Which Rolling Stones Era is your favorite?

RoundTheBend · 2013-02-24T08:16:58-05:00

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)

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Poll: Which era is your favorite?

1964–1971:		77%	[14]
1971-present:		22%	[4]

Total Votes : 18

RoundTheBend I miss the comfort in being sad Profile
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Also, does anyone agree with me in the statement that the Rolling Stones are amazing song-writers, but terrible album makers?

purple

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

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.

RoundTheBend I miss the comfort in being sad Profile
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purple wrote:

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.

lightmyway Swimming into view Profile

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

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So hard to choose.
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junodog4 Future Grumpy Old Man Profile
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65-80.
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Land of Enchantment

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

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