- rock, blues rock
- 41 min
- 8 tracks
- Rolling Stones Records
Black and Blue is the thirteenth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 23 April 1976, by Rolling Stones Records.
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Character
Spare, classical in form, grave and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
Who loves it, who doesn't
No profiled raters yet.
Ask the title
A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
YesNoUnclear
Reviews
No reviews yet.
What critics gave it
Each outlet on its own scale.
- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideA−
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
- The Great Rock Discography6/10
- MusicHound3/5 ★
- NME7/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 ★
- The Village VoiceA−
- Tom HullB+
As listed in the ratings box of Wikipedia’s article (CC BY-SA). Not part of Tastebuds's numbers.
Tracks
- A1Hot Stuff5:21
- A2Hand of Fate4:28
- A3Cherry Oh Baby3:57
- A4Memory Motel7:09
- B1Hey Negrita4:59
- B2Melody5:50
- B3Fool to Cry5:06
- B4Crazy Mama4:34
8 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Rolling Stones
- Label
- Rolling Stones Records
- Released
- April 23, 1976
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
Listen or buy
From MusicBrainz, the earliest official release of this album.
Where to listen
Each opens a search for this album on that service.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Tastebuds Other media included when they land close.
- Full Circle 197288% alikeBoth spare, grave, classical in form.
- Goats Head Soup 197386% alikeBoth spare, classical in form, grave.
- Unchained 199686% alikeBoth spare, grave, classical in form.
- Both spare, classical in form, grave.
- Turn Blue 201484% alikeBoth spare, grave, classical in form.
- It’s Hard 198284% alikeBoth spare, classical in form, grave.
- Money and Cigarettes 198384% alikeBoth spare, classical in form, grave.
- Then Play On 196983% alikeBoth spare, classical in form, grave.
That Night 199267% alikeFilm · Both classical in form, spare, grave.
The book of longings 202067% alikeBook · Both classical in form, grave, earnest.