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Podcast: The CAT Club (Classic Album Thursdays)
Episode: THE ROLLING STONES – BEGGAR’S BANQUET
Description: THE ROLLING STONES – BEGGAR’S BANQUET with special guest Paul Sexton.
This interview took place before and after we listened to the vinyl album.
In 1968 the Stones forsook psychedelic experimentation to return to their blues roots on this celebrated album, which was immediately acclaimed as one of their landmark achievements.
A strong acoustic Delta blues flavour colours much of the material, particularly “Salt of the Earth” and “No Expectations,” which features some beautiful slide guitar work. Basic rock & roll was not forgotten, however: “Street Fighting Man,” a reflection of the political turbulence of 1968, was one of their...