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[Loco Mo]

I don't know how many times I've read/heard that the Rolling Stones' Satanic Majesty was their answer to the Sgt Pepper album.

I don't understand it.  No comparison.  And no good songs IMO.  Also, the sonic quality was poor.  And you don't get that unique Jagger vocal style on any of those songs which further lessens its overall appeal.

[Moogmodule]

Satanic was a bit of a hodge podge. And the cover art was a bit embarrassing. There’s a few decent songs on it though I think. She’s a Rainbow is a Stones classic.  2000 light years, 2000 Man and Citadel I like. And it’s unique for the only stones album to have a Bill Wyman song. Not a great song admittedly. We’d have to wait til the early 80s for the peak of Bill’s art with Je Suis Un Rock Star.

This was also the last gasp of the Stones as a 60s pop act really. After this they started their run of classic ragged bluesy albums with Beggars Banquet. So maybe this was the one that put away their pretensions of competing with the Beatles as an eclectic, experimental pop act.

On the sonic quality yes there was no comparison how the stones recorded with the Beatles.

[nimrod]

On the sonic quality yes there was no comparison how the stones recorded with the Beatles.

And they The Beatles expressed some jealousy about The Stones recording on better equipment in the USA.

[Moogmodule]

And they The Beatles expressed some jealousy about The Stones recording on better equipment in the USA.

Not sure what they were worried about. Beatle records sound much better than stones records up to 68. Unless they had access to 8 track before them.