Sixty years is a long time to do anything, let alone be in a band.

Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967)

This is a contentious record with Stones fans.

These are the basic emotions associated with the teenage rebellion that is rock & roll.

Rolling Stones Their Satanic Majesties Request

Decca Records/London Recordings

Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!

A live rock & roll record should feel, well, live!

“Sympathy for the Devil” is still a bewildering and amazing piece of art referencing John Milton’sParadise Lost.

Goat’s Head Soup

Rolling Stones Records

The inclusion of “Street Fighting Man” on this album is another embrace of humanistic tendencies.

Considering the Stones couldhave releasedbothbangers on their first record of all original material and they didn’t is confounding.

Whether that was intentional or just a product of the band writing their own material, who knows?

It’s Only Rock and Roll

Rolling Stones Records

Perhaps we can chalk it up to art imitating life?

This joie de vivre in being bad is evident from beginning to end.

Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out

Decca Records/London Recordings

Let it Bleed

Decca Records/London Recordings

Beggars Banquet

Decca Records/London Recordings

Aftermath

Decca Records/London Recordings

Sticky Fingers

Rolling Stones Recordings

Some Girls

Rolling Stones Records

Exile on Main Street

Rolling Stones Records