Blog: PopMatters

With a blood-curdling "tally-ho", Counterbalance's Eric Klinger and Jason Mendelsohn charge into the ranks of The Big List. This time they hit upon No. 30 -- Beggars Banquet, the Rolling Stones' 1968 escape from psychedelia. Klinger: While it's hard to believe that it's taken this long to get to another LP by the Rolling Stones, it makes sense that the album in question is Beggars Banquet, the bookend to Exile on Main St and the starting point for one of the most incredible runs in rock history. In fact, part of me wants to say that what came to [...]