular, con un sonido que no es el típico rock que consumo, y eso lo hace más interesante. Las canciones son muy buenas y tienen una identidad fuerte. Algunas letras me llamaron la atención por lo intensas y provocadoras, lo que suma a la personalidad del álbum. Por lo que estuve investigando, es un disco muy importante dentro de la historia de la banda, y creo que eso se nota en la seguridad y el estilo que transmite. En general, es un álbum que sale de lo común y que vale la pena escuchar.

Never been the biggest Rolling Stones girl but I liked Factory Girl:) nothing much bad to say about this album but wasn’t carried away either. Listened once all the way through while winding down for bed.

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.

Love the opening track, but otherwise not my favorite Rolling Stones record.

buenardo mal

Just not a Stones fan but otherwise okay. Sounds like a working man cosplay album. Only diamond is sympathy for the devil.

Album #65, The Rolling Stones, Beggars Banquet, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is the first album in the Rolling Stones’ purple patch. That said, I do like a lot of what came before it, and plenty of what came after as well. Having also reviewed Let It Bleed and gave it a four, I think this is the more consistent album overall. No song hits the heights of Gimme Shelter, but as a full record it’s probably a stronger four-star album. There’s no influence from Brian Jones and more of that Americana, honky-tonk, country influence that defined the era. Mick Jagger still feels like he’s finding his footing with that style though. On a few tracks it comes across a bit forced, like he’s leaning into it a bit too much. He definitely refines it later on with songs like Dead Flowers and across Exile on Main Street. The unsung hero of this album is Nicky Hopkins. His piano playing elevates everything he touches here, especially on No Expectations, which is my favourite track on the album. When that piano comes in, it just lifts the whole song to another level. It’s a great album, but they still had better to come. For me, Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street are both five-star records. But, this is the beginning of their best period.

-old school rock -very bluesy -rocky voice -did not listen in detail this time but I liked the overall feeling - got a variety of moods to so not just upbeat which I liked and I personally need some kind of mood variety especially at least some chill songs -but not a woww mind blown album for me

rock on!

first listen good but not great

Fun album. The blues influence is front and center on this one.

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.

did not listen. oops, maybe i shouldve have signed u for weekend albums.

Like it, but at the same time I didn't grow up with it or listen to TRL in particular besides a few songs, I think nostalgic wise other bands do more for me.

My verdict: not their biggest album, but one of their most important. Artistically: sharp, dark, confident. Historically: a major turning point. Pure listening pleasure: very high, especially if you like your rock with dirt under its nails.

you actually don’t need to listen to this stones album before you die.

listening to this was like rolling stones up a hill. tiresome and to what end??? definitely not worth having an entire magazine named after your band

Nice

Solid good

A very good album that shows a band getting into its stride. Sympathy for the Devil and Street Fighting Man are the best known songs for a reason, and Stray Cat Blues sounds great (though the lyrics make you want to report Mick Jagger to the police). There aren’t any bad songs on the album, though probably not strong enough on the whole for 5.

Possibly my favourite Rolling Stones album. The musicianship and songwriting throughout is incredible and the album is bookended by two of their finest songs in 'Sympathy for the Devil' and 'Salt of the Earth'. I'm also a big fan of 'No Expectations' and 'Stray Cat Blues'.

In which the Stones abandon their brief flirtation with psychedelic to embrace their classic bluesy/country-inflected rock sound as the self-proclaimed ‘greatest rock and roll band in the world’. Two of their best and most famous songs are here (‘Sympathy for the Devil’ and ‘Street Fighting Man’), and lots of the other tracks are really great too, especially ‘No Expectations’, ‘Salt of the Earth’ and ‘Stray Cat Blues’, despite the VERY uncomfortable lyrics (definitely not one for karaoke night). I think they have better albums overall, though. This is the beginning of the Stones’ golden age, but not its zenith.

During workout Good for its time but not memorable

The first album that I own myself to be tossed my way. As with many people, I know this album mostly for the iconic Sympathy For The Devil, but I could happily match the names of most of these songs to this album, and grew up in a house that almost always had music on, with my dad’s love of the Rolling Stones meaning my exposure to them was high. Add to this a friend who has constantly been exposing me to the mere name Beggars Banquet to the past five years, and everything would point towards this being the first album to earn 5 stars. Sympathy just can’t be followed. This album is good, absolutely, songs like Salt Of The Earth and Street Fighting Man support Sympathy well and are well worth a listen on its own, but as a complete package what I received simply wasn’t able to meet the perhaps monstrous expectations I loaded onto it. Well worth your time; 4 stars is still a respectable score of course.

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.

mat çözerken sardı i liked it

4.5 I’ve listened to quite a few Stones albums for this so far, and while I OF COURSE love many on the songs I hear, if I’m being honest, none of the albums have really worked as a whole for me. Till now! This totally works as a coherent album AND the songs are awesome. Just had this on repeat yesterday.

Cet album marquait un retour aux racines du groupe, un album plus blues rock que leurs 2 précédents qui étaient plus ''psychédéliques''. Un de leur plus expérimental au niveau des instruments avec des sons plus latins, asiatiques et africains. 1-2 chansons que j'avais déja entendu. J'ai beaucoup aimé l'album dans son ensemble, gros coup de coeur.

not for me

nicht für mich. der country touch auf dem album ist nicht wirklich meins.

Will be trying to get this album on record.

Returning from an interstellar trip regrouping with the blues. Starting to embrace a bit of soul. Music for the proletariat. The album scratches an itch, but the itchiness is not dissipated, something later albums would more sufficiently resolve. I'm sat waiting for the world, and this album is keeping me company.

Hits are 5; rest is okay, thus the 4.

Not gonna sugar coat it, this album was much worse than I expected. Sympathy for the Devil was never my favorite song, but I've heard it enough times that I enjoy it now. Sadly that was about all I enjoyed. Everything else was just sort of average. The Rolling Stones have many much better songs.

I've recently discovered how much I like the Rolling Stones. Appreciating this challenge to listen to all their deep cuts.

A lot more bluesy than expected. Really good collection of songs. Nothing mind blowing but a good, chill rock album

Great album with great music. Especially love Sympathy for the Devil, possibly the best Stones song and way ahead of it's time for 1968.

Det första jag slås av är soundet, en touch psykadelika och rejält med tight garagesound. Stones klär utmärkt i den kostymen också. Man inser då, om inte förr, vilket jävla bra band Stones är. Man behärskar verkligen vilket sound dom än sätts in i. BB har sina obligatoriska 60tals utfyllnadsspår, sin lika obligatoriska blueslåt. Men förstås också sina 2-3 kanonlåtar. "Sympathy..." är en fullständigt genial idé till låt och dessutom svinbra. "Street fighting man" är elak och garageig men också svängig. Jagger är i absolut toppform, det är såhär Liam Gallagher drömt om att sjunga hela karriären. I andra änden av spektrat är "No expectations" känslig och varsamt behandlad till perfektion. "Jigsaw puzzle" och "Stray cat blues" kanske inte är lika märkvärdiga låtar men jag tycker dom lyfter i den psykadeliskt garagerockiga omgivningen, jag gillar dom. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" inspelad under samma session lät dom bli att inkludera på albumet och var bara en singel, i god 60tals anda. Jag tycker att BB som album är strået vassare än både Sticky Fingers och Let it bleed men orkar ändå inte riktigt över fyrastrecket

Det är en svårslagen albumsvit Rolling Stones presterar med sina fyra skivor från bandets guldålder 1968 till 1972. Den startar med Beggars banquet och Sympathy för the devil - åter igen en jävulskt bra öppningslåt. Street fighting man, No expectations, Stray cat blues är andra bra spår. Men den är också den ojämnaste av de fyra, allt har inte riktigt fallit på plats än. Stark trea.

Inledningen med Sympati for the devil och No expectation är urstark. Vore det en singel hade toppbetyget varit självklart. Tyvärr håller inte resterande låtar samma klass. De är helt okej, men inte så mycket mer. Avslutande Salt of the earth ett undantag som jag håller högt. Sammantaget en fyra i de nedre regionerna.

Pianospelet är den största behållningen för mig. Särkilt i symapathy for the devil är riktigt bra. I övrigt är det en stabil stones-platt. Varken mer eller mindre.

I actually liked this a lot more than I expected. They had almost a folksy sound I wasn't aware of in the few songs I knew of theirs.

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

muy bueno 30/03

Street Fighting Man and Sympathy are perfect tracks. Stray Cat Blues and No Expectations are up there. The rest of the tracks do lack... something, but that doesn't mean they're bad tracks. This is quite clearly and obviously the band finding their feet as genuine artists, a 4 just because it doesn't quite reach the levels of the next few albums. It feels incomplete without those to consider.

4.6

Me gusto

Quite lovely. Sympathy for the Devil is obviously an all-time track, but the rest of the album definitely worth repeat listens.

i hate the stones, couldn't make it to the second song bro

Super album ! Je ne l’ai pas encore assez écouté pour mettre plus

Meh

Gas

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.

I was expecting something like Alice Cooper from earlier this week, but it actually turned out to be pretty good! Solid songs.

Always a damn good listen. I'm still surprised every time I see this album was made in 1968, the sound is just years ahead of other rock music at the time. Sympathy for the Devil never gets old

Starting off with Sympathy for the Devil, an all time favorite Stone's song based off of one of my all time favorite books (Master and Margarita)? Instant points. Otherwise, the normal Rolling Stones folky twangy rock without any other major stand outs to me.

I'm always so struck by just how damn country the Stones are. They do it well, I can't deny. Decent little record and they almost break their own rule of a great single and some random songs. I actually really enjoyed the B-side of this album and it really does sound fresh for 1968 compared to the godawful psychedelic folk bullshit most of the rest of the UK was peddling.

2,7

Felt like a bunch of b-sides, it's okay but I'd rather listen to almost any other Stones album

Ninguna canción me voló la cabeza

A great standard classic rock album. I dont really know what to say this was honestly just good. Favorite Track: Sympathy for the Devil

The best album of 1968, bar none.

Beggars can be choosers. Classic Stones!

Cool, not a huge stones guy but I enjoyed this

Well, what do you know, a Rolling Stones album that is more than a few gems sunk in a misogynistic miasma. I really liked this one!

Street Fighting Man is a favorite Stones song of mine. I listened more critically to Sympathy for the Devil and appreciate it for how unusual it is. Hand drums, bass, a little piano, and vocals for most of it. There is no guitar until the absolutely badass solo. They get points for making an extended reference to the Master and Margarita, too. In general, there is a lot of variety and chances taken and I appreciate it. No Expectations, Jigsaw Puzzle, and Factory Girl and a few others are all good depth.

Sympathy for the Devil and Street Fighting Man are powerful, fun, iconic, era-defining classics (a la Gimme Shelter and You Can't Always Get What You Want from Let It Bleed) that I still enjoy. Salt of the Earth and No Expectations are sneakily excellent, laid-back gems. The rest is pretty decent; enough for a 4.5 that rounds up to 5.

4/5 - I like this era of the Stones a lot. I could skip some of the album tracks, but I'll take far more of the songs here than I'll leave. Street Fightin Man is my favorite. Sympathy for the Devil is a great song, but I've heard a few dozen times too many already.

rolling stones halt, sehr gut

nett

I've never listened to a complete rolling stones album, or to be honest very much of any rolling stones music. I thought they were a rock band but this was very much a country, banjo, bluesy kind of vibe. It felt like something I'd hear blasting from the speakers as a kid. A hootin time.

ngl this only has one song i like and its syympathy for the devil there are other songs that are just alright but nothing worthy of adding to my playlists

distinto a lo que estoy acostumbra, hubo un par de temas que me gustaron y ya forman parte de mi playlist :)

Good album but too noisy for me

Mick Jagger sings the blues, if the Stones went this direction after this then they might be worth exploring further

This was played by a girl I crushed on for most of high school. Whether it was on wax in her house on her dad’s record player or on tape in her car, she made me remember this album and all of the good times I had listening to this album. It’s bluesy, soulful and represents the simplicity of a blues rock band like the Rolling Stones. They are the ying to the yang of the band they are spoken in the same breath as… The Beatles. This isn’t an album full of their hits scattered with other sound a like songs. Outside of the two songs like Sympathy for the Devil and Street Fighting Man, each song is crafted to stand alone. Each song is delivered as almost reverence to those blues players that came before, that inspired them. Give it a listen and you’ll understand why they share recognition with George, Ringo, Paul and John while at the same time have little in common with the lads from Liverpool.

While I wouldn’t call myself deeply versed in The Rolling Stones beyond their many iconic hits—of which there are plenty, and I know most—Beggars Banquet stands out as a remarkably rich and rewarding listen. The album is packed with standout tracks that fully showcase the band’s signature rock ’n’ roll sound, blending it with their heavy influences of blues, country, and honky-tonk swagger. I initially thought I only recognized the opening track, “Sympathy for the Devil,” but as soon as “Street Fighting Man” kicked in, I realized I knew that one too—just not by name. From start to finish, the record is filled with textured, vibrant rock songs that make it a genuine pleasure to hear all the way through. Other highlights include “Stray Cat Blues” and even the old-time, gospel-tinged closing track “Salt of the Earth,” where Keith Richards takes the lead vocals. Longtime fans likely already appreciate its brilliance, but for more casual listeners like me, skipping this album would mean overlooking an absolute gem.

The way people tend to mention the Stones in the same breath as the Beatles makes it sound as if they are contemporaries in a musical sense, but nothing is further from the truth. They are completely a different entity. The Beatles never get this bluesy and gritty. I've never quite understood the reverence these guys elicit, but have always found them to be a capable blues rock band. So far, this is the best Rolling Stones album I've heard. Songs are tidy and polished and it seems to have a cohesive vibe throughout. It was good listen and is just a bit better than some of their other albums on this list.

Sympathy for the Devil and Street Fighting Man alone are almost enough to give this an automatic 5 stars. Almost!

God damn. This is the sixth Stones album I’ve had, and none of them have got more than a scraped 3. God damn. God DAMN! This is a fucking brilliant album, start to finish. Ok, a couple of tracks could be trimmed down (even Sympathy For The Devil could lose a minute of ‘woo-woo’s on the end), but it’s not enough to drop a star. Do I actually like the Stones? God damn.

Love this version of the stones. Back to the bluesy riffs and mixed with country honk and outsider rock. Sympathy for the Devil, no expectations and Street Fightin man paving the way for 70s rock all the way. 5 stars

Beggars Banquet strikes me as a surprisingly light and even cheerful album at times, despite the themes it explores. From the outset, it makes it clear that this is no conventional record, opening with the controversial “Sympathy for the Devil,” which sets a provocative and distinct tone. Throughout the album, there's a strong presence of blues, folk, and country, but reinterpreted in the Stones' style. Songs like “Dear Doctor” have that country touch with harmonica and an almost humorous narrative about a wedding that never happens, while “Prodigal Son” and “Parachute Woman” lean more towards a simple yet effective acoustic blues. There are also moments where the album picks up in intensity, such as in “Street Fighting Man,” probably the most rock-oriented song on the record, brimming with energy and attitude. In contrast, “No Expectations” brings a more melancholic tone focused on heartbreak, revealing another emotional side of the album. “Stray Cat Blues” stands out for its bold lyrics and blend of rock and blues, while “Factory Girl” has a more folk feel, maintaining the stylistic variety that makes the album so interesting. The closing track, “Salt of the Earth,” works beautifully as a feel-good song, with an acoustic sound that leaves a positive aftertaste. Overall, Beggars Banquet is a diverse yet cohesive album, where The Rolling Stones explore their musical roots with a more relaxed but highly intentional approach. It’s not a heavy or complex record, but it does have plenty of personality and memorable moments.

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.

Tiene uno de mis temas favoritos de los Rolling Stones, eso ya le deja un puntaje mejor, después tiene canciones muy variadas que no me agradan demasiado

A change back to blues Rock - sounding a bit country.

Banger as the first song, then very similar sounding blues music for the rest

wow i didn't expect this album to be so... twangy?? my ears didn't enjoy it unfortunately and i almost couldnt finish....

No Expectations

Listening to The Stones for the 1001 has made me focus on things differently. I’ve not been just hearing the same albums I’ve had for decades, I’ve been contextualising them more than ever as I listen. After their foray into psychedelia (which I consider successful even if it was an unnatural fit) Beggars Banquet is a return to a more blues based feel with nods to country. What is more striking than the U-turn of style is the overall tone. This being the start of the finest run of their career, it’s notable how they immediately kick into sleazy, tough and dangerous territory. They embrace their bad boy reputation more than ever and channel it directly and naturally into the music. Also worth mentioning is how much the willingness to experiment has survived from the psyche era; there are unusual instruments and rhythms and, for a world famous band, it’s a bold move to utilise recordings captured initially on a tape deck. The Stones had a new goal and they knew how to achieve it. Street Fighting Man and Sympathy for the Devil steal the headlines, and while that is perfectly fair, the heart of the album is everything else. Jagger may be imitating characters and stylistic tropes all over the place but it’s a successful conceit particularly in the blues and country lanes. He falls a little short when he takes on Dylan for Jigsaw Puzzle but who wouldn’t? Richards takes the reins with a meandering Jones a visitor rather than director and the grittiness of the majority of what’s on offer here is like a musical essence of how we all now perceive Mick. Beggars Banquet in many ways is a weird album for The Stones to have put out with in 1968 and while it’s easy to sit here now thinking it admirably bold, I don’t think that quite does it justice.

This is my fourth Rolling Stones album- and I'm not even a quarter of the way through the project. Sadly, it confirms all my previous perceptions of the Stones: a somewhat overrated blues-rock band that just aren't that good or interesting. This album starts with the uniquely groovy "Sympathy for the Devil", which if nothing else is a very fun listen. The rest of the album is just basic white blues that's not particularly well-written or interesting. The more traditionally Stonesy numbers are the better ones, with quieter songs being uninteresting. Lyrics are very mediocre, and Mick Jagger isn't that compelling of a blues vocalist. So, in short, the Rolling Stones are overrated, and this album isn't an exception.

Very Blues-y, American-sounding album for a British band, I feel. I'll be damned if it doesn't pull it off though. Also, Sympathy For The Devil is an absolute banger and alone makes this a worthwile album. Faves: Sympathy For The Devil, No Expectations, Jigsaw Puzzle, Street Fighting Man

Its not bad. The main 2 hits are great but the album tracks are fairly average at best. never found the Stones to have the depth of material that The Beatles had.

Mmmmmm

I loved a lot of songs on here and hated a few! Such a classic sound though.

No, 1001, it doesn't matter how many times you make me listen to The Rolling Stones, I still do not like them. This does have one of the two good Stones songs on it, so I'll boost it a star.

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

gooood

Not big on the stones tbh. Though I appreciate the artistry and significance of the album

sympathy of the devil forever

"Beggars Banquet" is an album with a few absolutely essential Rolling Stones tracks on it, with the remainder of the tracks being good to very good. A cohesive four stars. Side one 1 "Sympathy for the Devil" (5/5) 2 "No Expectations" (5/5) 3 "Dear Doctor" (4/5) 4 "Parachute Woman" (5/5) 5 "Jigsaw Puzzle" (3/5) Side two 6 "Street Fighting Man" (5/5) 7 "Prodigal Son" (4/5) 8 "Stray Cat Blues" (4/5) 9 "Factory Girl" (4/5) 10 "Salt of the Earth" (5/5) Total - 44 Average - 4.4 280/1001 149/280 albums reviewed were new to me

Screw it, the album actually gets better the more I listen to it. It is not perfect, but it is addictive.

j'allais mettre une mauvaise note mais c'est banger en fait vibe de fou fin de printemps / fin de l'été

Strange album, but very fun. Some of the repetition in places drove me crazy (the "woo" in "Sympathy for the Devil"). Went it leant more into classic rock n roll like in "Parachute Woman" it really did shine. Any other time I probably would have been in the mood for craziness like "Dear Doctor", but today it was most irritating. Funny, as Doctor Boogie by the Flamin' Groovies I find fun and it had a very similar vibe. Once again, funny, considering that many believe the Groovies to be a rip off of the Stones.

Track 1- symphony of the devil, iconic, but the only song I previously knew before listening to this album Track 2- no expectations, nothing impressive as by the title, seem to get distracted every time this song comes on Track 3- enjoying the swinging tune very country very blues Track 4- HARMONICA, great bass omg deep guitar riffs and any bluesy instrumental instantly has me tapping my foot Track 5- I like this one, melody and all, same with street fighting man, prodigal son and factory girl all have a unanimous sound of bluesy rock with the rest of the track blending in the background inbetween something intresting Wouldn’t have been THE Rolling Stones album I would have personally pick but still holds their distinct blues rock sound

Liked the sound, still love Sympathy for the Devil, but hated Stray Cat Blues. Ewwwwwww.

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.

Not really my style but is a nice album

I’m not a huge stones fan but I enjoyed this album but probably wouldn’t listen to it in entirety again. Definitely a sound of its time. Reminded me of Led Zeppelin and some Beatles songs of that era but with more honky tonk sound.

The first of four near perfect albums. Sympathy for the Devil turns a page as it were before they begin a bluesy country rock.

fucking insufferable.

Sympathy of the Devil is one of the 2-3 songs I enjoy by The Rolling Stones, and it serves as the opener to this LP. Iconic.

It's a pretty nice album. Easy to listen to. Has a very Americana type of vibe which, so far, I'm not used to from the rolling stones.

It was alright just not really my style, but still good

Tää löytyi jo kasarilla omasta c-kasetti hyllystä. Tätä on tullut kuunneltua paljon ja tässä on hyviä biisejä.

⭐⭐⭐⭐- Albumet kickar igång superstarkt med Sympathy for the devil vilken är en rökare till låt. Tyvärr kan det som kommer efter inte leva upp till den starka inledningen. Det är inte dåligt men inte särskilt engagerande. Det är först i andra hälften av albumet med Street fighting man som albumet hämtar upp sig igen och efterföljande spår är bra. Så albumet är ganska baktungt bortsett från inledningsspåret som är albumets bästa. Tack vare en stark upphämtning för andra hälften så känner jag att jag kan ge en svag 4a. Bäst är Sympathy for the devil, Street fighting man,Stray cat blues och Salt of the earth.

Overall, pretty rubbish. A couple of them were listenable enough. Will not listen again

I never cared much for the big Beatles - Stones debate. For one thing, The Kinks should always have their place in any greatest band of the 60's contest. And also, both The Beatles and The Rolling Stones were massive, important and incredibly talented bands. But Beggar's Banquet illustrates why, if I have to pick a side, The Beatles always get my vote. I really like this album, and it's one of quite a few Stones records I own. But like nearly every Stones album, there is some filler here that drags it down a level. I sometimes think they should have worked on every album a month longer, writing and thinking up new ideas. So I can't go higher than three stars here, down from 3,5 because Let It Bleed is sure to follow and that will have to be a 4.

favs: sympathy for the devil rating 0.5/5

my first time sitting down and listening to a Rolling Stones album front to back. I can hardly believe it, either! this is a band with so many radio staples which have been omnipresent for my whole life, but I'm far from an expert as far as telling you which songs belong to which albums, or even eras. even as I sit here thinking of the words to describe Beggars Banquet, credited as a return to form for the band after Their Satanic Majesties Request was largely written off as a poor imitation of Sgt. Pepper, I struggle to place myself within the entirety of the historical context which surrounds it, in order to understand why it sounds like this, and what it meant for the Stones going forward. I'm sure things will start making a bit more sense once I have a few more of their albums under my belt. I should probably also read Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas; this record came out at about the same point Hunter S. Thompson points to as being the definitive end of the 60s as an era of optimism, where anything felt possible. the two most enduring tracks on Beggars Banquet are its most political, and they point to cracks that were beginning to form in the flower-power worldview as governments across the world began consolidating power and cracking down on innocents. "Sympathy for the Devil" remains a damning indictment of the culpability of Westerners in the tragedies which their governments commit, both abroad and at home; that's to say nothing of "Street Fighting Man", which some elements of the political left perceived as a call for violent resistance, or even revolution. as far as the music itself, it was strong enough to make Beggars Banquet a huge critical and commercial success for the Rolling Stones, and it provided a strong template of acoustic-driven blues rock which they would build upon with Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, and the hugely ambitious Exile on Main St.. lots of British bands owe a debt to American blues artists, and the Stones pay homage to their influences on this front by embracing the more rugged, raw, slightly sleazy end of the genre's trappings. Mick Jagger roars, shrieks and croons through these tracks like a wake-up call to the nervous system; Keith Richards delivers leads and solos with a tone that sounds like it's about to explode; Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts dutifully tie everything together with just the right level of panache. depending on how you quantify it, this is the Stones' final album with meaningful contributions from Brian Jones. despite his infrequent and difficult appearances in the studio, he nevertheless contributed some meaningful moments to multiple songs. in particular, there's his slide guitar performance on "No Expectations", plus the sitar and tanbur overdubs that define the sound of "Street Fighting Man". there's a bit of a "Syd Barrett on Piper" effect whenever I hear him. there's the presence of a uniquely creative mind beset by a host of personal problems; but I'm mostly unsettled by the knowledge that these bands lost (what were once) pivotal members, yet soldiered on all the same. except, in the case of the Stones discography, apparently you get to listen to the process of Jones slowly dropping out, which is eerie! this challenge will include two earlier Stones albums which feature him far more heavily, so I'm interested to get to know a fuller extent of what he contributed to this band. decent 8/10.

This one is more consistent than Let it Bleed from the following year, but it doesn't come close to matching the high points of Let it Bleed. For me, the best parts of Beggars Banquet take strong influence from blues/R&B, and craft jangly rock songs around those influences, with songwriting that has some kind of human dimension. "Jig-Saw Puzzle" and "Salt of the Earth" both fit this description. However, there are plenty of other tracks that turn into a simple pastiche of earlier American styles, down to Jagger actually doing an American accent in some cases. There's also a super-creepy song about statutory rape, which is sure to be a fan favourite if I understand the boomer rock genre. 3*

Stray Cat Blues...not cool man

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.

pretty solid album, lot of good hits, rest of the tracks were decent.

nije lose

Such a classic and right there with Sticky Fingers as my fave stones album.

первая песня хороша очень, оказывается я слушала её ранее

Ook de Stones krijgen niet zomaar een cijfer op basis van hun bekendheid, of zelfs maar vanwege de aanwezigheid van (de lange versie van) een hit. Nee, we luisteren het hele album. En na de klassieker Sympathy for the devil zakt het eerlijk gezegd wat in. Sympathy klinkt fris en dwingend, de rest is wat puike maar ook simpele blues. Prima en best en okee, maar van de Stones verwacht je eigenlijk wat meer. Adel verplicht.

Inmiddels heb ik wel door, dat ik het bij de Stones moet laten bij een best off. Ook dit helpen biedt een opvallende krachtige, maar toegankelijke hit. En valt dan een tijdje weg. En als je de plaat omdraait, herhaalt dit zich. Nou vooruit, doe ik een nummer als Prodigal Son tekort.

Ik heb dit album nu een paar keer geluisterd en ik vind dit een verrekte lekker album. Op een of andere manier klopt voor mij alles: de verschillende stijlen met het ruwere rhythm n blues werk, maar ook classic Stones nummers. Het is niet te lang, maar ook niet te kort. Het tempo blijft er goed in zitten, het verveelt geen moment en het irriteert geen moment. Op veel andere Stones albums is altijd net wat aan te merken op een van die punten. Ik heb al bij een eerder album aangegeven, dat ze nog op zoek waren nog hun eigen geluid. Of dat ze beatlesque nummers er tussen hadden staan en dat je die aan de Beatles over moet laten. Exile on Main street is een goed album, maar een dubbelaar, dus net iets te lang misschien. Daarom is dit misschien het enige album van de Stones dat ik 5 sterren ga geven. Ergens onverwacht, ook voor mezelf, want het is niet het allerbekendste album qua naam. En Sympathy for the Devil is weliswaar een evergreen, maar heeft ook oorwurm-achtige trekjes. Soms is het onverklaarbaar, maar klopt het gewoon allemaal. Lekker man, gewoon die 5 sterren uitdelen!

first album that ive already listened, gonna give it another spin but i know ts good man sympathy for the devil has to be one of the best songs ever, not just just written but performed, those jams in between verses, everyone is in flow state goddamn it might be a bit of a hanging matter mick, subtle foreshadowing as the kids say anyways a banger of an album, these four stars might be a bit higher than the stevie album

As a person who grew up in a Beatles house, this is going to be interesting. I do love Sympathy for the Devil though. Also I know Street Fighting Man. I guess that was played in my house

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.

#63/1001 🇬🇧 This is the start of a run of 4 albums in 5 years by the Stones that form my favourite period of their work. Its a return to the blues sound of their earlier work but with country and soul finding its way in. The standout tracks are of course Sympathy for the Devil and Street Fighting Man. Stray Cat Blues is a sleazy blues sound with equally sleazy lyrics lusting over a 15 yr old girl. I think the slower No Expectations with its slide guitar is possibly the track that i've most enjoyed re-visiting here. Best Tracks: No Expectations, Sympathy for the Devil, Street Fighting Man, Stray Cat Blues.

There will definitely be better stones albums on this.

Solid enough rock album

Like the first song

woowooooooooooooooooooo

The first Stones album of the many on this list that's truly clicked with me! :) I liked each song, "got" the vibe of it, and really enjoyed it! :) Also my friend Mark went to see the Rolling Stones on the 6th of July in Hyde park.

Rolling Stones never illicits anything more than a shrug out of me. Glad for those who can find the enthuisiasm I lack or something.

2 really good songs

Probably one of my favorite Stones' albums, but they still don't have a perfect album. The honky tonk works better in this album, but a lot of it just strums along. Jagger's voices also gets annoying at times.

Sympathy for the Devil - my favorite Stones song: Street Fightin’ Man - generational anthem; salt of the earth - find of the album; prodigal son- nice cover; the rest - filler.

Maybe a hot take, but might be my favourite stones album.l and maybe their last great album. Great song writing and tight. I may change my mind later but for now I stand by what I said.

Sympathy For The Devil, wonderful as always. The rest... kind of forgettable.

Not their best work

Album #53: Beggars Banquet - The Rolling Stones Genre (W): Roots rock, country blues, hard rock Singles: Street Fighting Man / No Expectations I have listened to this album once before. Thoughts?: I love the blues and country influences in this album, plus the experimentation with otherworldly musical styles, like the Latin influences. My favorite part of the album is the lyrics, Jagger and Richards’ lyrics are timeless. If bands want to get into classic rock, they should study Beggars Banquet. Favorite songs: All of it!!

Definitivamente The Rolling Stones no son para mí xd

This starts with "Sympathy for the Devil". Come on. How can you open a record like that? OH IT GETS BETTER? Sure, open with "Sympathy" then. Yeah, it's a great album. Nice, bluesy rock, with a lot to say. The Stones were rocking at this point in their career.

It’s crazy to lead an album off with a song like Sympathy for the Devil. I think that probably stood the test of time for best lead off song until Welcome to the Jungle came along. This will be the 2nd stones album I have listened to all the way through. I’m still surprised that it’s been 20+ years of music listening and I never got into these guys. Sometimes I wonder if Mick tries to write like Dylan from time to time. Jigsaw Puzzle is a perfect example. That’s Dylan at a fast pace. I don’t see what’s so great about Street Fighting Man. So based off of 2 albums. I’m still left wondering what else I’ve missed about these guys. I really do like the sound and the mix of tempo in the albums. There is something missing from them. As in I don’t feel the need to keep listening to see what the next song is. Although I’m not even close to disappointed in what im hearing. This is good but it’s not top tier. But then again you have to like acoustic driven songs. Choice cut: Sympathy for the Devil

Ne bi reka da je klasični album ko let it bleed ili sticky fingers ali ima brdo hitova

At their best

Loved the country vibe. Some of the songs blended into each other - not in a smooth Pink Floyd-y way, just that it got a little repetitive but I enjoyed it a lot. Really liked Dear Doctor, I'd not heard that one before.

Definitely starts off with a classic track, though I don't feel as drawn to classic rock as I used to. This album presents a wide variety of classic rock, folk, blues, and country influences, all held together by mick jagger's tonality, flexibility, and tone. All in all a good set of songs but not my favorite.

A good rock album starts off great second half not quite not quite as good as the first half but still a great classic rock album

Great album and one I come back to time and time again. Is it their best album? No. Do I love it anyway? Absolutely.

Great album, consistent and a joy

Meglio dell'altro che avevo sentito. Ma non mi ha detto molto

Probably the best Rolling Stones album. Not the highest praise, coming from me, but still

Equal to their other ones tbh

Nice album for a roadtrip. Some songs could suit in Peaky Blinders or Texas

3/5 Liked it more than we thought we would. Favorite was sympathy for the devil.

This list has made me realize I'm not much of a Rolling Stones fan after all, but of all their albums, this one is my favorite. And Salt of the Earth may be my favorite RS song. There's a pretty cool video from 1989 of Axl Rose singing that song with them if that's your thing.

sympathy for the devil: interesting beat; dear doctor & factory girl: too much country twang; parachute woman: like the guitar strumming; jigsaw puzzle: like the bass line; stray cat blues: pretty funky (probably fav track in the album) overall: sunny sunday morning vibes; funky/upbeat sound

Goated

4.4 Groovy bangers

An old favorite is it a 4 or is it a 5?

It's alright

I got The Rolling Stones' debut album (the UK one) just two days ago, and although I know of course some of the most popular songs by the band, it was my first time listening to a Rolling Stones album in full. It was okay, but I didn't find it very special. This album though, it's miles better. "Sympathy For The Devil" (which is the only song here that I knew before) is an incredible opener; no wonder it's so popular. "Stray Cat Blues" was another highlight for me. I feel like Beggar's Banquet would have been a much better first impression of the band. Recording quality is also much better in this; although the four years in between probably did make a difference in technology. I'm glad for the coincidence of getting both albums so close together as I get a bit more context (with just a couple of days difference) as to what were The Rolling Stones in 1964 and what they were going to be just a few years later. I gave the debut album a 3/5 rating. I'm rating Beggar's Banquet 4/5.

Another album by The Kidney Stones rolling by.

good album

According to Wikipedia: "Celebrating the completion of the album, Jagger held a party at Vesuvio's nightclub in Central London. Paul McCartney attended with an acetate copy of "Hey Jude". The song upstaged Beggars Banquet and, in author John Winn's description, "reportedly ruin[ed]" the party.” This makes sense. 2.5 It’s hard to believe this followed Their Satanic Majesties Request. Beggars Banquet pursues a different style, but it also nearly sounds like a different band. The sense of relaxation is palpable - musicians having fun, music being played by people in the same room, no dramatic conceit beyond what they were completely comfortable with. The band have a secure sense of identity, for the first time maybe; although a listener can’t help but be biased on this point knowing the defining run of albums that Beggars Banquet kicks off. Even where there isn’t much to impress in the way of songwriting there are pleasing details in the guitar and drums; I don’t think No Expectations is a great song, but it is a great record - that slide guitar is absolutely delicious. Jagger’s vocals are mesmerising across the whole album in a way that they had not been up to this point. It’s a well recorded album and well judged too - there is a party atmosphere but no indulgence - nothing overstays its welcome, apart from Jigsaw Puzzle. And there are a couple of absolute belters. A very good album indeed. 3.5/5.

Not my favorite music. Saw them in concert a few years ago, fabulous performers!

Doesn't spark joy for me

(4/7) the good stuff is good

I've heard this one many times.

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.

Firsts songs top top top top, but then falls a little, but it holds steady solid

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.

Sympathy For The Devil is wow 🤩 Love how multi genre this album is!

Great.

This really is the only album by the Rolling Stones that I actually love. It's been a while since I've listened to it but it's still great. It just feels very energetic and a lot less bluesy than their other stuff.

I feel like every review I do for The Rolling Stones always goes the same way and this album is no different. I talk about how much I love blues rock and how much I adore the massive hit songs on this album and how they are so impactful and important for pop culture. I usually make a comment about how despite really loving this album I’d dint think it was flawless as a whole. I’ll usually mention a few tracks that I found forgettable but it’s only a few out of the whole album, and I’ll talk about how they are fillers but they are not bad enough to hurt the album in a significant way, just basically filler for the runtime. And I’ll say that like all other albums by them I could’ve used more variety of sound but they were literally pioneering their own genre of music so that’s sort of a silly comment. Honestly I just don’t connect with this album enough to repeat my self and go in depth with it, just imagine I did. This album is totally Iconic and worth your time, I’m just have nothing new to say about it. Probably one of their best albums honestly.

Strong start and then the songs are remarkably hit or miss

A few good tracks surrounded by alot of generic copycat material

me ha gustado, mucho ritmo. me recuerda a los beatles

me gustó pero no sé si quería escuchar en una canción las cosas que haces con una nena de 15 años (aunque si no le prestas atención a la letra la canción está muy buena) pero al ser los rolling stones se que tienen mejores canciones lol solido 3.5 le daría pero no se puede así a le puse un 4 xq me encanta jig saw puzzle y sympathy for the devil

muy divertido y bueno pa kn roadttip, podria volverlo a escuchar pero no es de mis fav, 3/4 canciones wue me gustaron

another good effort from the stones. three real bangers on here ("sympathy for the devils", "street fighting man", "stray cat blues". i don't think it's as good as the next three however. the other tracks, blues meandering, hit a little less than on other albums. definitely starts the shift to the sound i think most people think of when they think 'the stones'.

This is the start of something special - the cusp of a golden era for the Stones, or so I'm told. Exile on Main Street is considered their magnum opus, and predecessors Let it Bleed and Sticky Fingers are the other two in a trilogy of their best work. Beggars Banquet was released just before this, and is supposed to be the first album where they found that iconic Jagger Swagger™. Now I've never heard Exile on Main Street and have only listened to Let it Bleed once, about 6 years ago... but I did recently rate Sticky Fingers. I gave it a 3. It was fine, but I didn't care for it much. I actually rated their eponymous debut album immediately after it and gave that a 4, despite it being all covers. Needless to say, when the consensus seems to be that that Sticky Fingers is top tier and Beggars Banquet lives in its shadow, and you only gave Sticky Fingers a 3, you worry that you're about to experience a 2 or 3 out of 5 kind of album. I loved this. It's way better. And somehow I'm on an amazing run of 5 star albums... Thriller, Deja Vu, Pet Sounds and now Beggars Banquet, back to back to back to back. What an amazing few days it's been. I'm bracing myself for tomorrow's album to be a total disaster.

Sympathy for the Devil ist gut, aber sonst ist es leider nicht so meins

Sympathy For The Devil ist super. Sonst guter Blues Rock. Ganz ok.

Me cagan los rollin estons, espero este bueno el album

solo me gustaron 3 canciones, (bueno 2) y ya

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.

Beggars would work far better without the distraction of Sympathy. Sure, it anchors the whole album. But after opening with what is undoubtably a monument, there's nowhere else to go. But without the Sympathy, then Beggars is a really interesting, ragged, almost kooky collection of songs. It captures the comedown of '68. Street Fighting Man should be the lead track. It shows that The Stones were once a very dangerous band.

It has Sympathy for the Devil, I would give it 5 just on that; then there's all the others. A classic album, it truly deserves to be in any list ;-)

Quedó viejo

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401/1089 - Two more to go.

I feel like I never know where to start with the Rolling Stones. They have tons of great music across a pretty huge variety of styles. You have early blues stones, honkey tonk stones, and this - rhythmic, blues inspired, acoustic loose jam stones. I think maybe this is my favourite iteration of one of the world's most important and influential bands. I like that this album doesn't try to be anything more than it is. It feels unpretentious and humble , a surprise coming from some pretty renowned egotistical rockstars. And maybe that's intentional, a play to get the listening to buy in to the theme of Americana roots music by a British invasion band... Either way I think the result speaks for itself. This album feels like a warm hazy summer day with a cold beer on the patio. Right now it's mid February with a blizzard outside and I might have to spin this one on repeat.

This is my 5th Rolling Stones album from the list and I think it may have been my favourite so far. Sympathy for the Devil and Street Fighting Man are two of my favourite tracks from the Stones and there's a couple deep cuts that I don't know if I've ever heard that I enjoyed a lot like Prodigal Son and Salt of the Earth. That said, I think this has solidified the idea that the Stones are a greatest hits band for me. While I enjoyed listening to this album, and the hits are great, it just doesn't do a lot for me as a whole and I can't see myself ever really returning to anything beyond the hits.

Actually a pretty good album. Definitely a few bangers on it.

fine album, liked "symphathy for the devil", "no expectations", "street fighting man", "stray cat blues", "salt of the earth". solid 3

Like i said, the rolling stones are cool

Weirdly bad (apart from the obvious). Is this the point The Stones lost it?

My least Favourite, and played, of the peak Jimmy Miller period. Does crawl to a 4, largely saved because of the gospel kicking in right at the end.

Edges a four after a strong start. but is not as consistent as the other albums in what is considered peak stones by me and many others.

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Two Rolling stones albums in a row. I feel wronged. Everytime I hear Sypathy For The Devil I think about that one scene in Dreamcatcher by Stephen King (book) as they are destroying shipwrecked ufo with military helicopters and this song is playing and they didn't put it in the movie and I was so dissapointed when I found out. I know they are british band but this album sounds totally American.

A good album. It is a British interpretation of multiple American musical influences. It's kind of a hodge podge, but only 2 songs really stand out, and "Sympathy" is the only song in the Stone's top 10. Pitchfork: n/a Rolling Stone: Top 500 Albums #185 Best Songs Sympathy For The Devil Street Fighting Man

Ya lo leí, bueno.

Ver cómo los Stones pasan de ser los chicos lindos del rock a una banda increíble como la conocemos. El quiebre de su trabajo previo y la crítica social de la época. Me gustó mucho!

Best song: Factory Girl

5/10

The beginning of the country blues era of The Stones. Such a great album. Of course Sympathy and Street Fighting Man are the hits, but the highlights for me are Dear Doctor, Jig-saw Puzzle, Stray Cat Blues, and Salt of the Earth. This is such a dirty album. I love it.

I didn't think I was going to like this album as much as I did. I previously thought the Stones were overrated, even as a fan of classic rock. But damn, this album felt great. Some moments of genre bending blues with real talent. Of course, I already knew sympathy for the devil, but I discovered factory girl and salt of the earth.

19/02/2026 1. sympathy for the devil - already know this one, but only vaguely... can tell the master and margarita inspiration! woo woo. liking the guitar solo. like the bass as well. liked it, but a bit long. *2. no expectations - acoustic... very country slide guitar. bass is really nice. piano is really sweet <3 love the humming at the end.... 3. dear doctor - alright :) so far, this album is a lot more country than i expected! still like it though. 4. parachute woman - very bluesy. really reminds me of jean jeanie... but that might just be the blues.... really liking the electric guitar and the harmonica... morricone vibes.... *5. jig-saw puzzle - guitar at the beginning is fantastic! bass great! drums great! slide guitar again! piano is real nice as well... *6. street fighting man - already know this one from fantastic mr fox lol. more rockier than the rest of this album so far... love how overwhelming it all gets. wall of sound my beloved <3 7. prodigal son - back to country/folk/blues. very bob dylan. guessing it's based on the parable? *8. stray cat blues - love the drumming... bass is great. rockier again :) eeee bit noncey??? really great song if you ignore that one lyric! guitar solo towards the end is killer.... 9. factory girl - alright, but probably my least favourite from the album so far. only one song left though! 10. salt of the earth - different vocals? bass is really nice. liked the ending. alright, was expecting a more rock sound, although i still enjoyed the country and blues - the slide guitar was immense! - my favourite songs were the more straight rocknroll ones. from looking at the other albums/singles, most of the songs i seem to like are their early-mid 60s singles, so looking forward to their earlier albums popping up on the generator!

idk what i was expecting but it wasnt this lofi blues feel, i liked it

a good time! haven’t listened to the stones in a long time. had fun

Preferred the softer, calmer "No Expectations" to "Sympathy for the Devil" and preferred that still to "Dear Doctor". Loved the guitar and the lyrics of "Jigsaw Puzzle" - didn't expect to like such a long song. Absolutely hated "Prodigal Son" - the out-of-tune-sounding guitar, the awful vocals, the mumbling noise.

Drivel. Utter drivel.

its a classic album i am well aware of. the 1st tracks is one of my fav songs of all time.

A couple of good hits but I could never understand why some simple lads from England want to sound like a swamp band from the Deep South. The piano player was good at least. Keith was good as always.

3 stars for this - 1 star each for Sympathy For The Devil, 1 for Street Fighting Man, and a half each for Stray Cat Blues and Salt of the Earth. The rest sounds like some half-baked, half-arsed demos which they made whilst pissed. Disappointing from supposedly one of the biggest bands of the era.

Another uneven Stones album - however - going into this I had no idea so many of the tracks (at least half?) are acoustic, country-style blues. That was a fun surprise. Since my dad is a boomer and I haven't been living in a cave for the last 60 years I must've heard "Sympathy for the Devil" about a million times. And I don't love it. I made sure to pay attention this time, and at the two minute mark the background vocalists start with the "Woo! Woo!" malarkey, and they don't stop for the next FOUR MINUTES. Good God. That song is also so ubiquitous. Every Vietnam-era movie, tv show, and video game thinks it needs to insert "Sympathy" somewhere or the audience won't know we're in the late 60s. Anyways. The rest of the album is good - especially "Stray Cat Strut" and "Jigsaw Puzzle." I don't think it quite reaches the heights of "Sticky Fingers" or "Exile" but it's still an excellent peak-era Stones record. One other note here - the sound is incredible. Super punchy and crystal clear. I'm not sure who deserves the credit for that, but it sounded wonderful all the way through. FOUR STARS

Hard to give this a fair review as it was on the soundtrack of my youth. I'll just say there are some songs on here I don't enjoy as much as the rest, so a four. Yeah, a four.

Solid album, nice and bluesy stones.

Good one