A Bigger Bang [PA] by The Rolling Stones

Pros: The songs are all very good
Cons: There is no real standout among them

The Rolling Stones have been rocking and rolling for more than forty years now, but it has been a while since the band joined together to record a studio album. The last few years have seen a steady release of live and greatest hits compilations from the ...

Pros: some great songs
Cons: some songs that don't belong

I love the Rolling Stones. In fact, I saw them last week at The Meadowlands (New Jersey). I went with some friends and my better three quarters. They were AMAZING. They must be the best band of all time. I love them. My dad really got me into them and ...

Pros: some really solid tracks
Cons: amongst some not so solid tracks

Much has been made of The Rolling Stones ability over the last 25 years to draw such huge concert crowds despite not having put out a worthwhile album since 1981's Tattoo You. Of course, when you have a back catalog that includes, amongst ...

Pros: Some OK tunes and occasionally terrific guitar work
Cons: Too many average tunes and Jagger's voice has gotten irksome

. . . most critics would be saying that A Bigger Bang was a pretty good blooze rock piece of work. However, this CD is by the Stones, and that inevitably colors the listener’s judgment (a classic piece of decision-making bias if ...

Pros: The band sounds great!
Cons: Not too many memorable tunes.

Disclaimer: Those looking for a brief description of the album will find what their looking for in the "Review Body" section. The section titled "Track Reviews" is meant only for those who want to read detailed descriptions of the songs, and ...

Pros: Lots and lots of what I came here to Earth for: The Music.
Cons: A few awkward lyrics. Robert Frost can rest quietly.

So it's time to admit that I've gotten old. I've been putting it off for the last couple of years, but I recently decided to go ahead and roll with it. I consider it the mental equivalent of driving for 10 miles with my turn signal on. I figure I have ...

Pros: A solid effort from beginning to end...
Cons: ...but the Stones are capable of SO much more.

I think it says something that after the hopelessly inadequate Bridges to Babylon, the Rolling Stones would release an album that is, to my ears at least, their most disappointing album ever. Don’t get me wrong, A Bigger Bang is far from a ...

Pros: Fans will appreciate
Cons: Times have advanced from the traditional style the Stones are accustomed too

The Rolling Stones have to be congratulated on the recording of A Bigger Bang. There are very few if any bands that could claim to be as successful as the Stones in the 60s-70s and still powering ahead together in the year of 2005 in the music world. ...

Pros: Brilliant songs, performances, sound.
Cons: Depressingly reveals the mediocrity of most current rock bands!

From first sight it is apparent that A Bigger Bang is something different. Unlike the last five or six Stones' CDs there is just a simple photograph of the band on the cover, with no logo or the usual elaborate packaging. In fact, it is reminiscent of ...