Rolling Stones Albums- Rock Forever

Few bands can claim immortal popularity. The Rolling Stones merch and albums are proof however that this band deserves to live forever in its music. The group’s music has been alive for close to five decades, earning for the group a whopping more than 200 million album sales, numerous recognitions and repeated inductions in various halls of fame and all time lists.

The band first became public in 1962. At that time, current front man Mick Jagger and his friend Keith Richards began performing as the Rollin’ Stones. They were joined by Brian Jones on guitar, Ian Stewart on piano, Mick Taylor on bass and Tony Chapman on drums. Other members that came in later were Charlie Watts on drums and Bill Wyman on bass. Before Jagger came into the forefront, it was Jones who was considered the leader. It was from him that the band’s name came from. Every fan of Rolling Stones CDs however would now most likely know Jagger and Richards more than Jones.

From their initial stint as a club act, the group signed a deal with Decca records in 1963. Because Decca made the mistake of turning down the Beatles, the deal set before the group was said to have been more generous than usual, giving them high royalty rates, artistic control and choice of material for recording. The band’s first single was released in the same year but this was to be the start of brief tough times for the boys. The quality of songs produced from this point on had little originality and appeal and even the members’ appearances had been openly criticized.

The succeeding year was a better time for the band. They took higher positions in the music charts with renditions of the Little Red Rooster and It’s All Over Now. This ushered a new era of band store hits for the band which now include Satisfaction, Paint it Black, Mother’s Little Helper, Ruby Tuesday and Midnight Rambler. As the group grew more popular, there were more requests for original Rolling Stones materials.

By the 1970s it was clear that the group already had a firm grasp in the music industry. They became such an important part of pop culture that they were able to survive with their own label after they parted ways with Decca. At the height of their popularity, they left English soil and made France their official base.

The 80s is perhaps considered the peak period for the band. This was also the decade when the biggest conflict rocked the group. Previous decades had their share of members coming and going; personal clashes; drug charges and member deaths. The 80s however saw the two band pillars, Jagger and Richards collide. It took several years for them to partially patch their differences. They came together in 1989 as the group entered the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

In the 90s the members stuck together but each member started to build projects of their own. It was then that they entered a seven year phase of not producing new songs for albums. This empty spell was only broken in 2005 with a Bigger Bang.

Although the band has grown considerably older, Rolling Stones CDs still remain hot on album racks. Their work continues to be hits even when they’re already old classics.