Another Great One -- Best Along Voodoo Lounge

I had a major issue with the top 4 Stones albums. Beggar's Banquet was too country and I didn't like it. Let It Bleed was boring. Exile was way too long, and with a load of filler, making it pretty close to un-listeneable. However, this is a gem, and hits my Top 5 Best Albums list. Sticky Fingers opens with those dramatic notes weaved by Keith and Taylor, and eventually become that riff that got me into the Stones. Everyone knows Brown Sugar, and is a biggie: When you buy this and listen to it, you know you'll love it. Sway is another great one, a heavy rocker with Mick Taylor's best guitars ever. As another few millions said, the final solo is one of the best moments in rock history. I totally agree! I love Sway. Wild Horses is a song to relax for a while, with Keith's backing vocals being the backbone of the song. Can't You Hear Me Knockin is one of the best songs I've ever heard, with Keith and Taylor's head banging riffs and eventually becomes a fantastic jazz session. Bitch is an average rocker, never hit the spot for me but still enjoyable. I Got The Blues is the weakest moment here, and God, it's boring! Sister Morphine is more complex rock, and great for thinking. It goes on forever, and it's got that great feel. At first I didn't like it, but I don't mind it much now. Dead Flowers is a country song, which inspired Guns N' Roses I Used To Love Her (both have the same solo). I like the Guns N' Roses song better, never liked this much. Moonlight Mile is awesome, and it's final, closing moments close this masterpiece. Too good to be true, everyone should have it. One thing I'd change from this was having Keith on lead... It just doesn't feel right to have a pretty random guy doing the Stones' licks.

Rolling Stones classic from their golden era

'Sticky Fingers', the Rolling Stones' twelfth studio album, released in 1971 captures one of the greatest and most famous rock n' roll bands of all time on the top of their game. Stones fans aren't joking when they say the 1968-1974 period was the peak period for the Stones, 'Sticky Fingers' is concrete proof of this. The Rolling Stones line up had undergone some changes prior to this album, with the new recruitment of guitarist Mick Taylor who, in 1969 replaced original band founder Brian Jones, in part due to his drug condition which would tragically lead to his death in the same year. That aside, the Stones entered the 70's with a bang with this effort. Their sound changed slightly compared to previous works, with occasional incorporation of instruments such as the saxophone but they still had their classic sound to them, with that touch of the blues.



Sticky Fingers is extremely versatile and has ballads, some slow and real bluesy tracks and plenty of good doses of good rock n' roll. The album has a clever fusion in many parts of acoustic and electric guitar styles which give the tracks plenty of effect. Mick Taylor was defintitely a great addition to the group, his guitar playing in the album is fantastic throughout and the fact he is considered one of the great blues guitarists is definitely justified. Lets not also forget Keith Richards too, whose playing also has great presence along with his mammoth contributions to the songwriting.



Onto the album itself. From the opening riff of 'Brown Sugar', you know there is great stuff to come. 'Wild Horses' is a classic Stones ballad, with meaningful vocals, with a great acoustic style. 'Can't You Hear Me Knoncking; is a 7 minute masterpiece and is one of my favourites on the album. This track is so underrated - the guitar playing is first class - listen of for Mick Taylor jammin' out the track in style! 'You Gotta Move' is slower but it makes a good track - Mick Jagger with whoever was backing him on the vocals sound a bit spaced out at times on this track! Mick Jagger and co. had their drug addictions but it certainly did not affect their songwriting. 'Bitch' is a rocker with a killer riff throughout with brass playing here and there. 'I got the Blues' says it all in the title and Jagger gives a heartfelt performance on the vocals. 'Sister Morphine' is more thoughtful, copenned by Marianne Faithfull, has Jagger pleading on the vocals combined with some great guitar inputs. 'Moonlight Mile' is a fantastic track and is my personal favourite track on the album. Some brilliant blues style playing from Taylor highlight the track - the track is unusual but really grows on you after a few listens.



Overall, an amazing effort from the Rolling Stones. This classic has ballads, plenty of political incorrectness and some fantastic songwriting. This is a great place to start if you want to begin to listen to the Stones (or the 40 licks CD compilation). A must for any fan of rock n' roll.

what a 4 album run

Beggars, Let It Bleed, Sticky F and Exile establishes the Stones - regardless of any of their other output - as the Greatest Rock n Roll Band ever - so far. Beatles, Stones, Dylan - all are so sublime and groundbreaking that when I meet a true music fan if they select any of those three as the best ever, I can roll with it because it really is a matter of personal taste when r n r reaches this level. But, in the end, this 4-record run by the Stones is my favorite ever. Blues meets rock meets country meets attitude that only Mick and Keith have, and the absolute blind confidence that characterizes these records is astounding. It shows us all that when untethered by the business of music, and allowed to just express, r n r is really a defining artistic expression of it's time. And the Stones expressed sex, decadence, indulgence and mixed it with an intelligence and a wink and swagger that may never be matched.