This is an "all killer, no filler" type of album. Even the deep cuts are great.

Moonlight Mile is a beautiful song. I'm kinda glad that it's rarely played on the radio, it's like finding a pearl just for Stones fans.

The Rolling Stones have tried almost everything. They have an album for everyone, it's actually crazy. By far my favorite band.

Many years ago I was a teenager stuck in a basement (figuratively) at a family friend's house, typical teenage decor musty couches, beat up furniture etc., and only two albums (sigh) I can remember. Cheech and Chongs Wedding Album and Sticky Fingers. Was not a big Stones fan, the only song I knew was "Brown Sugar" which is very good but at the time very overplayed. I reluctantly put the album on and my jaw dropped. The closing Moonlight Mile might be the most beautiful rock song ever. The whole album is stunningly good. Desert Island wish list!

Beggar’s Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile On Main Street comprise a 4 album run that’s just amazing. If you like Sticky Fingers, think you’d like the ones you haven’t heard yet!

Moonlight Mile is just sublime. What a masterpiece.

It's amazing that you can still discover something that's over 50 years old. Just imagine what it would have been like to be a teenager in the 70s and have all these new albums come out? Stones, Zeppelin, Floyd etc etc etc. In the seventies we didn't even go back more than 10 years to listen to music it was all happening in real time

This album really takes me back to my youth…Lots of rock and roll…Pot and partying…

My favorite Stones album. Came out when I was 14. Knowing every note that's coming, it's great to watch you connect with it as you hear it for the first time.

Charlie Watts' drumming on "Bitch" is next level / impeccable.

One of my favorite Stones songs, they so rock

"Well, when your sitting back - In your rose-pink Cadillac - Making bets on Kentucky-Derby day - Well I'll be in my basement room - With a needle and a spoon - And another girl, can take my pain away". Killer lyrics man!

Moonlight Mile is beloved by Stones fans everywhere in the world. It's a masterpiece.

Wonderful reaction - as always your great ear and sensitivity shine. This album was part of a series of Stones albums that helped define classic two-guitar blues rock. The other two are Let It Bleed and Beggar's Banquet. I'd strongly recommend you listen and hopefully 🙏 react to both of them and to the live album that capped off the best of their work imo, Get Yer Ya Yas Out. Some of the best of the classic rock era. The horns are led by an an American saxophonist, Bobby Keys.

The Rolling Stones never shied away from using outside talent or from controversial topics. The Bad Boys of Rock.

Greatest rock and roll band ever. The greatest front man ever.

great snapshot of 70s stones

The Rolling Stones CARRIED Rock & Roll for decades. Really nice work from you. Thank you for giving them a listen.

They have a massive catalog that touches on almost everything.

"Moonlight Mile" is indeed a Rolling Stones masterpiece. A stunning, unforgettable song...!!

Congratulations! You have just actively listened to one of the few Perfect Albums of all time.

A guy named Ry Cooder is playing that great slide on sister morphine. Not as well known as some but he's a a really well respected guitarist that other guitarists just love. He does a slide solo on an album by John Hiatt called Bring the family. The song is Lipstick Sunset and Ry's slide on it is famous and just stunning.

Had this album forever and heard it probably a million times. It never gets old. Great reaction. Thanks for doing it.

Great, great album. There is so much here that's outstanding but Bobby Keys on sax and Nicky Hopkins on keyboard are both amazing. Also not forgetting Jimmy Miller who produced this albums well as the other three albums of the big four albums (this one, Let It Bleed, Exile on Main St and Beggars Banquet).

The song has a lot of references to sex. The lyrics "Sometimes I'm sexy, move like a stud, Kicking the stall all night". Kicking in the Stall is an old Southern American slang for making love all night. Moonlight Mile is an amazingly beautiful song to end the album that has so many diverse styles of music. Thanks for all your hard work and amazing analysis.

One thing I remember about this album is that the vinyl LPs had an actual zipper on the front of the sleeve. Which was a funny idea, but they found that it damaged the vinyl when they were transported. Then they realised that if you unzipped the zippers, it didn’t damage the records. It’s such a good album.

Moonlight Mile is one of my all time favorite songs. Listening to this song and Dear Prudence off the Beatles White Album while high was incredible.

Mick Taylor, a virtuoso blues and rock lead guitarist was the best player the Stones ever had on lead guitar IMO Mick Jagger - lead vocal (all tracks), backing vocals (2-5, 9), acoustic guitar (9, 10), castanets (1), maracas (1), electric guitar (2), percussion (3) Keith Richards - electric guitar (1, 3-7, 9), acoustic guitar (1, 3, 5, 8, 9), backing vocals (1-7, 9) Mick Taylor - electric guitar (1, 2, 4-7, 9, 10), acoustic guitar (3) Bill Wyman - bass guitar (all but 5), electric piano (5) Charlie Watts - drums (all tracks)

My favorite band since I first heard Little Red Rooster around Christmastime 1964. Loving your channel.

I think I was 11 or 12 when this came out? Man, what an album! We played it a LOT!

I know the songwriting credits for Dead Flowers are to Mick and Keith, but there's always been a story circulating that it was really written by Keith and Gram Parson while they were on a three day bender. Great song.

Ths amazing thing about the Stones is even if you have every album there are still so, so many throwaway or unreleased gems out there to discover. For my ears there are so very few songs that I don't like. Most fans focus on a certain era of late 60s to early 70s but there is so much more to explore.

The coda to Moonlight Mile is one f my favorite moments on the record. Mick Taylor and Nicky Hopkins added another layer.

I think this and Exile on Mainstreet the follow up album to Sticky Fingers (which I'd recommend you give a listen to) and are my favourite Stones albums. I really like what Mick Taylor brings to them.

What a great treat to enjoy you discovering the album. Thanks for taking a listen.

Paul Buckmaster - string arrangement (2, 10) Ry Cooder - slide guitar (8) Jim Dickinson - piano (3) Rocky Dijon - congas (4) Nicky Hopkins - piano (2, 4) Bobby Keys - tenor saxophone (1, 4, 6, 7) Jimmy Miller - percussion (4,6) Jack Nitzsche - piano (8) Billy Preston - organ (4, 7) Jim Price - trumpet, piano (7,10) Ian Stewart - piano (1, 9)

Sticky Fingers has always been my favorite Stones album. When I saw them live here in Philly back in 1989, they played Brown Sugar, Bitch, and Dead Flowers. Definitely highlights of the show for me.

Awesome! Please do the album, Let It Bleed, next

You need to understand that the majority of your followers are from this time ,we know all these songs ! What draws us to you is to see your reaction to discovering them !

So fun to see you sort of overcome at about 3:38, and then you say: "Everything--Everything together is just SO good!--c'mon!" An excellent critique, Madame!

Love your reaction, please consider this... The Rolling Stones have been releasing music since 1963, "Satisfaction" was released in the US in 1965 "Under my Thumb" was released in 1966 The "Sticky Fingers" album was released in 1971 5 years is a long time for their music to change ALTHOUGH they are at heart an American Blues influenced band. A la prochaine :)

Side 2 !!! Sticky Fingers !!!! Let's Go 😂

Sticky Fingers is probably one of the best Stones albums. First saw the Stones on Ed Sullivan show in 64 with my parents. I was in high school when this album came out. The greatest rock band ever. Not taking away anything from Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, The Beatles and so so many others from my childhood.

Mick Jagger is the Rock God for eternity.His voice can be so mean and vicious. Such a thrill @

Nice Verdy, you really feel the music, glad you're finding it, it was the soundtrack of my youth, and still is. 🎶

Bitch is such an awesome song. The highlights are definitely the bass and the trumpets (as well as the guitar solo in the end). Very upbeat, very cool. I've got the blues is a somewhat sappy blues ballad complete with a soaring organ. very nice song. Sister morphine was written in 1968 by Jagger, Richards and Marianne Faithfull. It was released by Faithfull in early 1969 as the B-side of her single 'Something Better'. Her version has more a folk vibe and is more brooding. The version of the Rolling Stones is more haunting, especially with the outbursts of Piano and the slide guitar. Dead Flowers about getting back at a lover that left you is definitely country influenced and is such a nice singalong song and the album concludes by the majestic Moonlight Mile, complete with an accompaining orchestra. As I said in my review of the first side, Sticky Fingers might be The Rolling Stones more consistently strong album and their most representative of their sound and style. That's why it is the perfect album to introduce someone to the Stones. Their albums Beggar's Banquet (1968), Let it Bleed (1969 and having my favorite Stones song Gimme Shelter), their live Get Yer Ya-Ya's out (1970), Sticky Fingers (1971) and Exile on Main St. (1972) make an uninterrupted string of first rate albums that had been rarely equalled in Rock music.

A lot of Sticky Fingers was recorded at the Muscle Shoals studio in Alabama, which probably gave a lot of the tunes that gospel/blues,/ slide guitar sound,

I absolutely adore every song on this album , but my personal pick is "Can't You Hear Me Knocking'" , because to me it gets transcendental (Well Moonlight Mile does too!). All are A plus, however. My personal favorite RS album ever.

This is definitive rock music.

Dead Flowers is another Gram Parsons related/inspired/related song. Parsons recorded with The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers and Emmylou Harris.

Think of the variety of music on this one album. From rock to country to blues to jazz, the album has it all. And it is all top quality. Great songwriting, great musicianship, great vibe, from beginning to end. This is what rock n roll is all about. Do you hear this anymore from today's music? I sure don't.

This is in my opinion a perfect album. No fillers anywhere. The Stones made especially in the late 60s till the mid 70s incredible albums, but I think the other ones have a few weaker songs here and there. So is this their best album? I'd say yes.

Watched both installments of your "Sticky Fingers" breakdown. Just had to say: you remind me of myself, listening to these albums as a teenager. Mick and Keith are a formidable songwriting duo. They (Keith, especially) had a real ear for arranging songs, too. All those subtle musical things (Bobby Keys' sax, the piano, Mick Taylor's tasteful fills) really add up to make beautiful recordings. Always happy to see someone discover the brilliance of the Stones. Their public image kind of overshadows their genius as serious writers/musicians. "Sticky Fingers" may be their most complete, flawless album. "Sway," "Dead Flowers" and "Moonlight Mile" are my favorites, but there's not a bad song on here. Keep rockin'!

It never got much better than this lp...a stunning masterpiece

Greatest Rock n Roll Band ever 🤘🤘

the horn section has baritone sax, trumpet and some other saxes. The last song has real strings. it's a section with cello, viola, and violins. When this album was made there was no such thing as a synthesizer that could do a good string sound.

Thanks for your beautiful truthful reactions to the music. You didn't mention the singer.. I loved the way your body and facials reacted to the music. So lovely. Good bless

Just come across this 10 months late. I used to come home drunk on a Saturday night back in the 70's, get in to bed, put this on the stereo and by the time Moonlight Mile finished, I was gone😊

Fun watching your reaction!! Great job. You landed on my favorite album of all time (I'm 54). I was already a Stones fan by the time I was 9 or 10 years old and then my older brother dropped this on me ("You'll like this", he said). My gawd, I was absolutely blown away. Every track. From rock'n'roll, to pure blues, to pure country, to that ending with Moonlight Mile (yes, they are real strings, not a keyboard, keyboards didn't exist then except in experiments. The Stones ALWAYS played live in the Studio with real players, and still do today)..., just amazing. The songs themselves (covered by so many others since), the performances/musicianship, the topics. Rock and Roll perfection. I loved the little bits you picked out in each track -- yep, all those brief, perfect, musical touches. This one will stick with you!!!

It was truly beautiful watching you hear this album for the first time. I grew up listening to the Stones and still listen to them today. From 1963-1983 they put out Fantastic Music. Even later albums have great moments, but those 20 years were fantastic. It’s good to know that younger kids will be listening to them for decades to come.

So good on so many levels. Variety, originality, layers of instruments, the passion in every song, so many feelings evoked, quality of musicians etc. First heard this on a school tour in Surgeres, France in 1971. Some renegade hippie minder treated us to a session when the accompanying teachers went off for the evening (we were safer with the hippie). Great accoustics in the dorm. Love every song but would especially mention Sway, Wild Horses, Can you hear me knocking, Bi### and the amazing Moonlight Mile.

Keith did some great work on this album, but he was also 'indisposed' for some of the sessions. Mick Taylor worked with Mick Jagger on Moonlight Mile and Sway. Mick Taylor was shocked when the album was released and he got no composing credits, after Jagger had promised he would get them (according to Taylor). That was the beginning of the end of his time with the Stones.

Exile on Main Street next please Ms Verdy.❤

Just for context…Stones just hit 60 yrs together. All in their early 20’s when they exploded on the music scene. Mick & Keith are prodigy’s. You heard the early sensation Satisfaction and mid 1960’s youngster Stones. This is PEAK STONES 5 years later

Your channel is like a breath of fresh air. I'd love to get your reactions to some Kinks, Patti Smith, Bob Dylan. :)

The Rolling Stones changed my life when I ‘discovered them’ as a teenager in the late 80’s Have been a Stones aficionado ever since. This album like many others of theirs is simply magnificent. Like music critic Roy Carr once wrote ; ‘If your looking for anything better in this field, don’t bother…none has been recorded’

Great rock and roll never ever gets old,,

Hey @VERDY channel - It's so good to see that young people like you comment on the music of the 70s and of course like it too. In part one and of course part two I had a lot of fun and I immediately subscribed to your channel. I wish you would still review the album "Exile On Main Street". Incidentally, the Mick Taylor years were the most creative of the Stones. But don't forget the influence of Brian Jones, without him they would never have become what they are today. Thanks for sharing and best regards @all from hamburg (germany)

😊❤❤❤❤❤ Sweet reaction 😊❤❤❤❤❤ Many favs,I Love Waiting on a friend...from "Tatoo You" its Beautiful

So spacious, and dynamic, and human.

They had such an amazing run of killer albums (Beggars Banquet, Let it Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main Street) in the late sixties to early seventies that no other band can ever compare with.

Verdy I love 70's Stones I feel this is when they were at their best very diverse and always with that bluesy rhythm. Knowing your love of 80's music from your recent live stream I want to recommend you listen to what Rolling Stone magazine called the album of the 80's The Joshua Tree by U2 a masterpiece from beginning to end

One of the best live albums ever was recorded in this period, imho. Get Yer Ya Yas Out. Beggar's Banquet, Let It Bleed deserve a listen too.

Love the reaction to one of the best blues rock albums ever made. The music is very quiet though in comparison to your voice.

VERDY CHANNEL RULES!!! 🥰

"Dead Flowers" is one of the Stones most under-appreciated songs.

A good amount of the songs were recorded at Muscle Shoals Studio in Alabama ..That place turned out loads of great music ..

VERDY great job with your reaction to the Album Sticky Fingers From The Rolling Stones . I do believe you enjoy the cover that Guns and Roses did of Dead Flowers live performance from Aggintina.

Very nice analysis. Well done!

You picked a great record to start with, Verdy. Between 68-72, the Stones were at their peak. I'm not sure another musician/group had a better four-year stretch in that period. And that's really saying something when you consider the embarrassment of riches in every genre of music during those years. Prior to '68, the Stones were more of a singles band in my opinion (an amazing singles band to be sure, but not producing consistent albums). And the years after '72 were a frustrating series of peaks and valleys. But for those four years the Stones could match artistic wits with anybody.

Freut mich dass du dich für die stones interessierst wo du so jung bist! Du scheinst es zu mögen und bringst sehr gute Kommentare dazu. Ich bin als Kind da reingefallen, jahrgang 1961😂 Wie zeitlos gut das Album ist!

If you keep playing albums from this era of bands you will get 30,000 more subscribers in just one week !

Odd that you found Sister Morphine your favorite track based on its "relaxed vibe". Since the song is about someone dying from their drug addiction in a hospital bed, and the singer knows "in the morning I'll be dead", I always felt the music as very dark and ominous.

ANGIE is still my favorite Stones song.

You really should check out Get Yer Ya Ya's Out by The Rolling Stones. It's really just an outstanding live album!

My favourite album of all time. By anyone! Bought this as a 14 year old (the original LP sleeve, which had a red balloon which pulled out of the fly of the jeans). My mother was horrified. :)

The horns on "Bitch" are Bobby Keys (sax) and Jim Price (trumpet). You must not have the liner notes that came with the vinyl and CD copies of the album. They list the musicians and instruments played on each track. I'm sure there are more than a few websites that list this info on all Rolling Stones tracks. That's one disadvantage to the access of a virtual album instead of a physical hard copy.

As a kid, this was my first really subversive rock album. I mean, a song called Bitch? A song called Sister MORPHINE?? It was actually a little wild for me, but I sure grew to love it. All these years later I still listen to it regularly. It was great seeing your reaction to all that the Stones were capable of besides the 2 minute 50 second singles that they were also very good at.

Trumpet -Jim Price, Saxaphone- Bobby Keys. IDK who played trombone, but there is one. (on most of the songs) Bobby Keys is very well known, and played on "Charlie Brown" by The Coasters at 15 years old, also played with John Lennon, George Harrison, Elton John, Clapton, Delany and Bonnie, Ringo, Harry Nilsson, so many big songs.........

My first RS album at 15 in 71 and I think their best!

The Rolling Stones are definitely a group worth exploring. They cross over so many genres. Some songs really worth exploring are: "Paint it Black", Can't Get No Satisfaction", "Get off of my Cloud", "As Tears Go By", "Ruby Tuesday", "Start Me Up", "Miss You", "Jumpin' Jack Flash", "Honkey Tonk Woman" and that's just the beginning of some of their mega hits. Have fun exploring!

Cruising in my e.150 to Angola on the lake and my 8 track ate my sticky fingers tape.

Their best , ultimate genre too

Classic Album. Ranks high all time

Mic Taylor all over this album 😮 game changer for the band 😊

That is my favorite Stones album. You should check out sticky fingers live also Let it Bleed is another great Stones album there are so many great Stones albums

Do a deep dive on Paul Buckmaster. He arranged strings for a lot of classic rock in the 1970's. He did them here and on a few Elton John albums and for Carly Simon (and a lot more). Very recognizable additions to many great songs.

Admit it, you’re just an old soul❤😂🎉

Bonjour Mademoiselle Verdy, J'adore que tu aies choisi un album des Rolling Stones. C'était un saxophone sur la première chanson de la première face, mais il y avait aussi des trompettes et des saxophones ailleurs sur la deuxième face. Et vous les avez attrapés tout de suite. Bon travail!!! Celui que vous avez considéré comme peut-être du Far West était plus probablement du blues précoce du sud profond. La plupart comme les régions du Mississippi et de l'Alabama. Y compris des grands comme Elmore James, Charlie Patton, Rubin Lacey, Son House, Howling Wolf, Muddy Waters. Leurs guitares avaient une sorte de son métallique. Ils ont influencé de nombreux guitaristes modernes, comme Eric Clapton. Je voulais dire que dans cette dernière musique sur laquelle tu étais, j'ai remarqué tes cheveux pour la première fois. Ouah!!! C'est juste magnifique ! J'aime votre regard de plaisir calme sur les chansons plus lentes et votre plaisir de la musique plus bruyante que les Stones peuvent faire. Vous êtes toujours tellement amusant de regarder vos réactions et j'espère avoir le temps d'écrire plus maintenant que j'ai plus de temps. Vous êtes le Meilleur. Barry

Horns on Bitch are so strong - pushes this into my top 5 Stones songs