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Screen13 · 08-08-2012, 10:14 PM

So much (deserved) attention to their Late 60's-Early 70's albums, but there are four essential Pre-Beggars albums that should be checked out in my opinion.

Rolling Stones Now - possibly the very best of their Pre-Aftermath albums. It's pretty much a lot of the UK Volume 2, with some singles sides. Heart of Stone, Off the Hook, Surprise Surprise, Mona (Killer Brian Jones Guitar playing), and Little Red Rooster make this album great.

Out of Our Heads is solid

Aftermath is best heard with the UK edition

Between the Buttons is Mod Era Pop Rock the Stones way, and all the good for it. Lots of clever lyrics, excellent hooks, and plenty of cool. Connection, All Sold Out, She Smiled Sweetly, Yesterday's Papers, plus US edition tracks like Let's Spend the Night Together and Ruby Tuesday make it a fine album to get into '67 Stones. Lots of classic Brian Jones touches throughout.

There's one collection worth mentioning...

Flowers - Yes, this is one of those US collections, but being The Stones in their Mod-era Pop Prime, it's seriously something to check out maybe after hearing the rest of the essentials. A curio, but a great one.

It's tough to choose four, seriously.

Maybe a good all around 60's-Early 70's selection can be put to:

Hot Rocks Vol. 1 - One of the essential collections of all time.
Let It Bleed - Still my personal favorite Stones album
Sticky Fingers - Essential
Exile on Main Street - Worth the time to hear.

Then there's Some Girls, and the Hot Rocks Vol. 2 with a more interesting selection, Tattoo You, and some songs on Undercover are great (Love the title track!).

I like at least 3/4'ths of Satanic Majesties, "2,000 Man" being pretty under-rated while "2,000 Light Years From Home" and "She's a Rainbow" are rightfully in their long list of classics, but it's certainly not something to start off with, either.

08-08-2012, 10:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Screen13 Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,388	So much (deserved) attention to their Late 60's-Early 70's albums, but there are four essential Pre-Beggars albums that should be checked out in my opinion. Rolling Stones Now - possibly the very best of their Pre-Aftermath albums. It's pretty much a lot of the UK Volume 2, with some singles sides. Heart of Stone, Off the Hook, Surprise Surprise, Mona (Killer Brian Jones Guitar playing), and Little Red Rooster make this album great. Out of Our Heads is solid Aftermath is best heard with the UK edition Between the Buttons is Mod Era Pop Rock the Stones way, and all the good for it. Lots of clever lyrics, excellent hooks, and plenty of cool. Connection, All Sold Out, She Smiled Sweetly, Yesterday's Papers, plus US edition tracks like Let's Spend the Night Together and Ruby Tuesday make it a fine album to get into '67 Stones. Lots of classic Brian Jones touches throughout. There's one collection worth mentioning... Flowers - Yes, this is one of those US collections, but being The Stones in their Mod-era Pop Prime, it's seriously something to check out maybe after hearing the rest of the essentials. A curio, but a great one. It's tough to choose four, seriously. Maybe a good all around 60's-Early 70's selection can be put to: Hot Rocks Vol. 1 - One of the essential collections of all time. Let It Bleed - Still my personal favorite Stones album Sticky Fingers - Essential Exile on Main Street - Worth the time to hear. Then there's Some Girls, and the Hot Rocks Vol. 2 with a more interesting selection, Tattoo You, and some songs on Undercover are great (Love the title track!). I like at least 3/4'ths of Satanic Majesties, "2,000 Man" being pretty under-rated while "2,000 Light Years From Home" and "She's a Rainbow" are rightfully in their long list of classics, but it's certainly not something to start off with, either. Last edited by Screen13; 08-08-2012 at 10:31 PM.