Last week there was no un-reviewed album in the top 10. This week we jump to the #2 album, which is new to the list this week: Voodoo Lounge by the Rolling Stones. I don't think I need to introduce the Rolling Stones at all. They are one of the most successful and popular rock bands of the last sixty years. If you don't know who the Stones are, I don't know what you're doing on the internet and reading my website. How? Just, how?
By count, the Stones are in the top ten of my listening history over the last 18 years. Below is a histogram of my listens broken down by year. It looks like the last few years I've somewhat reduced my rates, but I think this has more to do with my focus on trying to find new music I like rather than disliking older music. I definitely still like the Stones and I will still continue to listen to them.
Voodoo Lounge is not the best Stones album, but it's not bad. The first two songs, Love Is Strong and You Got Me Rocking each get a fair amount of radio airplay. Both are on the compilation Forty Licks, which I'm pretty sure I purchased in CD form around the time of release in 2002. Voodoo Lounge itself is just fine, and it's worth a listen. The Stones have many truly great albums that you should definitely check out.