Wow...this is bad!
My Rolling Stones listening project has come to a screeching halt with Sticky Fingers.

I set out recently to listen to all of the Stones albums in chronological order.  Most Stones albums I had never listened to in full until now.  I was really enjoying the early albums with Brian Jones.  But when I got to Let It Bleed, I could tell that things were going downhill fast.  And now I'm at Sticky Fingers and I can't believe how bad this album is.  It's so bad on so many levels that I'm no longer looking forward to listening to the rest of the Stones catalog.

Cognitive dissonance comes into play in that Sticky Fingers is considered to be one of the Stones greatest albums by the general consensus of Stones fans to my knowledge.  How can this be?  This album is awful compared to their earlier albums!

It's not just that Brian Jones is gone.  It's also becoming increasingly clear on this album that both Mick and Keith were replaced as well.  It's a different band.  These aren't the same musicians and singers who recorded the Stones earlier albums.  Maybe Charlie and Bill are the same, but that's it.  I'm not even sure it's the same guy singing all the "Mick" parts on this album.  Who knows?  There may be more "Mick Jaggers" and "Keith Richards" out there than we could possibly imagine  (With clone technology, there's pretty much no limit to how many different "Mick Jaggers" could be produced.).
Wow... this is bad! My Rolling Stones listening project has come to a screeching halt with Sticky Fingers. I set out recently to listen to all of the Stones albums in chronological order. Most Stones albums I had never listened to in full until now. I was really enjoying the early albums with Brian Jones. But when I got to Let It Bleed, I could tell that things were going downhill fast. And now I'm at Sticky Fingers and I can't believe how bad this album is. It's so bad on so many levels that I'm no longer looking forward to listening to the rest of the Stones catalog. Cognitive dissonance comes into play in that Sticky Fingers is considered to be one of the Stones greatest albums by the general consensus of Stones fans to my knowledge. How can this be? This album is awful compared to their earlier albums! It's not just that Brian Jones is gone. It's also becoming increasingly clear on this album that both Mick and Keith were replaced as well. It's a different band. These aren't the same musicians and singers who recorded the Stones earlier albums. Maybe Charlie and Bill are the same, but that's it. I'm not even sure it's the same guy singing all the "Mick" parts on this album. Who knows? There may be more "Mick Jaggers" and "Keith Richards" out there than we could possibly imagine  (With clone technology, there's pretty much no limit to how many different "Mick Jaggers" could be produced. ).