There is, however, a poignancy to the album. Though it marked the start of a period of musical creativity and excellence for The Rolling Stones, Beggars Banquet also saw the last album appearance of founder and original leader Brian Jones, who drowned seven months after the album’s release, at the age of 27.

The beauty of the Stones was never their reverence, but their cheek at genre conventions. On “Factory Girl,” the Stones knew country and western so well that they weren’t afraid to play it with Eastern, West Indies, or any other kinds of instruments.

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Beggars Banquet received a highly favourable response from music critics, [26] [27] who considered it a return to form for the Stones. [28] [29] Author Stephen Davis writes of its impact: "[The album was] a sharp reflection of the convulsive psychic currents coursing through the Western world. Nothing else captured the youthful spirit of Europe in 1968 like Beggars Banquet." [27] Ultratop.be – The Rolling Stones – Beggars Banquet" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 December 2022. 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.

Grammy Hall of Fame Letter B". Grammy. Archived from the original on 22 January 2011 . Retrieved 1 May 2020. Dear Doctor" was recorded at London's Olympic Sound Studios between 13 and 21 May 1968. Despite its appearance on one of the Rolling Stones' more well-known albums, "Dear Doctor" has never been performed live by the band. It appears on the compilation album Slow Rollers. [2] Personnel [ edit ] Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.Swedishcharts.com – The Rolling Stones – Beggars Banquet". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 December 2022.

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. 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 Canadian album certifications – The Rolling Stones – Beggars Banquet". Music Canada . Retrieved 11 June 2016. British album certifications – The Rolling Stones – Beggars Banquet". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 11 June 2016.Beggars Banquet also marked the Stones’ first transitional period. The following year, Jones would be found dead in a swimming pool at 27. Brown, Phill (July 2000). "Phill Brown, Recording the Rolling Stones' Classic, Beggar's Banquet". tapeop.com. TapeOp. Archived from the original on 19 July 2016 . Retrieved 27 July 2016. Karnbach, James; Bernson, Carol (1997). The Complete Recording Guide to the Rolling Stones. Aurum Press Limited. ISBN 1-85410-533-7. Beviglia, Jim (2015). Counting Down the Rolling Stones: Their 100 Finest Songs. Rowman & Littlefield. p.137. ISBN 978-1442254473. a b "Beggars Banquet ranked 39th greatest album". Acclaimed Music. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021 . Retrieved 30 November 2020.