It begins with a storm rolling in, shattering glass heralding murder and rape, blowing away the defenses that smaller men than Mick Jagger build for themselves. "Gimme Shelter" isn't just the best song the Stones ever recorded - it's a howling ...more
John Mcferrin Music Reviews
Even better, and that says a lot right there. Not that Banquet really had any weaknesses, but Bleed still manages to top its predecessor almost start to finish. The basic ebb and flow of the album is almost identical to BB , which could be the ...more
The Daily Vault Album Reviews
With all the talk about "Generation X" and "Generation Y," it's a wonder why I don't have some sort of gender identity crisis going on.People were all ready to place the blame card on the "Generation Y" crowd for the debacle known as ...more
Yahoo! Music
As a coda to Brian Jones's life and the 1960s, Let It Bleed is perhaps the ultimate Stones album. A rock epiphany, it includes "Gimme Shelter," "Midnight Rambler," "You Can't Always Get What You Want," a back-porch stomp ...more
starling.rinet
Track listing: 1) Gimme Shelter ; 2) Love In Vain ; 3) Country Honk; 4) Live With Me ; 5) Let It Bleed ; 6) Midnight Rambler ; 7) You Got The Silver; 8) Monkey Man ; 9) You Can't Always Get What You Want . All right - if bleed we must, then let ...more
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All Music Guide
Mostly recorded withoutBrian Jones-- who died several months before its release (although he does play on two tracks) and was replaced byMick Taylor(who also plays on just two songs) -- this extends the rock and blues feel ofBeggars Banquetinto ...more
Adrian Denning.co.uk
Poor dear Brian Jones....... I know I haven't spoken of him much on the page, but he was an original founder member and a beautiful soul who could ply his art and trade on virtually any stringed instrument he could lay his hands on. He left the ...more
Yahoo! Music
Mostly recorded without Brian Jones -- who died several months before its release (although he does play on two tracks) and was replaced by Mick Taylor (who also plays on just two songs) -- this extends the rock and blues feel of Beggars Banquet ...more
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