Welcome back! The 11th installment of the StonesTest™ will assess your knowledge of the band’s “Golden Years” (1968-1972) – an extraordinary period of output that encompasses Beggars Banquet (1968), Let It Bleed (1969), Sticky Fingers (1971) and Exile on Main St. (1972).
After the Stones released Their Satanic Majesties Request in December 1967 as a half-baked attempt to challenge the Beatles’ psychedelic masterpiece, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the band returned to what they do best: stripped down blues-flavored rock-n-roll. Beggars Banquet rose to #3 on the UK charts, followed by #1 rankings for Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile.
The Golden Years produced monster hits like “Sympathy for the Devil,” “Street Fighting Man,” “Gimme Shelter,” “Brown Sugar,” “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” and “Shine a Light.”
StonesTest™ Vol. 11 – The Golden Years
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Welcome back! The 11th installment of the StonesTest™ will assess your knowledge of the band’s “Golden Years” (1968-1972) – an extraordinary period of output that encompasses Beggars Banquet (1968), Let It Bleed (1969), Sticky Fingers (1971) and Exile on Main St. (1972).
After the Stones released Their Satanic Majesties Request in December 1967 as a half-baked attempt to challenge the Beatles’ psychedelic masterpiece, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the band returned to what they do best: stripped down blues-based rock-n-roll. Beggars Banquet rose to #3 on the UK charts, followed by #1 rankings for Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile.
The Golden Years produced monster hits like “Sympathy for the Devil,” “Street Fighting Man,” “Gimme Shelter,” “Brown Sugar,” “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” and “Shine a Light.”
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You got 1 right out of 10 (10%) – You need to go back to school. SongMango recommends some self-tutoring. Bust out the sweet spot of The Rolling Stones’ catalog – Beggars Banquet (1968) through Exile on Main St. (1972) – and spend some time with those albums and a decent pair of headphones. That should get you back on track (so to speak). We guarantee a better performance on next week’s next StonesTest™.
You got 2 right out of 10 (20%) – You need to go back to school. SongMango recommends some self-tutoring. Bust out the sweet spot of The Rolling Stones’ catalog – from Beggars Banquet (1968) through Exile on Main St. (1981) – and spend some time with those albums and a decent pair of headphones. That should get you back on track (so to speak). We guarantee a better performance on next week’s next StonesTest™.
You got 3 right out of 10 (30%) – You need to go back to school. SongMango recommends some self-tutoring. Bust out the sweet spot of The Rolling Stones’ catalog – let’s say, from Beggars Banquet (1968) through Exile on Main St. (1972) – and spend some time with those albums and a decent pair of headphones. That should get you back on track (so to speak). We guarantee a better performance on next week’s next StonesTest™.
You got 4 right out of 10 (40%) – You need to go back to school. SongMango recommends some self-tutoring. Bust out the sweet spot of The Rolling Stones’ catalog – let’s say, from Beggars Banquet (1968) through Exile on Main St. (1972) – and spend some time with those albums and a decent pair of headphones. That should get you back on track (so to speak). We guarantee a better performance on next week’s next StonesTest™.
You got 5 right out of 10 (50%) – You need to go back to school. SongMango recommends some self-tutoring. Bust out the sweet spot of The Rolling Stones’ catalog – let’s say, from Beggars Banquet (1968) through Exile on Main St. (1972) – and spend some time with those albums and a decent pair of headphones. That should get you back on track (so to speak). We guarantee a better performance on next week’s next StonesTest™.
You got 6 right out of 10 (60%) – You’re getting there, but you could still use a little refresher course. Make a point to listen to The Stones’ best stuff from Beggars Banquet (1968) through Exile on Main St. (1972). You’ll be glad you did. Check back in next week for the next installment of the StonesTest™. You’ll notice an increase in your percentage of correct answers.
You got 7 right out of 10 (70%) – You’re getting there, but you could still use a little refresher course. Make a point to listen to The Stones’ best stuff from Beggars Banquet (1968) through Exile on Main St. (1972). You’ll be glad you did. Check back in next week for the next installment of the StonesTest™. You’ll notice an increase in your percentage of correct answers.
You got 8 right out of 10 (80%) – You’re getting there, but you could still use a little refresher course. Make a point to listen to The Stones’ best stuff from Beggars Banquet (1968) through Exile on Main St. (1972). You’ll be glad you did. Check back in next week for the next installment of the StonesTest™. You’ll notice an increase in your percentage of correct answers.
You got 9 right out of 10 (90%) – Impressive score – pat yourself on the back. You could go head to head with Richards himself. You seem to remember a lot of what he’s forgotten.
You got 10 right out of 10 (100%) – Impressive score – pat yourself on the back. You could go head to head with Richards himself. You seem to remember a lot of what he’s forgotten.
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
This audio captures the opening of which classic Stones’ tune from the early-’70s? [HINT: It's a song that waxes poetic about the raging rabid male libido – something Mick Jagger knew (and still knows) a little something about.]
Can’t You Hear Me Knocking – It’s one of the hardest-rocking tracks on the band’s master work, Sticky Fingers (1971). You can’t help but imagine that Mick is speaking, or rather singing, from experience as he desperately tries to get upstairs to a lover’s flat.
Can’t you hear me knockin’ Ah, are you safe asleep? Can’t you hear me knockin’, yeah Down the gas light street, now Can’t you hear me knockin’, yeah Throw me down the keys Alright now
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Can’t You Hear Me Knocking – It’s one of the hardest-rocking tracks on the band’s master work, Sticky Fingers (1971). You can’t help but imagine that Mick is speaking, or rather singing, from experience as he desperately tries to get upstairs to a lover’s flat.
Can’t you hear me knockin’ Ah, are you safe asleep? Can’t you hear me knockin’, yeah Down the gas light street, now Can’t you hear me knockin’, yeah Throw me down the keys Alright now
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
This hot jam is pulled from which song off Exile on Main St.? [HINT: The song includes references to "angels" and "Berber jewelry."]
[EXTRA CREDIT: Name the keyboardist (he also played with the Beatles).]
Shine a Light – It’s from side four of Exile on Main St., the double album the Stones recorded in the basement of the rented mansion Nellcote in the south of France. The album is titled Exile on Main St. because the band left England rather quickly for self-imposed exile in Niece after being informed that they owed an enormous amount of money in back taxes.
EXTRA CREDIT: Billy Preston (on piano and organ), and yes he also performed with the Beatles. In fact, he’s sometimes referred to as the “Fifth Beatle.”
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Shine a Light – It’s from side four of Exile on Main St., the double album the Stones recorded in the basement of the rented mansion Nellcote in the south of France. The album is titled Exile on Main St. because the band left England rather quickly for self-imposed exile in Niece after being informed that they owed an enormous amount of money in back taxes.
EXTRA CREDIT: Billy Preston (on piano and organ), and yes he also performed with the Beatles. In fact, he’s sometimes referred to as the “Fifth Beatle.”
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
This audio is pulled from which song from 1968′s Beggars Banquet? [HINT: It's a song about a man gripped by fear and impending doom as his wedding hour draws near.]
Dear Doctor – It’s the third track on Beggars Banquet. This country-blues song tells the story of a soon-to-be groom who becomes unbearably nervous and physically ill as his wedding draws near. He pleads to his mother for help and asks his doctor to remove his heart – as he tries desperately to drink himself into oblivion.
Oh help me, please mama, I’m sick’ning It’s today that’s the day of the plunge Oh the gal I’m to marry Is a bow-legged sow I’ve been soakin’ up drink like a sponge
Oh help me, please doctor, I’m damaged There’s a pain where there once was a heart It’s sleepin’, it’s a beatin’ Can’t ya please tear it out, and preserve it Right there in that jar?
It all ends happily for the petrified man as his betrothed runs off with his cousin Lou. Phewwwww!
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Dear Doctor – It’s the third track on Beggars Banquet. This country-blues song tells the story of a soon-to-be groom who becomes unbearably nervous and physically ill as his wedding draws near. He pleads to his mother for help and asks his doctor to remove his heart – as he tries desperately to drink himself into oblivion.
Oh help me, please mama, I’m sick’ning It’s today that’s the day of the plunge Oh the gal I’m to marry Is a bow-legged sow I’ve been soakin’ up drink like a sponge
Oh help me, please doctor, I’m damaged There’s a pain where there once was a heart It’s sleepin’, it’s a beatin’ Can’t ya please tear it out, and preserve it Right there in that jar?
It all ends happily for the petrified man as his betrothed runs off with his cousin Lou. Phewwwww!
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
This solo from Keith Richards is pulled from which epic song from the Rolling Stones’ catalog? [HINT: The song includes backing vocals from Merry Clayton, the same woman who sings backup on Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama."]
Gimme Shelter – It’s the apocalyptic lead track on Let It Bleed (1969). Jagger said this about the song:
Well, it’s a very rough, very violent era. The Vietnam War. Violence on the screens, pillage and burning. And Vietnam was not war as we knew it in the conventional sense…. It was a real nasty war, and people didn’t like it. People objected, and people didn’t want to fight it … That’s a kind of end-of-the-world song, really.
Here’s the song’s opening lyrics:
Oh, a storm is threat’ning My very life today If I don’t get some shelter Oh yeah, I’m gonna fade away
War, children, it’s just a shot away It’s just a shot away War, children, it’s just a shot away It’s just a shot away
EXTRA CREDIT: The Vietnam War
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Gimme Shelter – It’s the apocalyptic lead track on Let It Bleed (1969). Jagger said this about the song:
Well, it’s a very rough, very violent era. The Vietnam War. Violence on the screens, pillage and burning. And Vietnam was not war as we knew it in the conventional sense…. It was a real nasty war, and people didn’t like it. People objected, and people didn’t want to fight it … That’s a kind of end-of-the-world song, really.
Here’s the song’s opening lyrics:
Oh, a storm is threat’ning My very life today If I don’t get some shelter Oh yeah, I’m gonna fade away
War, children, it’s just a shot away It’s just a shot away War, children, it’s just a shot away It’s just a shot away
EXTRA CREDIT: The Vietnam War
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
Which of the following keyboardists did NOT play with the Rolling Stones?
[EXTRA CREDIT: Name at least one other keyboardist (not listed) who contributed to the Stones.]
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Ray Manzarek – He was the keyboardist for the Doors, and he co-founded the band with frontman Jim Morrison. Manzarek never played with the Stones.
EXTRA CREDIT: Billy Preston (the Beatles), Jack Nitzsche (Neil Young & Crazy Horse), Ian McLagan (Faces), Leon Russell (J.J. Cale and a million others)
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Ray Manzarek – He was the keyboardist for the Doors, and he co-founded the band with frontman Jim Morrison. Manzarek never played with the Stones.
EXTRA CREDIT: Billy Preston (the Beatles), Jack Nitzsche (Neil Young & Crazy Horse), Ian McLagan (Faces), Leon Russell (J.J. Cale and a million others)
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
Here we have the Stones performing which song from Beggars Banquet (1968)? [HINT: Nicky Hopkins plays piano on the song and the Watts Street Gospel Choir serves up backing vocals.]
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