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A Bigger Bang Image
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews What's this?

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7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 76 Ratings

  • Summary: Don Was co-produced the band's first new studio album in eight years. Keith Richards sings on two tracks.

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Streets Of Love
You're awful bright, you're awful smart I must admit you broke my heart The awful truth is really sad I must admit I was awful bad While lovers... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 22
  2. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Uncut
    100
    There are some outstanding songs here, and Jagger turns in a series of performances that are their match, full of much defiant flouncing, strutting bitchiness, preening arrogance, snarling haughtiness and a typically provocative misogyny. [Album of the Month, Oct 2005, p.92]
  2. A Bigger Bang is just a straight-up, damn fine Rolling Stones album, with no qualifiers or apologies necessary for the first time in a few decades.
  3. Though [A Bigger Bang] doesn't dare to place itself in the same hallowed halls as that Jimmy Miller-produced quartet of records between 1968 and 1972, it jostles justly and fairly with the best since.
  4. It's the best effort The Rolling Stones have produced in quite a while.
  5. Instead of playing it slick, they've made their dirtiest, most homemade-sounding album since Some Girls.
  6. PopMatters
    60
    Review #1: Perhaps the best thing about the album is that it's the Stones sticking to what they know. [score=70]; Review #2: The riffs are generic, the melodies don't stick, and the lyrics are insipid. [score=50]
  7. Paste Magazine
    40
    The ideas quickly wear thin. [Dec 2005, p.107]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 57
  2. Negative: 7 out of 57
  1. MikeH
    Sep 9, 2005
    10
    The Rolling Stones are the best band of all time and this just proves it again
  2. CarlosM
    Oct 4, 2005
    10
    Their Best Album since "Exile". It´s strong, smood, country. blues. They are The Rolling Stones.
  3. StéphanieV
    Apr 11, 2007
    10
    Great album! Definately 1000% STONES, blows your mind! They've done it again the Rolling Stones made a abso-fucking-lutely magnificent Great album! Definately 1000% STONES, blows your mind! They've done it again the Rolling Stones made a abso-fucking-lutely magnificent album once more ! The lyrics sound great - good old Jagger/Richards teamwork :) - and the RIFFS & MUSIC what can I say bold as ever. Every single 21th century band can wrap up, go home and change their nappies 'cos the Rolling Stones are in town again; LEAN & Mean as ever... Expand
  4. ErikP
    Sep 7, 2005
    9
    Good album, No really awesome songs on it but over all the music is good.
  5. EricZ
    Sep 6, 2005
    8
    A pretty good CD. While there are no "WOW that was amazing" hits there are a number of strong efforts. I love "Let Me Down Slow" and "Laugh, A pretty good CD. While there are no "WOW that was amazing" hits there are a number of strong efforts. I love "Let Me Down Slow" and "Laugh, I Nearly Died." "Biggest Mistake" is pretty good too. And you've gotta love the Bush-bashing "Sweet Neo Con." Collapse
  6. BKracke
    Sep 9, 2005
    6
    Sounds more like Tattoo You and Black and Blue than it does Some Girls. Entertaining, great guitar licks as always but the lyrics are not up Sounds more like Tattoo You and Black and Blue than it does Some Girls. Entertaining, great guitar licks as always but the lyrics are not up to the Stones best work. Also, too much variety in terms of song styles on this CD make it inconsistent and uneven. Expand
  7. mechalln
    Oct 2, 2005
    0
    crap! all crap! god i h8 these guys! if our country and our leaders suck so much, go live somewhere else! totally overrated artists.

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