Rolling Stones tier list #3

Ratings for selected product (* means proceed with caution; material available on superior discs). Got LIVE if you want It! 5.5/B- Flowers * useless if UK aftermath + between..owned Stone Age * bottom of the proverbial barrel, although features nothing bad Hot Rocks 1964 -1971 * great cover/inner photos More hot Rocks (Big hits & fazed Cookies) * side four is paced very well Metamorphosis 6.5/B largely-overlooked treasures contained Love You Live 6/B at least definitive Brown Sugar unavailable otherwise Sucking in the Seventies 7.25/B+ cool edits + minor unreleased gems Still Life 7/5/A- second-best truly live album (see tier 1 for why Get… doesn’t count); always underrated by critics Rewind 1971-1984 * good overview but fans have all this Singles Collection: The London Years 10/A+ even diehards might be surprised Jump Back: The best of the Rolling Stones * same as ’84 compilation Stripped 5/B- 1982 album’s opposite No Security 3/C somehow even worse! Live Licks 5.25/B- too many inferior tries at reviving classic material Rarities 1971-2003 * or 7/B+ some worthy additions plus more disappointing live attempts On Air + 5.25/B- enough live obscurities to please the die-hard yet usually band sounds uninspired El Mocambo… 9/A, originally 7 definitely grows on listener with Mannish Boy different vs. 1981 compilation More Stoned…1963-1971) release date unknown 6.25/B primarily filler alongside live material officially compiled on +