Rolling Stones - Hot Rocks 1964-1971
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Free Music Notes for Hot Rocks 1964-1971
Free Music Review: Definitive Collection of Stones' 60s 45s
Hit: 5 Stars
"Hot Rocks" is ABKCO's answer to Capitol Records' Red and Blue Beatles compilations. This is a double album that contains the Rolling Stones' biggest hit singles (and a couple of better known album tracks)as released on Decca/London Records in the mid-to-late 1960s. There have been a lot of similar compilations before ("Green Grass and High Tides") and since ("Forty Licks")but this collection remains in print for several excellent reasons. First, the songs are presented in roughly chronological order. This makes very good sense to any listener as you can hear the Stones' sound develop. Second, these really are the very biggest hits the Stones had, and as evidence just look at any of their concert set lists to this day. Third, these are some of the very best rock songs recorded during the 1960s and as such this is not just one of the best British Invasion compilations, it is one of the best rock compilations of all time. This is a Greatest Hits collection of the type we really don't see much of anymore, what with current trends for boxed sets and newly-recorded "bonus tracks" that are often forgettable. For a lot of fans, this is the definitive Rolling Stones album.
The songs themselves need no introduction, and as some big tracks ("Honky Tonk Women" and "Jumpin Jack Flash") never made their way onto Stones albums of the period, this is the only way for you to get the original recordings unless you want to start venturing into other compilations.
If you want a slightly broader view of the Stones' glory days, you can also pick up "More Hot Rocks" as a companion volume as it has slightly lesser-known hits left over from this volume along with some rarities and some very early Chuck Berry covers and rewrites. Put the two collections together and you will have an excellent general overview of what the Stones are about and why they were such an exciting band. I just wish there were a post-ABKCO compilation that were put together as intelligently as this one.
Free Music Review: Great remastering of Abkco compilation!
Hit: 5 Stars
I picked this up to see how well the new remastering sounded on the Stones remastering/reissue project. I do not have a SACD compatible player but the sound on a regular player is also much better. It is not nearly as muddy sounding and stereo versions of some the songs were used instead of mono. Just listen to the better clarity of Charlie Watt's drumming on cuts like "Get Off My Cloud" and "Honky Tonk Women". Bill Wyman's bass never sounded better on "19th Nervous Breakdown". The backing vocals on "You Can't Always Get What You Want" and Mary Clayton's vocals on "Gimme Shelter" are much clearer. Brian Jones sitar on "Paint It Black" sounds great. Bobby Key's sax break on "Brown Sugar" is in your face. The marimba on "Under My Thumb" and extra percussion on "Sympathy For The Devil" sounds much better and "Jumpin' Jack Flash" sounds incredible. The songs themselves are the legendary hits from the "greatest rock and roll band in the world." Some people have suggested that casual fans should pass on this and wait for the new "40 Licks" 2 cd set to come out. I recommend picking this up as well. There are many songs on this set which are not included on that set and in addition I do not know if the new remastering will be used on that set. The only drawback is that for a 2 cd set the time is rather skimpy (around 85 minutes). They should have added some more cuts to this set. For example cuts like "Little Red Rooster", "You Better Move On" and were included on the British versions of "Big Hits" and "Through The Past Darkly" respectively but not on the US versions or "More Hot Rocks". Also the single "I Wanna Be Your Man" was not included on "Hot Rocks" or "More Hot Rocks". However, if you can only afford one Stones set this is definately the one to get. You also might want to add "More Hot Rocks" which includes many more great cuts not included on the first "Hot Rocks" set along with some rarities. Kudos to the remastering job!Free Music Review: 1964-71: The Golden Age of The Rolling Stones.
Hit: 5 Stars
Who says you can't squeeze money out of a Stone? While Goats Head Soup is one of my five favorite Stones' albums, many fans (including me) argue that with its funkier sound the 1972 album marked the end of The Golden Age of the Rolling Stones. Hot Rocks 1964-1971 is the first compilation album of Rolling Stones, and provides a retrospective of the Stones when they were at their best (in my opinion). Released in late 1971 while they were recording Sticky Fingers on their own label, Hot Rocks remains The Rolling Stones' biggest-selling release of their entire career. I have two small complaints about Hot Rocks. First, due to the limitations of how much music you could put on a piece on vinyl, Decca/ABKCO Records was forced to omit several of the Stones' best songs from the double album. Second, Hot Rocks was never authorized by The Rolling Stones and represents their former manager, Allen Klein's success at squeezing more money out of the Stones. Classic tracks include:
1. Time Is On My Side
2. Heart Of Stone
3. Play With Fire
4. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
5. As Tears Go By
6. Get Off Of My Cloud
7. Mother's Little Helper
8. 19th Nervous Breakdown
9. Paint It, Black
10. Under My Thumb
11. Ruby Tuesday
12. Let's Spend the Night Together
Disc: 2
1. Jumpin' Jack Flash
2. Street Fighting Man
3. Sympathy For the Devil
4. Honky Tonk Women
5. Gimme Shelter
6. Midnight Rambler (Live)
7. You Can't Always Get What You Want
8. Brown Sugar
9. Wild Horses
G. Merritt
Free Music Review: Hot Rocks: 1964-1971
Hit: 5 Stars
Hot Rocks covers the first chapter of the Rolling Stones' career. In the period from 1964 to 1971, the Rolling Stones dominated the pop charts as much as The Beatles did. Disc 1 covers 1964 to 1967. From the megahit cover of Times Is On My Side to a string of Jagger/Richards originals like Satisfaction, Get Off Of My Cloud, and Under My Thumb. As Tears Go By is a complete Yesterday rip-off but I like it even better. The Beatles tune is missing something this song has. Ruby Tuesday is a beautiful physcadellic ballad that capsulizes the summer of love beautifully. A wonderful four-minute pop single with a breath of majesty. Paint It Black is another physcadellic
effort that is great. Now on disc 2.
Kickin off with the searing riff to Jumpin' Jack Flash, they evolve from mere teenage idols to accomplished and mature musicians writing intelligent and astute lyrics. Some of these lyrics were overtly political and address social issues, such as 1968's Street Fighting Man, which was banned since it was released in the wake of the Chicago riots. Gimme Shelter is a flame-engulfed drug anthem. Kicking off with a chilling tremelo rhythm, the song rocks. Mick even plays harp on it. You Can't Always Get What You Want is probably my favorite song. It is a pretty song with a lovely choir leading it in. Midnight Rambler
is the live version from Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out is amazing. It is over 9 minutes long. No other band can play that long live on one song. The versions of Brown Sugar and Wild Horses are not the single versions. They're different versions. Also check out Honky Tonk Women. It rocks ! So does the rest of the album.
Free Music Review: Their second - best greatest hits album
Hit: 5 Stars
This remastered edition of a 1972 " greatest - hits " album has many of the Stones' best songs. The album opens with their first three hit singles in Britain - " Time Is On My Side ", " Heart OfStone ", and " Play With Fire ". Then we get to the good stuff as
the big hits kick off with the guitar riff of " ( I Can't Get No )Satisfaction ", which is most likely their best known song.
The album slows down a bit with the little - known 1965 masterpiece " As Tears Go By ", which was already a huge hit for
Mick Jagger's then - girlfriend Marianne Faithful. Then we rock some more with the classic 1965 smash " Get Off Of My Cloud ".
Then we move on to another great song, " Mother's Little Helper ". Then we rock some more with one of their many classics,
" Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown ". Then we move on to the chilling " Paint It Black " and the equally chilling " Under My Thumb ", before moving on to the classics " Ruby Tuesday " and
" Let's Spend The Night Together ". The second disc has even more classics. It has the drug anthems " Gimmie Shelter " and
" Brown Sugar ", as well as the goth parody " Sympathy For The
Devil ". We also get the bluesy classic " Honky Tonk Women ",
the beautiful " Wild Horses " and " You Can't Always Get What
You Want ", a bluesy, excellent live version of " Midnight Rambler ". This a great album for any Stones fan.