Steel Wheels (studio album) by The Rolling Stones

Incredibly bland and mediocre.

Perfectly fine for what it is but really not a single notable song on here. Painfully average for the Stones.

Best song(s): Rock and a Hard Place; Almost Hear You Sigh

From Sandrof1969 02/11/2018 16:00

Senza infamia e senza lode

From Fischman 01/11/2017 23:11

Not a bad album, but most of these tracks would barely make it as the last bit of filler on earlier stones records.

Above most average rock bands albums but it's The Stones so we're expecting more.
Hearing the tracks separatedly they are ok for the most part with 3 or 4 standing above the rest.
I don't like the sound production too much. Sometimes it sound too harsh or cold.

Anyway will rate 7.5 because it fall short of the "very good" territory while being a well rounded album neverthless.

Final word: make this little experiment. Put a couple of songs from an album of the same period from another artist -an album you rate better than SW-. Then put a couple of songs from this one. See what happens.

Meh. Nothing to like and nothing to hate. Pretty easy to forget this one exists.

This really is an underrated album. I know it's the slick, mtv, corporate rolling stones record, but it has some great tracks. Best are rock and a hard place, almost hear you sigh and the wonderful continental drift. I think mixed emotions is a good song too, although it's probably the least interesting stones single released up to that point. It's no exile or let it bleed, but it has its moments. Keith's two show pieces can't be seen and slipping away are both good too. Whether this album is one of their best, which it isn't, or worst, which again it isn't, it's still an incredibly enjoyable one, and in the end, I guess that is all that matters.

Another in a long line of just OK "Stones" albums. I have not listened to it in years. Meh...

From Eastwood 04/12/2015 21:29

Good album. Best 10 songs average is 86,5/100 and the album can get good 85/100. Best songs are "Mixed emotions" and "Rock and a hard place" both 90/100. Most other songs are good 85/100, some are only just good and "Break the spell" is average only.
Genre: Rock

From Tamthebam 10/12/2014 06:40

Not their best but a definite return to form. Its a better album than people think, an all round good stones album. Almost Hear You Sigh stands out, other good songs are Sad Sad Sad, Hearts For Sale & Rock and A Hard Place.