Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones

The weakest of the stretch of 4 albums that defines the Stones for me (Beggars Banquet, Let it Bleed, SF, and Exile on Main St.) but still a solid 5 for me because the other three are all so superb. The first album to fully include Mick Taylor on guitar, and he shines throughout, especially on Can’t You Hear Me Knocking, a seven minute, one take song that turned into a long jam. No Keith lead vocals anywhere on the album, but lots of horns. Released 6 weeks before I turned 16, this was a basement playing cards staple. I owned the original zipper cover back then.

5