You know there's magic when the worst song on an album is "Sympathy To The Devil".
It's been said that "Beggars Banquet" is the album where The Rolling Stones came into their own. Seems to me that this is also the album where Keith Richards came into his own; that when all is said and done, this is his album. Recorded at a time when Brian Jones seemed to be going the way of Syd Barrett... using too many drugs, behaving erratically, losing his mind... Keith's response was something along the lines of, "Don't worry. I got this."
And damn, did he ever get it.
Mixing kickass Rock with Blues and Country influences, "Beggars Banquet" is still one of the best albums ever. Definitely #1 on my list of 5 greatest Rock 'N Roll albums.
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