Actually, instead of Hot Rocks or any of the individual albums, the 
best kick-off point may be a different best-of set, Big Hits (High Tide 
And Green Grass).  Absolutely killer set, including "Satisfaction," 
"The Last Time," "Not Fade Away," "19th Nervous Breakdown," "Get Off My 
Cloud," "As Tears Go By," "Tell Me," "It's All Over Now"...the very 
best intro to the Stones ever. The follow-up Through The Past Darkly 
includes "Jumping Jack Flash" and "Honky Tonk Women," though I still 
think the firtst set is nonpareil as a Rolling Stones pop primer.  (In 
college, my girlfriend swiped my Big Hits LP, along with my Buddy Holly 
and Who best-of sets; I hadda marry her to get 'em all back.  As a 
bonus, though, she now shares her Kinks' Greatest Hits LP with me....)

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-----Original Message-----
From: Stacy Lynn <stacylists@gmail.com>
To: audities@smoe.org
Sent: Thu, 12 May 2005 16:19:50 -0400
Subject: new to Stones

  Lets say I never really listened to any Rolling Stones.  And lets say
of what Stones I have heard, I definately preferred the earlier poppy
stuff to the later bluesier stuff.  Also keeping in mind what you may
know of my musical taste...

What would you recommend I listen to to introduce me properly to the
Rolling Stones?

Stacy