It is unimaginable that this, probably the most versatile and arguably the best Rolling Stones album of all time, is treated as garbage by the It is unimaginable that this, probably the most versatile and arguably the best Rolling Stones album of all time, is treated as garbage by the User community here. Unfortunately, for them, this period of settling down would not come and only get more intense as they became Exiles from All of Anywhere….
Dead Flowers, one of my all time favorite Stones cuts….how can a person deny that this is them….you’ll find me in my basement room…with a needle and a spoon…and another girl to take my pain away….oh how many did they capture and lose before they finally got the ones they wanted….and there were plenty of needles and spoons with the band at this time….and roses on the grave!!! Moonlight mile-beautiful stirring and again the draining exhaustion of that rock and roll life…”when the wind blows and the rain feels cold…with a head full of snow…with a head full of snow…the sound of strangers sending nothing to my mind….just another mad mad day on the road….I am just living to be dying by your side….”so, IMHO, all this song does is sum up what this whole album is about…weariness, drugs, loneliness, and just want to be home with the one I love….and it closes the album…. Excellent and ahead of its time in its depiction of the troubles that accompany drug abuse. Now we get to some real meat….Sister Morphine (ah sweet cousin cocaine) and the great hypnotic guitar play. You gotta move and I got the blues are them paying homage to those they respected/learned about music.
**** cares what he says in this one….its the music that rocks and keeps the feet tapping. Can’t You Hear me Knocking-this is a throw away. A good one and Mick’s singing is clear and impassioned. Let’s not forget that the police were on their back in France too. I think of Nellcote and the debauchery, drug abuse, and general insanity. Is it too sentimental, is it trite or is it a weary, drug ravaged band seeking to find a place to finally rest for a bit of time…until they get up and do it again. Wild Horses-hmmmm this can swing both ways. I mean have any of you not had that demon eye that’s got you in its sway? And has anyone of you not experienced redemption with a smile from someone lying next to you and pushed that demon eye away. Wow, a missed gem, spectacular in the mix, with great drumming by Charlie, and of course Taylor’s nice solo at the end. All in all it says a lot or it can say very little. Mixing in some stabs at the establishment and the continuing uptightness about inter-racial relationships. I imagine their trips to Chicago and other areas where Blues legends played in bars, gave the Stones an opportunity to learn a thing or two about Afro-American history/culture.
They wrote what they knew about and had experienced. The band, for the most part, were mired in drugs and all sorts of debauchery. More importantly, what would you expect from them.
We start off with Brown Sugar a rocking and dirty song that is one of their greatest hits. From there it is hit and miss but I digress. My love affair with them lasted from Out of our Heads all the way up to Some Girls. My love affair with them lasted from Stones Album Review-Sticky Fingers Ok, I admit that the Stones have always been my favorite rock band. Stones Album Review-Sticky Fingers Ok, I admit that the Stones have always been my favorite rock band. But if you love the album already, you should own this because it's basically a party in a bottle. It's *way* too much, if you just want to hear the album, which again, go by the 70's vinyl at a record store for $5. So should the casual fan buy this? Um, no.
In it, you'll be treated to, again, the Best Stones Album (TM), plus a pretty amazing live performance at Leeds College AND outtakes, demos, and the rest. If you own the vinyl from the 70's, it has a working zipper, and is the version I recommend buying with that being said, this version is fantastic and is available on Spotify, iTunes, all the other new fangled services out there. "Well I'm talkin bout the Midnight Gambler!.the one who closes the bedroom door!" By far the best Stones album and, incidentally, the "Well I'm talkin bout the Midnight Gambler!.the one who closes the bedroom door!" By far the best Stones album and, incidentally, the only album where Warhol was involved the famous Lips were/are erroneously credited to him.