# name your top five Rolling Stones albums **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 23, 2019, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-top-five-rolling-stones-albums/843865 "2019-11-23T10:21:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-top-five-rolling-stones-albums/843865/41 "2019-11-24T15:07:14Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > John McMillan’s book _Beatles vs. Stones_ is a fun read. > [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Great hint! I put it on my wish list. > [@JKellyMap](#): > > It’s well researched. > [@RealityChuck](#): > > Loved the book. It was fascinating. > > Most interesting was finding out the act Decca chose over the Beatles (Brian Poole and the Tremolos, who did have a couple of UK hits) and the reason why (they were from London, nearer to Decca’s offices). Just want to mention that I already downloaded the book and am 50 pages in. It’s indeed a fascinating read. I knew that John Lennon was a difficult character, but I never knew what a mean asshole he was in his youth. And I knew their Hamburg days were rough, but not that sleazy as described in the book. It’s a pity that there are no useful live recordings of their Hamburg and Cavern days. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-top-five-rolling-stones-albums/843865/42 "2019-11-24T15:32:41Z")
Exile Sticky Ya-Yas Brussels Affair [(Live 1973)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_Affair_(Live_1973)) Let It Bleed ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-top-five-rolling-stones-albums/843865/43 "2019-11-24T15:47:57Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > Exile > Sticky > Ya-Yas > Brussels Affair [(Live 1973)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_Affair_(Live_1973)) > Let It Bleed You love Mick Taylor, and rightly so. Fun fact: He contributed to, and I believe even plays in the released version of, “Waiting On A Friend,” that harmlessly pleasant enough track from _Tattoo You_. (Sonny Rollins and Mick Taylor… just one degree of separation). ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-top-five-rolling-stones-albums/843865/44 "2019-11-25T00:05:45Z")
Let it Bleed Their Satanic Majesties Request Undercover Tattoo You Can’t think of a 5… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-top-five-rolling-stones-albums/843865/45 "2019-11-25T08:32:03Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I know it’s early but I’m surprised Some Girls and Rock and Roll have not yet been mentioned. Every album is somebody’s favorite, but _Some Girls_ really started the “Aren’t they dead or retired yet?” refrain that has raged unabated for 40 years. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-top-five-rolling-stones-albums/843865/46 "2019-11-25T18:57:15Z")
> [@Horatio\_Hellpop](#): > > Every album is somebody’s favorite, but _Some Girls_ really started the “Aren’t they dead or retired yet?” refrain that has raged unabated for 40 years. Interesting. I’ve always found it to be their last great album, and the first good one since Sticky Fingers (the only Mick Taylor era album I liked). ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-top-five-rolling-stones-albums/843865/47 "2019-11-25T22:38:41Z")
Aftermath (UK Version) Some Girls Let It Bleed Sticky Fingers Hot Rocks 1964-1971 (yeah, it’s a compilation, but it was the first Stones album I owned. I stole it from my cousin’s box of tapes) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-top-five-rolling-stones-albums/843865.md?page=2)