Aftermath

The sheer brilliance of Paint it Black brought this up to a 3, and the deeply rapey energy of Under My Thumb pushed it right back down.

If Mick Jagger has million number of haters i am one of them . if Mick Jagger has ten haters i am one of them. if Mick Jagger have only one hater and that is me . if Mick Jagger has no haters, that means i am no more on the earth . if world for the Mick Jagger, i am against the world. i hate #MickJagger till my last breath.. .. Die Hard hater of Mick Jagger . Hit Like If you Think Mick Jagger Worst singer & Dumb In the world

Not a fan of the beatles but fine

Shame that some of the more exciting instrumentals from the Stones have to be paired with their most alarmingly misogynistic lyrics

i mean it’s the rolling stones so of course they’re influential but not their best work. the songs were just incredibly repetitive to a very obnoxious point. nothing much to say other than that.

I would love to suck on the vinegar tits of Mick Jagger. All that leathery goodness. Ooooh mama. Pour a bottle of Head and Shoulders shampoo on my thighs and slap me silly. Yee haw!

The beginning of the Stones really sounding like the Stones. Recording is still a little rough, although Brian Jones' use of whatever instruments were around lifts the sound into something fresher than most of their contemporaries. Going home is waaaaay too long, just a noodly blues jam. It shows the beginning of their dynamic playing style and playing off each other, but I'm not sure we needed 11 minutes of a under baked idea. I think I prefer either their earlier less polished and more bluesy records, or their later material where they are more confident in their own thing. And the misogyny is staggering. Women are either berated and belittled, subjugated, or raised onto pedestals (setting them up for failure?) I'm really not sure I could listen to this frequently.

Repatative and boring. Maybe they should have stuck with the covers. And why is this so long? And how are the stones considered as big as the Beatles? This is all I thought about while listening to this creepy to underage girls snoozefest of a record.

The stones are awful when they’re bad and decent when good. I never want to hear a stones album again please and thank you. mick jagger and his mates made shit music and went “oi lets tribute this to all the fathers out there”

This is where the Stones really start to step it up and creatively branch out in the recording studio. Undoubtedly inspired by The Beatles "Rubber Soul" doing the very same thing the year before. I mean, The Stones started recording this album 3 days after "Rubber Soul" was released. I don't think that was a coincidence. They were in a sort of musical "space race" with The Beatles at the time. Beatles comparisons aside, this is a great album, and where they really start to come into their own as songwriters. They certainly have a distinctly darker perspective - which can sometimes come across as overbearing and sometimes as refreshing, depending on my mood. Although "Mother's Little Helper" was one of the first Stones songs I really fell in love with, I think I prefer the US version for its inclusion of "Paint It, Black." What a way to open an album.

No. 227/1001 Paint It, Black 4/5 Stupid Girl 3/4 Lady Jane 3/5 Und er My Thumb 3/5 Doncha Brother Me 3/5 Think 3/5 Flight 505 3/5 High And Dry 3/5 It's Not Easy 3/5 I Am Waiting 3/5 Going Home 3/5 Average: 3,09 Another okay album by the Stones. I'm a bit disappointed that all their albums so far have been this way. Some incredible songs, but the albums Overall aren't that great.

The Rolling Stones might be the most overrated band in the world. 1

Between the feeling that this is the best Stones album I've listened to so far and my recent turnaround on Steely Dan, I've a suspicion that I'm simply getting back into a rock mood. But a couple songs into the B side (of the UK release, Paint It Black is a great song but not worth shortening the tracklist for marketing [I listened to it after finishing the UK version]) I was nodding my head to Out of Time. This one doesn't blend in the same way I complained Beggars did, and seems more interesting than Sticky Fingers in every category.

it's the stones - what more can i say? vocals go from playful to calming, incredibly solid guitar played in interesting ways. lots of awesome harmonica! great song structures and writing in general. very warm sounds, obviously a sense of nostalgia stemming from how timeless and iconic this band's sound is. "lady jane" is beautiful and i love the harpsichord. "under my thumb" has a great lead melody and a driving rhythm that immediately causes foot-tapping. "out of time" is great. the vocals are great and the harmonies make me smile. cute bell sound and great bassline. fun rolling drums and off-beat guitar, a really nice song. really consistent and easy to listen to - to the point where some songs blur together, although perhaps with repeated listens they might start to stand apart. first impressions led to no immediate stand-out songs.

Great early Stones album. Another example of why they're the greatest rock and roll band of all time. I like the Mick Taylor albums better but this is classic stuff.

The Stones at their best, a golden age far much better than their later career from the 80s on.

So... Which version should be rated here? The US album, with the iconic "Paint It Black"? Or the UK L.P., which doesn't have that hit single, yet harbors the equally iconic "Mother's Little Helper" and "Out Of Time"? Fortunately, both versions include the bittersweet melody of "Lady Jane", the long yet fascinating blues dirge of "Goin' Home" and the stellar hooks of "Under My Thumb". I guess I should probably take a star away from the LP because of the misogynistic lyrics of that latter song. Yet I always take the contentsof those lyrics content as the self-delusion of the immature male protagonist singing them. And so I refuse to take those words very seriously. Maybe I'm in the wrong here. And maybe it's because the album is so good musically speaking that I can't face the truth. In that case, I'm probably as self-deluded as the young man in that song. 4.5 stars, rounded up to 5, then. Number of albums left to review: 463 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 254 (including this one). Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 125 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 160

"Going Home" made me love the album. I can hear how the musicians feel the pleasure of playing the song. It's interesting to read about the history of the Aftermath. I didn't know that there were such big differences between UK and US markets.

"Aftermath" is the fourth British and sixth US studio album by The Rolling Stones. It was recorded in California and with their previous success allowed The Stones more recording time. It is also considered their artistic breakthrough with all original compositions credited to Jagger and Richards. Many think artistically influenced by what The Beatles were doing. Lots of background on this album. The music itself goes outside of their previous Chicago Blues and R&B styles into pop, folk, country, pyschedelic, baroque and Middle Eastern especially with Brian Jones' use of the sitar, dulcimer, Japanese koto and marimbas. Lyrically, Jones and Richard explore themes of love, sex, desire, power, dominance, hate obsession and modern society. Some of the lyrics, even at that time, were viewed as misogynistic. One of the reasons was the women with whom Jagger, Richards and Jones were involved with and included love triangles, bad relationships and drugs. There were two different versions of the album released; due the US market, the US version is shorter. It also contains the song "Paint It Black" which the UK version does not. This album was also a big commercial success both in the UK and US. Since the randomizer showed the UK album cover, I listened to that version. The album begins with "Mother's Little Helper" about a housewive's dependence on drugs to get her through the day. Needless to say not the last drug song The Stones would write. That Eastern guitar riff. Rolling bass. "Stupid Girl" is about a bad relationship Jagger had and some put in the misogynistic category. The organ and electric piano are prominent. The third song "Lady Jane" continues the change of styles with this one more baroque pop. Jones' dulicer and Richards' acoustic guitar at the forefront. Hey, a romantic courtship..something positive. And then we come to one of the more challenging drinking game-songs around in "Under My Thumb." One must take a drink of their cocktail of choice every time Under My Thumb is said, which is 14 times. No, I didn't do it today....yet. Great groove. Jones' marimbas. Jagger still seeking revenge from a bad relationship. The first two songs on the second side, "Flight 505" and "High and Dry" return The Stones to more of the blues form. Poor Mick as he continues his women misery in "Out of Time." Brian Jones also continues his brilliance with the use of marimbas and a vibraphone. Maybe my favorite song on the album. I don't know exactly what Jagger is singing about but "I Am Waiting" is another great example of The Stones going into different styles: folk, baroque pop of sorts. I don't remember hearing "I Think." I must have. It is probably their most simple and straight-forward rock-pop song on the album. Great song and actually charted in the UK. I once owned (the US version) this on cassette, long gone now. I need to own this again. I know I didn't appreciate it at the time but the change of styles and especially Brian Jones are both fantastic. A must listen.

Amazing that this album came out around the time of Rubber Soul. It shows a similar experimental style and has such breadth while staying distinctly Stones. Jagger and Richards wrote all these songs (no covers) and this album shows how good they were.

The beginning of something special

Can't go wrong with the stones!

Love this album. Hadn’t listened to it in awhile.

The algorithm has brought this not longer after ‘Let it Bleed’ and ‘Bring it all back home’, and has me thinking about what makes a record dated, like this one, and near-contemporaries, like the other two, not. It’s the difference between being planted into a past moment by a work, where it feels live, and looking back at that moment - it’s the distance. Forgive me; this doesn’t explain why I think ‘Aftermath’ is a relic, whereas ‘Let it bleed’ is resurrection on tape (sorry Ian Brown). Might be a materialist matter: this record contains novelty techniques that few would use now: stereo flourishes that do little other than call attention to themselves, dulcimer faux-baroque, recorded-in-an-oil-drum echoes, and unrelenting misogyny. The fuzz-bass on ‘Under My Thumb’ is brilliant, though! Still a great album. And once I start concentrating on Watts’ drumming, it’s happy trance time!

Listened to the UK version and then realized the US version has Paint It Black as the opener and the UK has Mother's Little Helper and those are both of my favorite songs from this album. Too bad they weren't both on the same album. I knew several of the other tunes here (I am waiting, under my thumb, stupid girl). A lot of the songs here felt way too long (Out of Time made me stop what I was doing and look to see how much was left). A lot of good sounds in here, but I probably would've preferred to listen to the shorter US version, which means I would've liked to hear a little less of this album.

Ça nasille du début à la fin, et ce n'est pas pour me déplaire. J'ai d'ailleurs beaucoup aimé cette fin d'album où l'on découvre Mick Jagger et David Bowie tout nus dans le même lit, nous affirmant à maintes reprises que ce n'est pas ce que nous croyons.

Les Rollign Stones sont surcôtés, mon ouvrage publié aux editions Demery, est toujours disponible dans toutes les librairies. Une réedition est d'ailleurs dans les tuyaux.

Lest tounes connues sont très bonnes, mais le reste est juste dun bon rock bien simple.

I’ve never had a very high opinion of The Rolling Stones and this album did little to change that. Who actually wants to hear Mick Jagger free-style for 11 minutes. [I listened to the UK version]

This is also outside of my comfort zone. I really just don’t get these classic rock bands. Old music mixes and recordings are mostly jarring and these songs in particular just sound annoyingly repetitive so far (I’m on track 6 of UK edition) I did listen to the US exclusive Paint It Black first and I honestly like that one. I’m halfway through the album and Paint It Black is the only song I like. Yeah, I hated this. The singing is nasal and everything is annoyingly repetitive. 1/10

really boggles the mind that people try to argue the stones are better than the Beatles. annoying, misogynist, repetitive. at least the beatles paired their misogyny with good music

Bullshit. Terrible album. Terrible band

I have such a heavy bias against The Stones - I find Mick Jagger insufferable and the music uncompelling. Misogynistic at best and unlistenable at worst. I appreciate the innovation to the scene but I’ll leave it there.

Listening to this entire album in one go confirms a long held suspicion that The Rolling Stones suck. Paint it Black was the only outlier on this album.

I subjected myself to less than half of this album. It's terrible. Stupid Girl especially is probably in my bottom 10 songs. The Rolling Stones have some good songs in their discography but it seems like they were mostly singles. The two albums I've heard from them on this list so far were some of the worst entries.

Geez, this is great.

This version has Mothers Little Helper rather than Paint It Black.

A good collection of bluesy Rolling Stones songs. 5 stars or A-.

Hoy toca volver a una de las vacas sagradas del rock, otra que también acompañó mi juventud universitaria. Disco con una cadencia sonora de esos años, tiene clasicazos como "Mother's little helper", "Under my thumb" o "Out of time" y otras canciones que redescubro como "Lady Jane", "I am waiting" o el cuelgue en "Going home", la que debe ser una de las canciones más largas de los Stones. Gran disco. Hasta mañana.

Pretty fun, still listening to more rock. Seems to use more folky string instrumentals as well as hard rock guitars for some exciting songs. Breezy lyrics to sing along to, are great. Definitely see why it's a classic, besides the big lead single

The best rolling stones album.

Even better if you listen to the mono version

Aftermath is the fourth studio album from the Rolling Stones, and the first of entirely original material. This was the first milestone in the extensive songwriting career of Jagger and Richards, and this album is regarded as the Stones' first masterpiece. These songs are a development from the band's early focus on blues and R&B standards, and incredible example of the sound that made them the biggest rock band in the world. This album captures an early rendition of the Stones' sound, with Jagger's brash swagger, and Richard's catchy, edgy guitar riffs. Brian Jones added elements not often found in popular music, like a sitar and a dulcimer. "Satisfaction," released the year prior, had made the band into stars, and this work started them on the path to become one of the most influential acts of popular music.

Bluesy greatness. No comments.

A revolutionary counterpart to the Beatles (the old discussion). In the time - context a clear 5-Star!

Great record!

So many classics

Get album full of hits

Early favorite

Wasnt familiar with this album; can tell its early stuff and I actually like it better than some of the later pop-ish

This record is an early Stones classic and has influenced rock and roll to this day. All original tracks, some edgier lyrics (for 60’s rock) and great exploration with different instrumental sounds. I’m not as familiar with the UK release so it was a great listen. Lady Jane is the only track I can live without.

The Stones break out from covers to become the best rock band ever.

9.9/10.

5 satrs

Although I prefer to adhere to the UK Beatles catalogue since it seems less manufactured and closer to the artists' intent, I'm tempted to reach for "Paint It, Black" (from the US release) to include here because it edges Aftermath into timelessness — of their early singles, "Mother's Little Helper" and "Under My Thumb" are already two of my favorite Stones entries. Really great record and an important document in rock and roll and British invasion.

Awesome

Classic

Must’ve been mind blowing at the time

Know them and their songs.

I actually really enjoyed this album and I'm not even a big fan of the Stones. It's really good.

Starts with an absolute classic, follows it with a dumb fun song. I'm familiar with this songs so I'm more enthralled by the order and decisions made with the album as a whole. I didn't got the Beatles comparisons until I listened to this album, the pase feels Beatle-esque. Going home closing just makes sense

Really good, paint it black is awesome! First RS Album I listened too, it was really good! Better than expected.

This is a banger! No more filling half the album with covers of American blues classics. At this point the Stones have truly come into their own, defining themselves as a creative force and establishing a foundation for what is to come. This is truly listening to history here.

Gran disco.

All time great!!!

I like the Rolling Stones. I like all of the songs. Stand-out: I Am Waiting

Cool

Often thought of as the first album where they really become the Rolling Stones. They say that you are either a Beatles fan or a Stones fan. While I am staunchly in the Beatles side of this argument, when the Stones are on they are hard to beat. Paint it Black is one of the GREAT rock and roll songs. The rest of the album holds pace with it and shows off just what they can do.

A true classic.

This album is great and Stones rock.

Great

Rock and roll at it's finest

Great album

Gran disco.

This is a wonderful stop on the journey of the Rolling Stones becoming the Rolling Stones. Some very cool boundary-pushing creativity here making for some very classic songs.

This album is chock full of great music (both the US and UK editions). I enjoyed both albums. Terrific!

Loved it

LOVED THIS!

Awesome

Solid album, loved the use of different instruments.

This, young listeners, was what all the fuss was about: Jagger and Richard emerging as a song-writing pair of immense significance on a landmark album for both them and popular music. With Brian Jones on marimba, dulcimer etc., etc.. (Shame about the casual misogyny).

Great album by a great band

"What a drag it is getting old..".they had no idea when they penned those words. This is an old fave for me, Aftermath, 4x4- great albums. I like the Stones, what's not to like, topical, you can sing along, they mix it up, plenty of hooks. The songs aren't sappy love songs. Flight 505- "of course I'll have a drink." These guys defined rock and roll and incredibly, they are still at it. The randomizer has been giving me a lot of Geezer Rock lately. 4.5 stars for this classic, I may round up.

Classic, loved it and some different genre varieties in this album

One of my intros to the Stones. Thank you Twisted Metal Black.

I picked up my mono Australian pressing for 2 bucks at Ashwoods Record Store sometime in the late 60’s. Before that, I was familiar with the single released in Australia - Mother’s Little Helper / Lady Jane & the odd album track that made it to radio at the time - Under My Thumb, Stupid Girl & Take It Or Leave It. I also knew Out Of Time, but the Chris Farlowe cover, not the Stones’ original. As for the other eight tracks, I didn’t hear them until that visit to Ashwoods. I doubt if the eleven & a half minutes of Goin’ Home was ever played on 60’s radio. The first Stones’ record with all Jagger/Richard compositions, this album has a diversity that, among British bands, only The Beatles had been able to achieve by this time. Side 1 is so good - a great band hitting its stride. And Side 2 is so diverse - High And Dry even provides some acoustic blues. This album sounds as good as it did when I first heard it.

8 / 10 Primer album en que los Rolling experimentan un poco con diferentes sonidos.

A good album from a legendary band. The earlier stuff was very bluesy. I believe a lot of their music is influenced by black American blues. Classic. Enjoyed it.

brilliant.

Classic Masterpiece. 🧑‍🍳

Classic! Lots of energy but also bluesy

5-

I like it a lot.

Love!

What a track to start an album with! Couple of genuinely awesome Stones tracks on here. This is probably their best.

"Aftermath" von den Rolling Stones gehört zu meinen Lieblingsalbum von ihnen. Es gibt darauf keinen einzigen Lückenfüller, sondern nur wunderbar arrangierte Musik. Es beginnt mit dem unglaublich fantastischem "Paint it black". Hier hört man auch die fantastische Art und Weise, wie Stereo eingesetzt wird. Mit Kopfhörern anhören ist ein Fest. Das sollte man natürlich mit dem ganzen Album. Auch wenn "Lady Jane" nur in Mono ist, ist es für eines der einfühlsamsten Ballade von ihnen . das Gitarrenspiel mit einer Art Zither so zart und schön, einfach unglaublich. Das Album ist unglaublich vielfältig und der Blues rückt etwas in den Hintergrund. Herausragend ist das Stück "Going home", das nicht nur wegen der Länge (11 Minuten) auffällt. Bekannt dürfte natürlich auch "Under my thumb" sein, das den schon eindeutigen Rolling Stone - Stil erkennen lässt. Und gerade das macht "Aftermath" aus: es sind keine Cover-Versionen mehr, sondern Eigenkompositionen. Ein großes Album.

A true masterpiece. And this one has so many good songs. And most of the songs I didn’t know where also very cool.

I forgot how much I like this one

I must admit, the Rolling Stones were not a must listen for me when I was younger. I grew to appreciate their music as I got older. I sort of think they need to stop now, like most bands after 50 years of playing. With that said, I still think that Lady Jane is such a great listen, and this is an overall stellar album. Peace.

Such a great album. The Stones moving out of the early stage and starting to experiment.