7.0
Avg Score
9
Opinions
#29,902
All Time
13
Tracks
“The greatest rock band of all time still has a lot left in the tank on their 24th studio album—an ambitious, familiar and explosive return after going 18 years without releasing an album of new material.”
“For a long while, the response to each new Rolling Stones announcement has been less about the music and more to do with their age. Even at 50, it was said (on the cover of this very magazine) that the still sprightly legends were pushing the boundaries of rock and roll propriety. But by the time they’d hit half a century as a band, in 2012, that wryly amused tone had changed to one of genuine con”
“They haven't sounded this on top of their game in about half a century”
“Hackney Diamonds is The Rolling Stones refusing to let the moss grow fat”
“Hackney Diamonds might not be an album that’ll stand the test of time à la Exile on Main St. or Sticky Fingers, but they’ve managed to successfully keep the boat afloat for one more album, and that in itself is a mini miracle.”
“convincing echoes of the band in its pomp”
