The Rolling Stones

## Genres

* hard rock
* garage rock
* blues rock
* psychedelic rock
* punk
* pop rock
* soft rock
* folk rock
* rock and roll

## Significance

* They had six gold albums, nine platinum, four double platinum, two triple platinum, *Tattoo You* going four times platinum, and *Some Girls* going six times platinum.
* Several of their live albums went at least gold.
* Several of their compilations went at least gold with *Hot Rocks* going diamond.
* Their album *Exile on Main St. Rarities Edition* was a hit.
* They had numerous hit singles.
* They had numerous hit video albums.
* They were a part of the British Invasion of the sixties.
* Their hit *Satisfaction* was successfully covered by the new wave band Devo.
* Their member Ronnie Wood would also perform for Faces.

## Trivia

* Their album *Sticky Fingers* originally had a zipper which when pulled would release a balloon, implying a penis. Later releases do not have this feature, so the originals are rare and valuable.
* They are referenced in the Don McLean hit *American Pie.*
* Their members Mick Jagger and Keith Richards went on to have successful solo careers, including nominations for the actual Hall of Fame as solo artists.
* Most of their hits have since become classic rock staples.
* They rivaled The Beatles during the British Invasion of the sixties.
* They had a major influence on punk and metal, including having a dirtier fashion and image instead of the schoolboy look of most bands of the time.
* They performed the Super Bowl XL halftime show.
* *Honky Tonk Women* is sampled in the Tone Lōc song *Funky Cold Medina.*
* Their hit *Start Me Up* was parodied by comedy rock musician Bob Rivers in his hit *Windows 95 Sucks*, after the original song's use in Windows 95 commercials. The parody is often misattributed to Weird Al Yankovic.

## Recommended Albums

* Sticky Fingers
* Let it Bleed
* Tattoo You
* Exile on Main Street
* Some Girls
* Aftermath
* Their Satanic Majesties Request
* Out of Our Heads
* Black and Blue

## Recommended Songs

### Top Ten

* 19th Nervous Breakdown
* Gimme Shelter (It's Just a Shot Away)
* You Can't Always Get What You Want
* Mother's Little Helper (What a drag it is getting old)
* The Last Time
* It's All Over Now
* Satisfaction
* Brown Sugar
* Sympathy for the Devil
* Street Fighting Man

### Favorites

* Start Me Up
* Honky Tonk Women
* Jumpin' Jack Flash
* Can't You Hear Me Knockin'
* Get Off My Cloud
* Under My Thumb
* Let's Spend the Night Together
* It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
* Dead Flowers (Take Me Down)
* Ain't Too Proud to Beg
* Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby?
* She's a Rainbow (She Comes in Colors)
* Not Fade Away
* Midnight Rambler
* Ruby Tuesday
* Beast of Burden
* Wild Horses
* Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)
* Mixed Emotions
* Don't Stop
* Memory Motel (You're Just a Memory)
* Shine a Light
* Have Mercy
* Time is on My Side
* Tumbling Dice

### Other

* Miss You
* Bitch
* Flight 505
* Let Me Go
* Angie
* Fool to Cry
* As Tears Go By
* She's So Cold
* Rough Justice
* Monkey Man
* Sweet Virginia
* Rocks Off
* Hang Fire
* Harlem Shuffle
* Mercy Mercy
* Play With Fire
* Do You Think I Really Care
* Let it Bleed
* Live With Me
* It Must Be Hell
* Rocks Off
* Stoned
* Cool, Calm, and Collected
* Stray Cat Blues