Best Ever Albums

Re: Which Rolling Stones Era is your favorite?

Fischman — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 15:09:19 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 12/21/2016 20:09

None of the above.

Skip the earliest albums which were mostly covers and the band had not yet found their unique sound.

Can easily few the last couple decades as well.

The best Stones era is '68-'74

Re: Which Rolling Stones Era is your favorite?

junodog4 — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:39:11 GMT

Author: junodog4

Posted: 02/25/2013 23:39

65-80.

Re: Which Rolling Stones Era is your favorite?

sheep21 — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 01:11:18 GMT

Author: sheep21

Posted: 02/25/2013 06:11

So hard to choose.

Re: Which Rolling Stones Era is your favorite?

lightmyway — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:38:21 GMT

Author: lightmyway

Posted: 02/25/2013 05:38

It's tough. I voted 71-present because it has my two favorite albums by them, Some Girls and Sticky Fingers.

Re: Which Rolling Stones Era is your favorite?

RoundTheBend — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:35:45 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 02/25/2013 03:35

purple wrote:

I'd go with the opposite: Rolling Stones are great album makers but poor songwriters (overall). If I were to read their lyrics on a page, I'd dismiss most of them; but when paired with the music they become amazing.

EDIT: We may have different definitions of what a songwriter is. When I hear songwriter, I think lyrics. I think you mean that they had great songs, but albums with a lot of filler. Either way, I think they have a handful or two of albums that have little filler.

Songwrite=a person who composes words or music or both... for me it means one that puts words to music well. Otherwise they are a poet.

I would agree they have a few albums that are solid, but most are lacking the cohesiveness I demand a good album to have, whereas their songs are amazing. For example, on this site their top 20 songs are some of the best songs ever written, imo. Their top 10 albums... couldn't say that about them.

Re: Which Rolling Stones Era is your favorite?

Anonymous — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:14:29 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/25/2013 03:14

sethmadsen wrote:

Also, does anyone agree with me in the statement that the Rolling Stones are amazing song-writers, but terrible album makers?

Re: Which Rolling Stones Era is your favorite?

RoundTheBend — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:12:30 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 02/25/2013 03:12

Also, does anyone agree with me in the statement that the Rolling Stones are amazing song-writers, but terrible album makers?

Re: Which Rolling Stones Era is your favorite?

RoundTheBend — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:06:12 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 02/25/2013 01:06

Link

Will be watching this this week.

A Bigger Bang Tour DVD was pretty sweet.

Re: Which Rolling Stones Era is your favorite?

RoundTheBend — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 19:55:21 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 02/25/2013 00:55

purple wrote:

I don't understand why you throw the singles from Sticky Fingers into the first category and then throw the album into the second category in your two timelines. If it's based on when Jones died, I know for a fact that Wild Horses was recorded after his death, and should be in the second category.

Anyways, I think Sticky Fingers and Exile On Main Street are better than sliced bread, but if I were to vote between these categories, I'd go with the earlier stuff.

Because that is what the Rolling Stones did in their best of collections, as the sections were titled.

Cool, thanks for voting honestly :).

Re: Which Rolling Stones Era is your favorite?

KinkyAfro — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 13:38:35 GMT

Author: KinkyAfro

Posted: 02/24/2013 18:38

From Beggers Banquet in 68 to Exile on Main St in 72 the stones were at their peak and as good as anyone. Everything either side of them years just isn't for me, the odd decent song here and there but some terrible albums.

Re: Which Rolling Stones Era is your favorite?

Jasonconfused — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 13:09:50 GMT

Author: Jasonconfused

Posted: 02/24/2013 18:09

Let It Bleed era.

Re: Which Rolling Stones Era is your favorite?

Anonymous — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 12:25:13 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/24/2013 17:25

I don't understand why you throw the singles from Sticky Fingers into the first category and then throw the album into the second category in your two timelines. If it's based on when Jones died, I know for a fact that Wild Horses was recorded after his death, and should be in the second category.

Anyways, I think Sticky Fingers and Exile On Main Street are better than sliced bread, but if I were to vote between these categories, I'd go with the earlier stuff.

Re: Which Rolling Stones Era is your favorite?

Anonymous — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 11:35:44 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/24/2013 16:35

The era without all the suck in it,

so that'd be none.

Actually, I'm being facetious, I enjoy the Rolling Stones throughout most of their discography, but they never really improved.

Re: Which Rolling Stones Era is your favorite?

RoundTheBend — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 09:02:22 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 02/24/2013 14:02

Puncture Repair wrote:

Like most I think late 60s, early 70s was best for the Stones.

They're earlier stuff had its moments, but didn't do anything new or spectacular, much like The Beatles.

Exactly, that's why I find this so interesting because they had a great stint both before and after 1969. I mean their best album as listed on this site is Exile, which is the second half, my favorite stuff is actually before then... I am curious if there is a group out there that thinks that the stones after 1969 is their favorite.

Re: Which Rolling Stones Era is your favorite?

Anonymous — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 08:44:25 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/24/2013 13:44

Like most I think late 60s, early 70s was best for the Stones.

They're earlier stuff had its moments, but didn't do anything new or spectacular, much like The Beatles.

Re: Which Rolling Stones Era is your favorite?

Mother Nature's Son — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 08:20:43 GMT

Author: Mother Nature's Son

Posted: 02/24/2013 13:20

There are still really many Stones albums left that I haven't heard. Out of what I've heard, the 60s were the decade where Rolling Stones made the greatest music, imo.

Which Rolling Stones Era is your favorite?

RoundTheBend — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 08:16:58 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 02/24/2013 13:16

As I listened through the entire Stones discography, I came to realize even more so than before a different vibe after them losing Brian Jones. Some great work before and after... just different.

Which era do you like more:

Hot Rocks 1964–1971
"Time Is on My Side" (Norman Meade) 2:59
"Heart of Stone" 2:49
"Play With Fire" (Nanker Phelge) 2:13
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" 3:43
"As Tears Go By" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards/Andrew Loog Oldham) 2:44
"Get Off of My Cloud" 2:55
"Mother's Little Helper" 2:44
"19th Nervous Breakdown" 3:56
"Paint It, Black" 3:23
"Under My Thumb" 3:42
"Ruby Tuesday" 3:16
"Let's Spend the Night Together" 3:37
"Jumpin' Jack Flash" 3:41
"Street Fighting Man" 3:14
"Sympathy for the Devil" 6:18
"Honky Tonk Women" 3:00
"Gimme Shelter" 4:31
"Midnight Rambler" (Live) 9:14
"You Can't Always Get What You Want" 7:28
"Brown Sugar" 3:49
"Wild Horses" 5:44

Jump Back-Best Of '71-'93
"Start Me Up" – 3:34
"Brown Sugar" – 3:48
"Harlem Shuffle" – 3:25 (by Bobby Byrd and Earl Nelson)
"It's Only Rock 'n Roll" – 5:07
"Mixed Emotions" (Single version) – 4:01
"Angie" – 4:31
"Tumbling Dice" – 3:45
"Fool to Cry" (Single version) – 4:06
"Rock and a Hard Place" (Single version) – 4:05
"Miss You" – 4:49
"Hot Stuff" (Single version) – 3:30
"Emotional Rescue" – 5:39
"Respectable" – 3:07
"Beast of Burden" – 4:25
"Waiting on a Friend" – 4:35
"Wild Horses" – 5:43
"Bitch" – 3:36
"Undercover of the Night" – 4:33

Or for a more detailed view of those time periods:

The Rolling Stones (1964, UK) / England's Newest Hit Makers (1964, US)
The Rolling Stones No. 2 (1965, UK) / 12 X 5 (1964, US)
The Rolling Stones, Now! (1965, US)
Out of Our Heads (1965, UK) / Out of Our Heads (1965, US)
December's Children (And Everybody's) (1965, US)
Aftermath (1966, UK) / Aftermath (1966, US)
Between the Buttons (1967, UK) / Between the Buttons (1967, US)
Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967)
Beggars Banquet (1968)
Let It Bleed (1969)

Sticky Fingers (1971)
Exile on Main St. (1972)
Goats Head Soup (1973)
It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974)
Black and Blue (1976)
Some Girls (1978)
Emotional Rescue (1980)
Tattoo You (1981)
Undercover (1983)
Dirty Work (1986)
Steel Wheels (1989)
Voodoo Lounge (1994)
Bridges to Babylon (1997)
A Bigger Bang (2005)