The Last Great Stones Album

[Taverner]

Granted, many people have an opinion, and most of those opinions lie somewhere before "Dirty Work"...

[bluesbassman]

1. Have to go with Sticky Fingers here.

With "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" being their opus magnum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fa4HUiFJ6c

[abq e streeter]

8. Outstanding choice of an " opus magnum" ( but c'mon, speak English like us REAL Americans, dammit)

I've heard rumors that this is one of the, if not THE, most favorite thing the sax player ever did with The Stones.

[bluesbassman]

9. LOL. I'll tone it down for the hoi polloi.

I've heard that too about Bobby Keys. Truly one of the great rock sax players. That tune is so perfect though, I can imagine everybody associated with had a similar feeling.

[abq e streeter]

26. "Hoi Polloi"...that don't sound American either. Better not catch you in Arizona, boy

Yeah, B.K. told me once that it wasn't intended to go on so long but that they just kept jamming and they kept taping,and put it out like that.
There was a pretty funny commercial a few years ago for a local classic rock station ( probably syndicated with different voiceovers for different stations) that had somebody blasting Can't You Hear Me Knockin' in their apartment , and the neighbor girl pounding on the wall over and over yelling "hey"..."hey"......HEY !"...."TURN IT UP". I usually don't like commercials, period, even clever ones, but I thought that was pretty funny...and again, a perfect Opie's Magnum P.I. or whatever you pointy headed liberal elitists call em .

[mitchum]

2. Sticky Fingers

[Cant trust em]

28. Are you saying that Exile isn't great?

Heretic?

[mitchum]

30. Yes, I would have tightened it down to three sides

Obviously, I am not breathlessly awaiting the unreleased tracks :)

[Cant trust em]

31. True.

Turd on the Run doesn't offer a lot of value.

[mitchum]

32. No, I would keep Turd on the Run (honestly)...

but ditch
Rocks Off
Sweet Black Angel
All Down The Line
Loving Cup

Yes, I am a heretic

[Cant trust em]

33. Ditching Rocks Off is just plain kooky talk.

2nd best song on the album after Tumbling Dice.

A close 2nd at that.

[mitchum]

34. I know...I know :)

[Cant trust em]

36. I think there is definitely an argument that Sticky Fingers is the better album though.

Most people give Exile the #1 slot, but I go back and forth between Sticky and Let it Bleed.

[mitchum]

37. I go with Let In Bleed as the ultimate rock record...

that's about the only thing where Simon LeBon and I agree. Well, that and sex with supermodels...

[maxsolomon]

41. dissing Sweet Black Angel and Loving Cup?

that may be the craziest thing i have ever read on DU!

[mitchum]

44. Not dissing, just trimming the fat...both of those songs would have been standout...

tracks on Goat's Head Soup :)

[maxsolomon]

46. fat is often key to a properly cooked roast.

imagine if they'd been on Black and Blue...

[gmoney]

3. "Some Girls" has so much sloppy charm to it...

"Tattoo You" was pretty good, but I'd say "Some Girls" was far better, and in my mind is the last "great" one. Not a single bad song on it, and plenty of great ones.

[Arugula Latte]

4. I love "Some Girls"

"Shattered" -- love that song. "Miss You" -- incredibly infectious.

[LynneSin]

11. I love "Some Girls" but I knew it was the beginning of the end for great Stones Albums

Just like "In through the Out Door" with Led Zeppelin. There is no doubt these are both classic albums but something was missing that made them legendary albums like Physical Grafitti or Beggars Banquet.

I suspect that if Bonham had not died that LZ would have gone the route of Rolling Stones - still popular, still selling massive concerts to people who perceive they need to see this band in concert but putting out shit records just to make a buck. I also suspect that a few members would have left the band and be constantly replaced by other members, which also degrades the legend of the band. Sure LZ has done a few 1-off concerts (not including solo work or the Page & Plant years) but ever time they played as Led Zeppelin they stuck with Jason Bonham as their drummer, which is as close to having a complete LZ without digging up John Bonham.

[maxsolomon]

17. Agreed. Some Girls.

tattoo you has "waiting on a friend", but other than that it's the end.

[LibDemAlways]

35. Last of the greats. Agreed.

[mochajava666]

40. Nailed It!

I've always thought that Some Girls was their last great album. You're also right about not one bad track on it.

[PassingFair]

43. Definitly "Some Girls"...

Although I must say, I loved Mick's solo album:

"She's The Boss"



I remember playing the crap out of that record in the mid eighties.

[MrScorpio]

45. "Some Girls" is my choice nt

[bif]

5. They made a great album?

[abq e streeter]

6. "Other" was a great one...good beat, easy to dance to; I gave it an 87...

but actually, I'm thinking Some Girls. And great only because of the presence of quite a few absolutely killer songs; but there were some not particularly memorable cuts... The last album that I thought had pretty much no weak moments was Sticky Fingers, which may have been their greatest ever, although Beggars Banquet and Out of Our Heads are right up there too... I thought Emotional Rescue, Tattoo You, and Dirty Work were all damn good, but not great....Just my opinionated opinions before heading off to work (NOOOOOOOO).

[Generic Brad]

7. I'm partial to "A Bigger Bang"

But that's just me.

[pink-o]

10. "Exile" is the Stones' answer to Rubber Soul and Revolver

Even if Sgt Pepper's gets more publicity, true Beatles fans know the other 2 (Brit versions) are the real cream of the crop.

Same with "Exile". I'm so jazzed about the unreleased tracks! But I also love Sticky Fingers and even It's only Rock and Roll. All of 'em are ear candy because of one thing: (say it with me) Mick Taylor played lead guitar. I never thought he was the Hendrix of his time, but he and Keith sounded far more amazing together than Keith and Ronnie. I guess he quit cuz their lifestyle was killing him, but I miss his tasty licks on the later LP's.

[driver8]

12. I agree with you 100%!!

All of my favorite Stones albums feature Mick Taylor and Keef.

Mick was the shit...

[Beer Snob-50]

13. mick taylor is doing a tour of the states right now.

saw him the first night in northampton ma in a small club. flipping awesome guitar work.

[driver8]

15. I did not know that -- thanks for the info! n/t

[pink-o]

19. Ditto! Glad he's doing well and still playing awesome guitar! n/t

[MrSlayer]

14. Tattoo You.

Their very best period is Let it Bleed to Exile but they were still putting out quality material throughout the 70's. Tattoo was the last full good album. They've merely had good songs here and there from then on.

[tinymontgomery]

16. I love beggars banquet

Let it Bleed, and Exile. Only like a few cuts from it's only rock and roll. sticky fingers has some great stuff, sister morphine, dead flowers (NRPS does this great also).

[Taverner]

18. They change from a Brit Invasion band to a Rock n' Countrified Blues band slowly

It's funny, watching the influence take root

[tinymontgomery]

20. I like a lot of the rock/country bands from that time

Byrds, Dylan (not a band) Nashville Skyline, NRPS. Can't stand standard country music, (I do like the original Hank Williams that I grow up on).

[mitchum]

21. And they became the premier rock n' countrified blues band during the height of their adrogynous...

foppish, decadent, "Factory-ish", etc... years.
It was a great combination that doesn't work on paper. But it certainly worked onstage and in the studio.

[Taverner]

22. That was "Dirty Work"

[mitchum]

23. Dirty Work was the product of "bad" decadence...

not "good" decadence.
Y'know what I mean :)

[fishwax]

24. exile on main street

There've been good tracks on later albums, but that's the most recent one that I'd be likely to listen to as an album ...

[old mark]

25. My wife has a CD called "Flash Point" that is live old stuff - one of the best

performances by anybody that I have ever heard...I can't wait to hear the re-done "Exile" - I don't think they did anything as good since. Mick taylor was great on that album as was Wyman!


mark

[Cant trust em]

27. Exile is the last album to be "great" IMO.

"Good" is the best that I can use to describe anything after that.

[baldguy]

29. Pebbles & Bam-bam?

[Taverner]

38. You do know both Pebbles and Bam Bam are VERY popular hooker stage names..

As well as porn names..

[abq e streeter]

39. And you know this how? never mind....

[Blue_In_AK]

42. I'm not a big Stones fan,

but Let It Bleed is the last album I paid any attention to at all.