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what are your top 3 or more Stones albums?

I've been getting into a real stones kick and am making the jump from greatest hits collections to individual albums.  so far i've checked out sticky fingers and exile on main street, wondering where to go next.

My top 3:

1. Let It Bleed
2. Sticky Fingers
3. Beggars Banquet

Go for Let It Bleed next, then Beggars Banquet.

Quotewhat are your top 3 or more Stones albums?

I've been getting into a real stones kick and am making the jump from greatest hits collections to individual albums.  so far i've checked out sticky fingers and exile on main street, wondering where to go next.

Good Choices, especially Exile (just brilliant). I will not mention the 2 you chose as they would in mine.


Let It Bleed
Beggers
Aftermath

Sticky Fingers
Beggars Banquet
Exile on Main Street
Let It Bleed
Get Yer Ya Ya's Out

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Go for Let It Bleed next

i second this emotion

My Top 3

Sticky Fingers
Exile on Main Street
Beggars Banquet

for me, Sticky and Exile are about tied for 1st. Both are unbelieveably good. Exile flows a little better, but the highs on sticky fingers come often and are unbelieveable. Brown Suuuugar!

Let It Bleed
Sticky Fingers
Exile On Main Steet
Some Girls

QuoteSticky Fingers
Beggars Banquet
Exile on Main Street
Let It Bleed
Get Yer Ya Ya's Out

Yeah, when it comes to The Stones, everyone comes up with a very similar list I guess.

Sorry, can't do 3...

Beggar's Banquet
Sticky Fingers
Let it Bleed
Get Yer Ya Yas Out - remastered version only!
Out of Our Heads



Also check out the Rock n Roll Circus DVD,

and Their Satanic Majestie's Request has arguably their best song...2000 Man.

Let it Bleed. We damn near wore that record out when it was first released!   ;)

sticky fingers, let it bleed, exile

Like most people I'm going to go with Sticky Fingers, Exile, Beggars Banquet & Let It Bleed. I'm going to give Tattoo You a shout out too because no one else has mentioned it & it's on of my favs.

Lets not forget about Some Girls here (kudos to BH for mentioning it). Just bc it's "different" doesn't mean it's any less brilliant.  :)

QuoteLets not forget about Some Girls here (kudos to BH for mentioning it). Just bc it's "different" doesn't mean it's any less brilliant.  :)

It's the only great Stones album with Ron Wood, unfortunately. Two of the best Stones country tunes are on Some Girls too.

thanks for the suggestions guys! I've been stuck on Exile on Main Street but will definitely be checking out some of these others soon.

QuoteIt's the only great Stones album with Ron Wood, unfortunately. Two of the best Stones country tunes are on Some Girls too.

Here is a snippet of a converstation between Ron Wood and Kieth Richards.

Keith: Hunhhh huhu huh nnnn huh, right!
Ron: huh, nnnnn huh huhuh, RIGHT! Heroine? right!

Quotethanks for the suggestions guys! I've been stuck on Exile on Main Street but will definitely be checking out some of these others soon.

Buy the other CD's cold. They are some of the best rock albums ever made bar-none.

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Quotethanks for the suggestions guys! I've been stuck on Exile on Main Street but will definitely be checking out some of these others soon.

Buy the other CD's cold. They are some of the best rock albums ever made bar-none.

I've got Let it Bleed, Beggar's Banquet, and Get Yer Ya Yas Out lined up and ready to fire. I've just have to muster the will to press eject on Exile on Main Street.

I've gotten a Japanese master of Exile through trade at one of my local record stores, and it completely blows away the Virgin remaster.  It's called "Main St. Revisited," and I highly reccomend looking into it.  I also got ahold of an "alternate" Beggars Banquet that's a real gem.

Alt version of Brown Sugar with EC on guitar:
http://www.yousendit.com/download/OGhjeUNBUzgzS28wTVE9PQ

Thought some peeps might enjoy this  :)

Trailer for Shine A Light:
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/33726

QuoteTrailer for Shine A Light:
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/33726

That looks awesome, can't wait.  I really need to work on building my Stones collection.

To think, The Hold Steady opened for them just a couple nights ago... 8-)

My favorite are:

Exile
Beggars Banquet
Let it Bleed
and Their Satanic Majesties Request (I know that this one was originally panned by critics and considered a poor imitation to Sgt Peppers, but there are some songs on there that I really love: for instance -2000 man, she's a rainbow, sing this all together, and 2000 light years from home).  If nothing else download 2000 man and I think you'll love it.

QuoteMy Top 3

Sticky Fingers
Exile on Main Street
Beggars Banquet

for me, Sticky and Exile are about tied for 1st. Both are unbelieveably good. Exile flows a little better, but the highs on sticky fingers come often and are unbelieveable. Brown Suuuugar!

I could not have said it better myself!

My number one is Let It Bleed, because Gimme Shelter alone pushes it above the rest. Greatest song ever written.

Flowers or Out of our Heads....big ups to old school STONES ;D

QuoteFlowers or Out of our Heads....big ups to old school STONES ;D

yeah, i think i'm gong to dive in some old stones now that i've digested the 68-73 era.  I have to say that exile on main street is still probably my favorite followed by sticky fingers and let it bleed.

Out of our Heads is pretty great.

Satisfaction
That's how strong my love is
The last time
the spider and the fly
under assistant west coast production man


I haven't bought Flowers yet cuz I'm confused on it being a quasi-compilation album, U.S.  vs British releases.

Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) is a great compilation.

I also like Your Satanic Majesties Request.......2000 man ;D ;D ;D ;D

QuoteI also like Your Satanic Majesties Request.......2000 man ;D ;D ;D ;D

+ 2000 light years and She's a Rainbow make this a keeper! :)

England's Newest Hit Makers is a blues beauty!

alright, so i know i need the classics, but is there an excellent early album i might dig?  i really like the songs "2000 man" and "she's a rainbow", for example.

You can't go wrong with any of their early albums IMO.

12x5 & The Rolling Stones Now!, Out Of Our Heads, Decembers Children & Aftermath are all excellent.

QuoteYou can't go wrong with any of their early albums IMO.

12x5 & The Rolling Stones Now!, Out Of Our Heads, Decembers Children & Aftermath are all excellent.

damn!  at least now i've got plenty ideas in my head for my next trip to a record store.

1) Exile
1) Let It Bleed
1) Sticky Fingers

2) Beggars Banquet

The Stones are my Favorite Band, hands down! I started with my aunt's copy High Tides when I was 7 or 8 I think. It's obvious that everybody cites the Mick Talyor years as the best, but every album, with the exception of Dirty Work, has great stuff on it. (Dirty Work's Had it with You is ok) The 3 disc Singles collection is great, Dandelion, Child Of The Moon, Memo From Turner(Actually Mick solo), We Love You, The Spider and the Fly, Long Long While, among may others are on that.

I waver on a favorite album list but right now I'd have to say Some Girls. It was a big f-you to everyone who thought they were washed up by 1978. I've been listening to Goats Head Soup and Emotional Rescue a lot lately . Silver Train is one of the best "unknown" Stones greats as is Winter and Let me Go. If you can find a bootleg DVD copy of the 1972 live tour it's well worth it. The live versions of Love In Vain, All Down the Line, Dead Flowers, and Bye Bye Johnny show are among the many highlights!

Long Live the "Glimmer Twins"!

1. Let It Bleed
2. Beggar's Banquet (Which is often #1)
3. Sticky Fingers
4. Exile On Main St.
5. Aftermath
6. Flowers
7. Goat's Head Soup
8. Voodoo Lounge
9. Some Girls
10. Steel Wheels

I haven't heard December's Children, Emotional Rescue, Undercover or Dirty Work.

Quotealright, so i know i need the classics, but is there an excellent early album i might dig?  i really like the songs "2000 man" and "she's a rainbow", for example.

Those are both from Their Satanic Majesties Request but IMO, Aftermath is their best early album. It was their first album of all original material and so I find it a lot more interesting than the releases that came before it, which mostly consisted of blues/rock 'n' roll covers.

Quote1. Let It Bleed
2. Beggar's Banquet (Which is often #1)
3. Sticky Fingers
4. Exile On Main St.
5. Aftermath
6. Flowers
7. Goat's Head Soup
8. Voodoo Lounge
9. Some Girls
10. Steel Wheels

Voodoo Lounge & Steel Wheels but no Tattoo You?!!

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Quote1. Let It Bleed
2. Beggar's Banquet (Which is often #1)
3. Sticky Fingers
4. Exile On Main St.
5. Aftermath
6. Flowers
7. Goat's Head Soup
8. Voodoo Lounge
9. Some Girls
10. Steel Wheels

Voodoo Lounge & Steel Wheels but no Tattoo You?!!

Admittedly I haven't give Tattoo You as big a listen as I should. Waiting on a Friend, which I'm really not a fan of, turned me off a little bit. But it does have some kickass rock songs, like Start Me Up, Neighbors and Little T&A, which reminds me of a story:

The Rolling Stones were coming to Mansfield and I really had very little interest in seeing them. I knew exactly what they'd play, so I thought it'd be boring. Besides, tickets were expensive. But, as the concert failed to sell out, ticket prices kept dropping. So finally, when they were lowered to $22.50, I couldn't resist anymore. I told myself it might be kind of fun.

After an attrocious opening performance by Kanye West, in which he asked the crowd to verify that he indeed did "look good", I sat around for two and a half hours waiting for the Stones to come on. Finally, the lights went down. I expected Start Me Up of course. But Keith plucked the opening notes to Paint It Black and everybody went insane. The first time they'd ever opened with it. From then on, it was surprise after surprise: Sway, Sweet Virginia, Ain't Too Proud To Beg, and the first ever American performance of Streets of Love, which was SO much better live. Despite skipping Gimmie Shelter and You Can't Always Get What You Want, we got to hear a bunch of Let It Bleed Songs: Live With Me, Monkey Man, Midnight Rambler and, during Keith's section, a great version of You Got the Silver where Keith stood there without a guitar staring at a monitor with the lyrics while Ron played acoustic. For his second song, he strapped on an electric and played the first live performance of Little T&A heard in twenty-two years. And that's why I was reminded of all this. It was a great night that completely destroyed my expectations. I know that if I ever went to another Stones show, it'd probably be just the same old thing. We got lucky. If only they'd play them all that way.

I'm going to vote for my favorites that no one has mentioned.
Goats Head Soup
Between the Buttons
Black N Blue
These may not be on par with previously mentioned albums but are worth a listen.  Goats Head Soup was my introduction to the Stones thanks to my older brother.

QuoteI'm going to vote for my favorites that no one has mentioned.
Goats Head Soup
Between the Buttons

Both are excellent album imo.  8-)

Where the hell was I the first time around on this one?!?! The Stones, without a doubt, are my favorite band. The Mick Taylor/Jimmy Miller (producer) years are the best...I mean, NO OTHER BAND has turned out 5 consecutive albums like the Stones did from '68 (Beggars Banquet) to '72 (Exile...). I love a lot of the early stuff (12x5, Aftermath, Between The Buttons), and while the mid 70s onward have been, ahem, spotty, there have been some great albums released (Some Girls, Tattoo You).

My favorite Stones album is Sticky Fingers. It's perfect.

Keith is my all-time rock hero.

(http://www.nakedauthors.com/uploaded_images/Keith-Richards-Drug-Free-America-713216.jpg)

always loved Some Girls and Beggar's Banquet.

Black 'N' Blue is also a fave of mine, especially since they made it while they were auditioning guitarists to replace Taylor. "Crazy Mama" and "Hey Negrita" are my personal faves on the album

Keef's autobiography is coming out this year I think. I'm interested to see what he actually remembers from the heroin years.

1. Exile on Main Street
2. Beggar's Banquet
3. Let it Bleed

One thing I find really interesting about in-their-prime Stones is how they would switch-up their lineup when in the studio. For example, "Sway" featured Mick and Mick on guitars and "Live With Me" had Keith on bass. Producer Jimmy Miller played drums on "You Can't Always Get What You Want" and "Happy".

If this is news to any of you, I urge you to read the liner notes and do some more research into who played what on the Stones albums. Oh yeah, non-Stones member Ronnie Wood played guitar on the song, "It's Only Rock and Roll". My friend met Ronnie and asked him about it too!