Post by Belchic on Apr 1, 2010 16:33:29 GMT -5
I want to talk a little bit about the Rolling Stones. They're the most popular band in the world who is still around. They were the rivals of the Beatles, and I guess the reason they're still together is because the Beatles broke up. They probably thought, "Oh, we'll show those Beatles that we're better than them! We're never gonna break up! In fact, we're never gonna die!" I'm sure that's how they planned it.
Anyway, they've been making records since 1964, and I thought I'd share how confusing their discography has been over the years. I'm not going to talk about the live albums because I don't like to count those for any band, and the compilations are just way too confusing to get into.
In 1964, The Rolling Stones released their first two albums: England's Newest Hitmakers and 12 X 5. Both of these albums were the same in both the US and the UK, and they were pretty straightforward, but the next year is when the confusion began.
In 1965, the Stones' album, "Out of Our Heads", was different in both the UK and the US. The US version includes "Satisfaction", "The Last Time" and "Play With Fire". However, the UK version doesn't have those songs, and that's really confusing considering that all three of those songs rank up as some of their greatest hits of the time.
That very same year, the Stones released an album called "December's Children", which ironically had the same cover as the UK version of "Out of Our Heads". It also included a lot of the songs from the UK version that weren't on the US version along with "Get Off My Cloud", which never made an album release in the UK.
1966 was also a confusing year for the stones. The album they released this year, "Aftermath", is also different in the US and UK. The UK version opens with "Mother's Little Helper", while the US version opens with "Paint It, Black", both of which are songs that don't appear on their counterpart album. Although, both albums included "Under My Thumb". Also, the UK version had more songs, three more than the US version.
1967 is when the Stones released an album that suffered the same problems "Out of Our Heads" did. The US version of "Between the Buttons" includes the hits, "Let's Spend the Night Together" and "Ruby Tuesday", but the UK version doesn't have those. Well, at least both versions had the same cover.
Later that year, the Stones made another album called "Flowers", which was consistent in both versions. It included "Mother's Little Helper" as well as "Ruby Tuesday" and "Let's Spend the Night Together", so it's a good way to make up for both countries for getting jipped.
From this point on, the Stones' catalog will remain consistent. They wrapped up 1967 with "Their Satanic Majesty's Request", which was supposed to be their response to "Sgt. Pepper", and irionically turned out to be their weakest album of the decade. Not even the hit, "She's a Rainbow" could save them.
In 1968, they released "Beggar's Banquet", which includes their big hit, "Sympathy for the Devil", which I don't really care much for and think that "Street Fighting Man" should be looked at more.
1969 came "Let It Bleed", which is indeed a masterpiece with hits like "Gimme Shelter" and "You Can't Always Get What You Want".
1971 started a new era for the Stones with "Sticky Fingers" delivering classics like "Brown Sugar" and "Wild Horses".
In 1972, they released their double-LP, "Exile on Main St.", which is supposed to be the band's masterpiece, but I found nothing too special about it. I like "Happy", but I don't really care much for "Tumbling Dice".
1973 is when they released "Goat's Head Soup" (nasty title). This is an album of their's I find to be underrated. I mean "Angie" is a great song.
In 1974, they released "It's Only Rock N Roll", which only managed to score one hit, which is the title song.
In 1976, they released "Black and Blue", which is not all that great of an album, but "Fool to Cry" is worth a listen.
1978 is when the stones would release their last masterpiece: "Some Girls". This album included "Miss You", "Beast of Burden" and "Shattered".
In 1980, they released "Emotional Rescue", which includes the song "She's So Cold". That song happens to be one of the Stones' biggest hits, and it's gotten a lot of radio play, but strangely, it can't be found on any of their "Greatest Hits" compilations, although the title track can be found on plenty.
In 1981 came "Tattoo You", which held a lot of great classics such as "Hang Fire", "Waiting on a Friend", and of course, "Start Me Up".
In 1983, the band released "Undercover". This, in my opinion should have been the band's last album, because the title track was the only hit the album had, and it was a great way to cap off the group's career, but no, they had to keep going, which I found pointless because none of the albums that came after this one I found good.
"Dirty Work" (1986) was a disaster.
"Steel Wheels" (1989) was a piece of sh*t.
"Voodoo Lounge" (1994) I don't really give a sh*t about.
"Bridges to Babylon" (1997) was pointless.
"A Bigger Bang" (2005) ...WHAT?
What pisses me off even more is that according to allmusic.com, none of their albums have a score lower than 3 stars. It's like the band is not allowed to suck. I mean, come on! Every band has to have a failure at some point in their career.
Well...I guess that's all I gotta say.
Anyway, they've been making records since 1964, and I thought I'd share how confusing their discography has been over the years. I'm not going to talk about the live albums because I don't like to count those for any band, and the compilations are just way too confusing to get into.
In 1964, The Rolling Stones released their first two albums: England's Newest Hitmakers and 12 X 5. Both of these albums were the same in both the US and the UK, and they were pretty straightforward, but the next year is when the confusion began.
In 1965, the Stones' album, "Out of Our Heads", was different in both the UK and the US. The US version includes "Satisfaction", "The Last Time" and "Play With Fire". However, the UK version doesn't have those songs, and that's really confusing considering that all three of those songs rank up as some of their greatest hits of the time.
That very same year, the Stones released an album called "December's Children", which ironically had the same cover as the UK version of "Out of Our Heads". It also included a lot of the songs from the UK version that weren't on the US version along with "Get Off My Cloud", which never made an album release in the UK.
1966 was also a confusing year for the stones. The album they released this year, "Aftermath", is also different in the US and UK. The UK version opens with "Mother's Little Helper", while the US version opens with "Paint It, Black", both of which are songs that don't appear on their counterpart album. Although, both albums included "Under My Thumb". Also, the UK version had more songs, three more than the US version.
1967 is when the Stones released an album that suffered the same problems "Out of Our Heads" did. The US version of "Between the Buttons" includes the hits, "Let's Spend the Night Together" and "Ruby Tuesday", but the UK version doesn't have those. Well, at least both versions had the same cover.
Later that year, the Stones made another album called "Flowers", which was consistent in both versions. It included "Mother's Little Helper" as well as "Ruby Tuesday" and "Let's Spend the Night Together", so it's a good way to make up for both countries for getting jipped.
From this point on, the Stones' catalog will remain consistent. They wrapped up 1967 with "Their Satanic Majesty's Request", which was supposed to be their response to "Sgt. Pepper", and irionically turned out to be their weakest album of the decade. Not even the hit, "She's a Rainbow" could save them.
In 1968, they released "Beggar's Banquet", which includes their big hit, "Sympathy for the Devil", which I don't really care much for and think that "Street Fighting Man" should be looked at more.
1969 came "Let It Bleed", which is indeed a masterpiece with hits like "Gimme Shelter" and "You Can't Always Get What You Want".
1971 started a new era for the Stones with "Sticky Fingers" delivering classics like "Brown Sugar" and "Wild Horses".
In 1972, they released their double-LP, "Exile on Main St.", which is supposed to be the band's masterpiece, but I found nothing too special about it. I like "Happy", but I don't really care much for "Tumbling Dice".
1973 is when they released "Goat's Head Soup" (nasty title). This is an album of their's I find to be underrated. I mean "Angie" is a great song.
In 1974, they released "It's Only Rock N Roll", which only managed to score one hit, which is the title song.
In 1976, they released "Black and Blue", which is not all that great of an album, but "Fool to Cry" is worth a listen.
1978 is when the stones would release their last masterpiece: "Some Girls". This album included "Miss You", "Beast of Burden" and "Shattered".
In 1980, they released "Emotional Rescue", which includes the song "She's So Cold". That song happens to be one of the Stones' biggest hits, and it's gotten a lot of radio play, but strangely, it can't be found on any of their "Greatest Hits" compilations, although the title track can be found on plenty.
In 1981 came "Tattoo You", which held a lot of great classics such as "Hang Fire", "Waiting on a Friend", and of course, "Start Me Up".
In 1983, the band released "Undercover". This, in my opinion should have been the band's last album, because the title track was the only hit the album had, and it was a great way to cap off the group's career, but no, they had to keep going, which I found pointless because none of the albums that came after this one I found good.
"Dirty Work" (1986) was a disaster.
"Steel Wheels" (1989) was a piece of sh*t.
"Voodoo Lounge" (1994) I don't really give a sh*t about.
"Bridges to Babylon" (1997) was pointless.
"A Bigger Bang" (2005) ...WHAT?
What pisses me off even more is that according to allmusic.com, none of their albums have a score lower than 3 stars. It's like the band is not allowed to suck. I mean, come on! Every band has to have a failure at some point in their career.
Well...I guess that's all I gotta say.