if you had to buy one of the first few stones' albums that would be considered the bluesiest which one would it be? i dont have any of the early ones and am going to buy one today...any recommendations?

The first one "Rolling Stones" or "Beggars Banquet" ;-)

England's Newest Hit Makers

12X5

JumpingKentFlash

Regardless of whether you're talking about UK releases or US releases, my answer is "The first one".

rocksoffKR Wrote:
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> if you had to buy one of the first few stones'
> albums that would be considered the bluesiest
> which one would it be? i dont have any of the
> early ones and am going to buy one today...any
> recommendations?

The Rolling Stones, Now!

you can't go wrong with the debut album, 12 x 5 and Now -
they're all essential, especially the debut & Now, so ... get 'em all!
oh and don't forget the London Years Singles Collection disk one :E

12 X 5

The Rolling Stones (the first album). It's all blues and some rock n roll but mainly blues. Even the production is blues. OOOH is soul, rock and blues and ballads. the other early ones are good and have blues songs but are not produced the same way and are really single collections. The first album is blues according to Brian, Mick and Keith and Bill and Charlie.
No other album of theirs is that bluesy not even Beggars despite PW.

I think the bluesiseis Now but the first three are all pretty close.
Hitmakers, Now, 12x5

Marv Peck

Y'all remember that rubber legged boy

The Rollong Stones (1st album) because of all the cover songs. A lot of the things that they recorded at Chess Studios were blues while others were considered to be soul.

Not only is "Hitmakers" (1st one) the bluesiest; it is also IMO the best album of the early days.

"...no longer shall you trudge 'cross my peaceful mind."

..... NOW