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STICKY FINGERS
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STICKY FINGERS
by Darius Henry
November 29, 2009
Rating:
Sticky Fingers is, as most Stones’ fan put it, the Stones’ best album
ever. While this is not my personal favorite Stones’ album (that belongs to Beggars
Banquet), the songs on here are the Stones’ at their best. It is actually one of
the most perfect albums the Stones have ever made throughout their career. From their
Blues-like songs, to their Hard rocking songs (maybe one of the hardest albums
they’ve ever made) to the incredible album cover, you can’t go wrong with this
album.
This album starts off with one of the Stones’ most recognize songs, “Brown
Sugar”. This song begins with the Stones’ signature Open G chord riff. It is a
very dirty song about slave women; and trust me, it is one of the dirtiest songs the
Stones have ever done. Great guitar, great sax solo, and great rhythm that sounds like it
could be played on Soul Train. No wonder why many people consider this song as one of the
Stones’ best. “Sway” is another excellent number. One of the few
Stones’ songs to use strings and it is excellent. And I love the guitar on here.
“Wild Horses” is a great Country song. A very sad song, but still great. The
next song, “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking”, is the best song on here. Half of
the song is pure Hard Rock, another half is basically a jazz-fusion type. Plus excellent
solo by Mick Taylor. Love the guitars, the congos, and the sax solo on here. The next
song, “You Gotta Move”, is a great Blues cover by Fred McDowell. I love
Jagger’s singing on this one. Many don’t like this song, but I love it.
“Bitch” is another classic. Not one of my favorites, but still an excellent Hard
Rock song. What it is saying is that love itself is a “Bitch”, which in reality,
it really is. Great riff on this one. Then this album slows down a bit with “I Got
the Blues”. It is one of my least favorite songs on this album, but still a very good
tune to listen to if you got the Blues as well. Then again, I always got the Blues. Love
the organ on this one. “Sister Morphine” is another song that honestly, I
don’t get at all. I’m guessing it has something to do with drugs, IDK. But still
a very good song. I love the bottleneck guitar on here and how it gets harder at the end.
“Dead Flowers” sounds like a fun Country song to sing along. But it’s
actually about heroin usage. Still a great song though. The last song, “Moonlight
Mile”, is one of the best finishers on any album (other than “Tomorrow Never
Knows on Beatles’ Revolver). Great Ballad about living on the road. Love the guitar,
dig the piano, and have a wonderful joy on the strings. Love this song to death. One of
the Stones’ best, IMO. With that, this album ended beautifully.
Stones did a really great job on this album. This is their best work, IMO. There is not
much to say that hasn’t already been said about this album. I mean, I really
can’t explain this album. The only way to actually understand how great this album
really is by listening to it. Trust me, you will not have anything to hate about this
album, as this is the Stones’ best album.
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STICKY FINGERS
By Kristof Ewan
August 22, 2001
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Sticky Fingers (1971) is the best album the Rolling Stones ever made.
What’s most striking about SF is just how original the music sounded. The
album on the whole is accessible and has all the right hooks. And yet, nothing about this
album seems derivative or knocked-off. Not one wasted track exists on this masterpiece. My
absolute favorite moment on the album is Mick Taylor’s wailing guitar solo in the
fade-out of “Sway” alongside the violin strings - probably the best use of
violin strings in a rock song ever (BTW, I think Taylor made the smart move when he left
the Stones in 1974). Incredible.
Listening to Sticky Fingers, it’s amazing just how far the Stones had come
since their arrival on the scene seven years earlier. Throughout the 60’s, probably
no other guitar player improved his style or playing more dramatically than Keith
Richards. And Mick Jagger is truly the cleverest (and probably most sophisticated) of his
rock lyricist peers; his songs belie a keen intuition and careful consideration to craft
that was responsible for the Stones's golden years from 1968-1972.
STICKY FINGERS
By Sal Pizzurro
June 6, 2001
Rating:
This is by far one of the greatest rock albums of all time! This Stones' album kicked off
the '70s for them with a tremendous bang. It came out in 1971, and really established the
Stones as the undisputed Kings of Rock. The Beatles had imploded as of '70, and it was now
the Stones who would take the music world in new directions, firmly away from the melodic
pop of the Beatles and most '60 music into an incredibly more edgy fusion of pure rock
(they're the grandfathers of what we now call classic rock), blues, country, and even bits
of symphonic touches thrown in. After the Stones risky and ambitious Let It Bleed
had been branded a classic, the Stones are at there upmost peak of confidence and great
swagger, as exemplified by the opening track, 'Brown Sugar', which was a huge #1 hit for
them and is definitely one of their most played songs ever. 'Sway', as well is a
surprising rock beauty that flows with liquid like abandon. This album is filled with
passion and soul! Everyone loves the romantic ballad 'Wild Horses'. This was Mick Taylor's
first full length album with the band as well, and he was a fabulous replacement for the
brilliant Brian Jones. I found that the songs on this album just sound better and better
the more you listen to them. Take "Can't You Hear Me Knocking", which might
sound overlong at first, but by the fourth time I heard it, I discovered new superb
nuances in Keith and Mick's guitar playing and B. Keyes sax and B. Preston's organ- I
wouldn't shave a second off this classic now! I found the underrated 'You Gotta Move' to
be quite eerily memorable actually, though I suppose it's often seen as the worst track on
this album-I think it's been given a raw deal. For me the highlight on this album is the
stunning "Bitch" which just floors me and amazes me each time I hear it. It just
sounds so incredibly alive and vibrant, it truly energizes you to hear it, B. Keyes sax is
phenomenal as well as Mick's Vocals- this one's a real showstopper! I got the blues is
like a brilliant and stirring sequel to Let It Bleeds' 'Love In Vain'. 'Sister
Morphine' is truly fascinating and strange thanks in part to it being co-written by
Marianne Faithfull- a weird classic. 'Dead Flowers' is another tuneful country footstomper
from Mick n company that benefits from some acerbic lyrics. And 'Moonlight Mile' is a
magnificent closing ballad that just soars and almost rivals Let It Bleed's
closing song, 'You Can't Always Get What You Want'. This album will astound you with its
brilliant playing and unbelievable inventiveness! It definitely makes a strong argument
for being the Stones' best album ever.
STICKY FINGERS
By James Baca
April 10, 2001
Rating:
When this came out in 1971, it just blew me away. Keith used such raw opening chords for
"Brown Sugar" and Mick's unsuspecting lyrics were quite humorous and at times
amorous. "Wild Horses" is a classic. I love the opening guitars and their
interchange on "You Got the Blues". But without a doubt my favorites on the
album still 30 years later are "Dead Flowers" and "Moonlight Mile".
The countryesque of "Dead Flowers" would hold up to Sweetheart of the Rodeo
(Byrds with Gram Parsons) any day. "Moonlight Mile" even if it does not feature
Keith is simply lovely. The Stones have had a number of good albums since then such as Exile,
Some Girls etc. but I don't think they ever hit on all cylinders since then.
STICKY FINGERS
By Alan Alwiel
February 3, 2001
Rating:
Sticky Fingers is a classic from the album cover design to the music. It's was
the first complete album with lead guitarist Mick Taylor and that can't be overlooked.
Many of the songs on the album were greatly shaped by Taylor's genius guitar playing. If
you get a chance, listen to the album with headsets so you can hear the interplay between
Keith's driving rhythm in open g tuning and Taylor's blistering leads. The album starts of
with 'Brown Sugar', wow what a riff Keith laid down against Jaggers haunting lyrics about
slavery. 'Sway' follows, a Jagger/Taylor collaboration with Jagger on acoustic. Listen to
Taylor's unbelievable ending solo, its breathless. Taylor should of got song writing
credit. The album has them doing country ballads too. Keith was influenced by Gram
Parsons, his buddy and he says Gram helped them shape the songs as far as fingerpicking
styles and that feel on 'Wild Horses' and 'Dead Flowers'. Keith wrote 'Wild Horses' as a
lullaby for his son Marlon after being away from him on the road. 'Wild Horses' has three
guitars, Keith playing acoustic and adding harmonics and Taylor playing lead in standard
concert tuning which is dynamite against Jagger's great vocals. Taylor also used Nashville
tuning on acoustic for the into guitar against Keith's guitar. 'Bitch' is a powerhouse
rocker with Taylor on rhythm and Keith playing an extended lead coming out of the left
channel, which is unusual for Keith who normally has short lead runs. 'Can't your hear me
Knockin' is MT's second shining moment on the album. His Santana like lead is legendary
and still is ringing in my ear today. Keith plays a great rhythm in open g tuning. 'Dead
Flowers' has great lyrics by Jagger/Richards and Jagger sings his ass off. Taylor provides
again great lead solo.The album ends with a Jagger Taylor collaboration 'Moonlight Mile',
a masterpiece. Jagger plays acoustic and Taylor's looping lead, which will make you cry,
ends Sticky Fingers wow. In addition to Mick Taylor's contributions which added
to the Stones bluesy roots, Bobby Keys sax is beautiful on 'Brown Sugar' and 'Bitch'.
Sister Morphine', a song crafted by Marlanne Faithful and given to the Glimmer Boys dives
into the whole drug scene. Thank the Glimmer Boys and MT,and Charlie and Bill for the
amazing record which is a masterpiece.
STICKY FINGERS
By Net Pimp
October 20, 2000
Rating:
If you love the Stones for their up-the-gut rock style of the 70s, buy this by all means.
It's got some prime Stones stuff, only loses half a tongue for the unmotivated filler. It
kicks off with a killer riff in one of the greatest rock songs ever, period.
"Brown Sugar" is that song, a transatlantic no.1 hit in 1971. Keith comes up
with his most memorable riff definitely. His performance got better because of Mick
Taylor's standards. Bobby Keys delivers a sweet sax solo too that pierces to the bone. In
terms of pure rock chops, the Stones could not be rolled over at this point and never
succumbed to mediocrity until later down the decade. The theme of the song is, like almost
all of the album's songs, about drugs and sex. This one concerns sex slaves down in New
Orleans. The next song is like dramatic rock opera and it's a unfortunately underrated
Stones classic. "Sway" has great piano, moving guitars (especially Mick T.'s
solo), mighty strings of Paul Buckmaster and Mick's emotional, twangy vocals. It is
one of the most gorgeous melodies they came up with. I can't believe how anybody could
hate this album and it's new territory. Well, that jerk Richard Meltzer panned the album
in one of his columns (I have a book of his) at the time. The country mood of "Wild
Horses" is a rewarding ballad written by Keith about his reluctance to tour in 1969
while his wife had to care for their newborn son, Marlon. It has a beauty to it with
chiming electric and acoustic guitars. They do a hard rock track next which is good, but
not great, then it evolves into some kind of Latin-rock jam in the style of Santana. Bobby
Keys and Mick T. duel solos to create a great experiment with other styles, though I was
startled by their willingness to take on this stuff when I first heard it. "You Gotta
Move" is not much of a cover of the Mississippi Fred McDowell tune, though the slide
guitars are fantastic Still, I rank it below the powerful covers of "Prodigal
Son" and "Love in Vain." The next side commences with the loud-packed
screamer "Bitch" which has the one-two punch of the tenor sax of Keys' and
introduction of his buddy Jim Price on trumpet "Bitch" has snaring guitar,
showing it was becoming an even more fundamental part in their meld. Their slow soul
workout "I Got the Blues" is a soulfully charged slow one, but the song is too
weak to provide any highlights so it lets down the album. I'd only grade it a D+. But,
what is captivating is their song, co-written by Marianne Faithful, "Sister
Morphine" a terrifying tale of drug addiction and the ultimate overdose. Faithful, a
wild girlfriend of Jagger's but mentally unstable with drug habits (where have we heard
that in Stones history before) that caused her to attempt suicide on the set of the movie Ned
Kelly. This tune, recorded during the Beggar's sessions in '68 was
kept off that album and issues of Sticky Fingers around the world because of it's drug
tale. The haunting track has remnants of those sessions with a grinding, chainsaw-like
electric guitar drone blaring out of the mix. Here, they ere aided by Jack Nitzche on
piano and Ry Cooder on second guitar. The tone changes rapidly into the next track, a
country swinger, again with references to drugs and other funny things like betting on the
Kentucky Derby and leaving dead flowers on someone's grave. still, the country meandering
provides a nice glimpse of the Stones forays into several other genres. The seven-minute
grand finale "Moonlight Mile" is a redemptive, moving song with a powerful
orchestra adding to the already well-conceived acoustics of the song, contemplated by a
lovely piano part by Nicky H. Mick shows his vocals aren't always rough and loud, but can
also be soft and serene like his occasional falsetto here. It is a perfect setting to a
great song.
STICKY FINGERS
By Pete Baldo
September 25, 2000
Rating:
Recorded during the Stones' golden age period when musically the band was at it's apex, Sticky
Fingers remains a bona fide rock and roll classic to this day. It, like it's
successor, Exile On Main Street, it contains a little bit of everything for the
varied musical taste. It features great rock and roll; expert song writing; marvelous
production; blues, Latin, country; as well as technical level of musicianship not heard
from the Stones since the departure of Mick Taylor in 1974.
The album leads off with the mega-classic "Brown Sugar," and you don't catch a
breath until after the second song, "Sway" is done."Sway," one of the
Stones least known songs to the casual listener, is really one of their best all-time
efforts, climaxing with the greatest guitar solo ever heard on a Rolling Stone record (
The solo is played by Mick Taylor). "Wild Horses," perhaps the Stones best known
ballad, follows. A beautiful song, it features some nice lead guitar work and harmony
vocals from Keith Richards . "Can't You Hear Me Knockin" which is next, is
really two songs. It starts with three plus minutes of really great hard driving rock, and
ends with an extended Latin flavored jam session featuring Bobby Keyes on sax and Taylor
on guitar. "You Gotta Move," an old slow blues piece, closes out side one. It
features slide guitar work by both Taylor and Richards, (Richards' is the acoustic slide,
while Taylor plays the electric slide with his distinctive vibrato on display).
"Bitch" is next in line, another hard driving rock piece. Richards' guitar solo
is really quite good on this song and I am of the opinion that in Mick Taylor's time with
the Stones, he pushed Richard to a higher level of playing. If you compare Richards' lead
guitar work in the period '69 through '74, with his work since, I believe you will arrive
at the same conclusion. Another slow blues song called "I Got The Blues,"
follows, and it probably is this albums low point. Though not a bad performance by any
stretch of the imagination, the songs' content is just not that memorable. For example, it
pales in comparison to the other slow blues piece that the Stones of that era performed,
"Love In Vain," a Robert Johnson tune that they just smoked on. "Sister
Morphine" follows. It is the lament of the drug addicted and is haunting both in
content and musicianship. It features expert slide guitar work by guest guitarist Ry
Cooder, and a masterful vocal by Mick Jagger. "Dead Flowers" is the second
country offering of the album, ('Wild Horses' was the first), and the Stones pull it off
well, but let's face it, we didn't buy this album to hear the Stones do country so in that
respect the song could be designated a "filler." Temporary disappointment
quickly fades with the first guitar chords of "Moonlight Mile," which is simply
the most beautiful ballad the Stones have ever written or performed. It, by itself, is
worth the price of the album. With it's enchanting oriental flavor, beautiful
lyrics, and a haunting tempo that catches and keeps the listener enthralled from start to
finish, "Moonlight Mile" also provides tour de-force performances by the bands
two Mick's, (Jagger and Taylor). The song, though again largely unknown outside of The
Stones' avid fan base, is a model for the art of the Rock ballad. It has never been
outdone, not even by the Beatles' more popular ballads such as "Let It Be," or
"The Long And Winding Road."
So there you have it. Along with Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, and Exile,
Sticky Fingers" is a cornerstone album in the history of what was once
"The Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the world."
STICKY FINGERS
By John Barnett
August 26, 2000
Rating:
What's a better way to introduce the most sexually charged album ever made to the world
other than to make the cover Andy
Warhol's famous "Jeans" with a pullout of a pair of briefs with a large
concealed penis? Nothing.And that's exactly what The Rolling Stones did. And that's just
one of the 1,000 things that make Sticky Fingers a brilliant career move, not to
mention the fact that it's a collection of 10 (but really 9) amazing songs. The 1st album
that the band released after the foreboding Altamont tragedy, it is a milestone for
about 5 different reasons:
1. It's sexual and verbal explicitness broke new ground for rock
musicians everywhere. 2. The band's foray into southern rock (and not
just southern balladeering) was a totally unexpected move that set a trend for hundreds to
come. 3. Moonlight Mile
4. Brown Sugar and 5. Wild Horses
When this album was dropped in '71, the world was just getting over the 60's. Mick Jagger
was getting more confident yet
more feminine every minute, Keith Richards was in an almost constant drunken state, Bill
Wyman was the same as always,
Charlie Watts still kicked ass (especially on "Bitch"), and lil' ol' Mick Taylor
was writing and recording the first of the finest
guitar riffs ever put on an album. It was a great time to be a music fan.
Songs:
BROWN SUGAR: A simple ditty about slave-sex and heroin. I'll never understand why
everybody got so upset about it. I'm
sure it wasn't because of the insanely great guitar riffs.SWAY: Cooler than hell. Mick
Taylor's guitar is spellbinding.
WILD HORSES: One of those songs you'd just LOVE to get some while listening to. It's also
pretty much every single
female's favorite Stones song.CAN'T YOU HEAR ME KNOCKING?: Awesome! A powerful hook-filled
that turns into a Santana-style jam session that's 20 times cooler than anything Santana
has ever done. YOU GOTTA MOVE: A total bore, and the only reason this album got a 9.5.
What a mistake.BITCH: Fast, furious, and severely misogynistic. The Stones at their best
and most confident.I GOT THE BLUES: What soul. The lyrics and Jagger's voice make you want
to cry.
SISTER MORPHINE: A drug song. Probably the besy drug song ever. Imagery abounds.DEAD
FLOWERS: An excellent country rock tune. Ominous lyrics that carry well over into the next
song, which is...MOONLIGHT MILE: ........That's how good this song is. I'm speechless.
STICKY FINGERS
By Rutger Janssen
July 18, 2000
Rating:
Sticky Fingers is one of the three best albums that The Rolling Stones ever made.
The other two being Let It Bleed and Exile On Main Street.
Sticky
Fingers has everything that a good album needs, it has a lot of variation.
"Brown Sugar" is a very hard rock song and also one of the best rock songs they
made. Keith's play is just fantastic and so is the sax. "Wild Horses" is the
best ballad that The Rolling Stones have made. This song has everything. Jagger shows the
world that he´s the best singer, on two other ballads: "I Got The Blues" and
"Sister Morphine". He really sings from his heart and his voice goes very deep
into your soul. "Dead Flowers" is also an fantastic performance by The Stones.
This, beside "Sweet Virginia" the best country
song ever made. "Moonlight Mile" is an underrated song, but it is also a good
song. The music on Sticky Fingers has such
a high quality and such a great sound that even if you don´t like The Rolling Stones this
album will give you a kick. A 10 isn´t
really enough. It deserves a 10+.
STICKY FINGERS
By FujiSaki
July 6, 2000
Rating:
Their best album and the best album of the year in 1971, better than Who's Next, Zoso,
and Imagine. I love Let It Bleed but,
in all it's greatness, it can't touch this one. "Brown Sugar" is the best song
on the album. Mick sings his ass off. Keith puts out
some kick ass guitar and Bobby Keys' sax is perfect. "Sway" is a great hard
rocking tune as well. A top notch performance by
Mick and Mick Taylor's guitar solo make this one. "Wild Horses" ranks as their
3rd best ballad, behind "Ruby Tuesday" and
"Angie". "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" displays how the Stones can
integrate so many different styles of music and still rock."You Gotta Move" is
ok but doesn't rank well with the rest. "Bitch" is another great hard rocking
tune. Great guitar, vocals and more great sax. I never cared for "I Got The
Blues". "Sister Morphine" is a very powerful song about addiction and it's
horrors. "Dead Flowers" is the best of their many attempts at country.
"Moonlight Mile" is another gem of a ballad.
STICKY FINGERS
By Zizzy
May 25, 2000
Rating:
This is the most complete Stones album to date.Opens with the classic Brown Sugar, Keith
shines on guitar and that sax solo really rocks.In Sway the Jagger vocal is a little too
loud, but Charlie knocks everybody out with his shotgun drumming and Mick Taylor kills
with that great solo at the end.Wild Horses, the most beautiful ballad written by the
Stones, superb bluesy guitars, great song. Can't You Hear Me Knocking is like this driving
rocker with Keith riffing at his best and Jagger singin' in his poor man style, then it
turns into this incredible jazzy Mick Taylor led experiment.What a song! You Gotta Move
could have been aproached better, it's a little too one-sided. Then two ballads where
Jagger really steps out with his voice and lyric, Moonlight Mile and I Got The Blues. Dead
Flowers is a country driven rocker, I just love that song. Then there's Bitch, the riff,
the trumpets, Charlie,....everything, they really melted into a rock'n'roll machine
here.And Sister Morphine is one of the greatest junkie tales rock songs ever written, Ry
Cooder shines on slide guitar, one of the most complete Stones works ever Another must
have album for all true rock fans!
STICKY FINGERS
By Andrew Maguire
April 29, 2000
D1:
Sticky Fingers is arguably the Stones finest album of the 70s (only Exile on Main
St. compromises this). It marked the Stones arrival in the 70s and also Mick Taylor's
brilliance on lead guitar. Taylor shines throughout, leaving Keith to play some of the
finest acoustic guitar of his career. Brown Sugar starts the album off on a high
note, and this mood gradually disintegrates into the sadness that is the finale Moonlight
Mile. Mick J shouts with such conviction on this opening track that you simply cannot help
yelping along with him. Sway is a great rocker, with a monumental guitar solo from Mick T.
Wild Horses is the best song on the album and one of the best ballads in music history.
The 7-minute Can't you Hear Me Knocking disrupts the pace of the album but is a good song
nevertheless. You Gotta Move the weakest song on the album, but is still rather good. And
Bitch is another great rocker. It is the last four songs that mark the change in the mood
of the album. I Got the Blues features another great lead guitar from Mick T. Sister
Morphine is another classic. Making reference to "cousin cocaine", this song
charts the not-too-glamorous side of drug abuse. Dead Flowers is one of the bands finest
country tunes. And Moonlight Mile is a tremendous ballad to close the album. This is
certainly Mick Taylor's finest work with the Stones and is another example of the greatest
rock 'n' roll band of all time during their prime.
STICKY FINGERS
By Matt Jardin
April 18, 2000
Rating:
With The Rolling Stones in their prime, Jimmy Miller producing, and Mick Taylor playing
some of the most soulful lead guitar ever heard on a 'Stones record, Sticky Fingers
ranks as one of the finest albums ever made. This one is a true classic and will likely
endure through the ages.
There are certainly some common radio classics like "Brown Sugar" and "Wild
Horses," but it is the other tracks that make this album stand out. "Can't ya
Hear Me Knockin'" is probably the Stones' finest creation -- a brilliant blues/rock
jam. "Bitch" is yet another high energy number with a classic Richards riff. The
album continues with the three blues/country numbers and then slides into the final track,
"Moonlight Mile," which is one of the most fascinating, and hauntingly beautiful
pieces you'll ever hear from the Rolling Stones.
STICKY FINGERS
By christophoros
April 14, 2000
Rating:
The most popular songs from this album are BROWN SUGAR, a bizarre, black number about
slavery, and WILD HORSES, such a beautifully sad country- blues. STICKY FINGERS is
the first album, on which Mick Taylor is completely integrated, and he brilliant here,
especially on the over seven minutes long, world-curroling CAN'T YOU HEAR ME KNOCKING.
SWAY is an overlooked gem with both Mick J. and Keith on vocals and in great harmony. With
YOU GOTTA MOVE they have got a lot of soul, BITCH introduced the title word into popular
music. The mellow I GOT THE BLUES is just heart-warming. DEAD FLOWERS- another great
country number, MOONLIGHT MILE- a magic final. But the song I actually listen to most (and
sometimes also sing) is SISTER MORPHINE, it has got strong guitar- ripping, and Mick J.
here shouts the soul out of the body. Yes, Keno, you are right, I had to get STICKY
FINGERS, it is a masterpiece and a great first album for the 70ies Stones. I don' t
know any sixties band that has matched the way into the new decade so well.
STICKY FINGERS
By Joshua Seymour
January 31, 2000
Rating:
Sticky Fingers without a doubt is one of rock's greatest records. It has god-like
guitar playing and the songs are amazing. Brown Sugar,is simply in the top five best rock
songs ever made. That nasty riff and those equally nasty lyrics drive together with
Bobby's Keys brillant sax solo. Wild horses,is their best ballad with sweeping guitar
parts and beautiful lyrics. It's mine and my girlfriends song and when I listen to it it
brings back the best memories of my life.(If you're reading this Kristina, I love you and
miss you.) Knocking,is a great song where keith once again shows why he should get more
credit for his rhythmic brillance. Bitch, is one of the most kick ass riff-driven rock
songs ever. Sister morphine,is a haunting compisition with excellent slide playing by Ry
Cooder(but the live version on no security is better) Moonlight Mile,is an all to real
song for me. It talks baout being away from the one you love. It totally describes how I
feel today and it was wrote over twenty years ago! Theses songs are more than just
excellent compisitions they are the soundtrack to my life. This album brings back memories
I wouldn't trade for anything.
STICKY FINGERS
By Jm Mcallister
July 11, 1999
Ratings:
The only word to describe this album is classic from start to finish. It just grooves.
Brown Sugar was taboo in most people's minds. Drug songs like Sister Morphine and Dead
Flowers just totally blew my mind. They touched every subject on this masterpiece of an
album. Wild Horses was maybe the best ballad the Stones ever wrote. One of the classic all
time lines from this song is: "let's do some living after we die". Truly the
best riff Mick Taylor ever came up with comes from Can't You Hear Me Knockin, the
change over to saxophone in the song was just a genius at work. Bitch is one of those
songs that just rocks from start to finish, a basic song but it flows. There is a couple
of under rated songs like Moonlite Mile, these songs just cannot be ignored. A must
hear album, just start this one from the beginning and you won't shut it off.
STICKY FINGERS
By Beth
June 10, 1999
Rating:
I got STICKY FINGERS 18 years ago for my birthday. It's been one of my all-time
favorites ever since. Currently, SWAY's lyric's are my favorite. "One day I woke up
to find, right in the bed next to mine, someone that broke me up with the corner of her
smile."
Don't overlook SWAY, you'll be missing a powerhouse of a song. DEAD FLOWERS is one of the
best songs on the album, and you can actually understand most of the lyrics! With the
obvious exception of the ever annoying YOU GOTTA MOVE and the occasionally tiresome SISTER
MORPHINE, this album rates as one of the Stones' best ever. It gets right in your soul.
No Stones' fan should feel complete without it. By the way, this is where the Stones'
tongue logo first appeared, designed by Andy Warhol.
STICKY FINGERS
By Jim Wilgus
May 10, 1999
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This one frightened my parents when I brought it home.Bitch kicks-off side b with a
full-tilt boogie-rock groove that had 'em dancing' in Harlem, as I remember one reviewer
wrote.This is also the perfect sort of tune to start up a concert,which I saw them do in
"72". I mention side b first because that's usually how I first listen to a
Stones album,don't listen to the obvious leader first hear the second punch then get
knocked out when you flip it. I got the blues lives up to it's title, pure and genuine,
it's a great dobro song from Kieth with Mick in full moan.What they had recently
experienced at the time gave them not only the right to sing the blues,they were living
the blues,so that's why it's so convincing. Dead Flowers shows their country influence
much the way Sweet Virginia does on Exile, bloody excellent! Better than anything
the Flying Burrito Brothers ever did. Brown Sugar is pure sex, period. Gave me jungle
fever long before Spike Lee made it a movie, I just knew I had to find that girl.Can't You
Hear Me Knocking is my favorite song of this set, purely beautiful rocker with a killer
riff at the jump and tapering out to include some fine solo work by Mick Taylor.I swore up
and down that they had Carlos Santana in the studio for that solo, until I saw them do it
live.You Gotta Move is pure Robert Johnson riffing, singing,writing,feeling. This song
should be on the essential list for every aspiring young blues player.
STICKY FINGERS
By: Mark Sproull
April 28, 1999
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No 'Stone's album even comes close to matching the song selection, musicianship, and
versatility of style, than "Sticky Fingers." The band displays the wide
range of talent, and their experience, that exemplifies the band's contribution to all
forms of rock. BROWN SUGAR, BITCH, WILD HORSES, AND CAN'T YOU HEAR ME KNOCKING, are
considered classics today, but from the dark, "SISTER MORPHINE, and SWAY, to the
silly but on the money DEAD FLOWERS all the way to MOONLIGHT MILE's beautiful arranging,
top of the best album, bar none, in the history of rock.
STICKY FINGERS
By Rank Outsider
December 6, 1998
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Perhaps more than any other Stones album, STICKY FINGERS encapsulates all that
is best about The Rolling Stones. Its ten tracks spread across the gamut of the genres in
which the Rolling Stones excel, from the hard-rocking sound of "Brown Sugar" and
"Bitch" to the bluesly melodies of "You Gotta Move" to "I've Got
the Blues," to the country flavor of "Wild Horses" and "Dead
Flowers." Even the Stones' arguably closest flirtation with jazz is present in the
second half of the rocker "Can't You Hear Me Knocking." And, as if that weren't
enough, the two Mick Taylor-based songs "Sway" and "Moonlight Mile,"
with their incredibly beautiful and intricate guitar work (and even string arrangements),
uplift the Stones' sound to levels never before (or after) equaled. Further, Ry Cooder's
work on "Sister Morphine" is truly haunting. In fact, musically present on this
album are virtually all of the Stones' most prestigious sidemen, such as Jack Nitsche,
Nicky Hopkins, Billy Preston, Rocky Dijon, and even Jimmy Miller himself.
Aside from the incredible range of musical sound of this majestic album, the production
(led by Jimmy Miller) is truly pristine --- perhaps the best of any Stones album
(especially on the new Virgin release). With its incredible stereophonic separation, this
album not only rocks, but it rolls. Moreover, the entire pace of this forty-six minute
album was obviously well-planned, beginning with the epic riffs of "Brown
Sugar," and then descending into the "demon life" of resignation which
ultimately finds a weary transcendence in the oriental-tinged sound of its final track.
Also commendable about this landmark album is its historical significance: three of its
songs (viz., "Brown Sugar," "Wild Horses," and "You Gotta
Move") were recorded in a three-day period immediately after their tremendous 1969
tour --- weeks before the tragedy which would later be simply remembered as
"Altamount." Moreover, this album, the first to be release on the newly-formed
"Rolling Stones" records, was the first to bear the infamous Stones
"lapping-tongue" logo designed by Andy Warhol. The album packaging itself, with
its zipper-clad crotch, remains a landmark.
In short, if one truly wants a "best of" Stones album which demonstrates the
hard-driving rock edge as well as the subtle beauty of the music of the Rolling Stones,
one needs to look no further than STICKY FINGERS.
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