What are your dozen favourite tracks by the Rolling Stones?

[Mord]

What the bloody hell is this? Why the personal insult when we're simply airing different opinions about music?



Typically I don't like horns in rock music because I find them too overbearing in the context of rock.

What!?!? Pot meet kettle. You implied that I'm a dilettante and or casual Stones fan that should be strangled. You quote Wikipedia and ascribe that to me. What about the other great bands I mentioned? Have you even heard of them?  Thanks to Robert Allen Zimmerman's influence, Rubber Soul and Revolver heralded the new, improved Beatles era that would eventually bring about their masterpiece, "The White Album".

[Mord]

Oh come on. My personal favourite Forty Licks that I posted on the first page of this thread had lots of tracks on it from after the sixties.

40 Licks doesn't even count as a proper Stones album. It's a greatest hits compilation.  It's just a grab bag of hits. Its unfair to compare them to a singular achievement. They are packaged to appeal to "casual fans" who are too lazy to get the original albums the tracks appeared on. How about post sixties artists? I mean bands beyond 1969....Nirvana, the Misfits, Bowie,  Mott the Hoople, the Ramones, the Clash, Sex Pistols etc.

[Hepcat]

Why do you think that everybody is wrong, except yourself?

And what pray tell is wrong with challenging conventional wisdom with contradictory evidence?

Most of the Stones songs you mentioned (wjth the exemption of the heinous "Child of the Moon") were not psychedelic.

Well the other two I mentioned in the same breath weren't back to the basics or blues either. Sympathy for the Devil with its African tribal drums and chimp noises "Oooooo, oooooo" would have actually fit very nicely into the spirit of Their Satanic Majesties Request.

Mick Taylor was my favorite "fifth Stone".

He's actually my least favourite fifth Stone. Quite simply the only Stones' album on which he was fully featured that I really like was his first one, Sticky Fingers. I didn't like the next three from Exile to It's Only Rock 'n Roll at all.

Their last album was a straight blues album. Even you might like it.

When did I say or even imply that I didn't like the blues? I have a good collection of blues albums, compilations and box sets. Check out some of the 21st century ones from Fat Possum Records:

Btw, "Flowers" was just an outtakes and b-sides  album released in the U.S.  to cash in on their success.

Irrelevant. Most of the tracks were on no other U.S./Canadian album and it was really good.

You just may be the stick in the mud listening only to the mono stuff.

Not so! I'm a hard-core stereo buff. And I particularly dote on hard left/hard right separation.

[Hepcat]

What!?!? Pot meet kettle. You implied that I'm a dilettante and or casual Stones fan that should be strangled.

You said I was "insane" before I made that post, and "dilettante" isn't much of an insult in comparison.

What about the other great bands I mentioned? Have you even heard of them?

Yes. I addressed those artists and provided a short list of my own at the bottom of post #104. But you're throwing too many names for me to comment upon from one sentence to the next.

40 Licks doesn't even count as a proper Stones album. It's a greatest hits compilation. It's just a grab bag of hits.

Yeah, so? I never compared the Forty Licks collection to anything. I simply listed the tracks I would have selected in compiling a Forty Licks box set to demonstrate that not all the Stones' tracks I like are from the sixties.

[Mord]

What bands have you listened to beyond the late sixties?  1970 thru. 2018, name 'em. What are your views on iconic bands like Nirvana, Ramones, Clash, New York Dolls, Talking Heads, Bowie,  Misfits etc? As for mono vs stereo...
I much prefer mono when the original mix is supervised by the band in mono. I remember trading in my stereo "You Really Got Me" (Kinks album) to buy the stereo " upgrade". It was dreadful. The power of the original had been emasculated by some studio hack who had no idea what he was doing. They put ALL the music on one channel, then stuck vocals and handclaps/tambourine on the other. That happened  to early Stones, as well

[Hepcat]

What bands have you listened to beyond the late sixties?  1970 thru. 2018, name 'em.

Like I said, in post #104!

What are your views on iconic bands like Nirvana, Ramones, Clash, New York Dolls, Talking Heads, Bowie,  Misfits etc?

Nirvana - Dislike except for The Man Who Sold the World.
New York Dolls - No opinion.
Talking Heads - I like them a lot.
Misfits - No opinion, but I like the name. I might have to check them out.

But what's your point in throwing all these bands at me from one sentence to the next? How is any of this relevant to which Stones' (or even Beatles') albums are the best?

[Mord]

Just checking the progression from past to present. What was the last mosh  pit  you got in the middle of? How do you feel about the Kardashians? Briefs or boxers? Compact or Sedan? Vampires or werewolves? The Kinks or the Who? Fender or Gibson? Monkeys or elephants? Pot or ecstasy? Clubs or stadiums? Nude female wrestling or football? Peter Gabriel or Phil Collins? Salad or pizza? Microwave or lawnmower. Software or hardcore. Tennis or handball? James Franco or Seth Rogan? Booze or pot? Heroin or cocaine? Vegetarian or carnivore? Black or grey? Snickers or Milky Way? How you answer these Will lead to a more accurate psych evaluation. Please answer the questions honestly and in pencil. I will submit your replies and have a psychological profile within the next few days. Will Keep findings confidential, if so required. Looking forward to your participation.  Good luck.

[Hepcat]

You never mention anything past the sixties.

It's ironic that over the last fifteen years or so I've been disagreeing on various music forums with the contingent that says "The Stones haven't recorded anything good since 1972 (or else 1980)". In response I've been posting my list of all the post-1980 Stones' tracks I really like.

You on the other hand are criticizing me for liking too much of their early stuff. It seems that I always end up disagreeing with the extremists at either end.

[Mord]

  This is only my personal opinion, mind you. From 63 to 67, the Stones were an incredible singles band. Classic hit after hit....incredible era. 68 brought their classic album period. Starting with Beggars Banquet and ending with the brilliant Some Girls, most of their  lps were excellent. My personal fave Stones albums are:
                     1.) Let it Bleed
                     2.) Exile on Main St.
                    3.) Sticky Fingers
                    4.) Beggars Banquet
                    5.) Some Girls
                    6.) Aftermath (14 track UK version)

   As a fellow Stones fan, you should understand how passionate we can be about their music. I don't mean you any personal insult. Let's just celebrate that we at least agree they've been an incredible force of nature, regardless of personal favorite phase.

[geezer butler]

Great thread. Of course I'm first and foremost a metal head, but if you're talking straight up Rock n Roll, then it doesn't get any better than the Stones as far as I'm concerned.

Rocks Off
Bitch
Can't You Hear me Knocking
Under my Thumb
Doo Doo Doo Doo
Let's Spend Night Together
Paint it Black
Angie
Tumbling Dice
Monkey Man
Thru and Thru
Street Fighting Man

[Mord]

Great thread. Of course I'm first and foremost a metal head, but if you're talking straight up Rock n Roll, then it doesn't get any better than the Stones as far as I'm concerned.

Rocks Off
Bitch
Can't You Hear me Knocking
Under my Thumb
Doo Doo Doo Doo
Let's Spend Night Together
Paint it Black
Angie
Tumbling Dice
Monkey Man
Thru and Thru
Street Fighting Man

  GREAT LIST!  Most of my favorite tracks are there. You can't get a better opening to an album than "Rocks Off", then follow it with "Rip This Joint". "Bitch" is beyond classic. I can't get that riff out of my head ( pun intended).

[geezer butler]

  GREAT LIST!  Most of my favorite tracks are there. You can't get a better opening to an album than "Rocks Off", then follow it with "Rip This Joint". "Bitch" is beyond classic. I can't get that riff out of my head ( pun intended).

Thanks man, love the Stones! I still can't believe Scorcese hasn't used "Bitch" in one of his films yet. I put "Thru and Thru" on the list as my wildcard choice.

[Mord]

Thanks man, love the Stones! I still can't believe Scorcese hasn't used "Bitch" in one of his films yet. I put "Thru and Thru" on the list as my wildcard choice.

To be honest, that's the only song I'm not familiar with. It must be after " Some Girls". That's that last Stones album I liked. My wildcard song would be "Starf*ck*r" from Goats Head Soup ("Star Star" in the U.S). Cool track from a so so album.

[Hepcat]

Here's a good video of a great tune:

Honky Tonk Women

[Hepcat]

As far as "look" goes, I think the Stones were at their best in 1966. Here's Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing in the Shadow? from the Ed Sullivan Show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfpSdAJfac0