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Fantastic Four-Album Streaks: The Rolling Stones From 1976 to 1981
The Rolling Stones produced four notable albums between 1976 and 1981: *Black and Blue*, *Some Girls*, *Emotional Rescue* and *Tattoo You*. The article argues that this later run deserves recognition alongside the band’s more celebrated late-1960s and early-1970s work, showing how they adapted their sound while retaining their distinctive character.
*Black and Blue* introduced auditioning guitarists, with Ronnie Wood joining the band after Mick Taylor’s departure. *Some Girls* brought disco and funk influences, while *Emotional Rescue* mixed those styles with rock and soul despite criticism of its title track. For *Tattoo You*, the band drew on older recordings amid tensions between Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, arranging its first side around rockers and its second around ballads.
In short
- The article highlights a four-album Rolling Stones run from 1976 to 1981.
- Ronnie Wood joined after Mick Taylor left.
- *Tattoo You* paired rockers with ballads from older recordings.
Explained simply
The Rolling Stones are a British rock band formed in the early 1960s, best known for songs shaped by the contrasting contributions of singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards. Guitarist Mick Taylor left in 1974, and Ronnie Wood joined after playing with the band during sessions for Black and Blue.
In the late 1970s, disco and funk were influencing popular music, and the Stones incorporated elements of those styles into albums such as Some Girls and Emotional Rescue. Tattoo You later combined newly arranged older recordings, with faster rock songs on one side and ballads on the other. This period shows how the band’s sound changed as musical fashions and relationships within the group shifted.