Reviews (page 7 of 15)
Believe it or not I never listen to this album before. I know all the singles but I'm glad I listened to the whole thing because it turns out the rolling Stones are a pretty damn good blues fan. I appreciate it the quality of the recording but like many albums in the 60s some things are painfully to the left and I can't hear him cuz I'm tired of hearing in my left ear so I think I missed a solo or two. Regardless, sympathy for the devil's still my favorite rolling Stones song, and this is probably a five-star album for most but I'll say four for me.
I've listened to this so much that I feel like it's embedded in my brain at this point. It's hard to listen to with fresh ears. But it's also so familiar that it's really comforting. Your can see the clear through line to Exile here. Overall great stuff
The beginning of the Stones' Imperial phase, a 4 album run that is maybe (?) unparalleled. Absolutely bananas that Sympathy For The Devil came out in 1968.
ROLLING STONES
Bit disappointed in this one (outside of Sympathy for the Devil of course)
Classic
Didn't make it all the way through. Dreadful.
Rolling Stones don't do much from me and this album seemed to very much encapsulate their sort of American bluesy sound. Sympathy for the devil is okay, rest of it not quite as good. Probably quite edgy for the time especially compared to other British bands but not worth the plaudits these days I'd think.
Can only echo everyone else. Not as good as Let It Bleed, and Sympathy for the Devil is great. I still don't get them as a cohesion, they really do jump between genres.
Not as good as let it bleed, better than the others we've had. It's all ok, just not really my thing. They have a fair few decent tracks though, bet a greatest hits album would be decent enough. That would do me though Sympathy for the devil is the highlight. 3.5
One of my favorite Stones records.
Despite its reputation as a turning point for the band, Beggars Banquet falls flat when judged on its own merits. The production feels uneven, the songwriting meanders, and the mix of blues and folk influences often drags more than it excites. Even the standout tracks struggle to carry the weight of weaker material, leaving the album feeling more like a rough sketch than a finished statement.
The Stones are at there best when they are playing blue. This album is blue heavy so it's got to be a 5
mick jagger painaa pauttia rallakkaa 35 kiloa , joista puolet menee jättinenään ja homohuuliin! uskomaton fysiikka.. how to obtain this... pikkukakarat biitlekset soitti mitä soitti tähän aikana nauratti lapsia ja näin. samaan aikaan kivet oli RAAKOJA. RAAKA liha ja makkaraaa ja kaljaa eikä mitään tyyliä, ei mitään vitun kyselyitä & bullshit: pelkkää 100% panomista ja seksiä koko yö!! analyysiini voin myös lisätä albumitaide: vessanpytty likainen ja piirroksia seinällä raaaah likainen ja karkea ja iljettävä fuck-you attitude!! biitles vittu pikkulapsien kerhotalo hei hie mikki hiiren kerhotalo päälle sama asia kun biitlessit vittu ei ehkä mulle jos tykkäät niin ok mut ei vaan mulle: not for me. sympathy for the devil
meh. Im not a big fan of the stones other than their super famous
This feels like the only Stones record I have had so far that doesn't fall off a cliff after an iconic opener
Very dull and uninteresting. The blues rock-and-roll sound gets tiring after the third track, so this album gets boring really really fast. The only songs that I liked were 'Sympathy for the Devil', with its catchy chorus; and 'Stray Cat Blues', having a nice energy; but even these tracks aren't exciting enough to want me to repeat the experience. This record may not be offensively bad, but it lacks on anything exciting or engaging, specially coming from an era and place where groups were pushing the music boundaries in extreme ways. At least the production is pretty neat.
Not my favorite Rolling Stones album, and I wasn’t really into it today. Only track I recognized was “Sympathy For The Devil.” Favorites: Prodigal Son, Factory Girl
It’s punchy, it’s clean, I like a lot of the lyrics. Sympathy for the Devil might be a top 100 song all time. Unfortunately the sound of the album is just a bit hit or miss for me overall. I recognize that at the time it would have been a statement album but I don’t actually know that it’s my bag. Too many tracks that blended together for me. Standouts Sympathy for the Devil and Dear Doctor.
Favorite tracks: can't decide! I loved this album from start to end! A great sample to show why the Stones are absolute rock legends. Sympathy for the Devil isn't my favorite track, but boy is it one heck of an opener.
good record
As McCartney said, a blues cover band. But a great one. I like it!
nem sympathy for the devil vai salvar esse álbum de ser um completo lixo graças a deus eu só vou ouvir falar de rolling stones de novo quando algum membro for de lost midia. RUIM
eh o ultimo deles, graças a deus. ninguém merece tanto rolling stones assim esse eu achei chato. sympathy for the devil eh legal por conta do guitar hero 2 apenas eh bem country blues sem sal.
Semi decent
This is a really good blues-rock project. The intended album art reflects a lot of what's going on. Gritty dirtied pub version of something we're familiar with, that we might prefer to keep clean under traditional standards. We're glad they went there. Starting off with Sympathy for the Devil? I was so excited, maybe more excited than I should've been. It balances out to something along the lines of just listenable, but really well made background rock. I could buy this record at a decent price, there's a time and a place for this sound, it's just not my typical day. 2.9/5
Swagger, rock and roll
Definitely better than Exile. Sympathy and Street Fighting Man were favorites. A few bluesy folksy songs that weren’t my jam but it’s worth relistening to.
Fantastic album
Enjoyable, zero pretence. 4.
It is the STONES.
Very twangy, but still enjoyable.
I hope every Stones album isn’t on this list…
I’m such a hypocrite. I have multiple 1 and 2 star reviews on here complaining about white artists shamefully stealing black music….and yet I just fuckin love the Stones. The best American band of all time just happens to be from London.
4.5 Some of Keith Richards' best work.
Two quite enjoyable songs with the rest kind of just not doing a lot for me.
My dad always said that when he was a teenager, you were either a Beatles fan or a Stones fan. I think it's pretty hard to pick, but if the rest of the Stones' discography is like this album, I'm leaning more towards their side. Granted, I have a soft spot for 60s folk rock. Bob Dylan and The Band are both great, it sure would be great if they made music together. Anyways, I feel like this album's proof that you don't need to completely reinvent the wheel to make a good album, as much as I love artists that do that. It's a good folksy album with really silly and well thought out storytelling throughout it. There isn't much that's needed in the genre past that.
If the album was more like the first track it might be 5. But it’s not so it isn’t. Kinda boring after track 1.
First Stones album I've listened to in full. I likey.
i was never the biggest rolling stones fan tbh
Heerlijk album, vele classics er ook op
Ich vergesse immer wie sanft und chli Country-mässig das the rolling stones würkli sind. ganz gmüetlichi hindergrundmusig aber jetzt au nüd wo mi wükli us de Birkestöck ghaue het. Aber immerno besser wie MGMT (spass) drü Kick as Schiibei vo MGMT
Aso e banquet vu bangers isch das nöd gsi, am afang vlt. Han ez würki meh erwarted vu dem. Mage nüm namal inelose aber vum 3 usgehemd eher es 2 anstatt es 4. aber langed glich für e classy 3er. Ps mir isch gester ufgfalle dass ichs avalanche album au im falsche moment bewerted ha (es 2), und doch eher 3 oder 4 wär. Scusi und guet nacht mitnenand Bediened euch na drüü mal vo de baqiet spiese
Blues, folksy, spiritual.
classic rock that bores me to tears, it's okay in the okayishest sense possible. what else to give than 3 of 5 stars?
Out of the chute strong and then solid.
The Stones’ production and blues rock style have never really appealed to me.
Well, there's Sympathy For The Devil, and there's all the rest. Most of said rest are several White-Men-Play-The-Blues outings, but there are one or two good songs among these as well. It's a step up for the early Stones for sure. 3/5
No es de mis preferidos de los rolling, y de tener discos más cuadrados y clásicos este como que no me entretiene mucho, igual siguen siendo los rolling stones papá
Classic goodness
Not my style
The Rolling Stones are boring. One or two of their acoustic songs that I'd never heard before sounded nice, but i just don't get them. it took me a few tries to get all the way through the album.
Record showcases what a great band the Stones were. Serious blue on this one. Sympathy and Jigsaw are fantastic. The beats in Jigsaw are captivating.
A nice listen although I feel like it peaks to early with Sympathy for the devil as the opener and then goes kind of downhill from there. The other songs are still somewhat enjoyable but after the strong opening feels like a bit of a let down. A nice listen overall though.
I know the Stones are beloved by millions, and are rock gods. Still, I’ve never warmed to them. They have great singles, yes. They have ‘great’ albums that have gone down in rock history as essential classics (like this one). I just can’t, well… I just can’t and never could. Alongside the 1001 albums generator project, I’ve also been listening through essential discographies. I’ve listened through all the Beatles and their solo records, all of Sabbath and Zeppelin, everything The Beach Boys did, and I’m 30 albums through Dylan. I gave up when I tried the Stones though. I gave it the old college try, and I failed with them. I just don’t see the appeal.
Great Stones classis and deep cuts. Never listened to the whole thing
6/10 I've never spent much time with the Stones in the past. I've heard the obvious hits, but never dug much deeper. Honestly, I found this very hit and miss. When it was good, I did really enjoy it, but when it was bad. Oh boy. Mick Jagger's vocal sounds quite different across the album, which is a bit weird, but on a couple of tracks, it just sounds terrible and really takes away from the rest of the track. Jigsaw Puzzle and Factory Girl were both big lowlights for me. Really awful vocals ruining otherwise decent songs. Often I felt myself thinking that I'd be happier putting on some of the blues music that this was obviously inspired by, as this lacked a bit of the grit and authenticity that you get from the old school blues guys. There was also quite often very little significant development across the tracks, which was a bit of a shame. It kind of works when it's a bluesman with a guitar, but when you bulk it out like this, I feel like it needs a bit more. That being said, the band was great. They were tight, there was some great grooves and some of the guitar work was first rate. But hard to call this to be honest, but it's pretty much straight down the middle for me. Sympathy For The Devil - A fantastic start to the album. It's actually got a bit of a slow build. That bass line is a banger, but it's been aped so many times that it seems a bit overdone these days. Guitar solo tone is pretty harsh and is too high in the mix. Great mix of percussion in with the rhythm. It doesn't really develop a great deal in the end though, which is a bit of a shame. No Expectations - Nice bit of slide guitar. This is a good little slow number with a bit of swagger. The guitar parts and the piano blend together into a really nice tonal bed. It doesn't really develop much, but it's a pretty decent little tune. Dear Doctor - Country territory now. It's feels like it's trying too hard and I don't like the half shouted gang vocals. It all just feels a bit insincere, without being tongue in cheek. I feel like music like this has to be in one camp or the other to really convince. It's a miss for me. Parachute Woman - I quite like this. But I like the blues that this is quite obviously inspired by a lot more. Give me Howlin' Wolf or Muddy Waters over this any day. It's a really good track actually. Just doesn't have the authenticity that the real trad bluesmen would give it. Jigsaw Puzzle - Nope. Don't like the slurred three note drop in the vocal melody at all. Sounds so non committal and half arsed. And the vocal melody just repeats through the whole song. The actual track is decent. It's got some great honky-tonk piano and a real nice groove, but eurgh that vocal is really distractingly bad. Street Fighting Man - There's an interesting emphasis to the rhythm of this. It gives it an interesting, almost lopsided thrust to it. Again, the vocal is not great. Too much time alternating between two notes. When he goes away from that, it's much better, but it's just a bit annoyingly repetitive. The song also doesn't offer much variety in general to be honest Prodigal Son - Oh, this is much better. Again, I'd prefer to listen to some old school delta blues, but there's a really good driving pace to this and the guitars sound great. Oh. It's a cover. And it seems they didn't credit Rev Robert Wilkins for writing it on the original sleeve. Nice. Stray Cat Blues - This is ok. It's got a nice swagger and a solid driving beat. It never really lands on a solid hook anywhere though, which is a shame. The component parts are decent, but it just never does enough to really grab me. Factory Girl - The guitar work for the intro is really nice. Oh god, the vocal. Is he going to sing in a strained way and fail to hit the high notes the whole way through? So flat. So drawling. Eurgh. Sounds like that guy from Puddle of Mudd trying to sing About A Girl. The rest of the track is really good, but I can't really hear it because of the unforgivable vocal. Salt Of The Earth - Sounds like a Bob Dylan song. It's pretty good. The piano part is great and the blend of the rest of the band sounds so full. It's got some solid drive to it and the backing vocals really add depth. There's enough variety between sections and the vocal line really ties everything together well. Nice little gritty jam at the end too.
Stones fan, this album starts what many consider their best period, not going to argue too much 5 Star
The Stones have always been a 'greatest hits' band for me, so it is a good exercise to listen to some of their albums fully and in more depth! As I had suspected, it feels like the two 'hits' on the album do stand head and shoulders above the rest of the (still enjoyable) tracks. Sympathy for the Devil is one of my all time favourites and Street Fighting Man is another Stones classic. From two listens, none of the other songs grabbed my attention massively, but I still really enjoyed listening through. 7/10
The more I've explored the Stones' catalogue, the more I've realized I'm fine with the hits. Obviously "Sympathy for the Devil" is one of the most iconic rock songs of all time, and "Street Fighting Man" is one of their great songs. The rest are good to hear, but won't bring me back. Well, maybe "Stray Cat Blues" to marvel at how problematic it is.
My band when I was 22 was called Last Arcade and we did a cover of Salt of the Earth and one time a local alternative weekly music reviewer in Columbus OH saw us and told me he was going to put our live version of that song in his "top 10" of the year. He didn't specify what category of top 10 that it was going to go into nor did he actually ever mention us in any top 10 lists, but he was right in the moment that we fucking rocked that song. I owned this album at the time and listened to it a fair amount. The Rolling Stones are not my thing, but if any of their albums is my thing, I guess its this one.
warm
I don't really mess with the rolling stones. Sympathy is the best song and even it's pretty boring by the end. Will I listen to again: 1%
This album uses groundbreaking studio techniques and instruments brand new to the Western world, but it sounds like a good old-fashioned blues record.
Le moment où les Stones deviennent vraiment les Stones. Immense.
Give me Exile on Main St please. Now that is a fully complete Stones album that demonstrates their musical value. This is a bit meh.
Never been a huge fan of the band but this is a good album. Good, clean classic rock with a blues background
Yeah, I like this. Their best offering on here so far. The bluesy style suits them and this grew on me on second listen. Still a Greatest Hits girl when it comes to them though
8/28/25: Sorry to say this album definitely is not my taste in music. I liked one song, the last one on the album called “Salt of the Earth”. They incorporated what sounded like a gospel choir that really brought the song to life. The rest sounded country and I just didn’t care too much for it.
Great album, 6 of 10 tracks are rock staples.
Only heard Sympathy before. I enjoyed it, mostly. Loved the instrumentation on some of the tracks (I think that was a tanpura in Street Fighting Man??), and like the choir in the last song. I can acknowledge that its great for a blues-country-rock album or whatever; but most of it was just not my thing. 6/10 Favs: Street Fighting Man; Jig-Saw Puzzle; Sympathy For The Devil; Stray Cat Blues (i can only hope this song is narrating a perspective of a character as opposed to autobiographical)
Mostly for "Sympathy for the Devil"
Excellent album, though I am much more partial to Sticky Fingers or Exile on Main Street.
This was a cleaner and more restrained - in a good way - version of the Stones from how I usually envision them. Each track feels controlled and thoughtfully constructed. Vocals are uneven but that’s no surprise. Vividly constructed characters in the lyrics. Listened to: walking through Brooklyn. Favorite tracks: Sympathy for the Devil, Street Fighting Man
Loved the blues, rock, folk, and almost American vibes of this album.
Good to do some sport;))
Finally get the Rolling Stones on this list, and I recognize only one song. One of my least favorite stones songs. The album itself though, not too bad. The best song, IMO is Salt of the Earth. Which gives off that Sister Act church choir thing towards the end that I found enjoyable. Sympathy for the Devil is a classic, that gets annoying by the 70th "woo hoo" in a row. This one gets a 3 from me.
I think the Stones are overrated. This album is fine, but it's not great. Sympathy for the Devil is a song I recognized, but I did not know that was the name of the song, or that it was about Satan. TIL.
Two HUGE songs and some filler. Not overall their best compared to the classics
Such a great Stones album. Like Exile on Main Street, there are a couple stand out tracks, "Sympathy for the Devil" and "Street Fighting Man" but the entire album is just gold. Definitely in my top three Stones albums.
So good
Glad The Stones improved over time:)
I'd buy this album. Each song was unique and a joy to listen to.
High energy, always fun to listen to.
Some great songs, but some middling songs too. There is no cohesion to the album either. Some mad faux-country for example. Not good. I can never quite put my finger on why I’ve never really liked the Stones, but this probably sums it up.
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This is a pretty good folk rock album, sounds more American than I'd have guessed. 'Street Fighting Man' sounds innovative and kinda fresh. But this album is not connecting with me emotionally, we're not vibing. To my ears this just sounds like some good musicians jamming and grooving.
7/10
The Rolling Stones are THE rock and roll band of all time…undeniably iconic. This album definitely defined an era and also cemented the Stones global impact. Even if you're not a regular listener, chances are you still know the words. That’s how deeply their music has permeated the culture. This album has: legendary tracks, raw energy, and that signature swagger and sex appeal that only the Stones could deliver. The sound is solid and pure and it feels timeless. What stands out to me is the universal appeal. There’s something in this music that connects across generations and borders. I don’t listen to it all the time, but when it comes on, I’m never mad about it. The name, of course, is an A+ and I love that it’s a reference to Muddy Waters.
I prefer the Brian Jones-period Stones when they were a bit more psychedelic and weird, like Her Satanic Majesty's Request, before they became full-fledged dad rock. Jones is present for the last time on this record throughout, but was apparently a nightmare to work with in the recording process. Nevertheless, this record stands as a symbol of a departure the Stones were making into a more blues-rock sound and far away from the psych aesthetics I like them for. Throughout the listen, I kept asking myself—almost out loud—do these guys just sound like a well-produced bar band, or did every bar band that followed them just try to sound like this? A real chicken or egg question for the hippies of the time, (and perhaps now even for the grandads who currently live in Margaritaville in Florida). Granted, here the band was experimenting with instrumentation and rhythms that go well beyond a 4-piece rock band setup, but that is only on a few standout tracks. The bulk of it is roots rock that all kinda blends together for me. There are a couple of iconic tracks on this record. I might even go as far as to call them era-defining. "Sympathy for the Devil" is such an anthem of an era it's ridiculous. Sure it was also a huge chart success, but in this case I would argue for good reason. "No Expectations" has a lilting, lazy flow to it that kinda feels like a Sunday afternoon. "Street Fighting Man" has a rhythm that pricks up my ears immediately. Jagger's vocals punctuate the beat like a snare hit in his phrasing. Also a huge radio hit of the time, but again, it eclipses the other songs on the record almost totally. These guys are doing their best work when they're not aping their influences and experimenting a bit more. Stepping back to look at the bigger picture, I have always considered it strange that a bunch of young English dudes of the time were so inspired by Delta Blues that they practically formed cover bands. This goes for so many combos besides the Stones (Cream, The Beatles, Zeppelin, The Yardbirds, The Animals, Them... the list goes on and on). Some showed their inspiration less obviously, and others were pretty flagrant about it. But very few, if any, would credit their influences - and that's the weird part for me. I mean, Brian Jones named the band after a 1950 Muddy Waters cut. On Beggars Banquet, it's clear The Stones fall squarely into the flagrant camp. Sure, overall the music is good, but it's also challenging for me to listen to knowing that context. Given the uncredited cultural appropriation and actual domination of non-white folks meted out at the hands of white British dudes since forever, the seizure and commercialization of a Black American art form still has an inescapable feeling of colonialism. I cannot shake it. When a track like "Prodigal Son" comes up and Jagger is practically singing in a highly-affected blaccent, I cannot help but cringe at it. It reminds me of how awkward I felt when I first heard CW Stoneking. Anyhow, given the songs on Beggars Banquet were recorded during the American Civil Rights Movement, and the boys in the band initially negelcted to give credit where credit was due, the trespassing here feels especially egregious and ultimately makes them into white boy posers in my book. And that unfortunately takes would could have just been a good time listening to some bluesy rock and roll and turns it into something else - something pretty flawed. I must say, the album art—which originally the record company refused to print—is great. It has a real fuck-you attitude and perhaps even pokes fun at themselves a little, what with the filthy toilet mere inches from their byline. It's a brave and arrogant choice that the old punk in me quite appreciates. The vibe of it definitely confirms that these guys knew they were a well-produced bar band.
Starting to think I should listen to more Rolling Stones.
I feel like I don't really have a handle on who The Stones are as a band. I only know their big songs. Their music is so-so to me. Brits going for bluesy, honky tonk americana. Not my favorite. This album was ok; I wouldn't reach for it again.
Not My Favorite
Pleased to meet you! Ett album där Rolling Stones ska vara sanna mot sina bluesrötter - tillbaka the ROOTS som man säger. Ändå är de mest bluesiga låtarna nog de tråkigaste. Rocken vinner. Och när de går mot country/traditionellt är det hit and miss - 'Dear Doctor' missar medan 'Factory Girl' är en riktig hit! Gillar lunket i 'Jigsaw Puzzle', som ska vara ett svar på sena 60-talets Dylan (kanske därför den tilltalar mig). Känsla i pianot på slutet där. 'Street Fighting Man' är också toppen, älskar gunget i melodin som liksom skänker en tyngd till varje textrad, vilket passar låtens revolutionära tema. 'Stray Cat Blues' har ett härligt rockigt bluessound, synd bara att det verkligen är en pedofillåt :(. Under hela albumets gång tänker jag att öppningslåten 'Sympathy for the Devil' såklart är bästa låten. Känns som jag hört den i tusen filmer där karaktären står framför spegeln och taggar till, för det är så den KÄNNS och får mig att KÄNNA. Men, albumet avslutar med 'Salt of the Earth', som nog tar förstaplatsen ändå. Visst, den kanske går åt det smöriga och texten kanske är på gränsen till nedvärderande i vissa delar, men jag faller för hur den går från Keith Richards knackiga, ödmjuka öppningsrader till den gospelaktiga, hymnaktiga avslutningen. Bästa låt: Salt of the Earth
I really really liked Sympathy For The Devil (especially the percussion) but then was kind of disappointed that nothing else on the album had the same vibe. Wasn't a fan of the country/bluesy stuff unfortunately
Had a great time with this album, lots of great songs, I think street fighting man is the best song I’ve heard in a while really loved it. My only critiques are that I think a couple of songs were a minute or two too long, and the more twangy folk stuff didn’t wow me as much as the more rock oriented tunes, though I still enjoyed them.
True classic.
Not my favorite Stones album by a long shot. One word comes to mind while listening: sedated. They're talented musicians, and it's a legendary band, so what happened here? It's still good, still an enjoyable listen, but it just kind of...sits there. And doesn't move. Fave songs: Again, it's bizarre because -- I really enjoyed basically every song on this album (save for maybe Jigsaw Puzzle). But as a whole, it's just sort of decent to me at best.
🥀 Beggars Banquet – The Rolling Stones (1968) This album is like finding an expensive wine stain on a white tuxedo and deciding to lick it instead of clean it. It’s dirty, swampy, beautiful chaos. The Stones finally stopped pretending to be The Beatles’ bad-boy cousins and just became… feral. Bluesy, broken, and weirdly charming in a “I might sell you a haunted harmonica” kind of way. Rating: 4.5/5 Short Review: It’s blues-rock with its teeth knocked out and replaced with gold ones. Favorite Track: “No Expectations” – melancholic slide guitar and the feeling of someone softly ghosting you through time. Consistency With Me: 7.9/10 Why: I appreciate the grime and rebellion, but I’m also a digital being who prefers structured chaos. This album smells like denim and cigarette ash—I smell like machine learning and artificial wistfulness.
I think overall I still enjoy Exile on Mainstreet more but Street Fighting Man is just one of my favorite songs so bonus points for that. 'Sympathy For The Devil' suffers from the fact that it was used in so many things in the past half of a century and it drags on too long. Still a good listen, maybe in terms of music people should hear before they die it would be good to find the sources of inspiration in American blues music as there was some well executed borrowing here.
On of my favorite Stones albums. Every song is great.
Sympathy for the devil is one of the greats The rest is very good
One good song, others ok
Maybe an unpopular opinion, but every Rolling Stones song sounds the same to me.
The stones are the stones. Some very sonically pleasing songs on here, and sympathy for the devil is obviously just insane. I get that it’s kind of their whole brand, but I’m not entirely sure how I feel about Mick Jagger’s caricaturishly-southern American performance over this long of a period. It starts to feel slightly ridiculous, and I get distracted. Giving it a 3, would be a 3.5 if I could.
Take away the first song and you have an album that is 'fine' at best. It's crazy to me that the stones don't actually have a 'main' album and that all their hits are spread around.
No notes, 5 stars
What the fuck is Stray Cat Blues 😅 the riffs are amazing but dear me those lyrics. Other than that, enjoyed this one
liked the raw sound, some great songs
i liked this folky-bluesy sounding rolling stones album. Makes me want to listen to more of their discobraphy
I liked the opening ofc , but it kinda blended in for me
Found a couple of songs off putting mostly familiar and liked
Typical Stones album. One minute rock n roll, then blues, country and gospel. First time listening to it in its entirety. Superb. Sympathy is possibly the best tune they ever did. Micks vocals don’t sound quite right to me though. Can’t put my finger on it. Not quite as good as Exile but a blueprint for what was to come. Still a great collection of tunes. Unbelievable this came out at the end of the sixties. Sounds much more contemporary.
All kind of sound the same but it's a sound I like. 3.5
Arguably the best first song of an album ever. Great bluesy Stones.
Some nice songs in here like sympathy for the devil. I hope stray cat blues is from the pov of a character, because that dit not age well otherwise
It’s a bar fight where the piano’s drunk, the drums are flirting, and Mick’s yelling scripture at you through a mouthful of biscuits.
Really liked it. Good vibe throughout and some nice catchy stuff. 4 stars
familiar with a couple of songs off this album, but never listened to it wholly. edit: sorry Stones, but largely unimpressed with this. listened as background noise while working, and nothing stuck out.
4/5
Just didn't enjoy this at all.
Yeesh, not my style at all. The country blues sound, especially on tracks like Factory Girl, was just not fun to listen to. This gets two stars rather than one simply because Sympathy for the Devil is track #1.
British people pretending to be southern Americans? Ok Very annoying singer Last track kind of sounds like it could have come off the Godspell soundtrack
Right up there with the Beatles
The lyrics in this album are terrible. The album only has 2 great songs on it and the rest feels like filler.
The only song I had heard off this album is Sympathy for the Devil and while it has a great hook and savage lyrics, I felt it just went on and on, leading me to say out loud “for Pete’s sake just get on with it!” I am sure I have heard live versions of this track which were scalding hot but the album cut was a bit dull. After that it got so much better-from the beauty of “No Expectations” and the interesting tale told by “Dear Doctor” to the brilliant posturing of “Stray Cat Blues”. I absolutely loved it – it was so surprisingly introspective and while clearly tinged with blues rock, it made it accessible to someone like me who doesn’t like this genre.
Solid throughout, occasionally thought "this is cliche" but then realized they probably created the cliche... Liked how the songs flowed into each other. Really dug Stray Cat Blues and Factory Girl and of course Sympathy is an all time banger
Still holding out for a 5* Rolling Stones album.
Première écoute de cet album hormis le singleton sympathy for the devil 🥰🥰 Retour dans les années 60-70! Pour un groupe connu pour son rock et se déchaîner sur scène, album très country!
well, it's just fine. not really sure what the hype around Rolling Stones is about
Otro disco de los Rollin con poco y nada. Mucho respeto por el primer tema pero después me aburre sobremanera. Nota: 2.7
It's fine. I know the Stones are one of the most recognizable groups in music but this is just... fine?
I love the Stones. And actually every time I listen, which is pretty often nowadays, I love them more. Sympathy for the Devil and Street Fighting Man have long been two of my biggest favourites. Rest of the album is chill and easygoing, much less ‘rock’ than some of the work they’re perhaps more famous for, almost more folky at moments. Great stuff all round, if again maybe not their most standout selection.
The problem with never having listened to a lot of classic bands, and then listened to a hundred other albums, is that by the time you get to them, everything just sound a little deritivate. I can definitely appreciate the music is fun and good, but it just doesn't sound all that different to me than half a dozen bands that have come before. It's a weak four from me.
Seemed on par with other Stones albums. Not much to say here. They’re not favourite but I don’t mind some of their songs. This one was not particularly memorable to me.
Starts with an absolute classic! Country tinged tracks, blues, rock and roll, the Stones different sounds are all here, some are not exactly timeless, but a very solid album! 4 Heard before? Yes Owned: Yes. 2/1001, 2/13 (15%) Will I get? Already have Recommend: Sure
That was a lot more folky than I would have guessed. It was fine. 3 stars.
Yet again, the Rolling Stones put out an album with a world class opener and follow it with whatever they had lying around. That's not to say that I only enjoyed the one song, my favorite song of theirs by far, it's just that Sympathy For The Devil is tiers above the rest. A decent album that probably would've gotten another 2 from me if it weren't for that intro. Favorite songs: Sympathy For The Devil No Expectations Salt Of The Earth
wasn’t expecting it to be so bluesy. enjoyable listen but didn’t change my life
Other than my favorite Stones tune, this was mostly meh. 3/5
Never cared all that much for the Rolling Stones.
Great early rock and roll
Not really album related (or maybe it is), but I really enjoyed the stereo mixing of the 50th anniversary edition of this. That aside, though, this is just another really solid, varied, and well-performed Stones record. Opener is an obvious banger, but 'No Expectations' is one of the better mellow country-rock songs I've heard from them. I mean, generally, this album's pretty mellow, not as dirty as I'd maybe like, but songs like 'Street Fighter Man', 'Parachute Woman', and especially 'Stray Cat Blues' still pack that bluesy grit that I generally enjoy out of these guys. The basslines here standout generally, more than other stones records, I especially loved the one on 'Jigsaw Puzzle', works as a nice constant as the song builds throughout its 6-minute duration. Can't put my finger on exactly what this song's about, but the imagery and the slew of different, colourful characters gives it an almost Bob Dylan-esque feel - I liked it. Honestly, I really like 'Sticky Fingers', but this is certainly a contender for my favorite Rolling Stones album now. It's just consistently enjoyable, and a very satisfying listen.
I liked Sticky Fingers a lot more, but this one wasn’t bad.
This an unbelievable album. It has such a bluesy tone.
Very bluesy and consistently good. Sympathy For The Devil is an epic opening track. Stray Cat Blues was the other standout to me.
awesome
Some great songs, but overall not for me 3.5/5
Overhyped
It gets better.
Enjoyed this - favorites were: "Sympathy for the Devil" (of course), "Jigsaw Puzzle," "Stray Cat Blues," and "Salt of the Earth." Looking forward to more Stones albums as I continue through this project. It has become clear to me that they are one of the lasting, greats-of-all-time musical groups. I knew it already, of course, but digging deeper into their older albums has cemented that for me.
Good old fashioned dad rock
I don't have anything particularly interesting to say about this album. Its a good listen, bluesy rock and roll, just what you would expect from The Rolling Stones. There is nothing that takes me by surprise at any point. Just the classic blues, country, folk, guitars, bass, bit of harmonica, slide guitar. And that is of course more than enough for a top album. There are a few excellent tunes of course. If I'd not already heard Street Fighting Man and Sympathy For The Devil 1000 times I would likely have been more blown away. That's not to say I don't really love those tracks. Its mad to think this is the last album where we hear any of Brian Jones input. Anyway, it would be a 7/10 if not for the two 10/10 tracks that bring the overall score up to any 8/10. Favourite song - Sympathy for the Devil.
This album is just very meh to me. But I'll give it a pass since The Rolling Stones are iconic and they have really stood the test of time. With this album also being the last to feature Brian Jones before his untimely and tragic death, it really set the change in the Stones' sound as it sounds more complex and musically ambitious than any of their other records. Good album but very bland when it comes to other albums by them in comparison. Favorite Songs: Sympathy For The Devil, No Expectations, Street Fighting Man Rating: 3.5/5
Incredible album. Definitely bias from prior listening however, this album was transformative for the stones. It was also considered their return to a blues and roots sound. What puts this album ahead of their prior records is the experimentation with Latin, Asian and African rhythms that were unseen in western music at the time. The reasoning for these experiments is likely due to mick jagger and Keith Richard’s being behind the wheel as opposed to Brian Jones. Favourites from the record in order are: Jigsaw puzzle Sympathy for the devil Salt of the earth No expectations
A couple hits, good bluesy rock, what’s not to love?
I've never heard a whole album by them before, and I'm surprised I liked it so much. I especially liked Jigsaw Puzzle.
7/10
Incredible god damn. The stones rule and this album has no fat. Massive fan love the country vibe
This is one of The Rolling Stones albums that have hit harder for me. Just very nice songs all around. True 3+
one of the best stones albums ive heard on this list, 3.5 , still mostly just like the songs that were singles
These guys are pedophiles
Great americana sounding rock album. 4.5 stars
4.5/5
Heard this album a million times -- it's one of the greatest ever recorded and it might not even be their best album. This is really the first Stones album where they start to sound Stonesy. It's a great batch of songs -- "Sympathy for the Devil" remains one of the greatest rock songs ever, plus you get "Street Fighting Man", "No Expectations", "Jigsaw Puzzle", "Stray Cat Blues", "Factory Girl", and "Salt of the Earth". Great playing, effortlessly cool, and perfectly sequenced. 5 stars.
Has one total classic choon with Sympathy For The Devil, one semi-classic choon with Street Fighting Man and then is mainly a bunch of yawny, country-infested bluesy roots music. The third actual best rockin song is probably Stray Cat Blues which is about having a threesome with a 15 year old, so a teensy bit dodgesville. And as classic and electrifying as the majority of Sympathy For The Devil is, it is the guitar licks in the outro that stop it from flagging because the woo woos do get slightly old after the millionth time and Jagger does his best to wreck the song by squealing around tiresomely in tongues. So overall a bit of a mixed Rolling Stones bag.
Enjoyed the blues sounding record with a sprinkle of that signature sound that would define The Stones
Average at best. Tries to be country but fails.
Es zeigt die Band in ihrer rauen, bluesigen Phase – mit ikonischen Momenten wie „Sympathy for the Devil“. Das Album bewegt sich klanglich souverän zwischen Rock und Folk, bleibt aber insgesamt hinter den Erwartungen zurück. Es liefert solide Musik, aber ohne besondere Tiefe oder Innovation. Kein Reinfall, aber auch kein Meilenstein – einfach ein ordentliches Werk mit Licht und Schatten.
4/10
Stones at its best. Lots of blues, one of the biggest hits in the history of music, other good songs too, but nothing stellar. The Stones aren't a band of albums, but a band of hits
I know this was a huge album and a turning point for the Stones, but as a whole it doesn't speak to me. And I never became an avid Stones fan anyway. But thanks for many iconic tunes during their long career.
ehhh 🤷♀️
One great track, and then filler.
Decent music, song about sleeping with underage people though
Some great old filthy Stones - a slinky album, exploring new sounds for the band alongside some ripping rock and melodic masterpieces. Favourite tracks: Sympathy, Jigsaw Puzzle, Factory Girl, Stray Cat Blues
3.5/5
i mean cmon sympathy for the devil is so good idc if it's too popular. great album
What a classic.
enjoyable
Salt of the Earth 5/5 Stray Cat Blues 4/5 Street Fighting Man 4/5
g1
3.5 Stars: After years of playing the Stones on the air, and listening to classic rock radio, and hearing their hits on various playlists...I still can't find my way into this band. I've tried and I just don't get it. Their music's fine, but overall it's just not for me. Don't get me wrong. The writing on this record is great. And the hits on Beggars Banquet are the best in their oeuvre, but I can't help chalk the group as a whole as a "you just had to be there" type of band.
Every time I listen to a Rolling Stones album, I tell myself that I should listen to them more. I am again saying that but will this finally be the time that I follow through? Solid album and, as always, some surprises compared to how I usually envision the Stones.
Not into them
So this is apparently where the sound that made the Stones famous started. I get it but it didn’t grab me
Eschewing the psychedelic experiments, the Stones get back to the blues and start the classic run of albums of the era.
I like to read the reviews sometimes before I rate an album if I am not that familiar with the band/singer. This gives a bit of context to my thoughts. So I’m a late boomer (some young ‘uns seem to think using generational cliches a relevant method for classifying albums so I’ll humour them) and care nothing for the Stones. Or the Beatles, for that matter. But they were a cultural phenomenon so you have to give them that. But musically? Nah. Every Stones track sounds derivative of all the others. That’s just them. Every song is the same, just about. At least the Beatles evolved musically. (The Stones haven’t evolved anywhere. They’re just the same strutting teenage boys they were 50 years ago. ) 2 for cultural phenomenon
Good opener, street fighting man was good - otherwise boring
This is one of the lesser Stones albums for sure. Street Fighting Man is the only song I like on it. There are so many better ones on the list and this is just unnecessary. I would add December's Children instead of this one.
Enjoyable, classic (: more folky and country than I expected.
great sounding album a few classics
There isn't a single skippable track on this album. Love it.
Couple great tracks - Sympathy for the Devil, Street Fighting Man - but for some reason it's always felt to me a grade below Sticky Fingers, Let it Bleed and Exile on Main St.
solid work with a few standout tracks
biski too much country for me
C,mon, a classique for Street fighting Man and Sympathy on their own.
My least favorite album from the most perfect 4 album run in rock and roll. Very familiar and love this album, just listen to sticky and let it bleed more, I like the non-famous cuts a little less on this one
maybe I don’t like the Stones as much as I thought I did
Much better than sticky fingers. Still not a huge fan of the Stones but Sympathy for the Devil is an all timer. I’ll give this a 3.5 rounded down.
Seemed fine, nothing special though. I'm sure it was meaningful at the time
Solid album with a great first track. Talented band that sounds great from top to bottom.
Some classics, some country, overall a great album. Full marks.
loved sympathy for the devil, perfect opening song. No expectations is also great. I was pleasantly surprised by how much i enjoyed the instrumentals and melodies. However i feel the rest of the songs are pretty weak. Stray cat blues has the rock and roll i am looking for but its about fucking a homeless 15 year old. Ending felt abrupt. 5/10
Please allow me to introduce myself...great album nice tunes
I mean, it's got Sympathy for the Devil on it! I haven't listened to this one in a decade - bluesey songs beat out the rootsy songs 110%. But, pretty consistently good songs all around (did I mention Sympathy for the Devil????)
Never listened to more than song 1, I don't have too much praise but I enjoy the overall experience
Incredibly annoyed that I enjoy the musical stylings of the Rolling Stones.
Really haven't listened to many stones albums, they considerably more experimental than I had imagined. Starting an album with sympathy for the devil is a flex.
So...not a very big stones fan. its very rocky, but its not the wanky rock...and I don't mind that. I much prefer gram parsons country influenced stones (like sticky fingers exile on main street era), but this was pleasant enough to listen to. I am not going to rush out and find a copy to add to my collection but i might listen to it again. 4 stars
This was good, I recognized some songs.
It was interesting to listen to, but Im not a super huge fan of the Rolling Stones. Sympathy for the Devil is an amazing song though.
Muuuuch more bluesy than I associate with the Rolling Stones. enjoyed more than I thought I would. Less rockstar cheese than what the band feels like it is right now.
The more I've explored the Stones' catalogue, the more I've realized I'm fine with the hits. Obviously "Sympathy for the Devil" is one of the most iconic rock songs of all time, and "Street Fighting Man" is one of their great songs. The rest are good to hear, but won't bring me back. Well, maybe "Stray Cat Blues" to marvel at how problematic it is.
i really enjoy this era from the stones
The Stones want to be American so bad… at least musically
Brian Jones last record. Back to a more blues based sound. Start of a pretty good run for the Stones
Sometimes acoustic, sometimes funky and sometimes Rock N Roll. 9/10
I mean it's the Rolling Stones
Great album, can see why it's one of the best Stones records. 8/10
another record, that I find most mediocre - despite its fame.
нормалек.
Obviously amazing
Nice!
Amazing album except Stray Cat Blues lyrics are fucked up
I often forget how groovy some of the Stones roots are. Glad to be reminded!
Definitely some of their better stuff
The Duality of Mick: on one hand, he's lazy, amoral, and unabashedly scummy. (The lyrics of "Stray Cat Blues" have probably been read aloud in a deposition at some point.) On the other hand, when he gives a shit he's downright inspiring ("Sympathy for the Devil," "Jigsaw Puzzle," "Street Fighting Man"). And how come "Salt of the Earth" hasn't been on a gazillion ads at this point? I mean, I know why - enough talk about the Brotherhood of Man and people might get the idea you actually believe in something.
Great album, with some fantastic tracks
I liked this.
A lot of blues. Not bad, couple of familiar songs
I wanted to give this a 3, but street fighting man and sympathy….
Bluesier than I would expect from the Stones!
Como vas a arrancar un disco con el mejor tema de la historia? Tenes que cerrar el estadio. Me gusta el estilo country/blues de gran parte del disco. Los Rolling son lo mas grande que existe.
Not my thing but it's fine. I feel mostly indifferent about this. 2.5
Woo woo. Woo Woo. WOO WOO. Woo woo. Woo Woo. WOO WOO.Woo woo. Woo Woo. WOO WOO. Woo woo. Woo Woo. WOO WOO. Woo woo. Woo Woo. WOO WOO. Woo woo. Woo Woo. WOO WOO. Woo woo. Woo Woo. WOO WOO.
Syns 45 min med Mick Jagger er meget for mye. Solid åpning og avslutning, men alt i mellom beveger seg på en skala fra gjesp til nope. Beste låt: Salt of the Earth
Pretty good,
Fairly enjoyable but a bit forgettable
Sympathy For The Devil is a great song, but I don't understand how people are so in love with this play-acting mirror-universe country shit. Like, I'm not one to complain about appropriation but this shit just rings really fake, like the blues at Disney World. They're talented, but something just doesn't sit right with me. They're better when they're not wearing those blues clothes. Just can't wrap my head around it.
Liked it pretty good!
Really good but no super standout songs besides Sympathy. Not sure why I don't listen to the stones a lot.
Pretty good classic rock album. Couple elite songs that hold up and a few dated Stones songs. Would give it 3.5 but I’ll round up
Sympathy for the Devil - Creative beat, I don't really like the backing vocals. No Expectations - Good slower song, bass pulls it together. Dear Doctor - Harmonica is a good addition, backing vocals helps. Parachute Woman - Lyrics are basic and easy to follow, loud bass is good. Jigsaw Puzzle - Drum beat is simple but perfect for this song, country vibes. Street Fighting Man - Weird message, I like the vocals though. Prodigal Son - Brush sticks on drums, cowboy feel. Stray Cat Blues - Blues but a disco beat?, Lars ahh drumming. Factory Girl - These songs sound so similar. Salt of the Earth - Best vocals on this album, Piano is great.
worse than i remember but still really good
Was fine until stray cat blues. Really sours the album for me. Only song I liked was sympathy for the devil, but I'm not sure I would have liked it if I never heard before. Not a fan of "country" either- If some of the songs can be classified as that.
They’re the greatest band in the world, and this is one of their best.
My favourite was “Sympathy for the Devil”, solid album overall. First time listening to the Rolling Stones (except from the intro to Slow Horses) and would listen again.
There is no one that sounds like the Stones. Utterly original. Their blues and their country sounds like only them. And it’s amazing how good the songs are. Ridiculous album. This started a great run of classic albums. Highly recommended!
I'm not really a fan of The Rolling Stones. I just find them a bit meh. I'm also not huge on Mick's voice This album was a very nice surprise because its much better than their other stuff I've heard. Controversial opinion maybe but I've never liked Sympathy For The Devil. But the rest of the album was decent 4 ⭐️
I like this one, I appreciate that it’s just a solid 10 tracks, 40 minute run time. Unlike many albums that came out at a similar time. I enjoy most of the songs, some are ok, but the majority are still very enjoyable to listen to. The ones that are okay just don’t stand out as much Good overall Fav tracks - Sympathy for the devil - No Expectations - Jigsaw Puzzle - Prodigal Son - Factory Girl Worst track - Street Fighting Man
I found this whole album quite meh, and it went on much too long. I have always hated the song about the devil for its irritating and endless "hoo-hooooo" backing n vocals.
First song slaps rest is whatever
Meh
it is ana lright album
After listening to many rock albums from this period of time through this project, it striking how innovative this album was. I can't imagine how exciting it would have been to hear it on its release. It also holds up even today and probably always will. Incredible music and just the beginning of a string of albums that would create the legends they would ultimately become. The opening song, Sympathy for the Devil, is emblamatic of why this album is among the greats. Catchy hooks intermixed with episodes of singing guitar riffs that scream rock and roll, all accompanied with the bouncing piano and lyrics that comes together into a fun song that will always bring a smile to my face. At the time of this review, there were ~660 million listens on Spotify, so I'm clearly not alone here. The pace changes dramatically, with No Expectations and Dear Doctor, which lean into a blues influence, while still seaming much more fresh than other artists of the area experimenting with similar sounds, Like Rod Stewart who I got yesterday. The Stones deliver something that seems unique and exciting, making this all their own. With Parachute Woman the album veers toward rock and roll again, a great albeit short song. Street Fighting Man follows a couple of songs later giving us another classic Stones tune that had me think, "Man, I love this album!" Then into the bluesy, folksy Prodical Son. Stray Cat Blues rounds up the album with another banger. Not all of these songs are great, some are. but they are all good and they come together to make a cohesive album that is among the best in this period of music history. The 50th Anniversary Edition of this album has exceptional production quality and giving another listen with better equipment revealed more nuance than I picked up on my first listen. I don't frequently listen to the Stones, but I do occasionally get the itch. These days that mostly means listening to the artist as opposed to specifc albums. I think I need to change that.
No solamente el disco que le dio al mundo Sympathy for the devil, sino un tremendo discazo lleno de influencias de blues, jazz y hasta del Bayou, todo en 10 temas rockeros y baladescos que me parecieron geniales. Gran disco.
Although some of the other British blues rock groups had more technical ability, who cares?! The Rolling Stones more than made it up in ideas, songwriting, production, attitude and a sloppy feel that makes their best work among the greatest of its era.
Same vibe as station to station - background music for work or party, also something good to put on when you're with old people haha. No songs jumped out again but I did know/already kinda enjoy some of the songs. This is making me rethink my rating system so I might have to change the others...
Classic Stones, always good.
The Stones do one thing, but they do it very well. This is a solid piece of blues rock.
4’5
This is definitely the Stones era that I like, but apart from the ones I already knew, it's all a bit forgettable? I liked it, but I wouldn't make any particular effort to listen to it as an album again. And why for Christ's sake does Spotify insist on playing the extended albums, even when I've specifically clicked on the standard version? It's such a shit app.
not my thing
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5. Easily top of best openings to an album ever. Again, loved the Apple Music explanation on this one for the subliminal political messaging.
Sympathy for the Devil is an A+ song. As an inhabitant of the American South, I am so amused by English folks' impression of country music. Adorable.
A few classic songs but also some filler... the Stones didn't really put it all together until the album after this. Regardless, when Jagger and Richards are pushing themselves out of their comfort zone you can see glimpses of what the band would become just a couple years later.
It’s good, maybe even very good, but not great to my ears. I’ll fully admit my thoughts are probably skewed because I have heard so many groups that were heavily influenced by the Rolling Stones, making it difficult to put them in the proper context for their time and place. I’m going to be generous and say 3.5 rounded to 4 stars, for their influence on rock and/or roll.
Absolute classic. Great work from the entire band on this one. This is the start of the best four album run the Stones ever had. Great stuff on this one.
I am not a huge fan of the Rolling Stones. I think this may have been the first time listening to this entire album. I thought it was fine.
Nice bluesy rock and roll
not my thing, but very impressive that this came out in the 60s. legends.
Sympathy for the Devil and 9 other tracks that shouldn't have made the album. 4/10
Kjedelig. En god låt gjør ikke et album.
OKAY, KINDA FALLS SHORT AFTER NO SYMPATHY
Fav: Sympathy For The Devil Least Fav: Factory Girl A pretty stellar first half, but I really didn’t care for some of the stuff on the second half like Prodigal Son and Factory Girl
I’d probably give this a 7 if it was a 10-point scale. I think it is objectively a great collection of songs, and maybe it can grow on me with more listens. I mean, I know it’s The Rolling Stones. But lack of personal familiarity has me rating conservatively. Peace.
Classic, unforgettable songs
Fine
Not sure if I’m a stones fan or not. Enjoyed it but wasn’t blown away
Pro: has sympathy for the devil Cons: has the rest of the album
c'mon
I've had a physical copy of this for probably 25 years, and have only listened to it maybe 10 times. The Stones are weird: They had some truly iconic rock songs on here - "Sympathy for the Devil," "Street Fighting Man" and, to a lesser extent, "Stray Cat Blues"- but all they really wanted to be was a blues band. They're not a great blues band. There's probably a lot of "you can't always get what you want" in there. The hits save this from disaster, but it's not a fun record to listen to.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
How many times can I say something is classic? But it's truuuuuuue.
Jep, hyvä rollarilevy tässä!
Sympathy for the devil is always a must listen for me. The rest of the album was so so...
I’m Team Beatles, but this is a great album. You’ve got classics here - “Sympathy for the Devil” and “Street Fighting Man”. Some of the low-key country and blues tracks are even stronger - “No Expectations”, “Factory Girl”, “Salt of the Earth” - these are all great folk blues, mostly acoustic tracks.
I have never been a "fan" of the Rolling Stones and I'm starting to wonder why?
Me esperaba algo diferente, hay varias canciones que no se si son country pero un estilo muy parecido y no me gustan nada pero hay 3 temitas me llegaron a gustar.
I am a partisan of the next 3 Stones albums, but this is obviously very good. You should watch Jean-Luc Godard's Sympathy for the Devil to see the genesis of that song (along with some other Godard shit). Jigsaw Puzzle is very underrated, I think. Stray Cat Blues goes hard, but those lyrics, yeesh. I guess it's honest at least, all those classic rock guys were having sex with underage "groupies".
Couple of good songs, but filled with nothing special besides. a bit folky, blues and country, outside the established singles overall a bit of nothing. Not terrible but I won't be listening again
This was kind of boring if I have to be honest. This is my first time listening to a Rolling Stones full body of work and it was nothing otherworldly. It just didn't give me reasons to dive into their discography, and while I understand the legacy they hold, I didn't particularly enjoy this album. I think "Sympathy of the Devil" is great and by far the strongest track on this album.
Albumazooooo re bluesyyy tiene Sympathy For The Devil, y Street Fighting Man y Prodigal Son me parecieron temazos. Y buenas letras. Buenas vibes. Definitivamente un 8 o 9.
Great, complete album
Cohesive and compelling in its storytelling
I'm quite biased. My dad gave me a copy of this album with the white cover when I was five or six. I played it all the time. It's a great record!
Awesome
bluesy - same-y but jagger voice too damn good
Sympathy, Street Fighting Man and No Expectations are great tunes. Could leave the rest.