Let It Bleed - The Rolling Stones

Released in 1969 Let It Bleed was a musical stepping stone between the Bluesy sound of Beggars Banquet and The Rolling Stones standard rock sound on Sticky Fingers.

Brian Jones, the Stones founding member, died while the album was being recorded and only performs on two tracks, You Got The Silver and Midnight Rambler.
Let It Bleed opens with the classic, apocalyptic, Gimme Shelter, which surprisingly was never released as a single. Jagger called it an "end of the world song" clearly evidenced in the lyrics.
"Oh, a storm is threatening, 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"
Although they had had a hit with Honky Tonk Woman, they chose to leave it off the album and instead recorded an alter ego for the single Country Honk. This was also the album where Keith Richards performed his first solo vocal lead on You Got The Silver.
Other highlights include the drugtastic Monkey Man, which features on the Goodfellas soundtrack, and the title track Let It Bleed.
Closing the Album is yet another classic, You Can't Always Get What You Want

Written on the inner sleeve of the original album is a simple message "This record must be played loud" Turn up the volume, Let It Bleed is Thursdays Critical Junction.

Track listing
1. Gimme Shelter
2. Love In Vain
3. Country Honk
4. Live With Me
5. Let It Bleed
6. Midnight Rambler
7. You Got The Silver
8. Monkey Man
9. You Can't Always Get What You Want