Friday, September 08, 2006
The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet (Top 500 Countdown Update)
I'll be the first to admit I'm hitting total burnout on the Stones. But part of the problem is that they sound the same, the same, the same. Out of 10 songs they will have 2 or 3 that really standout as fresh pop/blues/country/whatever rock songs. No doubt these songs are exceptionally good rock songs like on this album you get "Sympathy For the Devil" and "Street Fighting Man" but only 2 to 3 per album is a bit thin. The rest of the songs aren't bad, but they are the same grungy/r&b/blues/country/rock and seem to be thrown together in about 5 minutes of preparation. The standout songs standout because they have a nice melody, interesting rhythms and good lyrics. They sound fresh and well constructed. Not to keen on this album as you can tell.