Beggars Banquet

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The song uses a quote that refers to a passage in the Bible where Jesus is trying to encourage people to give the best of themselves Many of the albums in the group’s rich discography are pulsating with the kind of singles that The Rolling Stones have dined out on for years. Beggar’s Banquet, however, not only had those big imposing singles but also worked as a singular piece of work too. Resting on the country blues that Richards had so keenly adopted, the Stones showed they could it all. The album contains some bonafide classics such as ‘Street Fighting Man,’ ‘No Expectations’ and perhaps the band’s greatest ever song ‘Sympathy for the Devil’. But this record had something extra too.

The singer looks angry at being thrown to the lions,” he sings. “The bass player, he looks nervous about the girls outside.” If that line is a dig at bassist Bill Wyman’s womanizing nature, it takes one to know one. In August 2002, ABKCO Records reissued Beggars Banquet as a newly remastered LP and SACD/CD hybrid disc, remastered to run at the correct speed. In its original version, Beggars Banquet played at a slower speed than it was recorded, which altered not only the tempo but the key of each song. It was released once again in 2010 by Universal Music Enterprises in a Japanese only SHM-SACD version.

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Over a clattery, ominous samba rhythm, Jagger hands the mic to Satan on “Sympathy for the Devil.” It’d take on a second life both in cinema and myriad cover versions: it could be the only song championed by both Martin Scorsese and Axl Rose. Hayward, Mark; Evans, Mike (7 September 2009). The Rolling Stones: On Camera, Off Guard 1963–69. Pavilion. pp.156–. ISBN 978-1-86205-868-2. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017 . Retrieved 17 July 2011. a b c d e f g h i DeCurtis, Anthony (17 June 1997). "Review: Beggars Banquet". Rolling Stone. New York. Archived from the original on 31 January 2002 . Retrieved 9 July 2013. On “Brown Sugar,” Jagger buried offensive lyrics under the Stones’ most kinetic groove, but “Stray Cat Blues” is just plain lecherous. The Rolling Stones "Beggars Banquet (50th Anniversary Edition) – Out November 16". abkco.com. 4 October 2018 . Retrieved 4 November 2021.In August 2002, ABKCO Records reissued Beggars Banquet as a newly remastered LP and SACD/CD hybrid disk. [55] This release corrected a flaw in the original album by restoring each song to its proper, slightly faster speed. Due to an error in the mastering, Beggars Banquet was heard for over thirty years at a slower speed than it was recorded. This had the effect of altering not only the tempo of each song, but the song's key as well. These differences were subtle but important, and the remastered version is about 30 seconds shorter than the original release.