Aside from “She’s a Rainbow” and “2,000 Light Years From Home,” the album is a mess. The album was a modest hit, but was not well received critically at the time, and it’s an artistic mixed bag. In the Stones’ case, they “lost their way” with Their Satanic Majesties Request, the group’s middling attempt to create a psychedelic “concept” album in the mold of Sgt. Beggars Banquet is a product of the time period during which it was recorded, but half a century later, it still sounds timeless.īeggars Banquet was the prototypical “back to basics” album that follows up another album where the band loses their way, often due to drenching themselves in excess. It was their ninth album released in the United States, and their seventh released in England, which means that the group had enough time to establish themselves, get bored, and then reclaim their identity.
One of the best rock albums ever made, the project remains one of the cornerstones of their legend and status as one of the greatest groups to ever rock.įor the crew of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, and Charlie Watts, Beggars Banquet is arguably their strongest album.
Beggars Banquet, released 50 years ago, is the result of this effort, and it blew the doors off the place.
But they made an effort to recapture the core of what made them great, while still breaking new musical ground. The Rolling Stones found themselves in this position in 1968, reeling after creating an album mired in excesses that wasn’t true to the group’s soul. Happy 50th Anniversary to The Rolling Stones’ seventh British (and ninth American) studio album Beggars Banquet, originally released December 6, 1968.Įven one of the greatest rock bands in history can make a misstep.
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