Aftermath

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

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.

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

Not a fan of the beatles but fine

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!

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.

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 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.

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”

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

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.

what a drag it is hearing an english guy sing kinda off tune about hating housewives?? IMMEDIATE nauseated emoji. AND THEN THE NEXT ONE IS LIKE "TEE HEE THIS GIRL IS SO STUCK UP AND STUPID"??? you dickhead shit idiot misogyny-puppeting-me-like-cordyceps-puppets-an-ant heterosexual im going to fucking kill you. yknow what those cordyceps & related funguses usually do is make the bug climb a tall plant and clamp onto it and then Die so the fungus spores can have a good vantage n airflow to be spread by the wind and i really feel like thats the vibe of mick jackoff making a studio album starting with an uninterrupted 5.5min of hating women. keep that shit to YOUR SELF. this little doot de doot de doot interlude doesnt do jack for me bc a) i just am built different and do not find english accent sexy (side note even i can notice how shit he is at doing a fancy voice which is funny. like when i learned australians cant do british accents any better than i can), and more importantly b) the instrumentation is cute but u talk abt women as objects and i hate u. THE NEXT SONG TOO?? GIRL??? AT LEAST I CAN BELIEVE THE FUCKING ACDC GUY MAKING SEX INNUENDOS ON PAR W A 9YO LIKES SOME WOMEN AS PEOPLE AND IS ATTRACTED TO THEM. i am PAUSING under my thumb to type this bc it makes me STEAMED DO YOU EVEN LIKE WOMEN??? man i like some rolling stones songs but this shit is so bad it makes me like the other stones songs i like LESS bcuz now i have to think about the blatant misogyny of the artist forever!! do u know how hard it is to make me like satisfaction by the rolling stones less!! im livid. WHO put this on the list of ALBUMS OF ALL TIME? A CISHET MAN I AM COMPLETELY SURE, A DIVORCED 1 BY NOW I PRAY. under my thumb is a song abt how hes happy and smug that hes an abusive controlling bf i think i am about to puke. might have to give this a did not complete guys. well thank goodness 5 songs in we get 1 thats not about hating women its just about being a jerk. OH. SO NOW U WANT TO HAVE ELEVEN MINUTES ABOUT WANTING TO GO HANG OUT WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND, LIKE YOU DIDNT SAY ALL THAT SHIT FOR THE FIRST SIXTEEN MINUTES OF THE ALBUM. yay you love fucking women and hate literally everything else about them i get it. i want to hunt this guy for sport that was eleven minutes and it sucked musically and lyrically oh my god ur kidding me. youre KIDDING me. its u guessed it anothersong about fucking being a piece of shit who hates women. BRO its shorter to list songs on this album that ARENT about hating women?? YEAH, TL:DR: I GOT TO LIKE 38 SECONDS INTO OUT OF TIME AND COULDNT DO IT ANYMORE. QUESTIONING THE VALIDITY OF THIS ENTIRE LIST OF ALBUMS IF IT HAS THIS SHIT IN IT. GENUINELY MAKING ME ANGRY. -9999999/5 STARS, GO FUCK YOURSELVES THE ROLLING STONES

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.

This? This is your mighty Stones? God, I woulda died of boredom if I hadn't kept being enraged by the misogyny.

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]

Well I liked paint it black.

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.

This was the first Stones album to be entirely written by Jagger and Richards, and, after a promising opening track with Paint It Black it quickly becomes problematic, to say the least. The level of misogyny here is quite jaw dropping, from calling women ‘Stupid Girls’ to wishing they were ‘Under My Thumb’ as revenge for asking to be treated as equals. On side two they then wonder why they are having a hard time living on their own. You do the math, Mick.

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.

Can't go wrong with the stones!

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.

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.

"Going Home" has some good stuff going on in the instrumental vamp, but is completely lacking in any vocal or lyrical interest. Typically, when you write an 11 minute song that is one guy soloing/improv over instrumentals, the soloist is, you know, enjoyable to listen to. Or they at least show off some kind of technical prowess in their performance. This is not the case here. Instead I just get to hear Mick Jagger moan and mumble about making sweet love to some poor girl.

These guy's are pedophiles

Man did I not realize that the rolling stones kind of sucked, this was a almost repugnant album that started great with paint it black, but then quickly turned to misogyny and songs about a past they never lived Fav song: Paint It Black

what the helly dog... who thought this was a good idea... the whole time i was thinking "wow i'm so dry right now". and i'm ovulating too.

Lyrics shady af

Most of the songs feel needy or are just straight derogative. They have a controlling/ gaslighty vibe with lots of blame game and narrow-sightedness.

Ew, just ew. The levels of overt mysogyny and narcissism make me realize what is extreme nowadays was so fucking normalized by the Rolling Stones in the 1960s. So happy to know a more equal world today.

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

Poor taste. Misogynistic, sexist, has not aged well at all. I’m obviously not a fan of the Rolling Stones , but this album is bad.

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.

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.

Ah, yes, the asshole album where the boys will be boys and the girls will be stupid. Don't care how many dulcimers Brian Jones brings to the table, it's not worth it. Still, Paint It Black and Under My Thumb are pretty awesome.

So “Lady Jane” is the song that Neil Young references is “Borrowed Tune” from Tonight’s The Night (“I'm singin' this borrowed tune I took from The Rolling Stones”), good to know. Otherwise, the songs you know from the radio or Wes Anderson films are the clear highlights here and a lot of the songs that aren’t well known are kind of forgettable. Not bad, just forgettable. A 3 star record if there ever was one: a few hits, some middling tracks. It’s fine.

Under my thumb is probably my favourite stones song! Decent overall

This starts out far stronger than what I remember of the other Rolling Stones album I've had in "Sticky Fingers" (which, admittedly, isn't a lot) - the energy levels are amplified from the word go via the opener "Paint it Black", which is far more closely indebted to actual HOOKS and catchy guitar passages rather than just wafting about aimlessly. This optimism didn't last long, however, as by the fourth track or so, the album just dissipated into horrible, repetitive white noise for me. The dodgy misogynistic lyrics don't help either. One good track does not an album make (or whichever spin you want to put on the phrase).

Hated almost every second of this. Angular guitar noises, terrible voice, bad melodies, silly do-wap 60s stuff. Maybe it hit in 1965 or whatever and made the ladies go crazy, but I'm no 1965 16 year old girl. "going home" is about 11 minutes too long. Misogyny abounds. Not sure how people can like this stuff.

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

Day 43 - September 10 Only good song was at the start. 1/5

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.

temazos, banco 10/10

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.

"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

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

Never a big fan of the Stones. They were just always... there. Not until later on during the Tattoo You tour in 80's did I actually pay more attention. Whether you dislike them or not, have to give credit to their longevity and talent. Having said that... first time listening to "Aftermath", and like most hit albums for me, I like some of the other songs that I did not hear 100s of times already.

The Stones emerge from the cocoon…

It's the Stones, so it sounds great, and it's a bit of a milestone album for them. Some of the tracks feel a little generic, but I listened to the US version and Paint It Black is my favorite Stones song, so it gets a bonus star for that. I wish it didn't omit Mother's Little Helper from the UK version, though.

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!

I roll my eyes at yet another Stones album, but I can tolerate Aftermath. With a few exceptions, it moves away from their blues roots and towards something a bit more rock-oriented. Going Home is one of those exceptions… and it’s pretty unbearable. Still, I have to admit this goes down much easier and feels more solid than most of their other albums. Aside of the most famous songs, somme tracks like It’s not easy and I am waiting are actually pretty good.

I didn't love them during this period

The first real Stones album with some great tracks like ‘Paint It Black’, but lacks the consistency of their later records and contemporaries like the Beatles and Kinks.

I couldn't believe after 7 or 8 minutes of Goin' Home that they still hadn't found their way there yet.

I can't believe there's only one more Stones album after this one (appears to be "Sticky Fingers"), although I definitely lost track at number 4 or 5 in this collection. This album definitely has the hallmarks of early Stones--thin sound, somewhat shrill aspect to Jagger's singing, less bluesy sound, etc.--but what a great move, at least in the US edition, to open up with the classic "Paint it black". Perhaps not so genius, though, to follow that with the truly asinine and extremely dated "Stupid girl" followed by the Zeppelin-esque ballad "Lady Jane". Thankfully, there are other classics on the album, especially "Under my thumb" and (UK only) "Mother's little helper", plus the semi-classic "Goin' home", to make up for the fairly weak and unsettlingly misogynistic filler songs throughout (apparently prompted by a lot of offstage drama involving fame, egos and puerile competition amongst the band). I guess it's good that Brian Jones was more involved on this album than its predecessor, but I've never been much of a fan of the sitar/dulcimer/psychedelica flourishes he brought along as well. Interesting, too, to read that concerns about the band's (or at least Jagger's) misogyny and cruelty towards women appears to have been largely an American concern, with the Brits seeing and accepting this as part of the 60s London "modern life" aesthetic, or (less plausibly) that this was a sophisticated social critique of sexual inequality. Overall, this strangely flawed album is a bit tough to rate, as it has some great Stones songs on it, completely offset by equally atrocious ones (and all of them written by the Stones), and it's all so far removed from 2026 that I have a hard time evaluating whether this was truly ground-breaking in 1966.

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.

it ok. really hate the song stupid girl

Extremely misogynistic lyrics and shitty vocals. 2/5 at best.

Paint it Black - 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Literally all the other songs on this album - ⭐️⭐️ (at best) How do you go from Paint it Black to a song called Stupid Girl? I enjoyed the guitar in Think and harmonica in High and Dry and that’s saving it from a single star rating

Like A Rolling Stone? Well I don't!!!!!!!

Another band where the singles are great but not really finding any hidden gems on the albums So if you took the singles away, this would be quite a bad record Strange to see there are versions of this album with different tracks

Solid Stones album with a couple of their better known hits. Would not really take the time to sit and listen to this otherwise - so it was ok but not great at all.

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A bunch of posh whiners trying to sound black

A Disappointing Journey Through 60s Rock Mythology After listening to Aftermath in its entirety, I'm left wondering how this album earned its reputation as a classic. While "Paint It Black" is an undeniable masterpiece (dark, hypnotic, and genuinely innovative with its sitar-driven melody) the rest of the album ranges from forgettable filler to outright offensive misogyny. The Good: "Paint It Black" stands alone as the album's only redeeming track. Its apocalyptic lyrics and Eastern-influenced sound create something timeless and genuinely unsettling. It's a song that rightfully earned its place in rock history. "I Am Waiting" was a pleasant surprise with its weird rhythm and Appalachian folk instrumentation. It has a mysterious atmosphere that sets it apart, though it's not something I'd add to a playlist. The Bad: The album is unfortunately defined by its deeply unpleasant attitude toward women. "Stupid Girl" is a bitter, juvenile rant. "Under My Thumb" is even worse: a celebration of emotional domination and dehumanization that's genuinely uncomfortable to listen to. The imagery of women as "squirming dogs" and "pets" is indefensible. "Think" continues this pattern with a childish argument where Jagger badgers a woman to take responsibility for everything, oblivious to his own flaws. "Out of Time" is more of the same dismissive nonsense. The Forgettable: "Flight 505" sounds like background music in a diner, a bland story about a plane crash that goes nowhere. "High and Dry" is a mildly amusing country-blues experiment about a gold-digger getting outsmarted, but it's hardly noteworthy. "Goin' Home" is historically significant as the first extended rock jam, but listening to it is a slog. The 11-minute improvisation meanders. "Lady Jane" has a pleasant Baroque sound but lacks substance. "It's Not Easy" tries to be introspective (Jagger admitting he took his woman for granted) but it just reinforces the era's attitude that women existed to serve men. The Problem: Beyond individual tracks, Aftermath suffers from a broader issue: the Stones were young, privileged white men in 1960s London appropriating African American blues traditions and repurposing them for petty relationship grievances. The weight of the blues (systemic oppression, slavery, Jim Crow) is entirely absent. What should have depth becomes goofy posturing. Final Verdict: Aftermath is an album carried entirely by one brilliant single. The rest is either misogynistic garbage or forgettable filler. The Stones may have been revolutionary for their time, but listening today, the "edgy" rebellion sounds childish and dated. If you want the blues, listen to the Black artists who actually lived it. If you want great rock, skip this and keep "Paint It Black" on your playlist. Rating: 2/10 (7 points for "Paint It Black," 3 for "I Am Waiting," and a collective -8 for everything else)

The music is fine, albeit boring, but it's 60's rock that is to be expected. However these lyrics.... Naw man this aint it. Paint it, Black isn't on the UK version so I don't see a single redeeming quality to this record. 1/10

I liked paint it black, it very quickly went very downhill from there, as the lyrics are mostly deeply misogynistic, which is astounding considering the overall mediocrity. One would've thought there was at least SOMETHING compelling about an album by a band of this fame and renown, but I am sad to find that this is not at all the case here.

- More pedos, and haven’t heard anything recent about their stance on the genocide, but they played Israel in 2014. Sounds like they’re probably Zionists, and I don’t fuck with Zionists. - Might have given this a 2 if it wasn't for the clearly misogynistic & narcissistic vibe throughout. - High and Dry (which is easily one of the worst songs on the album) is very “the breakup came out of nowhere!” after years of being abusive. - Paint it Black and Under my Thumb are still catchy, but the lyrics of Under my Thumb are gross af. - The other songs (minus I am Waiting) are extremely forgettable. And, I agree with everyone about how annoying it is that the last song (on the US version) went on forever. - Listened to the UK version after, and I had always thought Mother’s Helper was a reflection on the negative effects of the patriarchy, but now that I’ve heard it in context with this album, it’s clearly just another example of them hating on women. Now, it’s relegated to the trash bin with Under my Thumb (which I guess I never really listened to closely before). - Similar vibe for Out of Time - nice enough tune with misogynistic lyrics. - This album is such a hard no.

Quite dire. The level of careless abuse and misogyny in the lyrics is something else. Some of these songs I used to bop along to and not think too hard about the lyrics. Cor! That seems messed up now. Some of the music is OK, but only OK really. If Paint It Black was on the version we were looking at that would have raised it a point. That's a banger. But my god.

Boring l, mysoginist crap

A jumbled mess of misogyny.

I hated this! Boring as fuck and incredibly sexist.

I listened to the UK version which does not include Paint It Black which may have nudged the rating slightly higher. This has not aged well. The lyrics are extremely misogynstic and the music is unexceptional.

Great on the first day of college classes, a vibe to walk around with listening to

Legendary album with an amazing set of songs, it set up the future of the band and shot them to stardom. Paint It, Black is one of the most famous songs of all time, and it starts the album with such power. Following there's a rock and roll vibe and music to dance to. It's so catchy and great.

Familiar with most of the songs. Will definitely play this album again.

Complete shit.

Eu acho que nunca tinha escutado a discografia dos Stones e eles são muito pica????

oh yes

Rating: 4.8/5 Short Review: Confident, inventive, and packed with unforgettable riffs. Favorite Track: “Under My Thumb.” The marimba hook is instantly recognizable, and the groove remains one of the band’s finest.

Hits are great … but the lesser known songs are even better. FLIGHT 505 stands out.

Im not a huge stones fan but my mama is so I listened and it’s a great album!

A classic rock album through and through. Some of the most well known and iconic Stones songs.

Could anyone know what the Stones’ future records would sound like after listening to this? The music on Aftermath is excellent popular rock and roll of the sixties, especially the hits which were different depending on which side of the Atlantic you bought it on. Still, it is only a hint at what would come in the seventies. I struggle with the rating because even though it is great, I know there are many Stones albums that are more influential, impactful, and important. 4.5 stars

Stones. Good!

Another easy 5 stars and candidate for #2 album by The World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band - the 3rd I've had of those to this point. I think I would put this behind the other 2, so the ranking goes as follows so far (all of these are after Exile, the clear #1, but I haven't had it yet): 2. Let it Bleed 3. Sticky Fingers 4. Aftermath There are some others that I suspect are on the list that will likely break into this (Some Girls immediately comes to mind), but so far this is what I have.

Fantastic album with hints of the hot streak coming in the upcoming years.

You cannot really go wrong with The Rolling Stones but this album was killer. Loved how the social commentary of some of their songs is still so relevant.

This album was released 60 years ago, with so many great songs, and Mick, Keith, and Ronnie are still rocking 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

Amazing how jam-packed this album is. This has to be my favorite Rolling Stones album, when they were still Blues based but also started fooling around with Sitars and other instruments. I love just how many songs they managed to put on this 40 minute record. There's a lot of variety, between songs like Stupid Girl and Lady Jane and even a 10 minute Blues jam. I just really like this album, every song is a banger and it's one of the best Rock albums of this period leading up to the era of rapid experimentation.

Great album and band

Enjoyable era of rolling stones

Nice! Never heard the album before, but was not disappointed. This makes me wish I were around in the sixties to hear this afresh, from a vinyl, with a pair of huge headphones, lying on the floor.

My personal favorite of their early records. It’s just really good bluesy rock and roll. Just a thoroughly enjoyable from front to back, even if the last track in side 1 overstays its welcome a bit. 5/5