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Stones Exact Album Ratings ...by Ian
Dec 31^st, 2008 at 2:13am

I thought I'd make a list of Stones albums that are worthy of mention in a rating system of 1 to 100% with 65% being real poor, 75% flat and fair and 100 % being a Masterpiece / an out and out classic work ..as a general scale. However 95 % and above could also warrant a "notable classic" in ratings.

*Note ...this ratings scale is some what based on "Stones standards". In other words an 80% Stones record rating, if made by another group may seem pretty decent where as for Stones standards it would rate as "eh, ..not terrible but they could of done much better". By the way anything 90% and above is considered a fairly strong record and 87%-89% are at least categorized as a"good" release.

It is important to realize as you look over them an album may have a fair rating but may of produced a classic song or two (such as for instance "It's Only Rock n Roll"). Others may get lower ratings but still had some good songs such as "Black and Blue".

*In other words this scale is an ALBUM scale, ...in rating the album over all and as a whole and I tried to make it as exact as possible.

Exile- 100 %
Sticky fingers - 97 %
Beggars - 96.5 %
Let It Bleed -100 %
Some Girls - 95.3 %
Tattoo You - 94.5 %
Undercover - 91 %
Bridges - 88 %
A Bigger Bang - 92 %
Voodoo Lounge - 93 %
Steel Wheels - 87.5 %
Goats Head soup - 88% (although it may not be totally strong GHS has always been my personal very favorite)
Black and Blue - 73 %
Dirty Work - 85 %
Its Only Rock n Roll - 88 %
Aftermath - 92 %
Between the Buttons - 88 %
Their Satanic Majesties Request - 71 %
Decembers Children - 91 %
Emotional Rescue - 79.5 %

I know some are really going to disagree with my ratings but this is my honest opinion.

*Special note: In honesty every one of these albums all have songs that are at least considered "good" or in which I like the song and several songs on lower rated albums should be remembered and given certain credit in a sense regardless of how low any of them happen to place. As well all of them are "listen-able" to me and can be enjoyed for what it was (because that is how authentic or at the very least appealing The Stones and their music is). Sure several could be much better but none rank as complete garbage and that says quite alot spanning all those albums.

What are your ratings?

Ian

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Re: Stones Exact Album Ratings ...by Ian
Reply #1 - Dec 31^st, 2008 at 5:06am

Ian compare yourself to Lew. (he has Exile at #10 Shocked

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# ALBUM RATING

1 STICKY FINGERS (1971) 9.72
2 LET IT BLEED (1969) 9.50
3 BEGGARS BANQUET (1968) 9.18
4 SOME GIRLS (1978) 9.14
5 A BIGGER BANG (2005) 8.79
6 GOATS HEAD SOUP (1973) 8.43
7 ENGLAND'S NEWEST HIT MAKERS (1964) 8.8
8 BETWEEN THE BUTTONS (1967) 7.71
9 IT'S ONLY ROCK N ROLL (1974) 7.64
10 EXILE ON MAIN STREET (1972) 7.52
11 AFTERMATH (1966) 7.37
12 THE ROLLING STONES, NOW! (1965) 7.28
12 OUT OF OUR HEADS (1965) 7.28
12 THEIR SATANIC MAJESTIES REQUEST (1967) 7.28
15 VOODOO LOUNGE (1994) 7.13
16 12 x 5 (1964) 7.00
17 DECEMBER'S CHILDREN (1965) 6.93
18 TATTOO YOU (1981) 6.92
19 BLACK N BLUE (1976) 6.69
20 EMOTIONAL RESCUE (1980) 6.63
21 UNDERCOVER (1983) 6.60
22 BRIDGES TO BABYLON (1997) 6.48
23 STEEL WHEELS (1989) 6.28
24 DIRTY WORK (1986) 5.82

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My only comment on your list Ian, Satanic Majesties is too low. It's way more interesting like Stones-by-numbers like Undercover or train wrecks like DW.

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polytoxic Rocks Off Regular Offline Rocks Off Rules You Bastards Posts: 226	Re: Stones Exact Album Ratings ...by Ian Reply #5 - Dec 31^st, 2008 at 12:11pm Ten Thousand Motels wrote on Dec 31^st, 2008 at 11:20am: How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? The answer is blowing in the wind.
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Re: Stones Exact Album Ratings ...by Ian
Reply #7 - Dec 31^st, 2008 at 1:11pm

Ian Billen wrote on Dec 31^st, 2008 at 2:13am:

I thought I'd make a list of Stones albums that are worthy of mention in a rating system of 1 to 100% with 65% being real poor, 75% flat and fair and 100 % being a Masterpiece
Ian

Eagles albums are 3%.

You crack me up, Ian. A top loaded nominal scale and for some reason a dimensional unit, a percentage% no less, is tossed in. When are you going to go metric, man? Exile is 100 megawatts standard deviation from the mean!

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Re: Stones Exact Album Ratings ...by Ian
Reply #12 - Dec 31^st, 2008 at 7:35pm

In Reference to Gazza:

I like The Stones real early albums but that is as far as it goes. Nothing worth me referring to anyone in my opinion. The hits are what I enjoy most from the pre 66 era, in which some are classics. The only album as a whole that I really like a lot pre 66 is Decembers Children, which I rated a solid 91 %.

To All:

Thanks for the input. I expected to get laughed at so I was hesitant to even post this. Now I am glad I did.

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Re: Stones Exact Album Ratings ...by Ian
Reply #13 - Jan 2^nd, 2009 at 9:34pm

Not sure how people assign ratings or percentages, but this would be my order from best to worst:

Exile on Main St.
Sticky Fingers
Let It Bleed
Beggars Banquet
Some Girls
A Bigger Bang
Tattoo You
Goats Head Soup
England's Newest Hit Makers
Decembers Children
Undercover
Aftermath
Between the Buttons
Out of Our Heads
Its Only Rock n Roll
Voodoo Lounge
Emotional Rescue
Steel Wheels
Bridges To Babylon
Black and Blue
12X5
Their Satanic Majesties Request
Dirty Work

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Re: Stones Exact Album Ratings ...by Ian
Reply #17 - Jan 3^rd, 2009 at 12:13pm

Glimmer Twin wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2009 at 9:34pm:

Not sure how people assign ratings or percentages, but this would be my order from best to worst:

Exile on Main St.
Sticky Fingers
Let It Bleed
Beggars Banquet
Some Girls
A Bigger Bang
Tattoo You
Goats Head Soup
England's Newest Hit Makers
Decembers Children
Undercover
Aftermath
Between the Buttons
Out of Our Heads
Its Only Rock n Roll
Voodoo Lounge
Emotional Rescue
Steel Wheels
Bridges To Babylon
Black and Blue
12X5
Their Satanic Majesties Request
Dirty Work

i can pretty much agree with your list except i would switch iorr with bb. also i would bump up black and blue a few notches. other than that i would leave the list as is.

Are you fucking serious?

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platter Ex Member	Re: Stones Exact Album Ratings ...by Ian Reply #19 - Jan 4^th, 2009 at 11:54am lotsajizz wrote on Jan 4^th, 2009 at 11:43am: I probably listen to the first album more than all the others (the UK version preferably) what was their 1st album anyway?
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Re: Stones Exact Album Ratings ...by Ian
Reply #20 - Jan 4^th, 2009 at 12:18pm

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lotsajizz wrote on Jan 4^th, 2009 at 11:43am:

I probably listen to the first album more than all the others (the UK version preferably)

what was their 1st album anyway?

Shit!

England's newest hit-makers was on the cover, I used to have it on vinyl, (I have yet to get it on C.D.) it's never available when I want to get it, from what I remember that's all it said, no The rolling Stones, just what I mentioned at the beginning, it is a great album, all those bluesy songs, my favorites I just want to make love to you, walking the dog, Honest I do, now I've got a witness, I'm a king bee, I actually love the whole album.
Platter I'm surprised, you didn't know their first album???

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Re: Stones Exact Album Ratings ...by Ian
Reply #21 - Jan 4^th, 2009 at 12:49pm

Heart Of Stone wrote on Jan 4^th, 2009 at 12:18pm:

Quote:

lotsajizz wrote on Jan 4^th, 2009 at 11:43am:

I probably listen to the first album more than all the others (the UK version preferably)

what was their 1st album anyway?

Shit!

England's newest hit-makers was on the cover, I used to have it on vinyl, (I have yet to get it on C.D.) it's never available when I want to get it, from what I remember that's all it said, no The rolling Stones, just what I mentioned at the beginning, it is a great album, all those bluesy songs, my favorites I just want to make love to you, walking the dog, Honest I do, now I've got a witness, I'm a king bee, I actually love the whole album.
Platter I'm surprised, you didn't know their first album???

i was half joking...it was a test..come to think of it i do believe this was their 1st record. its not now i've got a witness, its, can i get a witness. big difference.

What the fuck?

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Re: Stones Exact Album Ratings ...by Ian
Reply #22 - Jan 4^th, 2009 at 12:55pm

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Heart Of Stone wrote on Jan 4^th, 2009 at 12:18pm:

Quote:

lotsajizz wrote on Jan 4^th, 2009 at 11:43am:

I probably listen to the first album more than all the others (the UK version preferably)

what was their 1st album anyway?

Shit!

England's newest hit-makers was on the cover, I used to have it on vinyl, (I have yet to get it on C.D.) it's never available when I want to get it, from what I remember that's all it said, no The rolling Stones, just what I mentioned at the beginning, it is a great album, all those bluesy songs, my favorites I just want to make love to you, walking the dog, Honest I do, now I've got a witness, I'm a king bee, I actually love the whole album.
Platter I'm surprised, you didn't know their first album???

i was half joking...it was a test..come to think of it i do believe this was their 1st record. its not now i've got a witness, its, can i get a witness. big difference.

What the fuck?

your wrong, both Now I've got a witness & Can I get a witness was on the same album, 2 songs.

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