A Bigger Bang
by The Rolling Stones
  • Record Label: Virgin
  • Release Date: Sep 6, 2005
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7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 76 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 76
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 76
  3. Negative: 9 out of 76

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  1. jrocker
    Aug 2, 2013
    4
    I dont like this album.I think this is the worst album that rolling stones have ever produced.But a few songs are really good like rough justice and for their age the album is good.So it seems to me this is a bad album but a really good effort for their age
  2. JackFlash16
    Mar 9, 2012
    8
    A solid later days Stones album and sure it's no Exile On Main St. or Sticky Fingers but it doesn't need to be. It is a compilation of great songs that make the Stones sound more like themselves than they have since Tattoo You. "Rough Justice" is a great rock track and it probably the best song they've done in twenty years. "Let Me Down Slow" is a great up-tempo ballad and "Rain Fall Down"A solid later days Stones album and sure it's no Exile On Main St. or Sticky Fingers but it doesn't need to be. It is a compilation of great songs that make the Stones sound more like themselves than they have since Tattoo You. "Rough Justice" is a great rock track and it probably the best song they've done in twenty years. "Let Me Down Slow" is a great up-tempo ballad and "Rain Fall Down" is a catchy "Miss You" esque dance tune. "Back Of My Hand" is pure blues and it's great to hear the boys going back to their roots with this one. "Oh, No Not You Again" and "Driving Too Fast" round out the great songs on the albums.… Expand
  3. zachm
    May 8, 2007
    9
    its good
  4. StéphanieV
    Apr 11, 2007
    10
    Great album! Definately 1000% STONES, blows your mind! They've done it again the Rolling Stones made a abso-fucking-lutely magnificent album once more ! The lyrics sound great - good old Jagger/Richards teamwork :) - and the RIFFS & MUSIC what can I say bold as ever. Every single 21th century band can wrap up, go home and change their nappies 'cos the Rolling Stones are in town Great album! Definately 1000% STONES, blows your mind! They've done it again the Rolling Stones made a abso-fucking-lutely magnificent album once more ! The lyrics sound great - good old Jagger/Richards teamwork :) - and the RIFFS & MUSIC what can I say bold as ever. Every single 21th century band can wrap up, go home and change their nappies 'cos the Rolling Stones are in town again; LEAN & Mean as ever...… Expand
  5. DrewJ
    Jan 31, 2007
    10
    Rolling Stones still and will forever have what most bands going today can only dream about...straight through great ablum...The rest of modern rock has just got the shit kicked out of them by seventy year olds
  6. DuckCD
    Dec 18, 2006
    10
    This is a very fine album, heartfelt and fierce like all their best work, but also tender, generous and brave enough to expose wounds that would sound silly in younger mouths. While it's not as darkly bold as "Undercover," which remains way underrated, its songs sneak up on you over time. You don't even realize till Track 4 that you're back in deep Stones territory... and This is a very fine album, heartfelt and fierce like all their best work, but also tender, generous and brave enough to expose wounds that would sound silly in younger mouths. While it's not as darkly bold as "Undercover," which remains way underrated, its songs sneak up on you over time. You don't even realize till Track 4 that you're back in deep Stones territory... and then it keeps going deeper.… Expand
  7. ChuckS
    Sep 23, 2006
    4
    Not much to say about this.........lots of songs but .the lyrics are juvenile without much imagination. The drums and guitars let you know right off its the Stones, however.
  8. steveL
    Mar 23, 2006
    6
    I find it a mixed bag. They can still write the riffs but the lyrics are a bit weak. Time to lose Don Was as producer and find someone willing to give orders rather than take them.
  9. BeaufordeP
    Feb 10, 2006
    10
    This is the best rock album of 2005. The Stones reclaim the crown. There is some filler toward the end, but the body of this album is stunning in its eclecticism, range, and execution. Simply a breathtaking ride...the kind of album no other band in the world could make any more...or even dare try...except for the Stones.
  10. MickJagger
    Jan 22, 2006
    9
    There's no way that you can hate these guys! They are too cool for school! From the beginning to the end, the california raisins kick major butt!
  11. MikeS
    Jan 1, 2006
    9
    One of the best albums they have ever done. I can't get enough of it.
  12. NickR
    Dec 27, 2005
    10
    This is the best Stones album since Tattoo You & probably better than Exile on Main Street. The boys sound great as their songs cross over from hard rock to rock to r&b & even a little pop. There is something for everyone. Mick sounds great & Keith once again shows why he is the soul of the band. Ron & Charlie don't miss a beat. This offering isn't just for the fans....it's This is the best Stones album since Tattoo You & probably better than Exile on Main Street. The boys sound great as their songs cross over from hard rock to rock to r&b & even a little pop. There is something for everyone. Mick sounds great & Keith once again shows why he is the soul of the band. Ron & Charlie don't miss a beat. This offering isn't just for the fans....it's for music lovers.… Expand
  13. LauraS
    Dec 13, 2005
    10
    I wasn't expecting too much when I bought Bigger Bang since their last few albums weren't the Stones of old. But now, since listening to it every day in my car, I absolutely think its one of their best albums in their history. It has the classic rock sound of the Stones, along with the bluesiness that has made them the greatest band of all time.
  14. PaulG
    Dec 10, 2005
    9
    There is only a few songs i don`t like. In an age of "idol" music..i needed some grit. It`s in this album. It also has blues and country reference songs that show their roots. What`s interesting is if this band had never made an album and i heard bigger bang as their first i would consider the same rating...to judge it otherwise against a back catalogue is pointless..it may be the last There is only a few songs i don`t like. In an age of "idol" music..i needed some grit. It`s in this album. It also has blues and country reference songs that show their roots. What`s interesting is if this band had never made an album and i heard bigger bang as their first i would consider the same rating...to judge it otherwise against a back catalogue is pointless..it may be the last album and therefore there will be nothing to judge as a forward catalogue. they`re only songs...no one said "You have to eat it!"… Expand
  15. SteveJ
    Dec 9, 2005
    10
    Positively the best work the Rolling Stones have done since Tatoo You. Outstanding gutar riffs and interplay between Wood and Richards, Jaggers vocal ability is at its peak ranging from soulfull to blues to all out rock and roll. No otherband in the world today would put out an album like this containing a MOR power ballad, a electric Delta blues and punk rocking songs. The versatility in Positively the best work the Rolling Stones have done since Tatoo You. Outstanding gutar riffs and interplay between Wood and Richards, Jaggers vocal ability is at its peak ranging from soulfull to blues to all out rock and roll. No otherband in the world today would put out an album like this containing a MOR power ballad, a electric Delta blues and punk rocking songs. The versatility in this band is outstanding they can take any genre and make it there own.… Expand
  16. JimR
    Nov 22, 2005
    9
    best since tatoo you, mixes all areas of stones sound since the exile days, if they are going out on this one it's a fitting end!!
  17. [Anonymous]
    Nov 20, 2005
    2
    just because they rocked a long time ago doesnt make this album likeable. in other words it sux.
  18. PaulH
    Nov 7, 2005
    3
    It's just boring music, from what use to be a great band, it's so dull and long. they should of ended the band after "Some Girls", we all know this though some (most) are in denial. The Stones have been embarassing themselves for the last 25 years.
  19. AlanR
    Nov 7, 2005
    0
    Why won't Mick Jagger just die already? Then I might be able to listen to their back catalogue and not feel dirty.
  20. SatanicMajestyColombia
    Nov 4, 2005
    7
    No glowing moments, and still the over-and-over-again-dull-guitar-riffs. It's fairly nice to see the Stones rockin' once again as they seem to never sell out. And, yeah... Jagger is a charmy guy but his band they all got stuck into that fakie/rockin' sound of their last albums: "Flip the Switch" and all that... no rock progression since "Respectable" see? And let me finish No glowing moments, and still the over-and-over-again-dull-guitar-riffs. It's fairly nice to see the Stones rockin' once again as they seem to never sell out. And, yeah... Jagger is a charmy guy but his band they all got stuck into that fakie/rockin' sound of their last albums: "Flip the Switch" and all that... no rock progression since "Respectable" see? And let me finish with something: the Stones are the most "mere" Rock band so, expect no progression on forthcoming albums, as it has been for the last 20 years or so... It's been "Only Rock n Roll... But I Like it"… Expand
  21. David
    Nov 3, 2005
    7
    I don't really understand all of this stuff about "the lyrics are bad.," and the comparisons to Spinal Tap. The Stones have always had willfully ridiculous lyrics and vocals ("I was making love last night/To a dancer friend of mine/I can't seem to stay in step/'Cause she come every time that she pirouettes over me" or check out the bridge of the song "Take it or Leave It." I don't really understand all of this stuff about "the lyrics are bad.," and the comparisons to Spinal Tap. The Stones have always had willfully ridiculous lyrics and vocals ("I was making love last night/To a dancer friend of mine/I can't seem to stay in step/'Cause she come every time that she pirouettes over me" or check out the bridge of the song "Take it or Leave It." You think Jagger doesn't know that lyrics like "The moon is yellow but I'm like jello/Staring down your tits " or "You look like your totally spaced/Your breath's got a horrible taste/You look like a leper, dressed as Sergeant Pepper" are completely ridiculous? The man is not an idiot. The Stones presentation has always been campy and overblown. One other thing...people who say that there is "nothing new" about this. That seems like a recycled criticism to me, and one that's not particularly observant. Do people really expect the Stones to start radically innovating and changing their music? Plus, more insightful listeners will realize that this rocks much harder than any of their last albums.… Expand
  22. Rev.Rikard
    Oct 8, 2005
    4
    This album contains the lyric, 'I''ve been traveling, but I don't know where." The content of the album answers Jagger's dillema. The Stones haven't gone anywhere. There is nothing new about his album. It sounds like some old Stone sounds created to make a money-making tour possible. The only positive contribution this album makes to the Stones vast, mostly This album contains the lyric, 'I''ve been traveling, but I don't know where." The content of the album answers Jagger's dillema. The Stones haven't gone anywhere. There is nothing new about his album. It sounds like some old Stone sounds created to make a money-making tour possible. The only positive contribution this album makes to the Stones vast, mostly good, body of work is Jagger's new-found ability to articulate. You can almost understand his every word! In earlier days the Stones could rock you with raw senusality that arose from Richard's powerful, unique manner of playing rythm guitar, accompanied by Jagger's gutteral growl. The lyric didn't have to be understood. Now, in their sixties the lyrics have to matter! Consequently, we have acceptable lyrics and music that has lost it once obvious sexuality.… Expand
  23. PeterM
    Oct 5, 2005
    6
    A bit disappointing,. I'm in the minority - I preferred their last two albums. Poorly produce, but worth a listen if only for the tightest rhythm section in rock; Jones and Watts are terrific
  24. CarlosM
    Oct 4, 2005
    10
    Their Best Album since "Exile". It´s strong, smood, country. blues. They are The Rolling Stones.
  25. mechalln
    Oct 2, 2005
    0
    crap! all crap! god i h8 these guys! if our country and our leaders suck so much, go live somewhere else! totally overrated artists.
  26. Matt
    Sep 29, 2005
    7
    It feels a little desperate to seem relevant, but there are many solid Rolling Stones moments.
  27. PatM
    Sep 28, 2005
    10
    Bought it today (Netherlands), I didn't buy it earlier 'cause I didn't expect much. Positive reviews and a number 1 entry in the album top 100 in the Netherlands convinced me to buy it. .................I've been jumping, bounching and shuffling for an hour or two right now. Very inspiring and energetic, I'm again proud to be a Stones fan. I'm not into Bought it today (Netherlands), I didn't buy it earlier 'cause I didn't expect much. Positive reviews and a number 1 entry in the album top 100 in the Netherlands convinced me to buy it. .................I've been jumping, bounching and shuffling for an hour or two right now. Very inspiring and energetic, I'm again proud to be a Stones fan. I'm not into comparing with older material, still going strong that's more important. Can't wait to see them performing next year.… Expand
  28. CosmoP
    Sep 27, 2005
    4
    Glad to see Rolling Stone magizine still likes to suck dick.
  29. jcarlson
    Sep 25, 2005
    2
    The writing is weak and juvenile. Jagger has be come bitter and Richard and Wood can't lift these tunes above that or the song structure.
  30. RandyD
    Sep 19, 2005
    10
    INCREDIBLE!!!!!! IS THERE AN 11 IN THE RATING CHART? Best Rolling Stones album in years!!!!!!Mick Jagger still has it!!!!! Lyrics and performing!!
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Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. AllMusic
    80
    A strong, engaging, cohesive Rolling Stones album that finds everybody in prime form.
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  2. Amazon.com
    70
    Some of their best work in nearly two decades.
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  3. Billboard
    40
    16 songs of stalwart Stones riffs that almost compensate for generally embarrassing lyrics. [10 Sep 2005]
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