Brian Jones Stones for me.
Of course, their 1960s music was just as good. They really started to decline after 1981's Tattoo You.
I will say their 1994 release, Voodoo Lounge was quite good. That's the last one I listened to.
Exile on Main Street.
Brian Jones Stones for me.
For me they started to lose it after Sticky Fingers when they replaced the guitar god Mick Taylor for the mediocre Ron Wood. Just compare the beginning riff of “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” to anything Wood ever did. Mick’s riff rivals any R&R riff anywhere.
There must be a pony somewhere.
"Ruled" like the monarchy of Britain; figureheads. Led Zeppelin owned the 70's
I thought the Bee Gees ruled the ‘70’s.
You all should of seen the Swinging Blue jeans in their prime!
“...Why the Rolling Stones ruled the Seventies...”
Because The Beatles weren’t around.
I just can’t get “Gimme Shelter” loud enough on my ipod. When was that released?
I didn’t realize that Mick Taylor was only 19 when he joined.
Anyway, they were better with him than before he joined or after he left. No disrespect to Ron Wood or Brian Jones, intended.
Saw them live Rich Stadium, Buffalo NY 1976
Monkey Man
I can’t claim to have been a fan my entire life. I think it was really those “gangster” movies like Goodfellas and Casino that really turned me on to the Stones. They’ve got some excellent music to get “whacked” to.
The Stones never impressed me in the Seventies or earlier/later ... prog rock fan here: Yes and Genesis (Gabriel era) owned the '70s as far as I'm concerned.
The longer and more complex the compositions the better ... I never got punk or any of the so-called 'rock critics' who screamed 'pretentious' at any band that really knew how to play their instruments.
I think the Stones were at their very best when they went deeply into the old style electric blues. They could have showcased Chicago, Memphis or Texas blues in grand collaboration with the greatest living blues artists from the 1970s on and redirected music history, making them accessible to new generations.
As it was, there has been a disconnection between rock ‘n’ roll and blues, that leaves the former shallow, if innovative, and the latter somewhat stagnant.
The next collection produced for the Stones should be their complete history, by singles, not albums.
definitely. they had a good run. most rock bands don’t really have more than a few years of putting out top level material.
The Beatles went from the early 60s to the late 60s. They played Ed Sullivan in Feb of 64, 5 years later they were finished.
Led Zeppelin 1 came out in 1969, 4 was 1971, even Physical Grafitti was 75.
The Stones really flourished from the mid to late 60s to the early 70s. Haven’t really had a memorable song since Start Me Up in 1981.
Look at Van Halen, AC/DC, the Eagles, The Who, Pink Floyd, etc... the same 5-10 yr span.
It’s very rare a band goes more than a decade putting out good material.
U2 is sort of an exception. They had great albums from 83-90. Then sucked the entire 90s, and have had some decent stuff since this decade, but their last album was nothing special. Even the Vertigo album wasn’t that great.
If you can put out 3 great albums and a few good songs every now and then that’s pretty good.
But Mick even at 65 or whatever he is, is still the best front man in rock bar none. No one puts more into a show, owns the stage, and just exemplifies rock like Mick, even now. He still tears it up.