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What do you think of BEGGAR's BANQUET?
May 14^th, 2011 at 9:43pm

PICK MORE THAN ONE if you want...

Beggar's Banquet is my favorite Stones Album.
It so tight and loose...From the opening percussion of SFTD to Keef's strumming and vocal exchanges w/ Mick on SOTE.
The only "clunker" , if I had to choose one is SFM...and I love that song...Jigsaw Puzzle is as colorful and image-ridden as (for example) Penny Lane, but in a darker way.

I have too many thoughts and could talk and argue all nite about this great album...

What are your thoughts? I respect all your thoughts and smart-ass comments...I really do!!!

Pick as many as you see fit in your survey!!!

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Re: What do you think of BEGGAR's BANQUET?
Reply #4 - May 15^th, 2011 at 6:06am

The album contains Sympathy For Devil, No Expectations, Jigsaw Puzzle, Street Fighting Man and Stray Cat Blues. I know music subjective, but I really do struggle to see how any Rolling Stones fan could view this album as anything but a classic. Personally, I prefer it to Exile On Main Street, but I would rate it lower than Let It Bleed and Sticky Fingers. Maybe I need to buy the 2002 Abcko remaster and rediscover this highlight of 1968.

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Reply #5 - May 15^th, 2011 at 6:31am

Love it, but consider it #4 of the Big Four. Should have started side 1 with SFM and Sympathy on side 2, which would have set the mood better. I love Keith's opening line of Salt of the Earth, but think the song is a miss in terms of making a Big Statement.

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MrPleasant Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 2,677 Xalapa, Veracruz, México Gender:	Re: What do you think of BEGGAR's BANQUET? Reply #7 - May 15^th, 2011 at 9:03am BTW, "Beggars Banquet" makes me happily weep.
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Paranoid Android Rocks Off Regular Online The Rocks Off Ladies Rule You Bastards!! Posts: 6,343 Chapel Hill, NC Gender:	Re: What do you think of BEGGAR's BANQUET? Reply #8 - May 15^th, 2011 at 9:22am Zack wrote on May 15^th, 2011 at 6:31am: As I've said before, I hate, hate, hate the toilet cover. Don't worry Zack...I will include a gift receipt!!
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Paranoid Android Rocks Off Regular Online The Rocks Off Ladies Rule You Bastards!! Posts: 6,343 Chapel Hill, NC Gender:	Re: What do you think of BEGGAR's BANQUET? Reply #9 - May 15^th, 2011 at 9:26am Zack wrote on May 15^th, 2011 at 6:31am: Should have started side 1 with SFM and Sympathy on side 2, which would have set the mood better. I am going to re-sort my iTunes to check out your theory...good commentary!!!
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Re: What do you think of BEGGAR's BANQUET?
Reply #14 - May 15^th, 2011 at 2:53pm

Edith Grove wrote on May 15^th, 2011 at 10:31am:

Beggar's Banquet & Exile are my top two, though in which order I still don't know.

edith....you and i are on the same wavelength. two of the four best albums in rock history, the other two being the white album and abbey road.

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Reply #16 - May 15^th, 2011 at 5:49pm

One of the best albums of '68, a great return to their roots after Satantic majesties, which is alright for people tripping, but not the rock The Stones are 'known for, I should say Jumping Jack Flash was the first sign, which came out before Beggars, it was held up by Decca because of that cover The Stones wanted.

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Reply #20 - May 16^th, 2011 at 3:15pm

for what it's worth too, it's kinda the album JJF and Chold of the Moon would've been on, if albums weren't time limited... definitely making it IMO, a bigger contender in this era of the big four... in the digital age we got 80 mins to fillu p... bck then, they were cutting stuff out, and releasing stuff only on singles, like Honky Tonk woman, JJF... BB flows better than LIB... This album was more of a risk too, after the lakco f sales for Satanic, this was a comeback album... they were already the old dudes, in 1969!!!

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Begger's What? Do not like it, there, I said it!! I prefer the earlier stuff 62-68 I prefer the later stuff 69- 1980 I think that TATTOO YOU rules all UNDERCOVER Rules you fuckers!! I think it is the DIRTY WORK of the 60's I think it is the BRIDGES TO BABYLON of the 60's It's no EMOTIONAL RESCUE, but I like it It's Good, Very Good or Excellent It's In My Top 2 For Sure My FAVORITE Stones Album I think I will listen to it tonite!!! « Last Modified by: Paranoid Android on: May 14^th, 2011 at 9:50pm »