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By 1970 the Stones had earned the right to take a little time to turn out their next album. Bedding in new boy, Mick Taylor, on their well-documented tour of the states the year before had also involved a little studio time at Muscle Shoals studio. The results of these sessions and songs held over from Beggars Banquet were also brought to the table when they reconvened, still a little bruised from the apocalyptic events at Altamont. These were now grown-up men with families, demons and more to cope with who assembled at Jagger’s Stargroves mansion with their mobile studio in the summer of 1970.
In the topsy-turvy world of success they’d had more than their share of recent ups and downs. Sticky Fingers was destined to be the triumphant first release from their self-owned label but this success was leavened by the fact that they’d signed over their back catalogue to previous manager Allen Klein and had to give him the royalties from ‘’Brown Sugar” and “Sway” to boot. The incessant touring meant that the band were now world citizens, but they still moved closer to their American roots. Using the usual support cast of Bobby Keys, Ry Cooder, and Nicky Hopkins they turned their experiences into ten tracks of narcotic misery and sexual frustration. All wrapped in a very louche Andy Warhol sleeve.
Narcotics are a major theme, of course, but also loss, frustration and incredible world-weariness. Reviews at the time complained that Sticky Fingers lacked the bite of previous releases like Let It Bleed or Beggars Banquet, but it’s this very quality that makes the album special. Like Neil Young’s Tonight’s The Night, the sense of a wake creeps through tracks like “Dead Flowers” and “Sister Morphine”. Elsewhere the Delta serves as a touchstone for some of Jagger’s most heartfelt wailing as on “I’ve Got The Blues” and “You’ve Got To Move” while he’s never bettered his letchery on “Brown Sugar”. Taylor’s arrival is keenly felt on “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking?” with its Santana-esque coda. “Sway” and “Bitch” are hard-bitten rockers that couldn’t exist without Charlie’s taut snare.
Eventually the whole thing collapses in on itself with “Moonlight Mile”. A coked-out, somnambulant drift through an era’s last days, and a beautiful end to a beautiful journey. While many hold their next album, Exile On Main St, as their zenith, Sticky Fingers, balancing on the knife edge between the 60s and 70s, remains their most coherent statement. --Chris Jones
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New 2009 Remaster,1971 Masterpiece fts : "Dead Flowers", "Sway", "Brown Sugar","I Got the Blues", "Bitch"
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66 of 70 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
OK, I would imagine that most folk already know this album and will already have it in some form or other. Therefore I will not dwell too long on the peerless music contained therein. The music is a mixed bag of styles taking in deep core blues numbers, hoary rockers and a spell of jazz-rock(almost!)in the latter minutes of Can't you hear me knocking which is worth the cost of admission alone.
Why should anyone buy these new remasters, especially when the last lot claimed that the patented UV22 Super CD Encoding system by Apogee Electronics captured the fine detail of the original analogue master(still awake out there??). I got this just to hear for myself if there was any noticeable difference in this and the last lot. I do not have a wave editor, so this is all based on listening to it in the car, on the way home with it, and on the stereo at home.
There are differences that I could hear in the car, even though it is a noisy and less than perfect place to start('98 Mini Cooper with a window open to stop it from steaming up in the rain). Straight off I could hear Bobby Keys sax playing in Brown Sugar, the background bits and not just the hard blowing. The violins in Sway were more apparent. The detail in the sound of the slide guitar in You Gotta Move and a load of other fine aspects just is more apparent.
At home all of the above were even more obvious. In particular the background is totally silent, no hiss at all to cloud the music.I also notice that the disc has not been mastered to be loud like all too many over compressed offerings these days. The sounds just emerge out of silence.
Sound quality 5 stars, no attempt to do anything new with the cd liner notes/artwork 3 stars.
The sonic differences are noticeable, not life changing or essential, rather small but perfectly formed. I reckon I will end up buying the lot over a period of time and replacing the last lot. Damn this addiction!!!
Why should anyone buy these new remasters, especially when the last lot claimed that the patented UV22 Super CD Encoding system by Apogee Electronics captured the fine detail of the original analogue master(still awake out there??). I got this just to hear for myself if there was any noticeable difference in this and the last lot. I do not have a wave editor, so this is all based on listening to it in the car, on the way home with it, and on the stereo at home.
There are differences that I could hear in the car, even though it is a noisy and less than perfect place to start('98 Mini Cooper with a window open to stop it from steaming up in the rain). Straight off I could hear Bobby Keys sax playing in Brown Sugar, the background bits and not just the hard blowing. The violins in Sway were more apparent. The detail in the sound of the slide guitar in You Gotta Move and a load of other fine aspects just is more apparent.
At home all of the above were even more obvious. In particular the background is totally silent, no hiss at all to cloud the music.I also notice that the disc has not been mastered to be loud like all too many over compressed offerings these days. The sounds just emerge out of silence.
Sound quality 5 stars, no attempt to do anything new with the cd liner notes/artwork 3 stars.
The sonic differences are noticeable, not life changing or essential, rather small but perfectly formed. I reckon I will end up buying the lot over a period of time and replacing the last lot. Damn this addiction!!!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Exile on Main St (which is a great record) often gets the plaudits but Sticky Fingers pushes it to a very close photo finish. Simply put, it is a great album with the Stones, perhaps feeling more confident and "sparky" with Mick Taylor now in the band, take on the blues, ballads, country rock alongside their more "traditional" Chuck Berry like output. Several of the tracks were recorded in Alabama and it shows - the remastered version of Wild Horses is worth the price of the cd alone. Furthermore, as we now know from his excellent autobiography, by now Keith had mastered his own form of open tuning and his playing throughout the album is simply magnificent.
Perhaps they had been listening to early Santana because by track 4; Can't you here me knocking, they were in the mood for an extended "jam" session, a term later abused by "progressive rock" but in this context it demonstrates all of their talents to excellent effect. From the beginning "killer riff" from Uncle Keith through to Bobby Keyes saxophone and then finally in comes Mick Taylor with some fabulous lead guitar. This track is a true delight.
Jagger sings well, Charlie Watts is his usual sublime mode of percussive economy and in so doing demonstrates what rock drumming is all about.
However in the end great albums all need great songs; Brown Sugar, Wild Horses, Sister morphine, I got the blues (with a fabulous organ solo from the late lamented Billy Preston), Moonlight Mile and arguably Sway are all up there with the best of the Stones canon. A fabulous record and the remastered version has finally done justice to the CD format. Highly recommended.
I hope you enjoy
Roger Bell
Perhaps they had been listening to early Santana because by track 4; Can't you here me knocking, they were in the mood for an extended "jam" session, a term later abused by "progressive rock" but in this context it demonstrates all of their talents to excellent effect. From the beginning "killer riff" from Uncle Keith through to Bobby Keyes saxophone and then finally in comes Mick Taylor with some fabulous lead guitar. This track is a true delight.
Jagger sings well, Charlie Watts is his usual sublime mode of percussive economy and in so doing demonstrates what rock drumming is all about.
However in the end great albums all need great songs; Brown Sugar, Wild Horses, Sister morphine, I got the blues (with a fabulous organ solo from the late lamented Billy Preston), Moonlight Mile and arguably Sway are all up there with the best of the Stones canon. A fabulous record and the remastered version has finally done justice to the CD format. Highly recommended.
I hope you enjoy
Roger Bell
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This landmark 1971 album gave the Stones a massive hit with Brown Sugar. Together with Bitch and the extended jam Can't You Hear Me Knocking it is one of three powerful rock songs while the rest of the album contain soulful, bluesy or country-tinged ballads.
These ballads are all rather dark and brooding, from the melancholy Wild Horses to the unoriginally titled but moving I Got the Blues and the chilling Sister Morphine, whilst Dead Flowers with its country flavor has poetic lyrics and an addictive tune.
The album concludes with the yearning Moonlight Mile, a final unforgettable track. This mix of melodious ballads and power rock make Sticky Fingers a masterpiece and one of that decade's top albums by the greatest rock band of all time.
These ballads are all rather dark and brooding, from the melancholy Wild Horses to the unoriginally titled but moving I Got the Blues and the chilling Sister Morphine, whilst Dead Flowers with its country flavor has poetic lyrics and an addictive tune.
The album concludes with the yearning Moonlight Mile, a final unforgettable track. This mix of melodious ballads and power rock make Sticky Fingers a masterpiece and one of that decade's top albums by the greatest rock band of all time.
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Published 1 month ago by L. Sleepa
Absolutely dreadful sound quality!
I have never bothered to review any purchases previously but after listening to this so called re-mastered version I felt I had to. Read more
Published 2 months ago by pat
A niceSuBo cover version.
I bought this on the strength of my Susan Boyle CD which contained Wild Horses, and found that the Stones had also covered it. It's not as good as SuBo but not a bad try.
Published 3 months ago by Mrs. Susan Whitehead
Great sound than original
I have listened to my Dad's copy of the '94 CD release of Sticky Fingers and enjoyed the music thoroughly. So, I wanted to get my own copy. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Thomas Stansfield
Incredible
Pure rock'n'roll.
This is the first Rolling Stones album i have ever bought.
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This is the first Rolling Stones album i have ever bought.
Wanted to know what all the fuss was about. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Bella
Three excellent tracks and seven OK tracks
I'm writing this specifically for people who grew up with Rolling Stones music, who are fans of the Rolling Stones but who may have missed out on this album when it was first... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Dr. W. H. Konarzewski
Exceptional.
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You can tell this is a band on top of their game. Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman are sublime in the rythym department, Keith Richards and Mick... Read more
You can tell this is a band on top of their game. Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman are sublime in the rythym department, Keith Richards and Mick... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Tommo 18/7 ©
grab the "Virgin" releases now they're still available
The thing I want to stress in this review is that I advise everybody to buy the Virgin releases as long a they are available. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Music and Film fan
this is rock and roll
Brilliant album - five stars no question at all; a band at the absolute height of their powers. What I love about the Rolling Stones is that they never changed their formula very... Read more
Published 16 months ago by molondas
Well and truly stuck
A great album. I read some reviews of albums amde around this period after recently replacing my copy of 'Exile on Main Street'. Read more
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