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Fifty five years Founding members Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Charlie Watts have been hitched to each other for far longer than the vast majority of marriages last longer than a lot of lives last, too. That staying power is an incredible achievement, and it also has a distorting effect. If youre a fan of the Stones, its hard not to always compare them with their glorious 1. R B, and country influences and turned it into something decadent, dark, ironic, sexy, and wholly their own. That leaves 4. 5 ensuing years of gradually declining cultural relevance and, if were being honest, more mediocre music than good, and a seemingly ceaseless parade of product compilation albums, concert films, live albums, and, recently, the traveling Exhibitionism display of band memorabilia. In 2. 01. 7, it seems equally reasonable to think of the Rolling Stones as rock gods or greedy dinosaurs. Either characterization, though, is inadequate. In all likelihood, the bands most recent studio album, the all blues cover effort Blue Lonesome, is going to be its last. Itd been 1. 1 years since the previous one, and Mick, Keith, and Charlie are north of 7. Guitarist Ronnie Wood, who joined up in 1. USATODAY/USATODAY/636221107314109019-XXX-JOHNSON-DORNAN078-88580528.JPG' alt='One Piece 1 44 Th Darker Shade' title='One Piece 1 44 Th Darker Shade' />At some point, time is going to do to them what time always does. Before that though, lets try and take account of what the Rolling Stones have achieved since they set out from London in 1. As the following 3. Some general notes before we start Keith Richards is the Rolling Stone everyone loves, the one with whom you could imagine sharing a beer. Mick, not so much. If Jagger were even to deign to have a drink with a plebe, I suspect itd entail something like his sipping a Peter Thiel vampire smoothie while peering at you through jeweled binoculars and having a Slovenian model smooth anti aging unguents into his wrinkles. In other words, hes not cool and Keith is. The problem with that dynamic is that it diminishes Micks contribution. A great Rolling Stones song, unlike a great Beatles song or a great Led Zeppelin song, is the result of the bands leaders working at a peak at the same time. Keith Richards knocks out solid melodies and guitar riffs like the rest of us breathe. Charlie Wattss drumming is just as consistent. So what really separates apex Stones from good Stones, and good Stones from bad Stones is Mick Jagger matching Keiths excellence. When his singing is engaged and his lyrics have purpose, the results are strong. When he doesnt, theres not much Keith can do to help. Keith is the constant Mick is the variable. Mick was also the one who pushed the band toward new sounds and styles. Was he a trend chaser Yes, but he often caught worthwhile sounds. We think of the Rolling Stones as a blues rock band. Over its six decade existence, though, the outfit has had several distinct musical periods. From 1. 96. 2 to 1. Mick, Keith, Charlie, bassist Bill Wyman, and guitarist Brian Jones, who, along with manager producer Andrew Loog Oldham, was an important driving force in the early days was, by design, derivative of its musical heroes. This period includes a lot of music that, to my ears, doesnt hold up today. When you can easily stream a Muddy Waters or Howlin Wolf original, the baby Stones covers of mid century blues material become less enticing. The real thing is right there waiting for you. The band didnt put out a fully absorbing album till the second half of 1. Jagger and Richards started to consistently generate original material. The bands less blues oriented material from 1. These guys were very good at writing and recording pop songsUnique ones, too. The Stones sound during this mini era was pop with punkish, at times almost metallic touches, adorned with Brian Joness then at his creative peak distinctive instrumental textures textures lost when his time in the band was up. And once the Stones started down the heavier, harder rocking road, they never really returned to the playful, exuberant atmosphere of albums like Between the Buttons. The 8. Stones as is commonly thought. Mick may have been pandering to glossy production trends in search of a hit, but the material on 1. Dirty Work, for example, is stronger than the more conventional Stones isms of better known 7. Its Only Rock n Roll. If youre not married to a singular idea of how the band should sound, the 8. Stones have a lot to offer. Gta Sa Cheats Ps2 Unlock Everything Black there. Once you get to the 9. The Rolling Stones have multiple songs that are lyrically reprehensible to women and people of color often both at the same time. If I were questioned about this topic at the Pearly Gates, Id suggest that the Stones offensive attitudes had more to do with a craven desire to be provocative than any fundamental malignant worldview, but maybe Im a fool. Whatever the true motivation behind them, a handful of the bands songs have been tarred by Jagger and Richardss sex and race insensitivity. Theres no getting around it. Then theres the matter of appropriation. Excepting perhaps Elvis, there is no rock act that benefited more from drawing on black music than the Rolling Stones, who have repeatedly talked with respect and deference about how much theyve taken from their musical idols. I do think that once the band took flight, its music represents a synthesis of their influences, rather than mere mimicry or theft. That said, I dont know what you do with all these issues other than acknowledge that theyre a problem. Whether that problem is an aesthetically andor ethically insurmountable one is up to you. Perhaps comparison with the other great superstar English blues appropriators Led Zeppelin is helpful here The Stones werent nearly as blas about stealing songwriting credits and far more diligent about helping their heroes gain wider exposure. This ranking includes covers recorded by the band as well as original compositions. In both instances, I used the earliest album or EP appearance of a given song as the basis for the ranking. A lot of Stones songs, especially in the very early days, showed up on multiple albums theres also a lot of material included on more than one live album. I didnt include songs that were only available unofficially. So no Cocksucker Blues. There are two legitimately released sources of material I discounted. Checkerboard Lounge Live Chicago 1. Muddy Waters and the Rolling Stones. Its not a Rolling Stones album. Its a Muddy Waters album on which different members of the Stones appear at different times. Similarly, there are two songs on the L. A. Friday live recording where Billy Preston sings his own songs while backed by the Stones. Those are Billy Preston performances, not Rolling Stones performances. In both cases to include them in this ranking wouldve felt misleading. Anyway, enough preamble. Ladies and gentlemen The Rolling Stones. Sing This All Together See What Happens, Their Satanic Majesties Request The gaudy album from which this song comes isnt nearly as much of a postSgt. Peppers trend chasing psychedelic disaster as is commonly believed. Except, that is, for this song, a full eight and a half minute musical blart. Indian Girl, Emotional Rescue Mick sings to the destitute titular character a hungry survivor in a war torn country who, its implied, has been raped that life just goes on getting harder and harder. Nice. Maybe Indian Girl works if you read it as an anti imperialist character sketch, but if youre willing to give the benefit of that doubt, then try explaining the cartoonishly sentimental music that accompanies Jaggers lyrics. Those Latin horns Whatever accent Mick is going for when he sings, Theyre fighting for Mr. Castro on the streets of AngolaThis song is the pits.