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Muitooooo bom! Parece aquelas bagunças que só a gente se acha. Blues e country misturados com rock e até uma faixa com influência celta no meio. Só joias.
The Stones released Satanic Majesties Request to complete with Sargent Peppers and it is kinda embarrassing. Nobody talks about. Soon after they released this album as palette cleanser and it started a 10+ year album run of amazing albums. It’s quite an astonishing feat if you ask me
This album snuck up on me. I’ve always thought sympathy for the devil is one of their weakest hits but the rest of the album was a very pleasant surprise. I wasn’t expecting the folksier Rolling Stones but I like this stuff a lot better than their rock anthem hits.
Nice album. Sympathy for the devil is a classic
I think The Rolling Stones wrote good songs but not good albums. There are some great ones on here for sure--most notably "Sympathy for the Devil"--and each of their first dozen albums or so similarly feature some big all-timers. But I never have the urge to just listen to an entire Stones album from start to finish.
Good album, not a great album.
It's a good time! Wouldve really been all over this when it came out.
Great album. It's almost to the 5 star level to me, but something about giving it 5 stars just feels wrong. Love this change of pace.
Classiiiique.
Very good
it was really good and i liked the guitar. i also really liked the drums and vocals. overall a great album.
This album was really cool, the lyrics was amazing and the vocals. The instrumentation is also very nice and clean. Overall, I really liked this album. I would highly recommend this to anyone wanting to listen to different and diverse instrumentation.
Don't like it. not my tayp.
I love the guitar in this album. The drums also seal it off, making it a very good album. The lyrics are kinda controversial but that's ok.
This album is like jumping in your pickup, and driving down the dirt road into town to run some errands. Your phone has lost cell-phone signal, and the radio keeps cutting out so it is just you and the road. After stopping at a diner for an uninspiring cup of coffee and a dry slice of pecan pie, you tip the attractive and friendly waitress, and carry on into town. After stopping at the hardware store for some new hinges and a tin of paint, you head to the pet shop to stock up on some dog biscuits. You also remember to head to the appliance store and grab a new oscillating pedestal fan. With a bit of spare time left before you need to be back on the road, you stop at a riverside bar with a nice outdoor area to enjoy what you consider to be a well-earned pint of ale. A man is set up playing acoustic guitar in the corner, and it provides a nice ambience. The drive home is a quiet one. The radio is on low, and you spend the drive gathering your thoughts while admiring the sun setting behing a mountain range.
The start of their best period in my opinion. This to Exile.
I know the hits obv, but I’ve never listened to this front to back. Some great tunes on here: salt of the earth, stray cat blues, and the falsetto on dear doctor is hilarious
not a stones guy, but this is a good one
Was having a hard time getting into this album at first, wasn’t grabbing me as much as Exile does. Had side B playing while driving across the bridge out from the Brisbane CBD today with windows down, sun out and wearing dad’s 30y.o. circular sunnies. Was having the time of my life. I can see this record growing on me. Once you become a fan of Jagger’s voice, the stones just hit different. Loving Sympathy - jigsaw puzzle - stray cat blues.
Back to their roots album. Great production from Jimmy Miller Some great songs: sympathy for the devil, jigsaw puzzle, salt of the earth Street Fighting Man: Mick Jagger. Poor boy. You are kidding, right. Some filler on the album. Cool cover. Pretty good album. Four stars
‘Sympathy for the Devil’ is an all timer and honestly so is the rest?? First full Rolling Stones album and very impressed!
I’m gradually warming up to the Rolling Stones. I’m not quite there yet, but this album is definitely a step forward.
i like it when mick jagger goes ITS ROLLING STONES TIME and rolled all over these stones with his funky little dance. anyway, today the stones goes country. the good news is that its not that type of "bad" country music and i quite nicely like it. the concept of salt of the earth being one of the album's unexpected standouts apart from sympathy for the devil and street fighting man is so weird but i love a little song honouring the working class. overall a 4/5.
The start of the Stones legendary run of classic albums. Doesn't reach the heights of something like Sticky Fingers or Exile, but solid.
Sympathy For The Devil - I have a complicated relationship with this song, I do love it but when I get past minute 4 all the "woo-hoos" start to grate on my brain and somehow become louder than the rest of the song and I can't notice anything else No Expectations - Very soothing song, especially after the overexcitement of the previous song Dear Doctor - Very country, it's soothing, I can see this making rounds at a local fair Parachute Woman - Very meh, feels a bit like an album filler (Spotify doesn't even have the lyrics for this one available, when it does for every other song in the album) Jig-Saw Puzzle - My favourite of the album until now, good instrumentals, no jarring sounds to distract me or bizarre lyrics! My head was a-bopping to the sound Street Fighting Man - Not much to say on this one except that I like one of the instruments in the back that I don't know the name of but that it makes the same sound you often hear in the background of every new age "witchy" shop ever Prodigal Son - If I close my eyes on this one I can almost feel the wind and sun on my face while in a car driving down one of those long roads in the American south (something I have never experienced mind you) Stray Cat Blues - Fun tune, agreed that for a song with blues in the name it's really not that blues-coded compared to some others in the album Factory Girl - Love me a violin in pretty much any type of song, feeling some vague Irish vibes from the song (from my very very limited knowledge of traditional Irish music) Salt Of The Earth - always fun to listen to stuff with headphones and getting spacial audio (I don't think that's the term in English, but oh well). I think it's a good song to close out the album, has that feeling of goodbye, nice touch with the choir.
Sympathy For The Devil - it's a bit daring to open the album with the greatest song you ever did, or ever will, write (though that may be just, like, my opinion, man). No Expectations - bluesy and laid back. Dear Doctor - country-bluesy-folk. Great lyrics - "there's a pain where there once was a heart" distils the whole essence of country songs down to a single line. Parachute Woman - 12 bars blues. Terrible lyrics - "my heavy throbber's itching" sounds like another medical issue for the doctor from the previous song. Jigsaw Puzzle - really, really liked this one. Lush arrangement, original vocal melody, amusing lyrics. It's got a similar rhythm (and length) to Sympathy For The Devil, but without the stupid "woo hoo"s or sixth-form-rebel lyrics. Okay, my mind's been changed - sorry, Sympathy for the Devil, you're only number two now. Street Fighting Man - a class struggle anthem from the poshest boys in rock. Prodigal Son - more delta blues, this song sounds like it was written and recorded in the 1920s. In a good way. Stray Cat Blues - the first song with Blues in the title on the album, and yet probably the least bluesy... at least until the end when it drifts off into a beatnik jam. Factory Girl - huh, the last album had a tracked called Factory. Nice Donovanesque finger picking, mandolin, fiddle, very un-Rolling Stones-like. Nice. Salt of the Earth - and another class struggle anthem from the poshest boys in rock. But this one kind of works - more anthemic (it's got a gospel choir joining in, for Pete's sake), and Richards is honestly a better singer than Jagger.
the start of the rolling Stones' golden era for me. a great album, and it only goes up from here. 4/5
Blues. English blues.
I really enjoyed this album... I don't know if I was expecting to or not, but this definitely did surprise me in some ways. I have never listened to The Rolling Stones before, so this was quite the experience. The opening track instantly pulled me in. The vocals are really good and suit the music perfectly, and the instrumentation is very characteristic of the 60s - early 70s rock sound, leaving me curious as to how I would enjoy this. I think a lot of this album is incredibly well-crafted, especially within the different sounds that come across every now and again. For example, the piano part in 'Jigsaw Puzzle' is a clear highlight for me, giving a sort of edgy, jazzy side to what could have easily been a generic rock-sounding backing to give it something interesting and flavourful. I have to mention my concern for the lyrics of 'Stray Cat Blues'... I was really hoping that the lyrics didn't mean what I thought they did about someone the age of 15-years old... but it turns out they did. Not a big fan of that one. Favourite lyric: 'Raise your glass to the good and the evil, let's drink to the salt of the earth.' ('Salt Of The Earth') Favourites: Sympathy For The Devil Jigsaw Puzzle Salt Of The Earth
I think I could almost give them is album 5 stars. Dad rock, which I wasn’t really in the mood for, but I ended up really enjoying it and I think it’s a very coherent album. Great opener and great closer. Highest 4 star ranking so far.
Got a good streak going
A pretty great album that kicked off the Stones’ most successful period. Split roughly half and half between harder rocking tracks which were my highlight of the album, and bluesy country efforts which are sort of lessened by some of the vocals. No standout hit on this album but “Sympathy for the Devil” and “Jig-Saw Puzzle” would be my favourite tracks. “Stray Cat Blues”, a song about the singer trying to bed a 15 year groupie and her friend, has surprisingly not aged well, but is actually a pretty good song if you can look past the words.
More folksy country influence hiding in here than I was expecting, in a good way.
p good
Solid set of British blues. Sympathy is still a fantastic rocker. 4
Opening track is obviously a classic. Jagger's eccentric vocal performances are present here as well on this record. Most of the tracks go for a country/blues sound and style. Most tracks are led by acoustic guitar with the standout exception being Stray Cat Blues. All tracks are very catchy, very consistent record quality wise.. Predominantly love songs, No Expectations provides a bleak vision of a man who has lost his fortune seemingly in the aftermath of a breakup, and seeks nothing more than to leave town. Street Fighting Man provides commentary on the pressures of a man with a more rural, tough upbringing and mindset to conform to a more calm, formal city surrounding. The original (rejected) cover art is hilarious as well.
Our first repeat and it opens with a banger. The album is really anchored by Sympathy for the Devil, Factory Girl, and Salt of the Earth, but the other songs are by no question weak. Great album, highly recommend.
Bluesy and kind of a close record to get into the stones
Easy to listen to...
The Stones at their bawdy best. Great variety and even greater songs here.
Has potential to be more than what it seems after one listen. But the albums roll on and so must I. 4/5 to encourage future relisten.
Love Sympathy for the Devil, enjoyed a good deal more of these wee songs as well, especially the Jigsaw one rather. Good lyrics.
I really love sympathy for the devil and street fighting man. The rest were new and I really enjoyed then. They do a rock, blues style that works for them. Then they always add that choir
This might be my favorite Rolling Stones album.
I really liked this. Cool bluesy rock!
Standard Stones album, a few absolute bangers and the rest high quality blues/rock.
I really can’t get enough of the Rolling Stones, such a fun and easy listen. The album was over before I knew it!
Ready to not want to rate this well. Ready to feel like sympathy for the devil is overplayed and that it’s all down hill from there. But.. as it generally goes with the stones, I have to admit I really am a fan. I do rock out to their albums and this one is no exception. And sympathy for the devil IS a great song. So this one gets a 4. I think they all get 4s. Boolean: yes, yes I am sure I will hear this at least once more before I die.
This is yet another memorable The Rolling Stones album. It does suffer from their lack of well-managed production, but remains a staple of Classic Rock. 9/10 [KEEP]
Ожидала немного другого, но тоже хорошо
There was a time where I didn’t like the Rolling Stones at all. I’ve grown to like them and I enjoyed listening to this album for the first time.
muy buen disco
eu ameeeei, nunca tinha ouvido nada do rolling stones
Probably the weakest entry of the Stones’ big albums, but still a great listen. Love the twang. Sympathy for the devil is such a goddamn good song
Even the average songs from the Stones in this period sound incredible.
Even if this album isn't brimming with bangers, it's just a damned solid collection of songs.
It took some stones to make this album
So many great songs and storytelling. Had to take a star off for Stray Cat Blues and Salt of the Earth. I know that 60 years have passed and I am looking at it from a modern perspective, but Stray Cat Blues just grossed me out and cast a shadow over the rest of the album. Yeck. And Salt of the Earth came across and pandering and condescending. Maybe it was meant to lift up and bring attention to the plight of the working man, but if so it failed. The rest of the album is great though.
Not as good as Let it Bleed but still very good
I worry that as somebody born long after the Stones had their mythologized run from this album until 1972, I will never fully get on board with these being the best albums of all time. It's not an issue of them aging, I just worry that the impact hasn't translated. With that said, we don't waste a minute here (maybe besixes Factory Blues, which I found kind of annoying). Every song is a story of sex and small town degeneration, drug use and guitars scratching their name into the wall. Loosely conceptual and ugly, like it should be. A fully formed band growing out of their teeny bopper sex idol face and becoming something worth putting on a greatest album of all time list.
It's time for some more Rolling Stones. I have had a mixed history with The Rolling Stones, I didn't really like the debut, and I had a lot of problems with Exile On Main Street. But I really enjoyed Aftermath. And I ended up really liking Beggars Banquet. I'd even say it's (presently) my favorite Rolling Stones album. Everything they do here works. Sympathy For The Devil is one of my favorites from the band, and it's a really unique way to kick this album off that showcases the interesting lyricism, sour blues guitar, and high level of songwriting that defines this album, with the inclusion of some incredibly memorable auxiliary percussion. The only other song here I had heard prior is Street Fighting man, which has some real blues muscle, sold with sufficient grit; it's a fantastic rock song. And the rest of this album has The Stones really leaning into a classic blues sound, even covering Robert Wilkins on Prodigal Son. And while there are Stones albums where their blues mode feels hokey or distracting, the simplicity of the songs and the sound of this album go *far* to really sell them here. This is a delightfully dirty, sloppy sounding record, and the blues songs that populate it really feel at home. The collective experience is really atmospheric, and kind of puts Beggars Banquet in a world of it's own. No Expectations, Dear Doctor, Parachute Woman, Stray Cat Blues, and Factory Girl all *really* work as blues songs, and they *hit*. I'd also like to make special mention of Salt Of The Earth, which is another one of my absolute favorites here, and it seems earnest, but there is something weird about it's tone and execution that really draws me to it. This is honestly a really excellent album, and I enjoy pretty much every song here on some level. The Stones owe a lot of their success here to the blues, but I honestly think they sell the sound here, and make an album that feels powerful and gritty and pretty at times. Perhaps I am starting to get The Stones.
Street fighting man and sympathy for the devil are great. A stronger album than the previous one.
A really strong set of blues rock tracks with a couple of classics at the start of the first side for good measure
Mogen Stones. Lite blues och rootigt.
Arranca sin mucha cosa memorable pero la segunda mitad del disco está buena. Por ahora aguanten los beatles pai. Sape
Geez... Another British band trying to sound American, these guys won't get anywhere
Ya arranca fuerte con el TEMON de "Sympathy for the Devil". Es como bastante country lo que sigue. Parachute Woman me hizo acordar un cachitin al rock del gato, obvio nada q ver, pero tiene cositass. Después me pareció bastante normalito. Lindo de escuchar, buena música. El primer tema es una locura. 7,5/10
Cool
Muy buen álbum para escuchar en un dia soleado como hoy!
Obviously "Sympathy" is a classic. Not a song I've listened to much recently, but excellent. "Street Fighting Man" and "Stray Cat Blues" are really good too. The Stones have some very good songs, but they've never been a band I'd choose to seek out. This album doesn't do much to change that. I can appreciate the musical talent involved - I think everything is very good on this album... It's just not really anything I'd likely choose to put on. I wouldn't complain at all if it came on in a friend's car or in public or whatever. As I said, a few songs are really good and I can see the good in the rest. I can respect it.
Great album. Weirdly the only one I knew (Sympathy for the Devil) was probably my least favourite. Really enjoyed Jigsaw Puzzle.
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.
8/10
I'm not a particularly big fan of The Rolling Stones, but Beggars Banquet is still an excellent album.
Cool je pensais pas que ce serait si folk et blues c ce que j'aime chez les rolling stones
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.
7/10
más country de lo q me esperaba q sean los rolling, divertido
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
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.
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.
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.
Sympathy for the Devil Jig Saw Puzzle Street Fighting Man Prodigal Son Stray Cat Blues
A couple of masterpieces in between a few misses. Not the best Stones album but certainly not the worst
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.
I liked most of the songs, some I already knew, some where new.
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.
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.
rock on!
Fun album. The blues influence is front and center on this one.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I've recently discovered how much I like the Rolling Stones. Appreciating this challenge to listen to all their deep cuts.
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.
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.
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.
Me gusto
Super album ! Je ne l’ai pas encore assez écouté pour mettre plus
Gas
I was expecting something like Alice Cooper from earlier this week, but it actually turned out to be pretty good! Solid songs.
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.
A great standard classic rock album. I dont really know what to say this was honestly just good. Favorite Track: Sympathy for the Devil
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.
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
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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.
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!
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.
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
gooood
"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.
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.
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.
⭐⭐⭐⭐- 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.
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.
pretty solid album, lot of good hits, rest of the tracks were decent.
nije lose
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.
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
#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.
Like the first song
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.
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.
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
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.
Nice album for a roadtrip. Some songs could suit in Peaky Blinders or Texas
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.
Goated
4.4 Groovy bangers
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.
good album
I've heard this one many times.
Sympathy For The Devil is wow 🤩 Love how multi genre this album is!
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
idk what i was expecting but it wasnt this lofi blues feel, i liked it
its a classic album i am well aware of. the 1st tracks is one of my fav songs of all time.
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.
4/10, 40%
I’ve heard a lot of these but never the whole album. Some of their best work
They turn the psychadelic sounds down for a bit and go back to the roots, Street Fighting Man and Sympathy for the Devil are worth the entry in the book, Salt of the Pepper makes it one of the Stones best.
more yeehaw than i imagined, i like!
Gotta love pre-boring Rolling Stones. I prefer their earlier, harder, bluesier stuff but this is great.
Sympathy for the Devil may be my favourite Stones song. Great album.
the stones always get associated with the beatles, which made total sense to me historically but i didn’t see a super strong musical connection until this album. good stuff!
Muito bom. "Sympathy For The Devil" é absurda.
Classic blues rock
8 / 10
С первой песней из альбома, я знакома ещё из фильма отряд самоубийц и она мой фаворит. Что сказать, классика классикой, хорошая музыка, вокал и текст. И рок и канртри, все уместно и гармонично 4 из 5 очень добротно
I enjoyed listening to that. The only Rolling Stones albums that I currently own are the predecessor and successor to this album so I suppose it's the era of their music that I like the best.
Звучит ярко и свежо Вока нескучный Аутентичное звучание и есть интересные инструменты Переслушаю Блюз бродячей кошки хитяра И salt of the earth
You can tell how much reverence these guys have for all the genres they're cribbing and the performances are all great. This one is the most country / blues / folk forward of the ones from their GOLDEN PERIOD and I like it a lot but it still places #3 of 4. This is great stuff though from one of the best bands at the peak of their powers.
Love the Stones, this one I didn't think was quite 5* as some of the fillers lost my interest a bit. Interesting one as it was properly becoming Jagger and Richards band now - after Satanic Verses the blues-rock sound starts to become properly established on Beggars Banquet.
Great album, a nice feel while staying true to themselves, bit bluesy, exceptional acoustics.
Obviously super familiar with this album, I LOVE sympathy for the devil, however, I had never heard the other songs on this album (every song aside from Street FIghting Man and Prodigal Son). I know the Rolling Stones are English but aside from Mick Jaggers voice, there sound, especially on this album, is filled with soul and reminds me of the south. I didn't realize this album was so blue-sy I was somewhat surprised with how much I loved some of the songs on this album, like No Expectations. The sound of this album reminds me of some of the places I visited while in Nashville. I will say whenever Street Fighting Man comes on, I do usually skip it. I don't always favour Prodigal Son on its own, but in the context of it's album (listening to it all the way through it), I LOVE it. It fits in so well.
Never listened to a full Stones album before so this felt new, but also familiar. Really enjoyed.
I don't even like the Stones that much but Street fighting man and SFTD are classics and the rest of this record is pretty good, too.
Opens with a fire song. Awesome album with legendary songs! 8.4/10
A bit folkier than I remembered, with acoustic guitars playing a big part. Stray Cat Blues is pure filth, in the good sense as well as the bad
3.75
is every rolling stones album 1 good rock song and a bunch of folk?
Een album dat begint met een toch wel aardig bekende hit van de Steentjes. Daarna kabbelt het allemaal wat voort, maar zeker niet onprettig. Ik weet niet of ik dit nou echt heel geweldig vind, maar dit was geen enkel probleem om een keer te luisteren. Eerder prettig dan onprettig ook. Ik denk dat ik hem op 4 sterren zet, als dat mag, want het zijn wel de Stones natuurlijk. Langzaam bekruipt met het gevoel dat een 5 voor de Stones er bij mij alleen in zit als je met een compilatie-album komt aanzetten. Alhoewel langzaam; Ik zei dat ook al bij m'n eerste keer Omwentelende Keien in deze lijst.
İt is kind of slow, but the lyrics are good. For some moods, it might be great
Этот альбом мне нравится.
Love sympathy for the devil, and works great as an opener. I'm always surprised the Stones are more blues-y than I expect. This was alright, 4* Highlights: sympathy for the devil
I only knew the big Rolling stones songs before today including ‘sympathy for the devil’ but I have never actually listened to a whole album of theirs before. I hadn’t appreciated how much of a blues/folk rock sound they have; I liked listening to this album though. The sound is very raw and acoustic, but I think it works as you can feel a bit more of the soul from it. Some other standout songs are ‘No expectations’ and ‘Salt of the earth’ a good range of moods in the songs from the album, I’d say a decent 4-star album.
8 - GOOD
Decent. Can see why they’re one of the biggest bands in the world. 4*
Sympathy for the Devil does a lot of the heavy lifting here but it’s an all time rock song. Tons of fun even after hearing it 1000 times. The back half of the track list is great.
A favorite.
Kan vara deras bästa någonsin. Bara en sådan låt som sympathy for devil
Pretty good
The Stones are back to doing blues rock, and they do a fairly good job. There's a charm to their stripped back approach, which allows plenty of tracks like "Parachute Woman" and "Jigsaw Puzzle" to shine. The big hit "Sympathy for the Devil" certainly deserved its iconic status, but I can't help but feel like it's missing something; I think adding an instrument or two would elevate it to a 10/10 classic. Overall a little shaky, but still a fine collection of bluesy tracks. Standout Tracks: Sympathy for the Devil, Parachute Woman, Jigsaw Puzzle, Salt of the Earth Score: B-
This is one of their best ones.
Pretty good bluesy rock, most likely a 4.
Rolling Stones are always a banger
Beautiful.
I think it's just that "rock n roll piano" is not my thing I could see myself giving this the full 5 with more context or history under my belt, but in this moment and with the sole rubric being "how much I enjoyed listening to it," it's a 4
Justo el otro día me salió el de Exile on Main Street y me moló más ese la verdad. Creo que no tenía nada claro qué eran los Rolling antes de haberme escuchado estos dos discos. Si me había escuchado algo suyo antes habrían sido un par de cosas sueltas y la imagen que tenía de ellos era muy distinta. Me ha sorprendido este disco. Me encajaba algo más el sonido más guitarrero de Exile. Pero buen disco este también.
This was the album where The Rolling Stones really got started. They had some good stuff before this, but the energy and creativity shown on this album is better than everything before it. And to think that after this they went on to do one of the greatest 3 album runs of all time, this really does show them gearing up toward the absolute peak of their career.
Yeah it’s the Stones and they’re legendary but Sympathy for the Devil is really the only track that sticks out here.
Some stone cold classics and otherwise solid blues rock
How I yearn for that 4.5 button sometimes. I’ve flipped a coin and it’s into the four (4) bucket you go with a bunch of other beloved albums and a few mistakes. Sounds like a recipe for a happy family.
I love the sound, style, and cheekiness of this album. I can get behind the devil worship but the preying on teenage girls is my line.
My uncle had a white guy blues rock band when I was a teenager, and one day their bass player quit. In a pinch, he asked me to sit in. More of a guitarist than a bass player (and not much of either), I sat down with this album (which had four of their regular setlist staples) and set about learning the bass lines. Fuck Bill Wyman, these bass lines make no sense. I was left fumbling for notes in front of a bunch of angry old guys who didn't appreciate my "stick to the root note" approach. This album is okay, though.
no expectations was by far my favourite. i can definitely see why this album is so incredibly timeless. however i have to say that i could not see my self listening to this album front to back in the future.
I think I love classic rock and I forgot?
Great album. Best ive heard overall since I started this list but I recently started
Old rock album I would here on my dads radio station
Really love this album. Any album opening with Sympathy for the Devil you k no is is going to be something special. As usual the Stones musically are ragged and it’s a bit all over the place, but for me it makes it all the more listenable. Shrouded in Brian Jones decline and eventual sacking on top of that. Part of a string of albums that truly captures the Rolling Stones at their imperious best.
I’m not a great fan of the Stones, Mick’s affected drawl gets on my wick, he’s from Dartford after all but I liked this album so much I listened twice, I was sort of forced to because my iPhone went a bit wonky but I didn’t hate it. Yes, Mick’s fake southern drawl still irritates but musically and lyrically it was a cracker, I wouldn’t necessarily listen again out of choice but it chugged along quite nicely.
Pretty sick stones record. And im not that big of a stones guy. They are alright but im not a mega fan. Im always thrown off by how rootsy they get. They always read as a rock band from the outside but id give them more of a blues label personally. There is even a really good folk song with factory girl. That might be my favorite track. Without a doubt sympathy for the devil is the big track and its good as hell too. Also got into street fighting man. And all the others are good too, those are the standouts though. Enjoyable listen for sure
Solid album from the days when the Stones made music that sounded interesting. I like the edge on this album, and it’s quintessentially Stones - attitude and personality over technical proficiency. It also includes the only acceptable use of sitar in rock music on Street Fighting Man.
Výborný rockový album. Asi najlepšie od R. S., čo som počul...
Love this. Listened to my vinyl copy, but the band seems to be wearing out, strange to hear this much slowet
Probably the best Stones album I've heard. Helped that I'd heard it much before. Still too American in parts, but Sympathy, Salt of the Earth and a lot else do kick.
This was pretty interesting, some really rootsy blues stuff, but with smatterings of interesting further reaching influences. I'm not a big stone fan and I often find their albums to be very samey across the board with their non single track fairly forgettable, but here each track had its own place and brought something to the album in its own right. I didnt love it, but I appreciated it and I would like to give it further listens.
Knew more songs than I realized. Timeless feel. Sucker punch lyrics.
good
I love the Stones and this album just solidifies that for me. Short and sweet, every song is pleasant and enjoyable to listen to. Makes me want to drive along the lakeshore with the top down.
it was great! I liked the devil song
I don't really like the Rolling Stones. That being said, they make some pretty solid music. So I will go with a 4 on this one.
Probably their best album tbh
very nostalgic, i feel like im on my uncles boat
Love these old bluesy Stones albums
It was a solid 3 star until Street Fighting Man hit! Strong start with Sympathy.
I don’t think I have a favorite Stones album, but this one is definitely up there. They really manage to make a lush sound with a lot of simple layers. I found Charlie Watt’s drumming remarkably sparse during the solo section of “Sympathy,” leaving plenty of space for Richards and Hopkins to trade off with some of the most musically sophisticated material in the band’s catalog. Other highlights for me are “Jigsaw Puzzle,” “Factory Girl,” and “Salt Of The Earth.” Minus one star for “Stray Cat Blues.”
The Stones go country… Everything about this album is yet another turning point in the direction of music in the 1960s. The nasty toilet room of an album cover. The opening track. The blend of “heavy” riffs, drawling voices and violent lyrics highlight a significant creative shift in this band. The Rolling Stones will always be a blues band, but Beggars Banquet is where they showed they can pick a guitar and sing a song that sounds like it comes from the salt of the earth. Very enjoyable. Very dynamic. Very Stones.
Great album. Great guitar rifts.
This is following the pattern of the last 2 Stones albums I got. 2-3 absolutely outstanding songs and a bunch of generic blues rock filler for the rest of the album. In this case, the filler is a bit higher quality, making this a high 4 instead of a low 4.
timeless sound
Bluegrass and folk feel. Liked it more than other Stones stuff
Sympathy carries a lot of this album, but for me it’s enough to put it up there as an above-average one for sure.
Hmm... it vibes, but it is less rock than I imagined... Some bangers, but mostly middle of the road, not bad, not great... 3 stars for being OK, 1 additional one for the vibe.
7/10 very Rolling Stones, felt a bit similar
Stort fall framåt för stenarna, sjukt att det bara skiljer två år från förra tröket. De bottnar mer i bluesrocken och äntligen hör man att de är DNA-t för tusen band som kom efteråt. Street fighting man och stray cat blues känns genredefinierande. Vafan skulle aerosmith göra utan den här skivan? Säger sig självt att det är en jävla panginledning, och va fin no expectations är. Överlag helt enormt mycket bättre låtar än aftermath. Fråga: vem sjunger på prodigal son? Otroligt äkta. Solid 4a!
Not what I expected at all. It felt country/folk at times, which was unexpected. I didn't dislike any of this album, however early on nothing really hit for me. Sympathy for the Devil, however is one of my favorite songs ever made. As the album went on, it got better. More conventional Rolling Stones. I haven't heard any other albums by them yet, but I have heard a lot of their music. I wasn't blown away at all, but I definitely enjoyed listening to this album.
3.5 - Good
Don’t know why I never got into The Rolling Stones- I like this !!
Very good album! Classic stones!
Bangers
I love The Rolling Stones. Some songs more than others. But I’m a sucker for an album with a good closing track. Without the last song, I would’ve given this three stars. A few tracks in the middle weren’t as strong in my opinion, but the combination of the way the album opened and closed made me leave with a more positive opinion. It’s no Some Girls, but it’ll do.
Yeah, course I like this, it’s the Stones man! Glastonbury 2013 and being in the crowd for them was I reckon the biggest crowd I’ve been in, looking across and beyond the Pyramid stage and thinking the place was deserted, then realizing that everyone was watching the Stones. Infectious “woo woo’s” as everyone went into the Somerset night at the end. Lovely
Was Gram Parsons impressed by the country songs, was Dylan impressed with the Blonde on Blonde tribute? Weird to think they have five years of making good music left before the 40+ years of making good money. But Sympathy for the Devil is pretty much a perfect rock song. They should make a movie about it.
3.9
long time stones fan, how can you not be? Haven't ever listened to this record start to finish. Yes, SFD is the signature song, but my favorite is No Expectations. It's a beautiful song showing Mcjagger and Keith and Watt's range. Maybe the start of their signature bluesy, folk, rock sound?
Considering this only had 1 of the big hits (debate for two actually)I really enjoyed this album.
Good album.
I grew up listening to this album. I got to see the Stones front row in the late 90s and it was epic.
Du lourd
Very good, a couple I didn’t like as much
Good album. Raw as common with the Stones. SWTD an absolute classic.
Twas a fan
My second Stones album. First one I thought, this is really good but I recognize less than I was expecting. This one I thought, "Ok, here we go--I'm going to recognize a bunch of these." Nope. You get 'Sympathy for the Devil' and 'Street Fighting Man' and the rest is some pretty laid back bluesy rock. And it's quite good!
Love this period of the stones history. I had just finished reading master and margarita the other day, so when sympathy for the devil came on I wondered if jagger and or Richard’s had read it, and yep. Never did a full listen through of beggars banquet till today, love it.
I don’t think there’s a prominent stready guitar until the third or fourth song. The bass is what stands out to me. The album is great stray cat, blues, and salt of the Earth are tonally not great. The music structure of salt of the Earth are so good but what a weird subject matter and delivery for this band.
7.5/10 - A good album and one of The Stones better albums. A few great songs and a good amount of good songs. Good mix of fun songs and songs that require deeper attention and reflection.
There are 4 excellent tracks here, Sympathy For The Devil, Street Fighting Man, Stray Cat Blues and Salt of the Earth, the rest are listenable depending on your enjoyment of white guys singing the blues. I don't think this is their best, but it's certainly a worthwhile listen as the first clear example of the sound that would define them, and a sign of the greatness about to come. 4 Stars.
Muy buen disco de los Rolling de nuevo. Aparte de "Sympathy for the Devil" descubro nuevas canciones para mi lista.
I had heard the major hits, but not some of the other tracks. Solid album with slower twangy songs to balance out upbeat songs like Street Fighting Man. Overall, enjoyed the album and got a good laugh over the falsetto on Dear Doctor.
Some of their best work in here, but I find a lot of their bluesy songs too sloppy
This album starts off with Sympathy for the Devil. That alone gets it a high score. But it also makes it a tough act to follow. The rest of the album is good, but none of it measures up to one of the greatest songs of all time.
01) Sympathy for the Devil - 10,0 02) No Expectations - 8,0 03) Dear Doctor - 8,0 04) Parachute Woman - 7,5 05) Jigsaw Puzzle - 8,0 06) Street Fighting Man - 8,0 07) Prodigal Son - 7,5 08) Stray Cat Blues - 8,5 09) Factory Girl - 8,0 10) Salt of the Earth - 8,0 TOTAL: 8,15 (82/100) Current ranking: 190/745
Mało rockowi Ci Stonesi, ale w takim wydaniu też ich akceptuję. Jest w tym coś miękkiego, bardziej nostalgicznego. Kojarzy mi się trochę z Dylanem, Youngiem itp. Przyjemne, może nawet kojące. A pierwszy utwór to sztos nad sztosy. 7/10.
Jorå men let it bleed är bättre
Jonkun verran on stounssi-levyjä tullut kuunneltua, mut ei tätä. Ihan hyvii veisuja ja parit hititkin. Ohan tää vaarallisemman kuulosta kun stiiplesi eli enemmän jännämiehen valinta. Mut se on sit kii että kuinka paljon jännää, että miten tää maistuu millonkin. No nyt maistuu nelkun verran.
Hieno levy. Komeita sävellyksiä ja hyvää tulkintaa.
8.5
Muy bueno
Amazing album.
Grandi gli stones, ottimo ritmo ottima musica.
(listened before) a good album
I like when the stones do the blues and folk
Hard to go wrong with the Stones. Fave track: Sympathy for the Devil, of course
I've obviously heard a few of their songs before but I never listened to any of their albums all the way through until now. I enjoyed this quite a bit.
The beginning of their golden age.
Très cool mais pas de grosse surprise. Bonnes instru au piano
Album trop cool pour un groupe trop cool
Très bonne surprise! Je m'attendais à du rock boring comme d'habitude mais finalement plein de pistes sympa et assez originales 4/5
Love the stones and while not favorite is still worth taking the time to lit
Much more traditional blues than I was expecting. I always think of them having more of a rock & roll edge, but this had more of a nod-along feel to some of it. Impressively delivered though
Might be my fav Rolling Stones album so far.
A very solid album, but not among my favorites from the Stones.
The traditional blues emphasis always shocks me with the stones even though everyone knows that is there main influence. The main greatest hits singles are just these epic rockers and the rest of the album plays with more traditional blues sounding instrumentation/songwriting in a good way. Definitely a nice listen.
Enjoyed the album a lot. Once again never listened to the full album before. Every song is excellent. Definitely one of their best.
The Stones we all love reached their peak here. Made me miss Charlie Watts even more.