1001 Albums Summary

This is one of the four-album period of the Stones that I enjoy. Enjoy the acoustic and more country-tinged to the bluesier numbers, but I’d rate this right down the middle for my enjoyment. I’m super taken with how great the recording sounds on the Remastered version I listened to. I like it and appreciate it but probably won’t listen to it much. Sticky Fingers and Exile are my preference.

Another album I probably won’t return to often, but I’m glad I listened to and that it exists. It has really amazing songs and breadth of writing here. And it feels important. My second review/album and I’m not sure how I will be rating things. I feel like it’s higher than Let It Bleed, that I have a 3. If I’m reviewing based on if I will listen to again, it’s got to be a three as well. I think I should’ve given LIB a four and will give this a four, based on enjoying and appreciating, but not going to be in regular rotation or a strong connection to.

Hard for me to connect with this era/genre but it’s obviously well done. I guess all of these are “the best of all time”, right? Glad I listened to but won’t in the future.

4 or 5 for me personally. Given what it represented at the time, and how it impacted me personally, and that I can still listen to and really enjoy. Can’t say it’s objectively better than other albums I’ve rated lower, but I appreciate the groundbreaking nature, while maintaining a high degree of musicality.

Clearly this is better than a 2/5 but I have just never had a love for recorded blues. Live is fun, and the bits of guitar playing here are interesting to me, but I sorta glaze over after 1.5 songs. It’s a “me” problem!

DNF

Was going to say 4 stars because it’s an amazing collection of a lot of great songs. Production great.