As a
50th-anniversary souvenir, the Stones have assembled a three-disc, 50-track compilation that is the best
and most comprehensive collection of the band's high points available.
"Doom and Gloom," one of two new songs here, is the Stones at their
best – nasty, funny, sexy and rocking hard. As for the rest, it's impossible to
overstate the importance of these songs. The Stones' obsession with American
blues and R&B ("Time Is on My Side," "Little Red
Rooster") transforms into a sexually charged class critique ("19th
Nervous Breakdown"). Finally, the indelible guitar statements, from
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" to "Start Me Up," are
inextricable from the very idea of rock & roll. The third disc skims great
moments like "Mixed Emotions" from the top of the band's underrated
post-1989 material. Is GRRR!perfect?
No. But as the band once said: You get what you need.
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