The Stones really get don on this album. The last three songs on the second side are very, very good.
936997
I bought this item because I had a bit of extra money on hand and my old copy seems to have acquired a number of skips. This is one of my favorite by The Rolling Stones, especially with Mick Taylor and Kieth Richards both on the guitar.
4069994
I have now found out, that five stars are an exaggeration for this album.  Most of the songs are mid-eighties pop and not the real Rolling Stones  sound. However, for example "Had It With You" (who had what with  whom?) is great fun. Now I guess, that the turbulences in the band made  "Dirty Work" one of the Stones' albums, that shows the unbreaked  power and aggression most. I have to give it three stars anyway, because  therefore, it isn't uninteresting.
994417
Beggars Banquet opens with one of rocks most powerful- well written songs Sympathy for the Devil the song is just flawless from begginng to the end.  Sympathy is a good candidate for the best Stones song in there long 35+  year carrier. After the hard rocking Symathy your cooled off with a  beatiful ballad No Expectations, like the opening track the song is perfect  beggining from end. Street Fighting Man and Stray Cat Blues are also to  hard rockin classics and Jig-Saw Puzzle should be a radio standard! Anyways  the albums a classic and is one of the Stones best....GO BUY IT NOW!
871653
I am not a huge Stones fan.  I crank up the volume when one of their songs plays on the radio, but I don't typically seek them out.  I'm more into Stevie (Ray Vaughn, and Wonder), Clapton, Jimi, and The Moody Blues (pre-1985).  I think I have Jump  Back from the Stones, but still found it lacking some of their hits.  All is forgiven; this album hits them all.

I'm hoping this will spring-board me into some of their complete albums.  It's a great intro into their early years, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is still "sitting on the fence".  Good songs, good price, good grief!  Just buy it!
3279688
This is my favorite rolling stones album. It first came out when I was in 8th grade. My original copy started skipping so I had to rebut it. Always a pleasure to listen to.
602156
This ain't Guns n Roses, but it is a great album.  By listening to this you realize how much Axl held Izzy down (as well as most of the other members).  It is reminicent of the Rolling stones and some of the softer  Gunner tunes like Pacience.
529542
As far as museum pieces go, the Stones are still interesting. "Bridges to Babylon" is a far cry from their classics, but it justifies the Stones' continued existence. There's a handful of  embarrassing Mick tracks, especially "Anybody Seen My Baby," and  a couple of the riff rockers are punch-the-clock, rote Stones songs. But  the best tracks are the last two. "Thief in the Night" and  "How Can I Stop," both written and sung by Keith, are GREAT! He's  still on top of his game, as far as I'm concerned. Maybe it's time for  another Keith Richards solo album.
274469
I think I came across Kings of Leon when browsing the top "Southern Rock" albums on Amazon list.  They were #5 with "Because of the Times".  I decided to give it a shot even though I knew next to nothing about them.

Knowing that I'm not a rabid fan, nor a chronic hater, and have hundreds of albums from almost all genres of music I can say with all honesty this album is amazing.  People have described the album pretty well so I won't repeat what's already been said - but if you don't own this album and really enjoy a great rock album, pick this up.  Their music is very creative, with excellent vocals, songwriting, and arrangements.  Take my word for it, pick this album up.
1253052
The power behind the throne. Anything keith richards does is better than mick jaggers. He proves it with this solo album. His solo group really rocks and keeps up with him. I've bought this as a album, cd and cassete. Buy it and find out what makes the stones so great.
3130318
I really enjoy this collection of Rolling Stones songs.  I have the belief the band was at their very best in the late 60's during the pop and psychedelic blues rock/country rock period of their career (and just before) and starting with Let It Bleed, they went downhill (a little).

This album has nothing but one catchy pop hook after another, and I couldn't be happier.  It also has pretty and delicate songs such as "Lady Jane" and "I Am Waiting", which are songs that are sure to please those who love "Ruby Tuesday" and "As Tears Go By".  The long version of "Out of Time" is much appreciated as well.  A classic.

"Mother's Little Helper" is still one of the Stones very best pop songs.  Love it.  I really like the entire album.  The only problem is that the disc doesn't work with every CD player.  I have a Sony CD player that's about 15 years old, and the disc refuses to work.  I don't know what to do about that.  It appears to work with every other CD player I have though.  Be careful about this.
794961
This is a double albums worth of material and most of it is very good.  I really like their song/comment on Lenny Bruce,  "Look out he's going to start talking.'  A breath of fresh air, even if is almost fifty years old.
3175202
The album is very refined, much better than the last. Amy surprised the heck out of me by returning, more-than-less, to the old EP album style in a few of the songs all the while preserving the rock attributes they are known for mainstream in others. They tried lots of new styles, including a harp (in a bonus song), so you definitely do not hear the same song twice. I still miss the ghastly chills Ben Moody used to pack in some of the songs but Amy does try. More ballads would be nice too. Overall it's a fun album that won't wear out, personally I can't even figure out which song I like more. If you can get a hold of one with the four bonus songs you will be doing yourself a huge favor.
3019274
I have to admit, I haven't heard this album in many years until now.  I pickled this up today and after hearing all of these songs again, I'm pleasantly surprised. In the remastering, and the quality of the songs. I miss when you could just pick up an album and listen to it from start to finish. This is definitely one of those albums. I like every song on this one.  Noone is talking about the songs in their reviews. All the songs are good here, not just "Every Rose Has It's Thorn" and "Nothing But A Good Time".  Songs like "Good Love", "Bad To Be Good", "Back To The Rocking Horse",  and "Love On The Rocks", are  great rock songs. That's what I was so surprised about. If Poison made another album like this, maybe  they would have been more successful.  This is a late 80's Rock N' Roll masterpiece.
2531090
Love may not be a strong enough term for this album.  I have been a Stones fan since the 60s.  However, for the most part it was album cuts rather than entire albums I sought from them.  The one exception I can think of was "Some Girls" where I owned the entire album.  To be honest, this album came out when I was nine.  I wasn't even a big music fan until I was twelve or thirteen.  While I had heard at least three songs from the album in later compilations or live albums, I had no idea just how good the total album was.  If you do not own a single studio album by the Stones and you are looking for the first to buy, this is the one to get.  Personally, I would say get it on vinyl then listen.  I don't mean turn it on in the background while you play with your computer or tablet.  I mean clear the decks and just listen to this album.  Listen to it fairly loud.  Think about the amount of guitar work that Keith put into this.  Listen to the depth of sound.  Listen to the great drumming Charlie was doing.  If you really listen, I believe you will be amazed before the end of the first cut just how staggering this achievement is.  I'm not talking one of the best Stone's albums.  I mean this is one of the best Rock and Roll albums ever by anybody.
1333434
They have really progressed from their prior albums. The whole album works together very well. No bad song on this collection.
1784670
Hey, it's the Stones - man.  I still consider "Aftermath" one of their best albums!
1397737
I have been listening to this CD pretty much nonstop since I got it a couple of days ago. I have to say, I'm really enjoying it. Although it has gotten some bad reviews, it really is a good album. I have to agree with a lot of what another reviewer, W.E. Phillips, wrote. I would definitely read that review.

I like every song on this CD with the exception of "Teenage Love Affair". The best song on the album by far is "Like You'll Never See Me Again". And even though I like rock music, "Sure Looks Good To Me" just doesn't fit with the rest of the album. It's a good song but way to rockish for this album in my opinion. For those who are still considering whether to buy this album or not, I would suggest buying it.

There have been numerous comments about the lack of emotion and lyrics present on this album. If you are not hearing any emotion on this album, I suggest you listen to it again because there is definitely emotion on this album. The lyrics are simple and not profound, but so what.

There have also been comments that this album doesn't sound like the previous Alicia albums. Music changes all the time people. If she had put out an album like before, there would be people complaining that she put out the same music as before and that she hasn't changed. You can't please everybody; you just have to please yourself. And according to Alicia, this is as she is. So, apparently she is pleased.