Hot Rocks, 1964-1971

The Rolling Stones

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: January 1972
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Abkco
• ASIN: B000003BDJ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (113 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #50,365 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
It's the rare greatest-hits album that takes on a life of its own. Generally, best-of collections are superceded by updated retrospectives. Hot Rocks is one of the rare exceptions to the rule. Originally released in 1972, it instantly became the Stones intro of choice, elbowing aside Big Hits, High Tide and Green Grass and Through the Past Darkly. Why? It happened to hit the racks when Mick and company were at their creative peak. The 21 tracks found here represent seven years of dizzying growth. From "Time is on My Side" through "Satisfaction" and "Let's Spend the Night Together," on to Sticky Fingers's "Brown Sugar" and "Wild Horses," Hot Rocks never lets up. The likes of Sucking in the '70s and Jump Back come and go, but this Stones overview will not be moved. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for the first taste, November 23, 1999

By	"gapskank76" (San Bruno, CA USA) - See all my reviews

I was and am too emersed in too many bands and artists to attempt to start collecting the Rolling Stones' essential albums. Their discography is way too big. Hot Rocks has all of the really essential songs you could want(at least the early ones). It goes with me on every trip. There isnt a bad song on here (shocking, yes, I know). In fact there isn't even a song that is just okay. This is two full discs of classic songs, perfect for someone who isn't wholly firmiliar with the Stones. It will make you want to buy more of their records.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Starter Disc, May 23, 2000

By	Preston B. Speed (Fairfax, VA) - See all my reviews

If you're thinking about buying this CD, chances are you are a relatively new fan of the Stones, and are looking for a good CD to get you started. Look no further. This is an excellent compilation of the biggest hits the Stones had when they were the hottest rock band in the world.

Highlights on Disc One include "Satisfaction" (which is quite possibly the best rock song ever recorded), the dark "Paint It Black," and the gorgeous ballad "Ruby Tuesday." On Disc Two the best include the rocking "Jumpin' Jack Flash," the redneck-flavored "Honky Tonk Woman," and the ambitious statement "You Can't Always Get What You Want." But every single song is worth a listen, I generally don't skip any tracks.

If you are already a Stones fan, chances are you already have most of these songs on their respective albums. But if you are just starting to come around, I definitely recommend Hot Rocks as a smart buy.

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good album to start out with, December 6, 1999

By A Customer

This was my first Stones album. I got it when I was a kid and I remember really liking it alot especially the first side with all their earlier songs.My favorite songs in those days was Ninteenth Nervous Breakdown, As Tears Go by, Play With Fire, Paint it Black, Time is On my side, Get off My cloud, and Mothers little helper, and my especial favorite was Ruby Tuesday. I never have liked Satisfaction or Under my Thumb. I also remember being really shocked by Sympathy for the Devil and I would never listen to it, I guess I thought I would be dragged down to Hell for listening to it. Thats one reason I never listened to the second side, I was so scared of hearing that song(hey, I was only about 9 years old)Anyway, times change and now my favorite songs are on the second side because I don't really like their mid sixties songs too much anymore. My fave songs on it now are Jumping Jack Flash,Wild Horses, Brown Sugar, Midnight Rambler(I like the version on Let it Bleed better though)Honky Tonk Women, and yes, Sympathy For the Devil. Its a good album to start out any Stones collection with and if you like it then you can go on to Beggers Banquet, Let it Bleed, Sticky Fingers, and Exile on Main Street which is the god of all rock albums.