I am not a die-hard Stones fan, but I believe that their place in rock history is valid and they represent one of many facets of a very diversified musical genre. There are so many styles out there: art rock, goth rock, acid rock, etc., but the Stones represent an aspect that everyone needs to acknowledge now and then, and that would be good time, down-to-earth raunchy blues rock. That's not to say they didn't do some great ballads, but what would you rather play at a party; "As Tears Go By" or "Honky Tonk Women?"

The band had so many great hits, especially during the 64-71 era, and this represents all the best of them. Beside that, I maintain an eternal weakness for the great classic "You Can't Always Get What You Want." You can play that anywhere and blow any young kid who thinks they're cool out of the water because it's that full of attitude after all these years. The best thing about it is that it's not even aggressive compared to songs like "Brown Sugar." Now that's coolness defined. Get Hot Rocks for all the great songs you know and the album rock stations some of us were lucky enough to grow up with. Also, you may want to get Forty Licks or Some Girls for great later classics like "Beast of Burden" and "Waiting on a Friend." A little Stones go a long way for some of us, but they're still around, and they're still cool, so have fun!

This is terrible! This is just piece of sh**! The collection of scr** songs!

The Stones have produced so many great songs over the years (although not much in the past 20) and as we all know have had many different greatest hits collections. However, this one stands out in my mind as the greatest.

The greatest thing about this CD is that every song is listenable. With some of the other greatest hits cd's there are songs that some people are glad were put on but others not. With this, anyone can enjoy any song without saying "why'd they put this on here". My only real criticism of this album is why no "Last Time". This was probably one of their top five biggest songs at this time, yet its not on here. I've wondered this since I got it and, although I'm not even a big fan of this song, it has never made much sense to me.

Anyway, for the casual fan who's never really listened to or heard much of the Stones music, the standout tracks for me (or for the best introduction)would be Sympathy For The Devil,(I Cant Get No)Satisfaction,Street Fighting Man,Gimme Shelter,and Midnight Rambler. After these the best ones are (in my opinion)Jumpin Jack Flash,Brown Sugar,Paint It Black,Under My Thumb,and Honky Tonk Woman. So if you asked me, I'd say this is essential to any music collection. A great way to get the most of the biggest hits.