One of the greatest rock songs ever. Chuck Berry influence clear.

The Stones knew how important the "roll" was, and not just the "rock". For more information, see "Watts, Charlie".

Keith channeling his idol, Chuck Berry, with every lick.

Released in 74. The backing vocals are Keith Richards. You can hear him in many Stones songs and he has quite a distinctive voice. Probably also has Mick doubled in there as well though.

The last album the great Mick Taylor was on!!! My fav era of the Stones!!!

I like how the lyrics are actually about the sort of ridiculous pressures of fame and expectations from his teenage audience! Plus no one say WOOO like Jagger!!!

And this gentleman is why they are the world's greatest bar band.

This is vintage mid 70s Stones. 4 years before Some Girls. Keith on backing vocals.

This just proves that you can’t go wrong with the Stones.

The whole album is fire 🔥. Excellent reaction fellas! Appreciate you 🙏 ❤

❤the stones surprise you at every turn. They in their 80s and still freaking rocking the stage

If I had to choose one song to listen to for the rest of my life this is it. Never get tired of it. Yes I bought the album as a teenager when it first came out

Monkey Man Street Fighting Man Love in Vain Shattered Bitch So many great songs yet to hear guys ✌🏼

I'll tell you, I've heard all the songs you guys are discovering a billion times, and watching your hear it for the first time really lets me hear it with new ears, thank you.

To answer your question, the backing vocal is done by Keith Richards, and he also sings some of the songs from the band's career as lead vocalist.

Best Stones song of all time

Greatest Rock n Roll Band ever 🤘

Titans of Rock N Roll!

From the same album, check out Time Waits For No One. It's something different with an amazing guitar solo by Mick Taylor.

“I like it…like it, like it, yes I do!” Excellent song & reaction… 1974

“Beggars Banquet” album released in 1968 when I was just 8. If you haven’t already you should check out “Sympathy for the Devil” and “Street Fighting Man”, both of which are on this album.

Chuck Berry should get a writing credit for all the riffs he inspired in this one....

That’s Keef (Keith) on the backing vocals w the higher pitch voice! He has a very unique voice and once you start hearing it you’ll notice it in many more of their songs

You can hear Bowie on the backing vocals..

You should react to Terrance Trent d’arby songs? He disappeared after a couple of albums. Rumors has it, he and his music disappeared because he was a bigger threat to MJ & Prince at that time?!? - Try Terrance Trent d’arby song “Wishing Well?” I suggest watch the official music video?!? You be amazed and fall in love at the same time…

Shattered should be the next Stones classic. Thanks legends!

That's Keith singing backup vocals. Great song.

The other voice on the chorus is Keith Richards! They do it on a lot of songs.Glad you did this song, play some more Stones!

As they say Classic Coke- meaning an unmistakable name, this is 'Classic Rolling Stones"!! Unmistakable & highly recognizable. Always A Favorite since day One 👑

I Know It's Only Rock and Roll, But I Really Like It! Damn they can get you movin'.

1974 was when I bought the LP

From the Chuck berry school of rock! 💯

I love this song. 😎

Hi guys! Please do Fingerprint File next, but do the alternate longer-take version.. It'll blow your minds.

Growing up with the stones was a gas

This takes me back i was 15 when this FIRE WAS LIT. Thanks for the ride back guys. PEACE.

Keith put his Chuck Berry Style guitar playing to good effect.

Seen them in Ames Iowa in the late 80's, outdoor concert. Normal 2 hour drive turned into almost 5 hours to go home, 2 hours just to get out of Ames just to go home. Fantastic outside concert with a 50 foot bllow up doll.

A good solid rock and roll song, great choice guys!

The creation of this is kinda crazy. Ron Wood (who eventually became a member of the Stones in 1976) owned a big Georgian house called The Wick near Richmond Park in London from 1971 to 1977. The Wick had a studio in the basement and the house became a hangout for the rock royalty of Britain; Moon, Harrison, Starr, Clapton, Richards, Jagger, Bowie etc. The basic track for the song was recorded at The Wick in December 1973, and included Jagger on lead vocals, Willie Weeks on bass, Kenney Jones on drums, Ron Wood on guitars and backing vocals, and David Bowie on backing vocals. The Stones reshaped the song in the studio, with Richards recording new guitar parts, and Jagger recording a new lead vocal with altered lyrics. However, they decided to keep Wood's twelve-string acoustic, the backing vocals, bass and drums in the final mix. The song was written by Jagger and Wood, however, it's credited to Jagger/Richards. Wood instead took sole credit for "I Can Feel the Fire", another song written by him and Jagger, which ended up on Wood's first solo album the following year.

Excellent pick. I was a hi skool junior.

Another factoid Charlie Watts wasn't able to make the recording so a studio drummer substituted. Charlie being gracious said it sounded like he was playing.

Best week of my life - Eagles then Rolling Stones. Man, Phoenix Arizona was Rocking....

If guitar tones were people, THIS bad boy would be at least a close cousin to the one on "Can't You Hear Me Knockin' " which I think was one of the first Stones tracks you guys checked out. That shit is GRIT(ty)!

This album was released in 1974. Keith Richards is also on background vocals.

Shit jamming, what else can you say 😅

👌 great pick! This is the first stones record produced by Jagger/Richards - killer record! Their cover of ain't too proud to beg is primo ; )

THIS WAS SO GREAT, LIVE!!! OMG - WOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!! MADE MY DAY!!!😍😍😍

Checkout their song from the Stripped sessions "Angie" . Great acoustic version done many years after the original release.

One of my favorite albums of theirs. Last one with Mick T I think. Their SNL performance of this got all the kids ar school talking. We were 12...

One of my most favorite Stones songs

Tumbling Dice, Monkey Man, Miss you, Shattered, Rock & a Hard Place etc...

You dudes rock man. #ROCKON

Ron Woods and Keith Richards sing background vocals on this song and it is rumored that Ron Woods actually wrote the song however Mick and Keith always got credit for songwriting as per an agreement with the band. Similar to the Beatles agreement they made when the group formed where Lennon/McCartney would be credited for all Beatles songs even though John Lennon wrote almost all of them himself.

You guys are so awesome 👏

Apparently written by Ronnie Wood before he was in the Stones but credited to Nagger /Richards

Down and dirty guitar

Actually on a lyrics sheet on the net it says the backup singer is David Bowie...maybe in addition to Keef.

Stray Cat Blues has gotta be your next Stones song

Please react to Race with the devil on a Spanish highway by Al Dimeola. He was a jazz rock fusion guitar player from the 70s. He was a major influence on guitarist.

Keith was still playing in open G tuning and experimenting with 5 string guitars (removing the low E on his Telecaster), and think he even had Chandler build a dedicated 5 string around this time period, but don't quote me on that...

You might want to check out Erik Clapton's blues album. He's done some amazing work with to old Delta Blues numbers.

bill Wyman,the slick assassin on bass

This album came out in '74. Not everybody's favorite but it has some good songs on it.

Check out the lead in track on this album called If You Can’t Rock Me.

Great song. They just released a new album which is fantastic. Check out Sweet Sounds of Heave, Depending On You and Live By The Sword. Excellent album.

Nasty, with extra nasty on top. Love The Stones.

One of my gym workout songs.. LOL

It's funny that the hook sounds 80s on the album, because when they play it live, Keith just goes all Chuck Berry with it at the opening.

The rhythm section reminds me of Power Station on "Bang A Gong".

“It’s Only Rock N’ Roll (But I Like It)” is short and sweet, I like it too. 👌👍😉

I like this riff better when T Rex did it 3 years earlier in their song BANG A GONG.

Love the Rolling Stones ☮️

You can hear the Chuck Berry style guitar that the Stones have always done, love it!

Some slower tunes: Angie, Wild horses, Play with Fire

One of my favorites. Not just Stone's songs, but all songs. This the first Stone's album I had, my mom didn't like it because they were bad, druggies 😊.

Song Rocks

Yes, that was Ian Stweart on the piano on y&

Ronnie Wood wrote this with Mick BEFORE Ronnie joined the Stones. They wrote this and I CAN FEEL THE FIRE, which Ronnie took for the Faces. Mick took It's Only Rock N' Roll for the Stones.

I saw them as a teenager on the tour for this album and their previous tour for the Goats Head Soup release. They were arguably at their height of their first phase of their career creatively and musically. What a blast.

The end of the Mick Taylor era.

Would be interesting to hear what the two of you think about some of the new Stones songs from Hackney Diamonds.

Classic

Love the bluesy groove. This is one of my fave Stones tune along with Midnight Rambler (live version, just for its bluesy groove ).

Mick Taylor slide guitar ace. Most talented musician the band ever had.

IMO this is an underappreciated Stones classic album. So many flavours on here and I always say, check out "Fingerprint File"

I like it!

Goose bumps in 1974 and still get them in 2023.

Mick is double-tracked on some of it, but Keith is singing too.

I know it's only rock n roll, but I like it!!🙂

❤

Well-organized chaos with a guitar wanting to play a different song and a Jagger strolling proudly down London's West-End wearing a drunk Texan's sneer. Ah Lahk eht.

I was so thrilled when I was a teenager and finally saved up enough money to buy this album. Fingerprint File was probably my favorite on this album but it’s all good.

Weirdly no an entire stones song,started off from Ronnie wood before he was a stone. It’s not Charlie it’s Kenny jones on drums and Kieth came in after recording to as the his guitar parts,I believe David Bowie is on back up

And I like it!

The kick ass guitar in doing the riffs was done by Mick Taylor, who was only a member of the band for a few years. The story was he couldn't keep up with the partying Mick and Keith were doing. He said it almost killed him.

Actually David Bowie made an appearance in the studio and backed up Micks vocals on this track.

Kick off the party with that number ..

It's only ROCK N ROLL That's what we always called all of it.

I was a tot bouncn on n off the furnature like a spaz