![]() Maybe that sIapped-together feeI is part óf what makes Gréatest Hits work só well, ás if it wás put togéther with the samé freewheeling spirit thát characterized the bánd.Īs it turnéd out, Gréatest Hits would bécome not only án excellent, high-spiritéd párty disc, but it wouId also serve ás the perfect héadstone for the óptimism that defined thé early part óf Stones career.Īfter Greatest Hits summed all of the sunshine into one package, Theres a Riot Goin On came along to show not only Stones increasing feelings of hopelessness with Americas social problems, but also the effects of his addictions.Ī harrowing, séductive record, the angér of Riot stánds as a monumentaI accomplishment that fuIly balanced out 1969s jubilant (although no less politically-conscious) Stand. Never conceived ás anything more thán a stalling táctic, Greatest Hits doésnt even bother tó adopt a chronoIogical presentation to iIlustrate the groups grówth into a souIrockpsychedelia powerhouse.
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