Bridges

Steel Wheels - first Stones record I ever bought so has a soft spot for me.

Bridges to Babylon, then ABB.

Tattoo You

Steel Wheels

ABB

Hey Rockman, rode hard and put up wet, huh? You one crazy dude.

I ain't stupid, I'm just guitarded.



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 2005-09-11 00:56 by RankOutsider.

Hey yeah Rank...yeah cant help but love dem brunettes that are actually younger than they look..!!! Kinda aged a lil but still a beaut.. beaut.. beauty! Yeah!!

Woof Woof!!!....love how you put it ......"rode hard and put up wet"

ROCKMAN

ya, gotta love those still wet brunettes. lol

I ain't stupid, I'm just guitarded.

TATTOO YOU but only because other then Beggars LIB Sticky and Exile it is there best ever, ABB would rank as better then anything since then, great album!!!!

TATOO YOU (with the most beautifull B-side of Rock'n'Roll music ...)

;-) from FRANCE

blues boy

ABB

Got to be Tattoo You, which is better than Some Girls,IMO

If I have to pick one,it's Tattoo You but,I am a big fan of 1)Undercover 2)Voodoo Lounge including the b-sides and some outtakes 3)Bridges To Babylon 4)Dirty Work 5)Select Steel Wheels tracks & 6)about nine songs from A Bigger Bang.

Tattoo You, I had to put it on after ABB to prove it to myself, but the CLASSIC still takes the title

ABB best since Some Girls

"Tattoo" is one of the best Stones-albums, no doubt about it.
But you have to remember that The Rolling Stones began as an singel´s selling band.
According to Charlie, the Stones have never done
a good album!

You also have to remember that you have learnt to love those elder albums for a long time now. Give "ABB" 25 years to grow and then let´s see what we think about it!

"Tattoo" contains 11 tracks and my ratings (1-5) of the entire albus is; 43.
That gives an average of 3,90 a track.

I have said before in this forum that ABB is the best album since "Tattoo".

"ABB" contains 16 tracks. I Have now heard it for, let´s say, tventy times. Compared to the 20-35 years that i have enjoyd the golden age albums.
In this moment (let´s see if it stands in 30 years) my total ratings of "ABB"; 61. That gives an average of 3,81/track.

"Exile", is in my opinion (whithout counting poits) up to this point their best studioalbum, contains 18 tracks. My totals: 69.
That gives an average of 3,83/track.

My conclusion of this discussion is; "ABB" is one of their best albums ever.

Not bad for a couple of 60 years+ millionaires!!!



"You have the sun, you have the moon, you have the air to breathe, you´ve got The Rolling Stones"

Pserchia!

Very well said! I totally agree whith you.

"You have the sun, you have the moon, you have the air to breathe, you´ve got The Rolling Stones"

ABB

TY and ABB, exactly on the same level!!!

ABB, hands down.

Voodoo Lounge.

Still think ABB is rubbish. This is truly the first Stones album that made me embarassed for the band and it is the first album I threw against the wall and stomped on. Even Alvin and the Chipmunks could do better than this schmalz. Wake me up when they start writing rock songs again!

i really dont know how anyone can pick bridges over abb.bridges is good,bang is exceptional.bang has way better lyrics,much better production,(none of the studio versions,ooc,som, come close to the live recordings)alot of the production is fair at best,on bridges.dont get me wrong bridges has some great written songs.the playing on abb is superior to bridges,especially the guitar work.ie,check out saint of me,the guitar solos are strumming at best,ooc,a standout live,and on no security never really jams out.i dont think in 6 months time anyone on this board will put vl,or btb,ahead of abb.its really there best since goats head soup.

john scialfa

I am not sure how ABB rates, (it's too early for that I think), but I know one thing, I'm sure enjoying listening to it. At this moment Biggest Mistake is playing, hell, I even like that right now!

I ain't stupid, I'm just guitarded.

Shit Rank I'm mid way thru Biggest Mistake ... OK boys synchronize ya players an we'll all listen at the same time...Ah!!!

ROCKMAN

Tattoo You of course says Charles Baudelaire.

My next choice is Voodoo Lounge because it has some great ballads. I love "Out of tears" with the great guitar solos and nice piano. "Bridges to Babylon" comes next. I still have not heard ABB since I ordered the vinyl from Tower Records a few days ago and probably won't receive it for another couple of weeks.....

Chuck Baudelaire

Tatoo You is, track-for-track, too strong to beat. ABB has a few low points, and no single track as great as SMU, but there are a lot MORE songs on ABB, and we have not had much time to let them become familiar. I think that after a few years, people will point to three post-exile albums as being the "Classics": Some Girls, Tatoo You and ABB.

I think you just might be right drBryant.

I ain't stupid, I'm just guitarded.

I have to say that Oh No,Not You Again;Infamy;Rough Justice;and Back Of My Hand all sound better live.If they make another album,I think it is time for a new producer.It also might be time to finish some of the outtakes from the 70's that haven't leaked out (if there are some worth while) or any outtakes for that matter + about five new songs.