This was The Rolling Stones at their peak, in my opinion... It was amazing, how they pulled off so many styles on this... There was a prevailing 'Disco sucks!" atmosphere among us then at my High School, and Country, well, that was crap some of our parents listened to on transistor radios while grilling burgers and drinking cheap beer out on the back porch ... We wanted Rock n Roll, with a genuine passion... I recall being blown away by 'When the Whip Comes Down,' and this fantastic song... I also remember some of my friends' older siblings initially feeling let down with this effort that summer of '78, complaining, "The Stones sold out, man — they've gone way too Pop-ish — give me 'Exile On Main Street' or 'Sticky Fingers!'" and, "What's up with that cover — are they all 'trannies' now?" and after they performed music from this record on TV, some lamented, "Mick and Keith are like a gay couple now, it's disgusting!" Soon enough, we realized, detractors be damned, this was one phenomenal record: every single song was eminently danceable and perfect for sing-along. They flaunted essence of R&B, flirted with Country with tongue firmly in cheek, and ROCKED OUR WORLD! By 'Tattoo You,' though, most of us had to agree that they had veered a bit far off track, and we wanted the harder Rock edge other bands had.

This was The Rolling Stones at their peak, in my opinion... It was amazing, how they pulled off so many styles on this... There was a prevailing 'Disco sucks!" atmosphere among us then at my High School, and Country, well, that was crap some of our parents listened to on transistor radios while grilling burgers and drinking cheap beer out on the back porch ... We wanted Rock n Roll, with a genuine passion... I recall being blown away by 'When the Whip Comes Down,' and this fantastic song... I also remember some of my friends' older siblings initially feeling let down with this effort that summer of '78, complaining, "The Stones sold out, man — they've gone way too Pop-ish — give me 'Exile On Main Street' or 'Sticky Fingers!'" and, "What's up with that cover — are they all 'trannies' now?" and after they performed music from this record on TV, some lamented, "Mick and Keith are like a gay couple now, it's disgusting!" Soon enough, we realized, detractors be damned, this was one phenomenal record: every single song was eminently danceable and perfect for sing-along. They flaunted essence of R&B, flirted with Country with tongue firmly in cheek, and ROCKED OUR WORLD! By 'Tattoo You,' though, most of us had to agree that they had veered a bit far off track, and we wanted the harder Rock edge other bands had.

The Stones try their hand at disco, and crush it!

I really don't need to hear another Rolling Stone song. Ever.

Disco-era Stones.... disgusting.

This was The Rolling Stones at their peak, in my opinion... It was amazing, how they pulled off so many styles on this... There was a prevailing 'Disco sucks!" atmosphere among us then at my High School, and Country, well, that was crap some of our parents listened to on transistor radios while grilling burgers and drinking cheap beer out on the back porch ... We wanted Rock n Roll, with a genuine passion... I recall being blown away by 'When the Whip Comes Down,' and this fantastic song... I also remember some of my friends' older siblings initially feeling let down with this effort that summer of '78, complaining, "The Stones sold out, man — they've gone way too Pop-ish — give me 'Exile On Main Street' or 'Sticky Fingers!'" and, "What's up with that cover — are they all 'trannies' now?" and after they performed music from this record on TV, some lamented, "Mick and Keith are like a gay couple now, it's disgusting!" Soon enough, we realized, detractors be damned, this was one phenomenal record: every single song was eminently danceable and perfect for sing-along. They flaunted essence of R&B, flirted with Country with tongue firmly in cheek, and ROCKED OUR WORLD! By 'Tattoo You,' though, most of us had to agree that they had veered a bit far off track, and we wanted the harder Rock edge other bands had.

Disco-era Stones.... disgusting.

I wonder when the last time bill played the lead track From this album:)

"I've been holding out so long"  - omg been hearing this song for 43 years and this is the first time I learned that it's not "I've been hauling ass along"

RIP Charlie, thanks for everything!

Miss you, Carsti! 🖤