Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1986
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Abkco
• ASIN: B000003BEM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (95 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #78,191 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sympathy for the Devil

2. No Expectations

3. Dear Doctor

4. Parachute Woman

5. Jig-Saw Puzzle

6. Street Fighting Man

7. Prodigal Son

8. Stray Cat Blues

9. Factory Girl

10. Salt of the Earth

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com essential recording

Opening with "Sympathy for the Devil," the Stones' infamous we-are-evil poem, this all-original 1968 album began a quality streak almost unmatched in rock & roll. Mick Jagger begins writing from the working-class hero's perspective--especially on the anthem "Street Fighting Man" and "Salt of the Earth"--and Keith Richards buttresses his partner with rock-solid slide licks recently graduated from the School of Old Blues Records. "Jig-Saw Puzzle," which inexplicably never became a hit, is the only known instance of Jagger's describing the Stones' individual personalities in verse. --Steve Knopper

Product Description

Limited edition vinyl pressing of this beloved Stones album featuring the original artwork. Decca. --This text refers to the Vinyl edition.

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Customer Reviews

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rediscover it!, May 24, 2000

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John Stodder "a.k.a. Juan La Princi" (livin' just enough) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beggars Banquet (Audio CD)

I got this album with its sanitized cover for Christmas in 1968, along with the Beatles White Album, and at the time preferred it. You want your profundity, you got Sympathy for the Devil. You want your social commentary, you got Salt of the Earth. You want the Stones vote on bein' a radical, you got the awesome and unique Street Fighting Man. Time passed, and I lost the album. Picking up the CD today, what strikes me is that this is probably their richest album MUSICALLY, and indeed it is timeless. The headliner songs are still great, but what makes this album worth owning (rather than just cherrypicking the hits on best of albums) are the other cuts, which are primarily acoustic and slide blues. Cuts like Prodigal Son and Parachute Woman, and the sublime No Expectations don't get anthologized, and don't get played on the radio, but they are the very soul of the Rolling Stones, the calling card they will present when they knock on the door of St. Peter's. A rewarding musical experience.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Stones Look Back and Forwards, May 1, 2000

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Dean Martin Dent - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beggars Banquet (Audio CD)

Though The Stones recording were well-revered at the time,Beggars Banquet is where this group shows they can reach the next level of musical progression.Coming after the ill concieved,yet quirkily brilliant psychedelic foray Their Satanic Majesties Request,they come out with BB which brings them back in touch with their blues roots as well as open new doors.Sympathy For The Devil and Street Fighting Man must of been a shock to the ears of ill prepared listeners who soaked up the non album preview single Jumping Jack Flash.But its also songs like No Expectations,Jigsaw Puzzle,Stray Cat Blues & Salt Of The Earth that fortifies this albums classic stature.Factory Girl,Prodigal Son and Parachute Woman makes you wish they'd return to this genre today instead of using their music to promote their concerts.At the time when most groups were spewing out SGT Pepper rip-offs or even falling apart(Cream and even The Beatles themselves)The Rolling Stones were ready to take the mantle,and Beggars Banquet was their first victory.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album/cd By A Great Band, October 27, 2000

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AntiochAndy "antiochandy" (Antioch, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beggars Banquet (Audio CD)

The Stones were truly one of the greatest rock bands to come out of the early '60's, the time when rock music took flight, and "Beggar's Banquet" is one of their best pieces of work. After the psychedelic side-trip of "Satanic Majesties", the single "Jumpin' Jack Flash", followed by this LP, came as a great relief. It represented both a return to the band's R&B roots and their first extension into country-based rock. It also showcased a new depth in Jagger's lyrics.

While "Sympathy..." and "Street..." have traditionally gotten all the airplay from this set, there are numerous other gems. "Dear Doctor", "Prodigal Son" and "Factory Girl" display the country influence in both music and homey, working-man lyrics. "Salt of the Earth" is a rock hymn to everyman. "Parachute Woman" is an R&B-based rocker.

This is one of my ten favorite album/CDs of all-time. Nobody who likes rock music should be without it.