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It’s been nearly 60 years since the Rolling Stones stormed out of their sleepy London town to become “the world’s greatest rock & roll band,” and, in that time, they’ve put out more than two-dozen greatest-hits compilations. You’d think we wouldn’t need another one, but as Honk shows, it’s the more interesting sets that shine their light on smaller slivers of the Stones’ catalogue.
This new collection focuses on the band’s output since 1971. Honk is the most holistic look at the group’s last three decades to date and makes a case for reassessing the band’s more “professional” years. But no matter how skilled the band became in the studio, it’s on the road where they earned their “world’s greatest” mantle, and the bonus live cuts here prove their vitality, with triumphant live concert performances with Dave Grohl, Ed Sheeran and more. The brightest light on the whole three-disc compilation, though, is Jagger’s duet with Florence Welch on “Wild Horses.” Her voice flutters gracefully around his and you can hear him warm to her immediately. It’s a latter-day triumph with no sweeping exits or offstage lines that shows the Stones’ enduring power. They’re still the best!
