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Ranking goes like this :

Dirty Work
Bridges To Babylon
Undercover
A Bigger Bang
Voodoo Lounge
Steel Wheels
It's Only Rock'n Roll
Black And Blue
December's Children
Their Satanic Majesties Request
Emotional Rescue
12 x 5
Tattoo You
Goats Head Soup
England's Newest Hit Makers
Now!
Out Of Our Heads
Aftermath
Between The Buttons
Some Girls
Beggars Banquet
Sticky Fingers
Let It Bleed
Exile On Main St.

It looks like quite a safe list. Too bad they didn't included the live albums though.

Here's my list from albums I appear to listen the most often to those I only listen from time to time...

Sticky Fingers
Exile On Main Street
Beggars Banquet
Some Girls
Let It Bleed
Get Yer Ya Ya's Out
The Rolling Stones No. 2
Emotional Rescue
Tattoo You
The Rolling Stones (first UK album)
Undercover
Bridges to Babylon
Aftermath
Between The Buttons
Black And Blue
Out Of Our Heads
Voodoo Lounge
Goats Head Soup
A Bigger Bang
Their Satanic Majesties
It's Only Rock'n Roll
Dirty Work
Steel Wheels



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2015-03-13 06:43 by kowalski.

This magazine appears to be an elderly magazine...so unnatural, so artifical...

Lists can be discussed endlessly. But I don't like that B2B and UC are the two lowest rated albums. (It was a no brainer that DW would take the top/bottom spot)

I guess mine would go like this:

A Bigger Bang
Dirty Work
Voodoo Lounge
Steel Wheels
12X5
Emotional Rescue
Their Satanic Majesties Requests
Decembers' Children
Now!
It's Only R&R
Out Of Our Heads
Tattoo You
Black & Blue
Goat's Head Soup
Aftermath
Bridges 2 Babylon
Undercover
Between The Buttons
Some Girls
Let It Bleed
Hitmakers
Beggar's Banquet
Sticky Fingers
Exile

It's all relative. E.g. 12x5 or Emotional Rescue are fairly far down, but in the big picture they are still some of my favoritr albums and I listen to them a lot.

Best to worst.....

Exile on main street
Sticky fingers
Let it bleed
Beggers Banquet
Some girls
Goats head soup
Black n blue
Aftermath
It's only Rock n roll
Tattoo you
Between the buttons
Undercover
The Rolling Stones
Now!
Out of our heads
Decembers children
Voodoo Lounge
Emotional rescue
Steel wheels
A Bigger bang
Satanic majestys request
Dirty work



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2015-03-13 11:37 by strat72.

My ranking:

Dirty Work
A Bigger Bang
Bridges To Babylon
Undercover
It's Only Rock'n Roll
Voodoo Lounge
Steel Wheels
December's Children
Their Satanic Majesties Request
Emotional Rescue
12 x 5
Black And Blue
England's Newest Hit Makers
Now!
Out Of Our Heads
Aftermath
Between The Buttons
Tattoo You
Some Girls
Exile On Main St.
Beggars Banquet
Let It Bleed
Goats Head Soup
Sticky Fingers

Worst to best (at the moment), assuming this is a ranking of US albums:

A Bigger Bang
12 x 5
Voodoo Lounge
Bridges To Babylon
It's Only Rock'n Roll
Dirty Work
Now!
Steel Wheels
December's Children
Goats Head Soup
Out Of Our Heads
Black And Blue
Let It Bleed
Between The Buttons
Exile On Main Street
Their Satanic Majesties Request
Emotional Rescue
Tattoo You
Undercover
England's Newest Hit Makers
Sticky Fingers
Aftermath
Beggars Banquet
Some Girls

From best to worst

Exile
Sticky Fingers
Let It Bleed
Some Girls
A Bigger Bang
It's Only Rock'n Roll
Beggars Banquet
Emotional Rescue
Goats Head Soup
Tattoo You
Between The Buttons
England's Newest Hit Makers
Black And Blue
Steel Wheels
Aftermath
Out Of Our Heads
Bridges To Babylon
12X5
Voodoo Lounge
December's Children
Their Satanic Majesties Request
The Rolling Stones Now!
Dirty Work
Undercover

Interesting DP...

Undercover that much ahead of Exile in your opinion?

I love Undercover too, But that late night early morning feel on Exile got me long ago..

Can't choose between Exile, Beggars Banquet, Sticky Fingers and Let It Bleed, or between Aftermath/Goats Head Soup. That is like choosing between Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane, Wagner and Brahms, or between your right ball and your left ball I guess.

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Interesting DP...

Undercover that much ahead of Exile in your opinion?

I love Undercover too, But that late night early morning feel on Exile got me long ago..

I've listened too much to it. Same with many of the others from the golden era, hence "at the moment"



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2015-03-13 12:32 by DandelionPowderman.

If I would rank the albums now, delete it, rank them again... I would have 2 different lists.

Only: Dirty Work is the worst. 12x5 would rank lower than most, Undercover much higher.

Bridges to babylon as second worst?????
Never...

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Can't choose between Exile, Beggars Banquet, Sticky Fingers and Let It Bleed, or between Aftermath/Goats Head Soup. That is like choosing between Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane, Wagner and Brahms, or between your right ball and your left ball I guess.

that leaves out a lot of people..

That is like choosing between Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin

Well if ya cant choosee between dem two ya got a problem ... Kanye will know



ROCKMAN

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Ranking goes like this :

Dirty Work
Bridges To Babylon
Undercover
A Bigger Bang
Voodoo Lounge
Steel Wheels
It's Only Rock'n Roll
Black And Blue
December's Children
Their Satanic Majesties Request
Emotional Rescue
12 x 5
Tattoo You
Goats Head Soup
England's Newest Hit Makers
Now!
Out Of Our Heads
Aftermath
Between The Buttons
Some Girls
Beggars Banquet
Sticky Fingers
Let It Bleed
Exile On Main St.

It looks like quite a safe list. Too bad they didn't included the live albums though.

Yeah, this reflects rather closely a standard rock journalism view of their output. It is clear what are the masterpieces and most important albums. Also that whatever post-TATTOO YOU is doomed secondary rate. The difficulties concern how to rate their early albums, and like usually, they are rated rather high.

In difference to the discussions here in IORR among us hardcores, the worth of UNDERCOVER and BRIDGES TO BABYLON are not acknowledged yet.

- Doxa

In my ranking there's only three types of Rolling Stones albums:

Those that can be listened to every day for the rest of my life,
those that can be listened to every week for the rest of my life,
those that can be listened to every month for the rest of my life
and still get me rocking.

6 albums are of the first category, 15 in the second group and 3 in the last one.

I guess that makes me a fan.

Just as long as the guitar plays, let it steal your heart away



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2015-03-13 15:02 by marcovandereijk.

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It's all relative. E.g. 12x5 or Emotional Rescue are fairly far down, but in the big picture they are still some of my favoritr albums and I listen to them a lot.

Currently I listen more to Undercover, ER and the first two albums than the 4 usual suspects, though I know they are by far much better. BTB is on regular rotation too...

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In my ranking there's only three types of Rolling Stones albums:

Those that can be listened to every day for the rest of my life,
those that can be listened to every week for the rest of my life,
those that can be listened to every month for the rest of my life
and still get me rocking.

6 albums are of the first category, 15 in the second group and 3 in the last one.

I guess that makes me a fan.

I guess what makes me a fan is I always go back checking on Dirty Work to see if it's really that bad and to finally find it quite enjoyable.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2015-03-13 15:24 by kowalski.

What strikes me on the list is not so much the rankings, as most people will agree/disagree somewhat, or that Dirty Work is at the bottom (of course).

What I find quite stunning is how absolutely bullet proof the catalogue looks through the 50 years.

Even if you agree with the premise that the 80s onward was a slide in quality (I don't necessarily), look what else is in their bottom third:

It's Only Rock'n Roll
Black And Blue

It's easier for me to understand why we like this band so much, not by their best albums, but by what is considered their worst albums.

After 50 years, what's not to like?! (OK, Dirty Work).

Making a list is almost impossible for me. And it will change from time to time. Let it bleed will probably go as the best any time. Then when I listen to voodoo lounge for the first time in a while I will often think that is a great one. And the same with Tattoo you, Aftermath and Exile and so on... But then again I tend to listen more often to LIB than to Dirty work. So some will always be more liked than others....

Any magazine/ journalist/ music 'fan'/ family member/ etcetera that thinks he/she should put "Black and Blue", "It's Only Rock'n'Roll", and even "A Bigger Bang" and/or "Voodoo Lounge" BEHIND Stanic Majesties, is either stark raving drunk or completely bonkers, but in any case rapidly on the way off of my cloud.

From right to left, East to West, up and down and back and forth!

Out of our heads>The Rolling Stones>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Dirty Work!

2 1 2 0

Anyone that thinks ABB is better than Satanic Majesties is more bonkers than me...

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Any magazine/ journalist/ music 'fan'/ family member/ etcetera that thinks he/she should put "Black and Blue", "It's Only Rock'n'Roll", and even "A Bigger Bang" and/or "Voodoo Lounge" BEHIND Stanic Majesties, is either stark raving drunk or completely bonkers, but in any case rapidly on the way off of my cloud.

LOL! ><

But are there really any songs on BAB, IORR and ABB that are better than She's A Rainbow, 2000 Light Years From Home, Citadel or 2000 Man?

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RoughJusticeOnYa
Any magazine/ journalist/ music 'fan'/ family member/ etcetera that thinks he/she should put "Black and Blue", "It's Only Rock'n'Roll", and even "A Bigger Bang" and/or "Voodoo Lounge" BEHIND Stanic Majesties, is either stark raving drunk or completely bonkers, but in any case rapidly on the way off of my cloud.

LOL! ><

But are there really any songs on BAB, IORR and ABB that are better than She's A Rainbow, 2000 Light Years From Home, Citadel or 2000 Man?

I'll start with the Supertrio: Rough Justice - Streets of Love - Big Mistake

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RoughJusticeOnYa
Any magazine/ journalist/ music 'fan'/ family member/ etcetera that thinks he/she should put "Black and Blue", "It's Only Rock'n'Roll", and even "A Bigger Bang" and/or "Voodoo Lounge" BEHIND Stanic Majesties, is either stark raving drunk or completely bonkers, but in any case rapidly on the way off of my cloud.

LOL! ><

But are there really any songs on BAB, IORR and ABB that are better than She's A Rainbow, 2000 Light Years From Home, Citadel or 2000 Man?

I'll start with the Supertrio: Rough Justice - Streets of Love - Big Mistake

That was your Biggest Mistake

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Come On

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RoughJusticeOnYa
Any magazine/ journalist/ music 'fan'/ family member/ etcetera that thinks he/she should put "Black and Blue", "It's Only Rock'n'Roll", and even "A Bigger Bang" and/or "Voodoo Lounge" BEHIND Stanic Majesties, is either stark raving drunk or completely bonkers, but in any case rapidly on the way off of my cloud.

LOL! ><

But are there really any songs on BAB, IORR and ABB that are better than She's A Rainbow, 2000 Light Years From Home, Citadel or 2000 Man?

I'll start with the Supertrio: Rough Justice - Streets of Love - Big Mistake

That was your Biggest Mistake

I'll guess so, but it's friday sooooo... soon on my way to the Pub...

2 1 2 0

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Any magazine/ journalist/ music 'fan'/ family member/ etcetera that thinks he/she should put "Black and Blue", "It's Only Rock'n'Roll", and even "A Bigger Bang" and/or "Voodoo Lounge" BEHIND Stanic Majesties, is either stark raving drunk or completely bonkers, but in any case rapidly on the way off of my cloud.

LOL! ><

But are there really any songs on BAB, IORR and ABB that are better than She's A Rainbow, 2000 Light Years From Home, Citadel or 2000 Man?

...four each? I'll give you five. Respectively:


Memory Motel
Hand of Fate
Fool to Cry
Hey Negrita
Melody


Ain't too proud to beg
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
Time Waits for No One
Fingerprint File
If You Can't Rock Me


Sparks Will Fly
The Worst
Sweethearts Together
Blinded by Rainbows
Thru and Thru


Rough Justice
Streets of Love (Yep; adding this one to annoy a couple of you. )
Back of My Hand
This Place Is Empty
Laugh, I Nearly Died



...All equally good or maybe even better - depending on one's personal taste off course...

Best to worst studio LPs...

Let It Bleed
Tattoo You
Sticky Fingers
Exile On Main Street
Beggars Banquet
Goats Head Soup
Undercover
Black And Blue
Emotional Rescue
Aftermath
Some Girls
Out Of Our Heads
The Rolling Stones, Now! - The Rolling Stones No. 2
Bridges to Babylon
It's Only Rock'N'Roll
A Bigger Bang
Steel Wheels
December's Children (And Everybody's)
The Rolling Stones/England's Newest Hit Makers
Between The Buttons
12X5
Voodoo Lounge
Their Satanic Majesties
Dirty Work