Reviews (page 9 of 14)
Rolling Stones são uma banda extremamente inconsistente para mim. Este é o terceiro álbum deles que pego aqui na lista, Aftermath eu dei 3.5 e Sticky Fingers eu dei 5. Ao gerar esse, Beggar’s Banquet, eu estava com expectativas altas. Esperava ouvir outro disco na pira do Sticky Fingers… mas não foi o caso. Uma coisa que me surpreendeu nesse disco é o quão estagnado ele é. Quando se diz nas lendas do Rock da década de 1960 sempre pensamos em inovação, experimentação, pioneiros sônicos. Temo em dizer que nada disso existe nesse disco. É um Blues estilo honky-tonk básico, manjado, passado já. O álbum têm um som ótimo, é bem produzido, e a banda serve seus respectivos papéis decentemente, mas é impossível fugir da sensação de tédio. Nada aqui me excita, e é bizarro ver o quão aclamado esse LP é por aí. Sigo sem entender ao certo o que sinto por essa banda, além de estranheza e confusão. 3/5
Trying to expand my rock and roll horizons. This one was an enjoyable mix of hits and some deeper cuts (at least to me). Listened through twice while working and nothing jumped out at me in particular
You're a Stones guy or a Beatles guy... ...and I am a Beatles guy. "Sympathy" is a great opening, though
Sympathy for the Devil is one of the best songs ever and stand out on this album. Preferred the songs that were more rocky on this. A lot of weird kind of folksy stuff that I wasn’t really a fan of
Didn’t enjoy this as much as I hoped but still some classics in there 6/10
The first time I heard Sympathy for the Devil was on Interview with a Vampire. Fuck I love that movie. I like the blues sound in Parachute Woman. Meh, 3 stars. Oooh some more good blues on Prodigal son.
meh
This is a good record, but I just think it’s comparatively weaker next to a Sticky Fingers or Let It Bleed. Sympathy For The Devil is an all timer, but some of tracks in the middle are just a little weaker. The piano rocker that is Salt Of The Earth really closes out the album strong. Favorite songs are Sympathy For The Devil, No Expectations, Street Fighting Man, and Salt Of The Earth.
Sympathy for the Devil is ALWAYS a win.
Love the first track
lots of great tracks, including a couple of top tier songs. A keeper, minus the country tinged songs
There are a couple of great ones on here, but it’s definitely not my favourite Rolling Stones album. Too much honky tonky
I’m sure the Stone’s would have been quite happy with this more bluesy and world music influences that outlined this album. This is more consistently better then some of the other Stones albums I have listened to without the major hits that lay within. The first three songs are definitely the highlight of the album.
A pretty good album overall. “Sympathy for the Devil” is clearly the standout, and opening with it sets the bar so high that the rest can feel a little underwhelming by comparison. Still, nothing here is bad—it just never quite reaches that opening peak again.
Another "that one song everyone knows, and also a bunch of others" album for me, but it's a good listen.
The Stones... having heard quite a few of their albums before starting this challenge, I can't say I'm a big fan, or that I understand exactly why they're so revered. I get that they offered a counterpoint to The Beatles, but they feel like such a mish-mash of everything that had come before them. If somebody did something they enjoyed, you could be sure they would nick that idea. It was blatant, and they couldn't do much with those ideas beyond adding a dirty blues riff. It's a personal shame because, after loving The Beatles, The Who, Floyd, Zep, etc in my youth, The Stones were my remaining huge gap - surely I'd love them too. But no. Too limited in their sound, too samey, and whatever raw edge and energy they exuded back in the day - it's lost now via the studio and via the passage of time. That's not to say they don't have some great songs. This album has a couple. But they don't strike me as an albums band. They're a greatest hits band. And they have some great hits. So, as always, nothing bad here, just nowhere near enough to deserve higher than three stars.
This is #day476 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… here's to my second Stones record on the list, aka their breakthrough one, or so they say. I'm kind of fine with it, but I'd honestly rather listen to something like its predecessor, Their Satanic Majestic Request, which is more experimental and therefore more interesting to me, or It's Only Rock 'n' Roll, which has probably my favorite Stones track, "Time Waits for No One." Anyway, I didn't know the "toilet" cover was rejected for the original LP but used on later reissues. "Sympathy for the Devil" and "Street Fighting Man" are the standouts and classic rock all-timers. I'm landing on a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day477.
Good not great Stones album. Judging them a little harder but when you're a top 5 band that comes with the territory. I liked hearing bangers like "Sympathy for the Devil" and "Street Fighting Man" but the rest of it sounded a little hokey, country to me. I might unlock a deeper appreciation after a bunch more listens but can use my ear-time better.
Very fun album, used to listen to them when I was younger because of my mother. That being said, I've heard it and every other album aping it (to different extents) before. 7/10
Rating: 5/10 I like it less than Let It Bleed, which at least had some extra highlights for me outside of the main big songs. Maybe the next one will get me, hopefully it’s next year instead of next week
fine but not my thing 5/10
We get it, it's the stones. 6 Gaias out of 10 lizard wizards
Tämmöstä perus hyvää rokkia ja ihan aikansa kuva. Voi löytää samoja elementtejä ku led zeppelinistä. Hirmulekat tältä levyltä puuttui
Soundi on miellyttävä, mutta ei sillä tavalla iske hittien ulkopuolelta Stonesin tuotanto. Aikansa musiikkia selvästi.
Har ikke helt forstått denne ennå
Some classics, and also some gross stuff (TW: underage sex 🤢and white man blues).
not their best
English chaps pretending to be black. Decent effort. 3.25/5
Pleasant listening. Groovy, with lots of blues and folk influence. Some songs I skipped if Mick's singing was in no consequences territory.
Mest amerikanska albumet av ett brittiskt band jag hört lol, det här är varför jag inte riktigt gillar Rolling Stones? Som att de är födda på fel plats lol, men ändå helt okej musik?
I say this every time the Generator gives me a Stones album, but I’m never going to be a fan of Mick’s not-so-musical vocals. But I really appreciate how the band emphasized (returned to) roots-y sounds on Beggars. It’s an enjoyable album. “Street Fighting Man” is quite good (even if it’s not as roots-y or blues-y as most of the tracks).
Fav tracks: Sympathy for the devil Stray cat blues Salt of the Earth 3 is a bit low I know, I'd need more time with it, 3 1/2
I don't quite understand why this album gets as much hate as it does. Sure, compared to there other work it feels a bit.. Unfinished, or sloppy. But I felt like there still some fun parts throughout.
Full disclosure - I'm not a Stones fan. Never have been. A few early singles aside, I've never seen the attraction. As far as Beggars Banquet is concerned, there's 2 tracks you're likely familiar with and that's because they're good (if not better than good). The rest, not so much. I always had the feeling the Stones were trying to be something they weren't. This album would support that hypothesis.
Sympathy is a classic and the rest just kind of rolled into standard Stones fare. Not bad but not as dynamic as some of their other albums. Probably a great album in a historical sense, but from what I've read, this is the album where the Stones kind of figured out the honky-tonk swagger rock kind of thing, and they were certainly still figuring it out.
Two good songs on this one, that is it.
6/10 - typical Rolling Stones sound
Just having ‘Sympathy for the Devil’ on here (and as the opening track) put this album’s floor at a 3. Unfortunately, to paraphrase Michael Jordan, the floor is the ceiling. Wayyyy too much country influence on the rest of the tracks for my liking, and they became quite repetitive. There were one or two blues-inspired songs that were okay, but overall this is a mediocre album. 3/5
Pretty good album, although not all the tracks are to my taste. Stray cat blues sounds amazing but the lyrics don't quite hold up. Favourites: Sympathy for the Devil Jigsaw Puzzle Salt of the Earth
Whoever said these are better than the Beatles needs their head testing.
I've just never been a huge fan of the Stones.
Growing up hearing the chart singles, its a surprise to dig into this album and hear the blues roots the Stones were built upon, such as Prodigal Son No Expectations is a gem, and together with the classic Sympathy for the Devil and Street Fighting Man, they stand above the remaining seven tracks on this collection
It’s no sticky fingers
Enjoyed this, SFTD and SFM great
It's alright, easy listening. I like SFAD a lot so it gets an extra wee bit
As usual with a Rolling Stones album, there's a bunch of throwaway filler, some sloppy production, and at least a couple absolute classic singles
Nettes Album, läuft gut und rund im Hintergrund.
This was fine. A few famous songs I knew but several I didn’t. An enjoyable background listen.
Sympathy for the Devil is of course the song everyone knows, and it's a banger. The rest is very good but needs to be taken as part of the bands evolution to be fully appreciated. I really like this album, and it is deserving of its place, but there really isn't anything revolutionary there.
3/5 Classic Stones album. But I gotta say, Sympathy For The Devil is the only song on it that I actually liked. The rest is okay, but the album doesn't pull nearly as hard as Sticky Fingers and others. Sadge.
Classic Stones, bluesy and country/roots rock music. It's very well produced and at least it doesn't overstay its welcome. But it has only one really big hit on it, and the rest are pretty forgettable. Esquire magazine wrote in 1969 that Beggars Banquet is unflawed and lacking something while the Beatles' White Album (also released in late 1968) is flawed and great anyway. That's the difference between Stones and The Beatles. 3 stars but it mainly for the hit, their skills and the production itself, not the songs themselves.
a bit too much like if CCR made a Stones album... it's fine.
Street Fightin Man is a banger...have a couple of other big highlights. The filler isn't as strong as some other Stones offerings. 3.5/5
Tja, ikke helt min kopp te. Men ikke helt jævlig heller. Klink 3
I've always liked The Stones, but I could never fully get into their albums besides Exile on Main Street. Maybe it's their antiquated bluesy jams, but there's just something grating about a lot of their music. That being said, Beggar's Banquet is still really enjoyable. "Sympathy For The Devil" is fun. The piano in "No Expectations" is beautiful. "Parachute Woman" is super groovy, and the soulful choir in "Salt of the Earth" adds so much. Favorite songs: Parachute Woman, No Expectations, Factory Girl, Salt of the Earth.
Solid
Album is clearly influential but idk. Just a bit dated maybe? Definitely one of the great albums if its time just not really holding up in 2025. Sympathy for the Devil is still a banger, though.
3.2
Classic Stones. Woo woo woo woo woo woo... did he find out his name? Country influences and latin percussion hints were nice (Mr Richards is the penultimate guitarist). Liner notes were needed for a couple tracks for me to be able to follow the lyrics. Not my fave Stones album, but I enjoyed bits of it. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): Sympathy for the Devil ⭐⭐⭐ Liked it. Saved one track
Another Stones album? I'm ready for some Beatles, please. This has a few good ones with a lot of boring ones. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): Street Fighting Man, Prodigal Son, Stray Cat Blues ⭐⭐⭐: Liked it. Saved some tracks.
Zum entspannen ganz in Ordnung. Ansonster eher nicht mein Fall
3.5
5/10
Good.
wuwuu wu wuus und gitarren solo extase. ein richtig guter song definitiv playlisten-worthy, das ganz album (und mundharmonika) weniger meins.
Sehr sweet. Sympathy for the devil ish halt afach ein vo dene tracks off all time! Streetfighting Man und Factory Girl beides halt au easy cooli tracks. Het mich jez ned so krass ahgsproche has jez aber glich fast drü mol gloset und mer hets all in all glich gfalle.
Favorite: prodigal son
With 𝘉𝘦𝘨𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘵, the Rolling Stones returned to their bluesy core and captured a band rediscovering its true identity. The record feels raw, confident, and steeped in swagger. 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘍𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘢𝘯 crackles with political tension, while 𝘚𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭 stands as one of rock’s most iconic and hypnotic songs. A solid album whose strongest moments still define the Stones’ legacy.
Another Rolling Stones album that make me wonder why they have so much appeal. This album had a couple songs I thought were alright, but mostly it kind of just came and went.
5/10 🫤
Pretty good. Never really listened intently to Sympathy for the Devil before so that was nice. Same with Jigsaw Puzzle
I did like this quite a lot. It definitely had some standouts that I'll be returning to, but there were a few that felt just not too great to me or straight up boring. At the end of the day I do like and appreciate the classic Rolling Stone sound you get on basically the entire album, and feel like this is something that people should listen to, but some of the songs are not too memorable at all for me.
Sympathy for the Devil is a classic, the rest of the album was alright but kind of the same blues rock sound back to back.
Pretty good.
Started as hot as just about any album could with Sympathy for the Devil but it mostly felt like a southern, honky-tonk type album after that.
The two singles are the two best tracks. This feels like a transition album for the Stones, as they are growing out of copying the Beatles and growing into the raunchy, macho, 70s version of themselves that people love them for. Plus a little country….Solid album, I think good energy and performances (particularly from Mick and Bill Wyman) paper over some meh songs, but the highs are high. Would go 3.5
Na ja,…
очень классный звук, широко просторно, музыка ну чем-то похожа на зе ху, приятно нравится но просто ролинг стоунсы
Much more RnB than I'm used to from the Stones. 2 classics, the rest is okay-ish but nothing groundbreaking.
I liked it
Not my favorite, as I have never been a fan of the Stones. Objectively, a lot of these songs sounded similar.
I mean, I understand their influence. It just doesnt hit anything for me. Even if I understand it was where they found their sound again and opened up influence for some punk and Aerosmith sounds.
Starts really strong but suffers from a pretty quick taper
Great great sleazy blues rock here. They seem to be taking the piss during some of the country blues numbers so three stars instead of four but the standouts are cream of the crop.
Som så mange rolling stones albums kan man beholde nogle enkelte bangers (sympathy, street fighting man, salt of the earth) og resten kan gå. Ville måske være kæmpet sig op på en 4er på baggrunden af hvor fede højdepunkterne var, men så skulle de have droppet den, der handler om mick jaggers teenagepigefantasier :(
Ret ujævn plade, men shit hvor er de bedste numre altså bare gode
Iconic opening track - The rest was pretty decent as well.
It starts off so strong but then tapers off into meh land.
You know, it’s the stones
Good blues album and they seem enthused. It isn’t that hard to find the blues that inspired them today
Bit disappointed in this one (outside of Sympathy for the Devil of course)
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
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.
good record
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
Fantastic album
Very twangy, but still enjoyable.
I hope every Stones album isn’t on this list…
Two quite enjoyable songs with the rest kind of just not doing a lot for me.
i was never the biggest rolling stones fan tbh
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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)
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
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.
Po una recopilacion
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.
Not My Favorite
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.
One good song, others ok
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.
liked the raw sound, some great songs
All kind of sound the same but it's a sound I like. 3.5
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
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.
That was a lot more folky than I would have guessed. It was fine. 3 stars.
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.
I liked Sticky Fingers a lot more, but this one wasn’t bad.
Some great songs, but overall not for me 3.5/5
Overhyped
It gets better.
Good old fashioned dad rock
7/10
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
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.
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.
One great track, and then filler.
3.5/5
So this is apparently where the sound that made the Stones famous started. I get it but it didn’t grab me
Enjoyable, classic (: more folky and country than I expected.
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
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.
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.
another record, that I find most mediocre - despite its fame.
I liked this.
A lot of blues. Not bad, couple of familiar songs
Bluesier than I would expect from the Stones!
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.
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.
it is ana lright album
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.
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.
⭐️⭐️⭐️.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.
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.
not my thing, but very impressive that this came out in the 60s. legends.
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.
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.
Jep, hyvä rollarilevy tässä!
Sympathy for the devil is always a must listen for me. The rest of the album was so so...
Cohesive and compelling in its storytelling
Sympathy, Street Fighting Man and No Expectations are great tunes. Could leave the rest.
Sympathy for the devil is one of my favourite Rolling Stones tracks. But it drops off a lot after that.
Was hoping by listening to this album I’d understand why my mom is such a fan, but honestly was completely neutral the whole listen. Of course except for Symphony for the Devil, but maybe I’m just basic. Other great track was Salt of the Earth. So the intro & outro moved me but that was about it.
Chill gubbrock. Strange mix lyrics.
This first track is pretty legendary. Good album.
Very entertaining, yet some songs feel like a bit of a drag The energetic songs are amazing and far better imo then the laid back ones
I had to listen to this a few times Some good songs and good guitar playing but couldn’t help thinking it’s a bunch of English guys trying to sound like southern sharecroppers. Appreciate they love the blues but it came off a bit like stealing someone’s culture and making money off it
Really good. I can't quite latch onto it as something special though
obviously it’s the rolling stones. obviously it’s good. but i think the thing is i’d rather listen to blues music with non-mick jagger singing.
There's one song everyone knows from this album, and it's "Sympathy for the Devil". I believe it's the 2nd best song on "Beggar's Banquet". "Street Fighting Man" is the best (I think). The rest of the tracks are average. Unfortunately, I've got COVID and feel ill. 3 stars for "Beggar's Banquet".
As much as I adore the simplistic elegance of the album art, I think this record is a bit underwhelming. There’s some really great musicianship in parts. Factory Girl features some particularly lovely strings.
There’s better Rolling Stones albums.
of the Rolling Stones albums we've had so far, this was my favorite by far. i never expected this 1001 project to make me hate the Rolling Stones, but here we are. this album was pretty snappy, only dragged in the more countryish tracks.
Starts out on its highest note and drifts from there. 2.5 rounded up for being short.
Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones is a pretty bluesy album. The music here is fine but not great. The two top songs are, of course, Sympathy and Street Fighting Man. The rest of Beggars is just okay. Or in the case of Dear Doctor and Factory Girl, quite silly. There’s not much here to get very excited about for the album as a whole. As such, I can only get to a 3 for a rating. 3/5
Love they started the album with “Sympathy for the Devil.”
Stone Zone part 4. Out of the 900 odd albums that I have yet to listen to, this list seems really intent on recommending me these Stony Rollers. The last Rolling Stones album I was recommended was Aftermath, which had a bit of a silver lining. I liked "Paint It, Black", which I later learned was added to the US version and not the original UK pressing of the album. Not sure how I would feel about the album were that song not included in the version I listened to, though it's affirming to know that The Rolling Stones are capable of putting out quality music. This is quite good! I think I finally get The Rolling Stones, as this album is competent across the board. There isn't much to say more than that, really. It's of a consistent style and that style is consistently good. No Expectations was my favourite song on the album. I liked the more relaxed old country sound as opposed to the more lively tracks. Sympathy For the Devil, Parachute Woman and Salt of the Earth were also quite good. Mick Jagger's vocal performances are still something I'm not sold on, though they're not as much of a problem as I remember them being. In all fairness I started out with him on the worst possible note - listening to the pseudo-seppo vocals of Let It Bleed. Sometimes I need to filter Jagger's vocals out of the music in order to get the best listening experience (like on Stray Cat Blues), though for the most part he's pretty tolerable on this album. As a sextuple "must-listen album" award winner, I view it as mandatory for me to sit my ass down and read about what separates this album from the rest of the Stones' output. This album came from adversity. A return to form. Foreshadows a darker turn in their music - no clue what that's gonna sound like. Very successful in the UK and US. That's nice. It doesn't once explain that this album laid the groundwork from which the Stones would achieve superstardom, though I'm happy to do a little independent learning every now and then.
Great songs, not my favorite band overall.
I consider this to be one of the Stones' great records. Alongside Let it Bleed, released within a year of this one. And yet, besides one or two standout tracks, as an album it never gets even close to a 4 out of 5.
This is fine I guess - I've never really liked the vocalist, and the music is quite noisy, with each song starting to feel bit repetitive by the time it finishes
Pretty solid, but not their best.
There are some classics on her like “Sympathy for the Devil” and “Street Fighting Man,” but much of the rest I was neutral about, or actively turned off by (the country-rock tunes.)
I used to be a massive Stones fan though this really isn't my favorite of theirs
Enjoyable! The whiplash from Sympathy for the Devil into No Expectations was certainly something - I still don't understand why that song was chosen to open this album - but otherwise it was some solid roots rock stuff.
Liked this more than I expected but was also kind of boring
Late 60's Blue's inspired rock and roll music; ok but other than standouts mentioned nothing great and not my favorite Stones songs. Standouts: Sympathy for the Devil (though an overplayed song), Street Fighting Man
Hey that’s pretty good
I guess this is The Rolling Stones return to form album. In the time that definitely means something. To me listening almost 60 years later, it doesn’t. It’s a good album. But it’s not mind blowing. I’m not sure straight forward blues rock ever can be. Sympathy for the Devil is a masterpiece. The rest is good 7.5/10
Faktiskt rätt ok album.
This album follows the same pattern as a lot of their other albums. It starts with an all-time great song then devolves into solid but unspectacular blues/rock. Favorites: Sympathy for the Devil, Stray Cat Blues
It's ok, some good and some bad, I'm already hit or miss on the Stones so this is no different to me
it’s fine
More hillbilly than expected.
Так-то вроде неплохо, но в целом не очень воспринимаю эту пластинку. Кроме "Sympathy for the devil" песни какие-то слишком уж простые и музыка временами немного режет слух. Так что только 6,5 из 10.
half decent
Kužim da je legendarni album, okej, ali mi jednostavno nema dušu, iako sam odrasla na ovim pjesmama. Više mi je onako za neke seniore na partiju old is gold 😁 Bit će neka sredina recimo, 3/5, 5.5/10
Sympathy, street fighting, stray cat, salt of the earth - all excellent Otherwise …. Ehhhhhhhhhhhh
Enjoyed, nice blues album, with sone rock N roll stones in there.
I liked it, but not as much as exile on main Street.
The Rolling Stones are like 20% stone cold classics and 80% middling bluesy numbers.
3.5
It’s fine. Fun to listen to. The Rolling Stones are an interesting band because they really nail it on vibes and attitude most of the time, but they don’t seem to have very many great songs. I enjoyed this album, especially “Street Fighting Man,” but I don’t feel the draw to revisit it.
The wild thing about this album is it is so much more interesting than Nick Drake's and came out 2 years earlier. It doesn't have that late 60s early 70s vibe. A lot more timeless. Probably still falls into the trap of having only grew up with the hits, the non-hits aren't as good.
Good early stones work, loved the guitar and the overall feel but not many hits.
Bluesete, som en amerikansk roadtrip. Litt tyngre enn Beatles. Man føler att gitarsolo fortsatt er et ungt konsept
"Beggars Banquet" contains some of the Rolling Stones' most iconic tracks, including the monstrous "Sympathy For The Devil" and "Jigsaw Puzzle," which are truly exceptional. However, for my taste, the album's overall quality is uneven. While "Street Fighting Man" and "Salt of the Earth" are still quite strong, tracks like "Dear Doctor," "Parachute Woman," and "Prodigal Son" don't quite connect with me and I find them lows on the album and almost their repertoire. It's an album with clear highs, but the inconsistencies prevent it from being a favorite.
I don’t know, first track is amazing but I just feel the album is a bit monotonic
Not so good
when i heard Jaggar's first "ow!" on "Sympathy for the Devil" i thought "oh we are soooo fucking back". but i soon learned that (other than a few exceptions) I spoke way too soon. this is not a BAD album per se, and I think the production and performances from all the band members are very strong, but there's just something missing from a lot of these songs, especially the more politically oriented ones like "Street Fighting Man" and "Salt of the Earth". I can appreciate these songs for their historical context and how apparently they were so influential as to be banned from several radio stations at the time, but it also feels a bit like posh London boys playing at being working class. sort of in the same vein as John Lennon's "Power to the People". i think their cover of "Prodigal Son" fits in nicely with this political messaging too, and i'm a big fan of the arrangement they did. Overall, "Sympathy for the Devil" absolutely knocked my socks off, and i also really liked "No Expectations" and "Prodigal Son", but the rest frankly was a disappointment! idk if that's a spicy take, but we might be doing a little revisionist history/letting things slide simply on the sheer strength of that opening track alone.
i've heard this album before but it's been a while Sympathy For The Devil - 4/5 No Expectations - 3/5 Dear Doctor - 3/5 Parachute Woman - 2/5 Jigsaw Puzzle - 3/5 Street Fighting Man - 4/5 Prodigal Son - 4/5 Stray Cat Blues - 4/5 Factory Blues - 3/5 Salt Of The Earth - 3/5 Average score: 3.3/5 this is a huge improvement from their Aftermath album, that's for sure. it sounds like they solidified their blues sound since that album. the production sounds a lot cleaner here too, which i feel compliments their performance a lot better overall. none of the tracks were terrible by any means, though Parachute Woman was probably my least favorite. everything else was alright to me, maybe even good i don't think i've been made a huge Rolling Stones fan after hearing this from start to finish, but this was a decent release and a step in the right direction for the group in my opinion
1968. Blues Rock. 7.5/10 Sympathy for the Devil.
Two great songs, the rest just okay.
Bin leider nicht der allgrößte Stones-Fan. Punkte gibts für Sympathy for the devil, Street fighting man und das Plattencover
Sympathy for the devil is a great track, but I am more of a Stones Greatest Hits guy, so the whole album is not 100% my kind of thing.
They are definitely a singles band. This and gimme shelter have quite a bit of filler and then 2-3 amazing songs.
Feel like the Stones are either incredible, or painfully average This album has both
Sympathy for the Devils slaps, the rest is enjoyable but doesn’t really stand out. Narratively rich but not enough to get me to come back
"Sympathy For The Devil" what an insane classic I think that's clearly my favourite Stones' song. The rest of the album is good but I think it's not their best album, I mean not my favourite the other songs were good to listen to but not really catchy just good.
Ok
one of their most meh albums tbh
6/10
Country blues rock - not their best work but a cool album.
The Rolling Stones have made a lot of great music over the years. Unfortunately they've made even more mediocre music. Most of the singles are great and most of the albums have a lot of filler. So does this album. I'd say more than half of it. Favorite song by a mile: sympathy for the devil.
Pretty good bluesy album - enjoyed some world music influences which were big at the time. I’m trying to be more critical of my album reviews
Enjoyed the songs I already knew but got a bit bored by some of the rest.
I, for some reason, have never listened to The Rolling Stones before. So, I was excited to listen to this album. The music was nice, but not something I’d personally seek out in my free time. It was slow and relaxing.
Generally, I enjoyed the lyrics more than the melody. I like the narrative aspects of each songs which remind me of the comedic aspect of songs in... musical theater or musical films, for instance. 🥇Sympathy for the Devil 🥈Street Fighting Man
Some absolute bangers on this album.
Pre-listening thoughts: I wasn’t all that enthused with the other Stones record we got so I’m skeptical going into this one Post/during listening thoughts: this might be my most controversial statement ever about music but I think The Rolling Stones are like Rihanna of the 1960s. They have really good singles that got a lot of airplay but their albums are overall kind of weak and not really worth listening to. Like way weaker than their reputation would have you believe. But someone probably included them on this list because it’s the Stones and you have to hear these two or three songs from this album before you die, but not the whole album. I’m actually kind of convinced this album was included JUST because of Sympathy for the Devil. Either way, I think the Stones are maybe the most overrated group from this time period. And you have to be fucking with me that there are SIX Rolling Stones albums on this list and not one of them is Some Girls. What the hell guys. 6/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: no Fav tracks: Sympathy for the Devil, Jigsaw Puzzle, Salt of the Earth Least fav tracks: Factory Girl
The Good: We’ve got RnR royalty… The Bad: Again… The Ugly: Seems that country is very RnR too… What really is a Beggars Banquet? I mean, wouldn’t “Soup Kitchen” be a better term? Or… is it possible that the Stones knew they needed to reserve the word “Soup” for another album? I like the Stones, I’ve never seen a full concert live, but I’ve been to a couple—long story, for another day. I love Sympathy For The Devil, it is my standard road-trip kick-off song since the mid ‘90s. I can handle Street Fighting Man, a staple of music soundtracks… The rest of the album, well, I guess that’s where the Beggars come into play, as they can’t be choosers… This is the third album by the Stones which has presented itself on this list, and I am still keeping my fingers crossed that my favorite album shows up… cause if it doesn’t, well, then this list is just lacking in great music. I gave Exile On Main Street 5* I gave Let It Bleed 4* I give Beggars Banquet 3* and I’m being generous here...
Stray Cat Blues is a wild song in a bad way. About hooking up with a 15 year old
Yep, it's a Stones album. Street Fighting Man is an all time banger though.
Old, a bit twangy
Good álbum, relaxing
i'm not a big fan of the original, intended cover. what's the Beggar's Banquet? is it human shit? is it doo doo feces? gross. anyway, "Beggars Banquet" is a perfectly fine record. it's got some real iconic tracks, it's got some nice deep cuts, and i even like some of the folkier cuts near the end like "Factory Girl". my main issue with the record is that it has such great songs like "Sympathy For the Devil" or "Jig-Saw Puzzle", these great, daring compositions with great performances and lyrics that betray a smarter band than you'd initially think. then you get dull songs like "Dear Doctor" or "Prodigal Son" to follow them up. i can't really hate them, but i can't really muster up any love for them either. they're not sons or daughters, they're bastard, boring cousins, and they drag the record down. also, hot take time: i think "Street Fighting Man" kinda sucks! the song doesn't ever kick into high gear like how it wants to; it feels like a long intro to a better track taken out of context. you guys are not gonna like what i have to say about "Beast of Burden" either, but we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.
Two classic songs do not a classic album make.
One really amazing song
this album is only on the list for the first song, the rest was mediocre
Not too bad of an album, but apart from a handful of tracks there's not much I'd be returning to in a hurry.
sympathy for the devil carries the album
still good but the previous one from rolling stones was better
As a kid, I knew a handful of Stones hits and a handful of Beatles hits. I always would say that I preferred the Stones, since their hits always seems a bit harder and edgier than Beatles hits. As a young adult, I did a deep dive into the Beatles and came out the other end absolutely floored. I've recently done a dive on the Stones and there's a lot of forgettable fluff in between a handful of hits. This album is no different. Yea, I can tell it's the Stones by their sound, which is good for something, but there's just not much that I can see as great going on here. Very middle of the road album.
Less an album and more a collection of songs. Some excellent songs, some mediocre. I enjoyed it, mostly. 3.5/5
3/5. A country rock album. I think there is a dissonance because I do expect a certain sound from the Rolling Stones, and although that is here, there are other songs that really fall out of line. Some are good, like No Expectations, but many of the other songs don't sit right with me. The Stones don't need a specific sound, but it still feels like experimentation they haven't quite landed yet. It's an okay album but not a lot to hold it as a great album. Best Song: Sympathy For The Devil, Street Fighting Man, Stray Cat Blues
This album surprised me. Has a bluesy and sometimes Western feel. Don’t really care for the vocals but liked how each song was really telling a story with the lyrics. Interesting and catchy instrumentals.
⭐⭐⭐ – – 3[.2] of 5 stars. Besides the opening track, and a few other standouts, the rest of the album just feels like the same copy-and-paste blues stuff, and didn't really do much for me. In my opinion, there are better Stones albums than this, and I feel that this album kind of only exists for the opener, "Sympathy For The Devil." I liked the rock-y guitar work on a couple of the tracks, such as the opener, as well as the piano and bass on "Jigsaw Puzzle," but the rest felt rather same-y. Favourites: Sympathy For The Devil⭐, Jigsaw Puzzle, Salt Of The Earth Dislikes: Dear Doctor, Parachute Woman.
Cool album
It was good but none of it lived up the the hype that the first song brings. 3.5/5
Rolling Stones... I like them, I think? Never a skip at least, loving many of their songs admitably limited to classic rock stations/playlists. Though still have never listened to a full album of theirs, but probably would've at some point. High expectations for this one. Sympathy for the Devil What is there to say about this song that hasn't already been said. Absolute classic. Great rhythm, edgy concept for the time and an all time charismatic performance from Jagger. Oozing coolnees. Iconic. 5/5 No Expectations Massive shift in both tone and energy from the last track. Alternating guitars are cool. Nice bass sound. There's something nostalgic about it though I've never heard it before. Piano at the end seals the song nicely. 3.8/5 Dear Doctor Bluesy start. Weird mix on the vocals. Not sure about the instrumentation. The voice... No that's terrible... 2/5 Parachute Woman Bluesy. Kinda basic blues rock instrumentation. I've heard other takes on tracks similar to this where it's been imo executed much better, not bad just not inspiring. Fine. 3/5 Jigsaw puzzle Sounds much better than the previous two tracks, much clearer recording. I like the progression. Some nice guitar licks. The bass sound is also great. Great synergy within the band. Groovy piano. Catchy chorus. Fun track! 4.5/5 Street Fighting Man Loud guitars. Sitar? Wish it was implemented more. Great vocal performance, gritty yet showy. Finally got a more psychedelic element in the end, great! Good. 3.5/5 Prodigal Son Folky. Sounds like he's playing a character. Sparse. Lyrics paint a vivid image. Fine. 3/5 Stray Cat Blues Great intro. The bass playing stands out. Suspect lyrics... The chorus sounds fine but the lyrics... Hope this is some satire that I'm not getting. Uncomfortable. 1/5 Factory Girl Nice rhythm. Great acustic guitar. Folky. Hope this girl isn't underage... Nice violin solo. Fun track. 3.5/5 Salt of the Earth Weird stereo effect on the vocals. Buildup to the chorus works well. Don't care much for the vocals. Comes off as propaganda. Didn't care for. 2.5/5 Really mixed reaction to this one. Some great, and some questionable tracks. The performances from the band/vocals were the highlight on this album. I however feel some of the song concepts were slightly dated. Fave track. Sympathy for the Devil Least fave track. Stray Cat Blues
Blusey Stones is good Stones.
Not a bad blues record. But cool it’s The Rolling Stones taking it back. Singles were really important
Pretty good, maybe not my jam though
I like this album! I almost never do when it’s The Stones. This is the most likeable I’ve found them.
Shrug
This album marks the beginning of the Stones' return to their bluesy rock & roll roots, a sound which they would go on to perfect during their projects in the late 60s and early 70s.
I got 2 rolling stones albums in a row both were fine
It's a good Stones record. Top end. Obvs there's only a few that are truly great. I think Let it Bleed and Exile both top this, but it's decent. Two obvious all timers kick off each side. Aside from those you have Salt of the Earth (another song I prefer covers of) and Stray Cat Blues, both of which decent. And some pretty good laid back blues. No Expectations the highlight of these. It's good. Am I itching to put it on again? No.
If we live in a world where creative artists only have a finite amount of Awesome to pour into their creations then I think the Rolling Stones used all of it in just 2 tracks. Sympathy of the Devil and Street Fighting Man are both great…. The rest no so much.
The intro song is a defining Stones tune, but also a Mt. Rushmore track for all of classic rock. Still holds up and sounds amazing. 630M listens, that's royalty status. Then you throw in "Street Fighting Man", a total classic & cover song favorite, & "Stray Cat Blues" (listen to Soundgarden's version!). I wasn't a huge fan of "No Expectations", "Dear Doctor" or "Prodigal Son" which were so far from "Sympathy" and bordered on odd. I'm amazed by the Stones but most of this album was just above average for me outside of the classics mentioned above. This one wouldn't make my list but I love the cover and the essential tracks. 3 stars for the missing glue songs that would hold it all together for me.
this website is giving me a great appreciation for music farther before my time than i usually listen to
Not really my thing, but I appreciate that The Rolling Stones exist.
I don't get the hate. It's inconsistent, but a fun rock album.
The music is well strung together, even if it's a bit basic and derivative. I'm inclined to ignore the muse and just listen to the music, so I suppose 3 stars seems fair here.
Sympathy For the Devil and Street Fightin' Man are classics but the rest of the tracks don't uphold anything cole to that standard.
Some bangers some mid.
A bit of an odd mix of songs, perhaps one their greatest commercial successes followed by rag tag blues, country western rock. Nine of it is particularly bad, nor is it very impactful. Just ok.
I quite like Sympathy For The Devil. The rest is okay.
Sympathy for the devil is great, the rest of the album is meh
3.5/5
They definitely created a very bluesy sound on this album, which served Sympathy For the Devil well. The rest of the tracks were good but apart from its reputation I’m not sure if it’s a real classic
Sympathy for the devil is incredible the rest is just credible
It was OK. Quite folks more than rocky.
I expected this to be a boring album with a great opener, but to be honest 3 or 4 songs caught my attention. Good one.
Folkier than I thought it would be. Sympathy for the Devil is a great song.
Sympathy For The Devil was a #1 tune, others less successful. I never found The Stones very enjoyable , more of a Beatles fan. 3/5
I haven't really listened much to The Rolling Stones even though my parents are big fans who have attended many of their concerts. This album was good and enjoyable but nothing too special.
This album was just OK. There are better Stones albums out there but this one might scrape it's way into the top 5. For me, most Stones albums are 1 or 2 good/great songs surrounded by a bunch of filler of widely varying degrees of quality and this one is no exception.
Average for me.
The obvious and undisputed highlight is Sympathy For The Devil. Nothing else comes close, and the rest of the album feels like bonus material because of that. However, putting that and the possibly influencing Black Ops nostalgia aside, you are still left with an okay late 60s rock album, that isn't too long and varied enough to be enjoyable throughout. 3.5/5
3/5 There are some top moments on this album, like the beautiful, melodic No Expectations, the disgusting banger Stray Cat Blues and the fantastic Salt Of The Earth, but overall it's fairly average, frustratingly so at times. Street Fighting Man has an amazing intro and great progression, but then the verse is a boring monotonous meh and the chorus isn't great either. Sympathy For The Devil 3/5 No Expectations 5/5 (FAV) Dear Doctor 3.5/5 Parachute Woman 4/5 Jigsaw Puzzle 3/5 Street Fighting Man 3/5 Prodigal Son 2.5/5 (LEAST FAV) Stray Cat Blues 4.5/5 Factory Girl 2.5/5 Salt Of The Earth 4.5/5
I liked the overall feel of the album more than the other Stones albums so far. It felt more like an album, rather than a bunch of songs they recorded.Even the down moments still held my attention. Still, I'm not a huge fan, and I don't think that anything other than the album opener is really worth going out and getting for me.
Good.
Yeh I quite like the stones - prefer them to the beetles 7/10