Happy 55th Anniversary to The Rolling Stones amazing album Sticky Fingers.
The Stones were part of our Masters series and we said this about Sticky Fingers (RtBE's favorite Stones studio record) when we covered it back in 2019.
The top of our list for the Stones is their 1971, Andy Warhol photo, big dicked covered, blast of dirty rock and roll, Sticky Fingers. While Exile screamed decadence it also equally screamed over indulgence. Sticky keeps the sleaze and by keeping it trimmer also nods to it's blues roots (timeless covers of "You Got Ta Move") , drug reputation ("Sister Morphine") and the most underrated Stones tune ever ("Moonlight Mile").
I haven't even mentioned the real thunder. "Brown Sugar" is my favorite Stones song, the lyrics are scandalous still, the riff is blood pumping and the rhythm moves, this is dangerous music. "Sway" and "Bitch" are both right behind Sugar for our personal tastes as well; with Mick Taylor in for the full album the Stones sound was never greater. "Can't You Hear Me Knocking?" is a beast and the fact that people were underwhelmed with it when it arrived seems odd, while "Dead Flowers" manages to mix country blues, western, folk into their own magical sound; classic.
The only track which I don't truly love on the record is "Wild Horses". While on it's own it is a fine if overly dramatic, in the flow of the album it isn't great, but if THAT is the biggest criticism of an album you have a ripping record on your hands.One of our favorite all-time albums, Sticky Fingers, tops RtBE's list of Rolling Stone studio albums.
The record still has it all 55 years since it's release, so play it loud today.
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