Forty Licks

2 Ratings: 5.0

Classic Rock album by The Rolling Stones

The band that proclaimed itself "The Greatest Rock & Roll Band in the World" has long since represented rock's most overarching confluence of art and commerce--with a distinct emphasis on the latter in recent decades--a notion this 40-track, five-decade-spanning … see full wiki

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review by JP_Rocky_Raccoon. September 02, 2006

posted in Music Matters

'Forty Licks' Satisfies

'Forty Licks' isn't the best conceivable Stones' compilation, but it isn't just a commemorative anniversary celebration either. There is little to criticize for the first C.D. They don't mess around. They start with "Street Fighting Man," "Gimmie Shelter," and "Satisfaction" with enough confidence that they won't run out of great material. Good call. They do smart things. They kick out "As Tears Go By" and "Out of Time" which are dated period pieces and put in better songs like great early R&B favorites … more

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review by RobertYokoyama. December 12, 2002

Forty Licks is pretty good

Forty Licks is an excellent collection of songs from one of the greatest rock and roll bands of all time. Even if you are not famillar with every Rolling Stones song, you will enjoy Forty Licks like I did. I enjoyed their older songs from the 60's and early 70's the best like Jumpin Jack Flash , Satisfaction, Brown Sugar, and Ruby Tuesday to name a few. I liked a lot more songs every This wonderful retrospective also includes hits like Miss You, Beast of Burden, and the song You Can't Always Get … more

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