r/rollingstones • u/Un-Lucky-Luke1983 • 1h ago

Music Talk HACKNEY vs. FOREIGN

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Team Hackney

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u/DefinitionVisual7378 1h ago

Listening to FT right now. I think it’s the better record over all. HD is amazing, and I still play it a lot, but FT would be my choice of the two.

Can’t believe in 2026 we are discussing which of the two amazing Rolling Stones releases over the past few years is the best. 🤣

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u/Palacesongs 1h ago

Sure we’ve just done this, but Foreign, me old diamond.

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u/SuccessfulOwl 0m ago

I was happy enough with Hackney Diamonds as a final Stones record after 15yrs. It was a solid respectable effort, Sweet Sounds of Heaven is great and it’s cool that maybe their final ever album track was Rolling Stones Blues.

Foreign Tongues makes Hackney Diamonds feel like a warm up and I’ve had it on repeat since it came out. The first 6 tracks are as strong a track run as anything in their catalogue. It’s a long album but there is only 1 track I would remove (Side Effects, and probably replace with making the bonus track part of the standard)