if not what is

winter, travelling man

jeroen



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Satisfaction. Certainly the most important in propelling their career forward.

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Satisfaction. Certainly the most important in propelling their career forward.

Certainly most important, but not their best in my opinion. It's so hard to choose one, and while GS might not be my favorite, I would feel comfortable calling it their best. Taking into account the studio version and the many fantastic live versions namely '72, '73 and '75. It always seems fresh because it was (until more recent years when arrangements have been somewhat streamlined) always different. It's a great song because there's so much room for them to play around with, when they still chose to do that. All that aside it's lyrically and musically very haunting. While I have a hard time calling any of their songs the best, it's definitely the best live song in their catalog.

Gimme Shelter is certainly one of the best in my book.

Yes.

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winter, travelling man

jeroen

'Traveling Man' - a catchy hook with unfinished lyrics and a guide vocal - is the best Rolling Stones song ever? Seriously?

yes, if you have to pick one.

Traveling Man would have been a good one for the 2012-13 tour!

Yes

Sympathy for the Devil, Followed by Midnight Rambler.

Shelter may be their best, but it is without question in their top 5 best. The second part is something everyone can agree on.

dunno about 'best' but it's right up there.

Yes.

probably their best

I'd have to say it's their best. It captures it all. The guitars, the singing, the mystique.

Other songs are more popular and did propel their career, but if there was one song to put in a time capsule, it's Gimme Shelter.

It is the best.

Yes.

It's all about 1969.

"Gimme Shelter" is their best studio performance.

"Sympathy for the Devil," from various locations in November of that year, is their best live performance.

Jumpin Jack Flash is even better



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No, that honour belongs to 'Tumbling Dice'. 'Gimme Shelter' is up there, though.

Yes, followed by Brown Sugar.

Yes. Followed by Midnight Rambler. And Brown Sugar.

Sympathy for the Devil is an extraordinarily and very good live song.
The Bongos at the beginning that previously continued playing in the whole song until the 2005 live version are very special. I don`t like the song live played in 2013 very much, cause of Keith's solos and less "who-whoo" in the song.

In my opinion Gimme Shelter is the second one.

yes

Ruby Tuesday.

For me, it's tied for best with JJF.

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winter, travelling man

jeroen

'Traveling Man' - a catchy hook with unfinished lyrics and a guide vocal - is the best Rolling Stones song ever? Seriously?

No

Greatest song ever, Stones or otherwise.

to me yes