favorite The Rolling Stones album

Christ, still one week to go!?

Never saw this one (not that I vote on a lot of these polls). I'd like to give some props to December's Children and Out of Our Heads - both excellent energy boosters. Beggars is an all time fave but I think I love Sticky Fingers more.

sticky fingers, for 'moonlight mile' and more.

I'm pretty sure the code just let me vote a second time in this poll. Exile a couple of weeks ago, The Rolling Stones Now! this time.

As it would happen, i just finished compiling a personal MP3 compilation covering their discography through the mid 80s. In assembling the mix, i pulled in various outtakes and singles (and b-sides) and buried them into the most appropriate album folder so some of those albums are artificially bloated, but still, representative of the era. The winnowing process took a few days but finally resulted in about 6 hours of music that fit onto a single CDR.

Looking over the tracklist today, i see a suprisingly healthy dose from 1964's 12 x 5, both 1965's ...Now & Out Of Our Minds, 1976's Black and Blue and, of all things, 1983's Tattoo You. The most fertile ground comes from 1965 where no less than three albums-worth of material amply covers their most defining period. At the end of the day, however, i can't help but nod to the refinement found in 1968 and 1969 (Let It Bleed) with my final vote going to Beggars Banquet (which is represented by numerous alternate, live, and various heretofore "lost" tracks -- but damn, how could two separate versions of "Memo to Turner" ever be wrong???).

this thing will finally close tomorrow.

I'm pretty sure the code just let me vote a second time in this poll. Exile a couple of weeks ago, The Rolling Stones Now! this time.

-- Rock Hardy, Wednesday, May 23, 2007 2:23 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Link

Yeah, I think I accidentally voted twice in a poll before, but I was drunk so I kept my mouth shut 'cause sometimes I don't remember too good, see? I'm also darn sure that I've voted in this poll before and was just now able to cast another vote (for Exile, if we're keeping count).

I never felt like the Stones were a very good 'album band'... but I'm going to go with Satanic Majesty, which I think is the most consistent and a hugely underrated album. This one needs a critical re-evaluation.

Awesome, I just voted a third time! Whatever the code problem is, I'm all for this ballot-box stuffing.

I voted Out Of Our Heads, since I played that one last, and quite enjoyed it.

Geir sez: "But even a failed psych album is better than a great rock'n'roll album"

*head explodes*

Wow! Biggest (well, longest certainly) poll ever is coming home!

Stuff that ballot-box, y'all. I've voted at least three times so far.

I'm pretty sure the code just let me vote a second time in this poll. Exile a couple of weeks ago, The Rolling Stones Now! this time.

hey, that's my vote

i went with exile in the end tho

Between The Buttons (UK). I don't expect it to win.

Several members have probably voted two or more times. I guess a long voting period is no good idea :)

you can only vote once, surely?

Depends on your cookie settings.

Cheat!

OK, you talked me into it!

Well, for the longest ran poll, the largest quantity votes it seems.

And no great surprises, apart from a couple of no-voteds.

poor emotional rescue ;_;

I believe so, yes.

Yay Dirty Work!

haha Satanic Majesties scoring so high is hilarious (and I LIKE that album!)

GHS?? srsly?

Goats Head Soup is great.

i'm surprised beggars finished below goat's head soup

The Rolling Stones (England's Newest Hitmakers) (1964) 0
12 X 5 (1964) 0
Rolling Stones No. 2 (1965) 0
Out of Our Heads (1965) 1
The Rolling Stones, Now! (1965) 3
December's Children (And Everybody's) (1965) 2
Aftermath (1966) 13
Got Live If You Want It! (1966) 0
Between the Buttons UK (1967) 6
Between the Buttons US (1967) 2
Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967) 17
Flowers (1967) 1
Beggars Banquet (1968) 11
Let It Bleed (1969) 12
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! (1970) 1
Sticky Fingers (1971) 28
Exile on Main St. (1972) 47
Goats Head Soup (1973) 12
It's Only Rock 'N Roll (1974) 0
Black and Blue (1976) 2
Some Girls (1978) 5
Emotional Rescue (1980) 0
Tattoo You (1981) 0
Undercover (1983) 0
Dirty Work (1986) 6
Steel Wheels (1989) 0
Voodoo Lounge (1994) 0
Bridges to Babylon (1997) 1
A Bigger Bang (2005) 1

One big crashdown in 1974!

I'm mean, it's ok and all, but for my money it's tied with B&B (I KNOW I KNOW ILM <3 B&B) for their worst of the 70's. I'll Take IORAR over either...

i'm surprised beggars finished below goat's head soup
for real

Emotional Rescue is totally under-valued. I take it xhuxk didn't vote in this one?

These are pretty unpredictable results and really awful as well.

I love "Satanic", but I doubt you'll find a lot of Stones fans who'd rank it as their third best album :)

Yeah this is annoying, I like these polls and there's no way that TSMR beat Let It Bleed without cheaters...shame, shame, shame!

Why not? Let It Bleed is good, but I wouldn't say it's hands-down better than TSMR.

man, u ppl stoopid

diebold'd

2 (or 3--I can't remember) of the Aftermath votes were from me. Something should really be done to make multiple voting from the same IP address more difficult, at the very least.

XP

Fess up, Alfred, all those Dirty Work votes were from you, no?

I think Stan maj is better than Let it bleed.

I could say it's because SMR is less cynical, more psyche and less crummy blues, but then it's MY FAVOURITE not necessarily about which one's the best.

Do a "best" poll, everyone'd vote "exile" probably.

I don't find "Let It Bleed" particularly good, but it's way better than "Exile". If there is one album in the traditional canon that is underrated in this poll, then I would say "Beggar's Banquet" is the one. I mean, it contains "Sympathy For The Devil", "Street Fighting Man" and "No Expectations". Nuff said.

https://www.discogs.com/Rolling-Stones-Sticky-Gingers/release/10992280

Trying to update the tracklist using only one letter substitutions, not quite there yet..

The Rolling Stones ‎– Sticky Gingers

A1 Blown Sugar
A2 Slay
A3 Wild Hordes (Part 1)
B1 Wild Hordes (Part 2)
B2 Can't You Hear Me Slocking
B3 You Gotta Love
C1 Botch
C2 I Got The Bliss
C3 Sister Morphing (Part 1)
D1 Sister Morphing (Part 2)
D2 Dear Flowers
D3 Moonlight Mule