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Band: The Rolling Stones

Album: Sticky Fingers

Genre: Rock

The Rolling Stones are arguably one of the most influential and incredible rock bands from the 60s and 70s. From their first self titled album to their most recent album in 2005, the Rolling Stones have been topping charts all around the world. Their music has had influence on many bands - from Aerosmith to the Black Keys - and has stayed relevant within many people's lives. Even their oldest music is still important and listened to by many in modern day! I know that I still find what they curated from before I was born to be suitable for me now.

Photo from Christopher Dombres on Flickr

Mick Jagger, the lead singer of the Rolling Stones, has been a constant in my life ever since I have been young. His lyrics are always so beautiful, especially those off of Sticky Fingers, my all time favorite Rolling Stones album. I began listening to the Stones through my dad; I grew up listening to most of the classic rock music I do now because of him. I really do love Mick Jagger, I even have a gorgeous piece of art of him hanging in my dorm! I'd post a photo of it onto here, but I don't think it'd be much appreciated considering he is holding the middle finger up in it - sorry about that! I don't necessarily look up to Jagger, I mean he's done some things in life that are a little more than questionable. Did you hear about the whole having another kid thing at 72? I mean to each their own, but c'mon man. 

Anyway, back to speaking about the music rather than Jagger's personal life. Sticky Fingers is an album that I constantly come back to; I never get tired of hearing the melodies and lyrics off of the record. Opening the album with the iconic song "Brown Sugar", one of the all time best Rolling Stones songs, leaves a lasting mark that is sure to resonate with any music fan. Keith Richards and Mick Taylor starts the album off with impeccable skill on the guitar that capture an audience within an instant.

My favorite songs off of this album are "Wild Horses" and "B*tch". "Wild Horses" is a song that I can listen to anytime I feel like I need to take a step back from anything that I'm doing and just relax for a bit. It's the song I continually turn to to relieve stress and calm me down from anything terrible going on around me. "B*tch" is a song where Jagger seems to let go of all of his cares and send them to the wind. The brass section in the song is also one of my favorite parts since it adds to the carefree nature of the song!  

The Rolling Stones have so many great albums, I am always proud to rep their merchandise to show everyone just how big of a fan of theirs that I am. What are your thoughts and opinions on the Rolling Stones? Do you even like classic rock music? I'd love to hear your opinions, feel free to tell me below!