Aftermath

Daj kamienia! No ale może nie konkretnie tego :(

Listened to the UK version, as I believe that was the intended album for this list. That means no Paint It Back, sadly. Overall, this was better than the other Rolling Stones album I got so far, but it definitely uses the best material early on, with it never really recovering from the needless eleven minute song. I could see why one would like this, but it still feels like it's set in its ways as to what rock was in the era, rather than evolving anything. I've gotta be missing something, I'm sure, but it does only confirm more for me that the Beatles vs. Rolling Stones argument makes no sense in a modern lense. Totally different things going on here, in my eyes.

Ignoring the nasty misogyny, there's some fantastic songs here. I wouldn't blame you if you turn off a couple of tracks in though

Not bad. Under My Thumb and Paint It, Black are of course bangers. A few other interesting tracks but a lot of filler IMO

I always called myself a Rolling Stones not Beatles kinda person, but that based only on songs I’d heard on oldies and classic rock radio stations. Now that I’ve heard a whole Rolling Stones album I understand.

Not quite prime Stones. Paint it Black slams. Going Home is a sign of things to come. A predecessor to Midnight Rambler. Still lots of filler. They won't hit their peak for a few years yet. Hot take. A Canadian band called Streetheart does a much superior version of Under My Thumb.

Some well known and good songs (albeit awfully misogynistic!): Mother's little helper, lady Jane, Under my thumb, out of time. A few blues influenced songs, but not quite dated. Some time to go before Let It Bleed etc.

Meh, not my vibe

i am yet to be blown away by the stones

Not my thing

It's OK. Mostly just not into the style outside of a couple of songs

It's probably the best I've listened to from this time period. Which is still mid

UK Version on Spotify what a drag it is getting old. "Mother's Little Helper" is a 10. Great song. "Stupid Girl" is not. It's like, a 2. "Sweet Lady Jane". Not their best. a 6, by Stones standards "Under My Thumb"-despite being sexist as fuck, it's a 10. Brian Jones and the marimba hook. Yes "Doncha Bother Me"-despite it's unoriginality, a winner. Great Elmore James inspired slide guitar hook. 7 "I'm Going Home"-i dont remember this song much, but it's fine. a 6. "Flight 505"-dont remember this either. mick's vocal is mixed low, but that's cool. This isn't anything groundbreaking...or memorable a chooglin track called "High and Dry". It rambles. I already forgot how it goes though. 6 "Out of Time". Now that's a song. One of their tastiest choruses. a 10 "It's Not Easy" does it's job. prpbably filler, but decent filler. 5 "I Am Waiting"-Rushmore soundtrack. That's how i came to this song. Maybe that is why I love it. fucking Wes Anderson. It is an 8 "Take It Or Leave It". sounds like they trying to write a Herman's Hermits pop song. "Think"-not the song Aretha does. It's fine. a 6 This album is a 6, though it contains 4 of their best songs, and one of their stupidest. 3 stars.

it's not bad

Pleasant album! Weird fucking lyrics sometimes but melody wise good stuff. Saved tracks: Mother’s Little Helper, Under My Thumb, Out Of Time, It’a Not Easy, Take It Or Leave It

Eh i dont think its aged that well why does he hate women

Never listened to this one! Kinda reminds me of Spinal Tap - Gimme Some Money. Got that really goofy scrawny white guy singing exaggerated blues vibe. Honestly a bit cringy...

Classic rock album Starts strong but begins to wain Outside of paint it black, it's not their best work An average album in general

I'll start by saying that I do like the Rolling Stones, but I have a lot of bones to pick here. Aside from Mother's Little Helper, Under My Thumb, Out of Time and I Am Waiting, we're just left with generic bluesy songs I could find anywhere. The Stones still remain for me a band with some REALLY good songs, but their albums are weak and this album made me pissed at any Stones / Beatles comparison that has ever been made. The Beatles are perfection, the Stones are generic blues. Also is there any reason that Going Home needed to be over 10 minutes long? And maybe the girl isn't stupid Mick. Maybe you're the problem.

A more varied sound than I was expecting! I liked 'Lady Jane' but of course 'Paint It Black has to be the top pick.

Yeah. Enjoyable. Paint it Black is an undeniable classic. Still don’t get the appeal of Mick Jagger but hey, I’m just one person.

Sounds like they put a bunch of cutting room floor garbage on this album.

Decent songs, some gritty lyrics. Have always preferred the Beatles, sorry D:

I'm a big Stones fan but I prefer the material beginning from Beggar's Banquet on. This is probably the best record prior to that era, but in my opinion, it doesn't meet the quality of that amazing string of records from Beggar's to Tattoo You. The lyrical themes are somewhat cringe-worthy at times. "Stupid Girl", for example. "Under My Thumb" is great musically, but the lyrics are creepy. 3 stars.

i used to love the rolling stones so much now i don’t know a lot of this seems pretty weak

Listens: 2 Enjoyed: yeah A nice chilled listen but didn't really stand out for me. I wouldn't skip it in future but don't think I'll race back to queuing it up

While Paint it Black is such an outstanding song and the Stones always deliver with good music and great vibes, points definitely need to be deducted for how poorly this album's lyrics have aged and their misogynistic views on women

This album is all over the place. Paint it Black is one of their best, then they’re misogynists, then they write a love song. Such a roller coaster

Rock.

Pretty average for a Stone's album Prefer Sticky fingers

Pleasantly surprised as not a fan but enjoyed this classic 60s sound.

At first listen I have enjoyed this album, despite never really being a fan of the band. Some brilliant repetitive Pop/Rock songs on the album and for that reason I will return to it for a second, third and maybe more plays.

This album further cements my feelings that the Stones write amazing singles that sit between filler. And a great single does not mean a great album

Pretty good. The hits are really good and the other songs are fine.

booooooooooo rolling stones boooooooooo

Only was able to listen to a few songs.

Paint it, Black - nice left right mixing, arabic like guitar works well with the drums, drums sound good. Singing is decent. 7.5/10 Stupid Girl - beginning fill 👌, classic older song, not piano idk what instrument the backing chords sound 😩, rest of the song seems average little repetitive. ooh little fill at like 2:00 raised it half. 4.5/10 Lady Jane - singing sounds below average but it really fits the instrumental so kinda peak, still not my kind of music, too slow. 1/10 Under My Thumb - Marimba, drum intro peak, singing 😩, sounds peak. ooo that guitar doing things to me, very groovy. 8/10 Doncha Bother Me - beginning feels like it’s building to something big, falls a little flat for me but it’s still alright ig. idk i get why someone may like it but not my kind of song. 3/10 Think - song is very groovy, beginning kinda went hard. very enjoyable and nice to listen to. 5.5/10 Flight 505 - love me a bit of piano, seems like a bar song, love it love it, guitar, some sort of bass being groovy, goes hardddd. 8.5/10 High and Dry - goofy ah instruments, kinda works tho 👀👀. bop along to song so far, not spectacular, harmonica solo +.5. 4/10 It’s Not Easy - another bop along song, a little better than high and dry tho, funky guitar, love that, solo kinda cold, ended abruptly i feel. 3.5/10 I Am Waiting - oh god, it sure is a song huh. where did this come from? 1:15 saving grace, actually a decent song tf, unfortunate the first minute is so dead. 3/10 Going Home - beginning sounds odd, 11 MINUTES???? does this song deserve that much time let’s find out. just the same thing so far for two minutes with a bit of pizzazz everyone once in a while. i mean the song is okay, maybe a 4 or a 5 but it’s like 12 minutes. still 2 minutes left, if it wasn’t 12 minutes maybe like a 6-7 actually, but like now it’s a 3.5/10

I guess we start this one with the question, "Which version, the one from the UK or the one from the US?" When it comes to the Beatles, the answer's easy: the UK version is gospel. But it appears that the US version takes precedence here, as it's the one on both Spotify and the Rolling Stones' YouTube channel. (Is this regional? No idea.) This means three fewer tracks, including the loss of "Mother's Little Helper," but we get "Paint It Black" in exchange, so that feels like a fair trade. Regardless of the version, this album has two all-time great Stones songs ("Under My Thumb" and "Paint It Black" or "Mother's Little Helper"), while the rest are decent but not particularly mind-blowing. This might get a 3.5-star rating if it were possible, but I can't give it a four, so three it is. (Also, we've been doing this for 158 days now, and this is the first Stones album? I know it's random, but dang, that's a long time. And I'm STILL waiting for AC/DC and Led Zeppelin to make an appearance. Gimme!)

Always have time for some Rolling Stones

Sounds very much of the era, still me standout tracks though

Good early Album with a few known songs

Je kan wel horen waar de Stones de mosterd hebben gehaald, maar je hoort ze hier ook zoeken naar een eigen identiteit. Op sommige nummers lukt dat en op andere wat minder. Er zitten ouderwetse eenvoudige blues nummers tussen (dan vind ik hun latere bluesy rock beter, zoals op Exile on Main St), er zitten simpele beatnummertjes tussen (laat dat lekker over aan de Beatles) en er staan een paar klassieke Stones nummers op. Die laatste zijn dan toch de beste nummers van de plaat.

Nothing terrible. Very UK classic rock feels before they became a mega band. Not much besides a song or two really stuck out.

The first four songs of this album (UK version) are a virtual tour of 60s musical tropes - sitars, harpsichords, songs of suburban drug dependency, stilted lyrics evoking courtly love; and, sigh, a striking degree of resentment and anger toward women. It’s kind of depressing, really, to listen with new ears to songs you’ve enjoyed for decades (though I suppose “Under My Thumb” was never very subtle about it). The rest of the album - new to me (my Stones’ fandom is wide but not deep) - is a collection of tepid or uninspiring blues numbers, plus some a few lesser-known, passable originals that bear the distinctive Rolling Stones sound. The hits - Mother’s Little Helper, Under My Thumb, Out of Time - carry the album and earn it the 3 stars. The rest for me is take or leave.

Sofistikerad 60-tals rock. Skulle idag antagligen kategoriseras som pop, till viss del? Saknar djup på en del av låtarna. Micks röst är gnällig. Härligt ändå på något sätt.

2 fantastic songs (Paint it Black/Under My Thumb), backed up by some standard bluesy rock. if it wasn't for the 2 standout tracks this would rate so so so much lower. 3

3.25

The two smash hits are great. There is a decent amount of filler on this album though. Favorite track: Paint it Black

Perus rollareita ja kuullostaa aika pitkälti siltä miltä rollarit kuullostaa

3/11, 27%

Going between a 3 and 4 on this one. A couple of outstanding tracks and a bunch more average ones that I could take or leave. Under My Thumb was already great, and then I realized that I’d never caught the marimba…holy cow, incredible! I just need some more standout songs than this has.

Good

73/100: Incredibly disappointed with this album. They should rename it to "Paint It Black and Assorted Sexist Songs." You can go ahead and call me a snowflake, but this album gets pretty egregious. Perhaps I'm missing the point of some songs, but "Stupid Girl" is heinous and "Under My Thumb" is arguably just as bad. I guess I shouldn't be surprised about the content of this album though. The Rolling Stones' bassist, Bill Wyman notoriously "dated" (read: raped) a 13 year old girl before he eventually married her. He was 47. Now, normally, for better or for worse—although I tend to dislike this trait of mine and consider it a bad quality—I can abide by the dismissive phrase "separate the art from the artist," but it's hard to do that when the content of their art is what you're trying to dismiss in the first place. "Paint it Black" is a great song, The Rolling Stones are a great band, but this album is apparently an uncomfortable look into their dysfunctional personas. I'd prefer to ignore this album if I'm going to try to continue to appreciate the music this band has produced.

I see why people like it, but not really my thing. Definitely old rock. I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it, but I wouldn't be upset if someone was playing it.

Solid. Good rock

Not as many highs as I'd expect, but the lows aren't very low. Paint It, Black and I Am Waiting are standouts that raise my opinion on the album. Also, Going Home is a good song to end an album. Overall pretty average.

Classic

I like this record though probably not my favourite Stones album. I’m listening to the UK release so no Paint It Black (which is an absolute banger). Their first album full of originals. To me there are songs that sound similar to other artists of the time which isn’t a bad thing, they’re just on the journey to full blown Stones. Going Home is too long. Stupid Girl and Under My Thumb are on the misogynistic side which can’t be ignored but as songs they’re really good. Highlights: Mother’s Little Helper, Stupid Girl, Under My Thumb, Out Of Time

Some incredible songs but not an album I ever see myself listening to in full again

I'm just not a Stones guy I guess. Outside of Paint It Black (which isn't on the UK version pictured but the Apple Music link took me to the US version) there's not much here that I would come back to. I'd much rather listen to Rubber Soul or Revolver than revisit this.

Excellent

A classic but not much more, 3/5 Highlight- "Under My Thumb"

There are a couple of different versions of this on Spotify - the one it linked me to was the British release, which was 10-15 minutes longer and didn't start with Paint It, Black (which is a real loss). The start of the British version of the album sounds very different to the rest, if it wasn't for Jagger's voice being pretty distinctive it could quite easily have been a Kinks track. Quickly slips back into more American sounding folky rock, which is not unpleasant but not outstanding either. Gets a three, not close to getting a 4 but comfortably above a 2.

this project has allowed me to truly hear the blues' presence within the stones' music. this album is no exception. the harmonica and unrefined sound helps that. their blues sound even comes off as experimental, like in "high and dry." the album is rather dark in its lyrics. out of all the songs, the subject matter of "mother's little helper" grabbed me. obviously that sort of thing was happening in the sixties but i was surprised to hear such in depth lyrics describing this story. the rest of the songs are, well, not very complimentary towards women, but i have to trust jagger that it's done more tongue-in-cheek. there's no denying the catchiness of their hits, though. the uniqueness and variety of the instruments struck me. the sitar was rather popular in the late sixties, but its presence on "paint it black" could be its most famous instance in western culture. "under my thumb" contains the marimba--so soft i missed it before. the fuzz bass was an instrument that i don't believe i've heard before and it provided a unique sound.

Good but not great

Paint it Black is my favorite Stones song. Other than Under My Thumb, this album is pretty mediocre.

Feels very of its time, which is both a good and bad thing.

Just the stones

just ok

Not a great album, but perhaps a hint of greater things to come. Favorites were Under my Thumb and Out of Time. The first 15 seconds of Out of Time sound like Banjo Kazooie music

But do they mean the UK version (as featured in the photo) or the US version? Either way, it's ok but The Beatles released 'Revolver' in 1966

Good, but not great.

Early Stones with heavy blues influence. A lot of tounge in cheek digs at society of the times, just as sharp today as then.

Had er precies meer van verwacht. 'paint it black' is natuurlijk een klassieker

Listened to US version as it has Paint it Black on it. This song helps the album a lot in my opinion. Not many other stand outs but pretty solid album overall, if quite repetitive.

Like Hard Days Night, this is a big step, an album of all original music. Like that, they're not amazing yet. Jack Nitsche lifts a lot of average to good material up with the production though. Some great tracks on here, if you're willing to ignore an uncomfortable attitude towards women on a lot of songs.

I like the typical 1960’s sparse sound and the overuse of “stereo”.

It has a very sparse sound with heavy use of the stereo sound. The Stones have never been one of my favorites.

3/5 good but not enough

The most overrated band in the universe.

A brilliant start, but it never comes close to returning to the heights of “Paint it Black.” Too much misogyny and not enough blues or passion.

A mixed bag. The hits (Paint It Black and Under My Thumb) are clear standouts. And there are some other strong, interesting entries - Lady Gray appeals to me, and Think gives some great classic RS guitar licks. But the weak songs in this album feel sophomoric & are easily dismissed.

How is the best Stones song (Paint it Black) on the most meh Stones album?

I thought about giving this a four because it has two of my favorite stones songs. But the rest of the album is pretty forgettable

I really liked Paint It Black and Under My Thumb. The rest is mostly OK. I know rock stars were gods in 1966, but WTF is with Stupid Girl. It’s a pompous, bore of a song.

Considero que el álbum es bueno, tiene algunas canciones buenas pero no lo marcaría como mi favorito de Rolling Stones o de su mejor producción. No sobresalta mucho.

Paint It Black is about as perfect as it gets for an opening track. I like the stones, it’s an enjoyable listen for the most part. But there is quite a lot of cringey misogyny that hasn’t aged well at all. The classics are classic for a reason, and the rest is reduced to disappointing filler as time marches on.

On sent qu'ils commencent à choper le truc

Bom.

It's just another Rolling Stones album.

Love the jangly guitar on Mother's Little Helper. Unfortunately for me, the rest of the album doesn't move me much. It's all done very well but a lot of it went by without much notice for me.

Under My Thumb and Flight 505 are the standouts for me. Perfectly acceptable Rolling Stones.

Detta var bättre än jag förväntade mig. även om det kändes som ett oändligt långt album till slut.

I love the stones but this is a bit jangly… also not a fan of the hillbilly faux American accent on jagger. The singles are fantastic though!

Classic rock is classic, but this seemed a bit less evolved than most. Downrating it by one star because the UK version inexplicably left off Paint It Black.

"Paint It Black" is obviously a banger. "Stupid Girl" is hilariously bad as a follow up. Rest was fine.

A classic Stones album. Paint it Black and Under My Thumb are great tunes and hold up well. Stupid Girl is really bad though.

Some classics, pretty misogynistic in places!

surprisingly not very good outside of paint it black

Clasisc stones, paint it black, under my thumb. Listened to this whislt watching the movie bucket list with my ma, top evening

aftermeh

US version with Paint it Black, but I'd probably give the same rating to the UK version. Hard to rate because there's some truly great garage rock and bluesy songs on here with some genuinely interesting instrumentation, and also some of the nastiest misogyny I've encountered on this journey. It probably deserves a strong 4 on musical merit and a 1 for Mick being (at best) a pissy little emotional abuser who was mad that his girlfriend wasn't choking him the way Brian Jones' girlfriend was.

No where near as good as Exile on Main St. Also left my phone in an uber while listening to this album which may have contributed to my ill feelings.

5/10 some bangers but a lot of really boring, grating, and uncomfortable moments. I like the Stones sometimes but as an album this has aged incredibly poorly.

Extremely mediocre save for Paint it Black. 6/10

Paint it black was the best song and was only on the US version. Overall was decent?

I would say this is the first classic Stones record, and there's a lot of good stuff on here (especially on the US version with the iconic Paint It Black) Unfortunately things are a bit samey and uninspired in places and the band still feel like they're finding their voice, but it's so nearly there at this stage

Not a big Rolling Stones fan. Paint it Black is great, the rest smacks of songs they've heard and are badly ripping off.

É um álbum legal de se ouvir, bem agradável, me remete muito a viagens de carro, roadtrip style e eu amo quando os álbuns me passam essa vibe (tenho uma playlist só com músicas que me passam esse sentimento), confesso que não é um álbum memorável pra mim e acredito que a própria banda tem álbuns melhores, logo, eu devo não lembrar de ouvir ele, mas enquanto ouço, tenho gostado. Músicas favoritas: Paint it, black; Under my thumb; flight 505

At this time, the Rolling Stones were almost as big as the Beatles, but whereas the Beatles were hitting strides with outstanding albums one after the other, the Stones only had hit singles, while their albums were clearly lacking. That was until this album came out. Although I don't think it could compete with the masterpiece of Rubber Soul, it did establish the Stones as chief songwriters who could come up with more than two good songs at a time. This album definitely marks a shift from their pure blues rock of previous efforts, this time focusing more on a softer pop sound reminiscent of other British Invasion acts at the time. Some show signs of psychedelic pop ("Mother's Little Helper" and "Lady Jane") clearly pressured by the success of Rubber Soul, and would point to where they would take their next two albums. Still, they're heavily rooted in blues and not afraid to show it in these songs. This is one of the most heated debates over whether the US version or UK version is better. The US version has "Paint it Black," one of the best songs in their discography. It also cuts some of the softer tracks, putting more emphasis on the blues-rock elements. It also reorders the tracks, most notably the 11 minute "Going Away" pushed to the back. Honestly I like the UK version better just because I like the softer tracks. But regardless of what version you pick, both has "Under My Thumb," one of my favorite pre-Beggars song. Amazing use of fuzz bass and marimba, I love the solo bridge. Their strongest effort at that point, but still lots of things I'm not a fan of. "Going Home" is a bit boring at times. Not a fan of "Fight 505" or "High and Dry." I complimented the songwriting, but sometimes they repeat a hook in the chorus a hundred times in a song and it's just so annoying, just listen to "Out of Time" or "It's Not Easy." It's most annoying in "Stupid Girl" with the hook but at least there's a lot more to the verses. Also, their production is a bit dated, but I believe they catch up in the next album. Favorite songs: Mother's Little Helper, Lady Jane, Under my Thumb, Out of Time, I am Waiting

It was okay, but I wasn't really into it. Under My Thumb is a pretty song but the lyrics are so misogynistic. Paint It Black was probably my favorite. 2.5

I combined the US and UK versions because the UK version somehow left off Paint It Black which was leaps and bounds ahead of their other writing at this point. The rest of the album, "meh."

The sound is very open and reflects the four track equipment they were using at the time. It's rawness and energy is very appealing. The lyrics on Mothers Little Helper are very apposite.

Klassisk bluesrock, 60’er, fængende, Mick Jagger

Some absolutely killer tracks but still some filler here and there. The band is growing and starting to write truly timeless tunes but it's not quite there yet.

Interesting but not amazing. Surprised to hear the original “out of time” on here, didn’t realise it was the Rolling Stones.

I got the importance of this album for the music industry and, reading the Wikipedia, I also understood the importance of it in Stones' history. Even noting these things, I didn't enjoy too much this album. I like this "blues" side of the band, but a whole album of blues is not what I was expecting from Rolling Stones. For me, it was a very good opportunity to discover some new songs of this great band, even without like the whole album.

The start of something special. Not my favorite stones album

Not their best album. At this stage in their career you can see that the Stones don’t have the songwriting level of the Beatles but there is some good tunes on this one.

It was alright, I just can't get too excited about the stones. Don't know why?

Some great tracks but a whole load more generic ones that aren't

The replacement of Mother's Little Helper with Paint It Black (and removal of a few other tracks) for the US edition raises questions for me about "what is an album?" A bunch of songs thrown together, or a creative work? Do the track listing amendments make it a different album? Anyway, enjoyed listening to the UK edition, but missed Paint It Black.

3.5

3 1/2

Muh stereo mix

Track 01 - 4.25/5 Track 02 - 2.5/5 Track 03 - 2.25/5 Track 04 - 4/5 Track 05 - 3.75/5 Track 06 - 2.75/5 Track 07 - 3.25/5 Track 08 - 3.5/5 Track 09 - 3/5 Track 10 - 2.75/5 Track 11 - 2.5/5 Track 12 - 2.25/5 Track 13 - 3/5 Track 14 - 2.25/5 Overall: 3/5 Album Art: 2.5/5

British version is alright. American version is shorter and has Paint It Black, one of the greatest Stones songs. 6/10

Mother's Little Helper - 5/5 Stupid Girl - 1/5 Very whiplash opening tracks But the rest of the album was too calm for me

listened to this with steven! good times. fun album. don't remember too much, but remember enjoying it but not loving it.

Classic stones, songs like paint it black. Etc. Not quite my favorite music, but has its place

Classic Stones. I enjoyed listening to the album. 3*

Still not really doing anything for me. Songs like Under My Thumb are OK on the other hand, Lady Jane.... Middling rating.

Other than paint it black I'm not a big fan of this album.

The Rolling Stones' fourth UK & sixth US rock album is considered an artistic breakthrough for the band because it's composed of all new compositions and new interesting instruments. The album was immediately popular and is now considered a classic, as well as has been certified platinum. I loved this album of classic rock and will enjoy listening to more music from The Rolling Stones.

Brian Jones is goated.

Some absolute bangers if you are 9 year old me and don't understand the misogynistic lyrics

Wasn't familiar with their earlier stuff. Interesting to hear how it evolved. 3.5/5

As an album opener, it's pretty hard to top Paint it Black. I'm not sure the rest of the album keeps up that level of awesomeness but as an early stones album, you can hear their transition in progress to globe shagging rock icons

This exceeded my expectations. Bluesy and melodic. Apparently The Stones' 'Rubber Soul'. Preferred it to that. Maybe I'll settle the age-old debate through this process. So far: Stones 1-0 Beatles. 3.5/5.

Some big name classics on this, as well as some unfamiliar (to me, being not VERY deeply into the Stones) gems. Also a fair bit of not that inspiring blues/rock retread typical of the times' English rock scene.

A revelation that the stones were this god, but I can't get past the production quality.

Some solid singles. Definitely not the best Rolling Stones album

It was a-ok. There were a few songs to enjoy but mostly filler to me. 3/5

Ok music, bad lyrics.

Easy listening and couple of proper classics.

Much better than I'd expected.

Side 1 Under My Thumb and Mother's Little Helper are fine songs. Technically MLH is an anti-drug song but not on purpose. The Glimmer Twins were writing a song to insult middle aged women and ridicule the older generation's view that pool hall drugs were bad while equally or more addictive drug store drugs were fine. The anti-drug message was completely unintended. I'm sure Stupid Girl would be guaranteed lots of air play if released today lol. Goin Home reflects a desire to make a really long song. They succeeded! Unfortunately, the song is boring. A great thing about seeing bands in concert is that they can elongate a song so their fans hear something "new" when they see the band live. The last 8 minutes should have been saved for their concerts. Side 2 starts solid with lesser known rockers (Flight 505, High and Dry and Out of Time) that display what the Stones do best. When asked to comment on the similarity between the cover of Sgt Peps and Her Majesties Satanic Request, John Lennon said: Yeah whenever we do something new the Stones always do similar things 6 months later. Take it or Leave It is an excellent example of this as it moves away from what the Stones did best (the first 3 songs on the side) to gentler melodies the Beatles were doing. The band seems awkward doing this. The song also incorporates an exotic instrument from the Far East (Brian plays Koto). Hmmm, what other band was incorporating exotic instruments in the six months preceding Aftermath? Hint: The band's name would be an insect's name if you replaced the A with an E. A similar comment could be made about Lady Jane.

This certainly has a twangy 60s feel to it. I like the instrumentation on the hits, Mother's Little Helper and Under My Thumb. Brian Jones added a lot to those, even though he wasn’t around for long after. Many of the other songs, IMO, are not strong compositions. They have a standard country or blues feel like they’re trying to find another hit and the choruses they arrive at don’t deliver. After the second time they hit the chorus on “Going Home” I was ready to skip to the next song and saw that there was still 9 minutes left!

Great band. Must of been hard always being in the Beatles shadow but at least mick wasn’t corrupted by a wailing Japanese psychotic noise box. He sure knows how to point a finger. Probably the best in the finger pointing game and that makes up for being the second best band of the 60’s.

much better than beggars banquet. couple of bangers, then some fairly decent filler. barring the massive hits if you were to play me this album again i would think i'd never heard it before, but it wasn't unpleasant. i quite liked the track at the end where Mick did a shit impression of Jim Morrison. would have been a standout track if mick wasn't waffling repetetive generic sex related stuff over the top.

Stuck this on and settled down to read the Pandora Papers. Top morning. If this album was a politician using an offshore account to buy a property, it'd be Tony Blair. If only it had Paint it Black in it, which Scott thinks it did.

It took me a long time to get into the Stones. Because I'm a Beatles fan and I assumed their peak was at the same time (mid-late 60s). But that's not correct. In fact, if you go year-for-year comparing the two bands, the beatles win all the years. Ha. But that's missing the point (and the peak) of the Stones. I realize that now. When the Beatles were largely floundering as solo project in the early 70s, the Stones were renting French Chateaus and shooting smack while making their best records. Aftermath isn't one of those records. It's one that still features Brian Jones (who cares about that guy?). Which means they're still trying to fit a square peg (blues rock) into a round hole (the desire/market to be psychedelic). All that being said, there are some incredible moments here that rank among the Stones best songs. "Under My Thumb" is so great.

I like the Stones, but not sure I’d ever listened to this album. It’s fun to hear them experiment with some new sounds and instruments - especially in the context of 1966 when this would have seemed a little more “out there” compared to what other bands were doing. Still, it makes the album, as a whole, seem a little disjointed.

A really really good album but I'm partially torn with the cliched lyrics of "Stupid Girl". "clothes she wears, the way she comes her hair."... Then Jagger uses the clothes lyrics again in "Under my Thumb". Stylistically, it seems to jump all over the place as well. "Doncha Bother Me" seems to come out of nowhere.

A bit ... sexist, and but good proto-stones.

Despite the differences between the US and UK version, I got very excited by the tracklist of this album. I listened to the UK version, plus “Paint It, Black” at the beginning. That and “Under My Thumb” are classics. Hilariously, the only other songs that stuck out to me were two featured only on the UK tracklist, so I can’t say definitely which version is better. But this album without Paint It, Black would lose at least half a star. Still consistent Stones sound, though less bluesy than the other albums we’ve heard. I liked this, but didn’t love it. Still waiting for an amazing Stones album to roll me over. Favorite tracks: Paint It Black, Under My Thumb, Out of Time, What to Do. Album art: Both versions are just a band photo, with Keith Richards seemingly wearing the same shirt. I’d give a slight artistic edge to the UK version, since US is just a little distorted and that’s it. But neither is very memorable. 3.5/5

Pretty raw and from the heart. Always surprises me when I'm reminded how similar The Stones are in parts to The Beatles.

UK or US release? If the two were combined in to one album including all the songs it would be a strong 4 or higher. Because the UK version is without "Paint it Black" and the US version is missing a few from the UK version, including "Mother's Little Helper". These are the two standout songs to me. Losing one on each version is killer. The rest of the albums contain many well-known Stones classics. But, because of all the different versions I'm giving it a strong 3/5. It would be a 4/5 with all songs included. I HATE when record companies do this!

Good jams. Lyrics did not age well.

good

I mean FFS It starts with Paint it Black. What a tune. And it's all downhill from there. Under my thumb ain't bad

Couple of classics on there

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Not the best Stones album

Solid Stones album.

Not the biggest Rolling Stones fan, and I still haven't been swayed. This album in my opinion was pretty average. Nothing really stood out. 3/5 stars.

Under my thumb is the best jam on this piece.

Bad

That album has interesting tracks, but some are very specific.

The Stones are a mega group I’ve just never been able to get into. This album helps. Nothing on here I really love, and I really don’t like the last track. This will help me like the Stones a bit better. A bit.

🤷🏻‍♂️

Escuchando de nuevo el disco, siento que envejeció mal. A pesar de tener un par de temas clásicos, lo encontré (muy) simple,

Some classic stuff on this.

Under my thumb!

Some really good songs on this

Good but miles away from great. 3 or 4 really good songs and then a lot of songs that make me wish I was listening to Motown or The Doors instead

Some pretty classic tunes, most of it seemed just OK to me.

Under My Thumb + a bunch of other songs that I won't remember. Kind of a medium-low energy. Sometimes folksy, a bit nostalgic.

Wow, some solid sexism across the board here, but Stupid Girl is incredibly bad haha. I enjoyed Out of Time, which is the only song I really knew here, but I didn’t like the pop sound of this album as much as their harder rock songs.

Pretty solid early Stones showing here. Of course "Paint it Black," and "Under My Thumb," are huge hits, but the rest wasn't just filler. I found myself drifting quite a bit during this album though just because a lot of the Stones blues rock does get a bit samey after awhile.

“Going Home” is my favorite track on the album. I’ve never been a big Stones fan but I see why people like them.

Paint It, Black brings this up to the 3, but otherwise lackluster album.

The first five tracks are some of the most misogynistic around (Lady Jane aside), but at least one of them - Under My Thumb - is a stone cold classic. Bit of a funny album, it feels quite transitional, with a fair bit of filler. However, the edge that Jagger brings means it's superior filler!

Never listened to a whole Rolling Stones album before. I liked it.

Not a bad album, you really hear their blues influence on “Doncha Bother Me”. Also had some of their hits like “Mother’s Little Helper” and the the feminist disliked “Under My Thumb”. Fun fact “Under My Thumb” was the song The Rolling Stones finished up when Meredith Hunter was stabbed by a member of Hell’s Angels acting as security after Hunter pulled a gun during the free Altamont Concert that left him dead in 1969.

I'm not a big rolling stones fan, and this album reinforced that. I like Under my Thumb and Paint it Black, and I appreciate the song writing, but it still just sounds like a garage band that is never quite in sync.

- a very folky Rolling Stones album - lyrics feel kind of scumy and misogynistic - overall decent album, something to put on in the background

Lever listened to this. Wow!

All my stones knowledge comes from greatest hits. Frankly I always thought they were overrated. This album was solid! Paint it black and under my thumb are two favorites. Aside from those two, the only new songs I really liked were stupid girl and I am Waiting. The rest of the album did a great job showing the stones blues roots, and I got a kick out of the slide guitar, but nothing else struck me the same way. This feels like a 3.5 that I’m struggling to round up or down on.

not bad. some good songs

Yep, fine. Fave track - "Paint it Black", by a mile. "Under My Thumb" is a tune too, though...

under my thumb is fantastic, and always will be...but i just don't love the stones. i think it's mick. he's just always felt kinda sleazy to me, ever since i was a kid. i'd probably like them better if i'd been older when i first heard them.

It was fine, I like the Stones, but in my old age have heard enough of them. I did like hearing some songs I have never heard before.

Sólo dos rolonones son las que levantan ese album la neta.

This may be unpopular but this album is far too long. Overindulgent with some solid tracks.

Decent Rock and roll

Eerst nummer heel goed maar de rest van het album wel lekker wegluisterbaar maar niet bijzonder

Pretty good. This is definitely early-on in their career, but it was still enjoyable.

not bad, classic paint it black but not much else

Best song was I am waiting. 5/10 everything else

classic classic rock - 1/2 meh 1/2 not bad

Favourites: under my thumb, out of time.

Det er bare 60'er rock

The album was ok. It has my favorite stomea song, Under My Thumb. I can imagine how divergent it was during its time but it still didn't speak to me.

This was a really tough one for me to rate. This album has some songs that I really like on it, but it also has some that I found pretty boring. The attitude towards women in the album is definitely not great, but I've tried to set that aside when rating other albums. I also feel like this album would sound a lot better if it was recorded today. As it is, it doesn't sound great, but there are later Stones albums that have a lot of similar sounds in them that pop a lot more on the recording. This whole recording sounds flat and muffled, and I don't know how to account for that in my grade. 3/5

Mother's Little Helper is a solid opener, very catchy. Album is pretty samey throughout though. Liked the acoustic tone in Lady Jane a lot. I was surprised at how much of a old-school country vibe some of these tracks have, with harmonica and acoustic guitar only. And at just how "light" early rock was, with a distinct lack of real lead solos. And how short the tracks are!

3 rock albums in a row...The album is fine

Ihan ok rallattelua. Ei vituta muttei myöskään koveta.

A couple classics, the rest were done well enough, just not interesting to me.

Sorry to be Americentric, but the US version, which includes Paint it Black and ditches some of the less creative tracks of this album, is way better and more mature sounding than the UK version. As it is, it feels like they're on the verge of breaking out, but not quite there. Best track: Doncha Bother Me

Tasasen hyvää ja aika moni ennen kuulemattomia biisejä. Näkisin, et tätä varten tää koko homma on

A bit monotonous

1/26 Standout Tracks: Paint It Black, Mother’s Little Helper, Lady Jane, Going Home

tis good not great, Paint it Black is a masterpiece though. 3.5/5

Heard before?:❌️/✔️(not entirely) Will listen again?:❓️ 2.5

“Paint it, Black” is their best song by far. “Mother’s Little Helper” is kinda good. The record drops off a cliff from there lyrically and stylistically.

I really know nothing about the context in which this was made or the band’s history at this point, but this early album shows that they still needed to perfect their craft. The songs aren’t very memorable, but the sound is there and the overall performance musically and vocally is well done.

Singles are good, plenty of middle of the road blues elsewhere, hard to fathom the big reputation. Rubber Soul was released the same year and clears this by a fucking distance. Will probably never listen to this record again in full. 4/10

In my opinion far from their best, didn't find much that grabbed me here

Paint it black best song. Others. Yawn

I did not like it. 2/10

Extremely boneless and boring. Had no reason to be on the list.

I find it hard to believe that there would be extensive clean up required in the aftermath of this album

The exact moment five derivative English blues obsessives realized that mimicking Chess Records catalog tracks would no longer sustain their careers. Paint it Black remains an all time classic (why is it only on the US version), there are the slices of deep misogyny on here that are pretty bleak. All in all not their best album, in fact a pretty boring and monotonous one, but a stepping stone to world dominance that would continue 50 years later.

Partially known. A couple of great songs and the rest I hadn't heard and don't need to again.

Paint It Black is genuinely great. Stereo mixing is very of its time, a little hard to listen to. Under my thumb kind of sucks and is gross and the rest of the album is pretty bad. Pretty shocked how much the rest of this album is just completely dwarfed by Paint It Black. I might not like the Rolling Stones, 0/2 so far.

Paint It Black is a fantastic song. Not really into the rest of it. I think I actually prefer their debut album of covers. 2.5

Yet another "essential" brittish rock album. Pretty mid

4/10 this album was a one hit wonder

Dull and overlong and grating. I listened to the UK version, which is the version in the book, and it lacks "Paint It, Black", which would otherwise be the standout track from this album for me. Rating: 2

It has its moments of interest instrumentation and music, but the lyrics are abysmal throughout and it’s way too long for its own good. I thought I liked the stones but I’m realizing I don’t think they get good until the 70s

Wasn’t their best

This just gives me a really icky misogynistic feeling and while it the day it may be a cool album, I don’t feel it has aged well. The Stones have been letting me down so far.

I mean, I like Paint It Black, but the misogynistic lyrics throughout the rest of the album make it a difficult listen. Favourite track: Paint It Black

A very boring album with song that have not aged well

Very boring album compared to later stuff not really my thing paint it black good but yeah 2

Historically important, but the lyrics didn't do much for me, the songwriting wasn't consistently engaging, and the long jam at the end completely lost me. I found two songs I'll throw on a giant playlist, but I'll likely never play the album again 2 stars

Not bad not my favorite but clear why they were ahead of peers at the time

actually liking this more than i thought i would. stupid girl pmo tho. also under my thumb is pmo but i do like how it sounds. going home was awful.

There's really nothing going for this album

Probably overly critical but I didn't enjoy this listen.

Expectation: -> One of the most famous bands of all-time. I like a few of their songs but wouldn't call myself a fan. Nothing but respect for the Stones. After listening: -> Listened to and rated the non-UK version, which had Paint It, Black. I felt that song was head and shoulders above the rest. This is good, not great. The UK version just doesn't impress me much, sorry Stones fans. Track ranking: Jane Thumb Waiting Easy Mother Bother Think Take It 505 Home Time What High Girl

The album does not have their biggest hits and is one of the Rolling Stones' earlier works. I know many of the big songs and "Paint It Black" is great, but I've had a hard time fully enjoying the Stones. For some reason, it has never clicked. Some of the lyrics from this era also may not have aged well, and Jagger has had some allegations that affect the listening experience a bit.

This is clearly the moment the Rolling Stones were ready to become the bad boys compared to the Beatles. They were releasing an album with no covers, pushing their sound forward, and hinting at the counterculture shift that was about to take over the 60s. Too bad the album itself just isn’t that great. First off, there’s the obvious issue: the misogyny. Jagger spends way too much of this album talking down to women, and it gets gross fast. “Under My Thumb” is the obvious offender, but “Think” is pretty rough too, and it definitely doesn’t stop there. Musically, I hear a lot of genres being tossed around, and there are some interesting sounds here and there, but not much really stands out. Of course, “Paint It Black” is the major exception and easily the highlight of the album. Too bad the rest couldn’t match that level. I get what the Stones were trying to do here. They wanted to sound edgier, rougher, and more dangerous than their peers. But for me, Aftermath mostly feels like an important stepping stone rather than a great album on its own.

Aftermath has been a bit of an ambivalent, difficult one for me to peg. “Paint It Black,” normally track 1, is probably my all-time favourite Stones song; but “Stupid Girl,” track 2, is probably my all-time LEAST favourite Stones song, and then the rest are a bunch of mediocrities and mediocrities-plus (I’m somewhat fond of “Lady Jane” and “Under My Thumb,” the latter as flagrant camp.) I tried to trade in my copy of this album recently for a few bucks credit toward I think Doechii or something and they wouldn’t take it—maybe they feel the same about “Stupid Girl” as I do. Anyway, rating-wise Apple Music on me: Their version of this album doesn’t even have “Paint It Black” on there (replaced by “Mother’s Little Helper,” another one of those somewhat-faves), so I can read it based on those preponderant mediocrities plus the sinister “Stupid Girl.”

Didn't like this album. I like a few songs of theirs, but none where on this album. The lyrics of this album were so repetitive. Not for me

Not their best

no fave. another boring album. also, what's with all the misogyny?

I haven't checked all the Stones albums that are on this list but this is one that could be excluded. I'm mortified at my memory of singing Under My Thumb as a kid.

Bo non mi ha convinto fino in fondo

Hm ja ganz nett... Keine Ahnung warum Paint It Black auf der UK Version nicht drauf ist. Der songs ist halt leider 100mal besser und cooler als der Rest des UK Albums...

Typical stones album for me. A few good songs, a bunch of blues and some just dire rubbish

A couple good ones and a bunch of meandering crap. The good news is that at least I only have 3 more Rolling Stones albums to get through.

I'm conflicted. I did not like a lot of this album but there are some truly classic songs on here. 2.5 round down to Two stars.

"Hey let's write one of the best rock songs of all time." "Yeah sure. Does the rest of the album need to be good?" "Actually no. The first song will be so good that the other 10 won't matter at all."

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Terrible

I was surprised, but this really did very little for me. I see the US and UK versions differ and I don't recall which i listened to, but I did struggle to complete this.

4eme album des Stones proposé par le générateur. J'ai écouté la version US qui contient 'Paint it Black', morceau que j'apprécie et qui n'est pas dans la version UK. Mais le reste des morceaux n'est pas à la même hauteur, j'ai trouvé le reste des morceaux plutôt ennuyeux (rock / blues très classique). Je n'y reviendrais pas. =>2/5

No really my groove. I might like after a certain age

☆☆ I Am Waiting

My least favourite of the albums so far. I'm not a real fan of the early Rolling Stones and this album in particular didn't do anything for me. I'm sure it is a true classic for some, but for me, I'll be avoiding it.

Idk I guess I don’t fancy this old music vibe, you can hear in the songs quality that they are old.

I don't like the Rolling Stones, most of their songs. There are some I do like. Unfortunately they were not present in this album. It started out okay, but the more I listened, the more it felt like torture listening this album during a heatwave. Going home was a song that stood out for me, mostly because I couldn't stop thinking about what kinds of drugs Mick was using while singing this, just listen to the end of the song. I will never listen to this album again. I just found out I listened to the UK version and I missed Paint it Black. That song is okay. Still giving a 2.

A few good songs and a BUNCH of filler.

Listening session: june 15th, while eating dinner Listened to before: no Thoughts: I know it’s the Rolling Stones, but I’ve never been a fan of them, and this is not even their best work so I found this album annoying Favourite tracks: Take It Or Leave It & Lady Jane

So at first it was full of sexist musical tropes of this era. Mother's little pill, oh women can't handle stress so now they are taking drugs, Under my Thumb while a classic song its really a WTF moment, and Stupid Girl MIGHT have a valid point but my from my perspective when most guys are complaining like this the woman is not stupid, they are! Then we moved into Going Home and I have no idea why that needed to be 11 minutes other than they thought they were cool enough people would just want to hear a mediocre song that went nowhere. After listening farther I think it was to try and make us appreciate the slog that came next (snooze...) I don't hate the Rolling Stones, but also I don't love them. If this is all they made I would not be listening to them anymore.

Måske den har ramt mig på en dårlig dag. Jeg synes godt nok at det var et langt album at komme igennem.

Yeah this was a pretty flat and forgettable album for me. The occasional enjoyable melody is dragged down by Jagger's slur. No big moments or highlights

Die Stones hören auf eine Blues Cover Bamd zu sein und werden kurz eine Beatles Cover Band.

Paint it black auf die 1. Und dann? Kommt lange nix. Bin per se nicht der größte Stones-Freund und hier zeigt sich warum.

I do not understand how anybody can compare the Stones to the Beatles and thinks "they are equally good". They are not. Until today I only knew the hits from the Stones and they are good, but a full album? Awful. (I heard the UK version, so there is not even Paint it Black which would be nice.) 2/5

My first Rolling Stones album. Had it on cassette for some reason, US version. Anyhow, shouts to the short-lived Vietnam tv show Tour of Duty for having "Paint it Black" as the theme song. The rest...

Not really my stile. Some songs were pretty nice but is not something I would listen every day.

I really enjoyed Mother’s Little Helper, the rest of the album did not follow in the same vein. I think they have much better material, unfortunately it was not included on this record.

genuinely couldn't get through it. 2 stars for paint it black

How does the same band write Paint It Black and Stupid Girl. This is a gross gross creepy album that just wasn't very fun to listen to. Would have been one star if it wasn't for paint it black

I would have rated this a 3/5 even tho most of it was boring af, simply because some songs were enjoyable but the misogynie of "under my thumb" and "stupid girl" gave me the ick.

Ok

Hmm. I'm listening to the not UK version. There's some of their classic jams on here (paint it black, under my thumb). I like lady jane. Doncha bother has some fun slide guitar. After that the album just drops off for me. Shocks me it's rated the highest on AOTY.org as imo this doesn't even come close to touching their true classics like let it bleed, exile on main street, and sticky fingers

Gimme this album as an instrumental and it's probably close to a 5. Paint it black and mother's little helper are saving graces

The US version has Paint it, Black. But this is showing the UK version, which starts with Mother's Little Helper instead. “What a drag it is getting old,” eh? More like what a drag it is living with a shitty man and being forced to raise kids. Ultimately a hilarious morality tale to put forth from a band containing Keith Richards. I'd be drugged to the gills too if I had to live the life of a 60s homemaker. I am, admittedly, very firmly on the Beatles side of the Beatles/Stones debate. Not that I don't like some Stones, but… well, this has a lot of pretty terrible songs. “Stupid Girl” suggests that this pretty banal woman is “the worst thing in this world.” Shit like that is why mother is getting her little helper. It's not the only foolishly misogynist song here: Under My Thumb continues the tradition, but at least we can argue that Under My Thumb is coherent and at least has good bones. Stupid Girl is an easy contender for worst songs ever, and certainly would put up a strong fight for “worst second track.” The US version omits four of these tracks before adding PiB, and yet continues to keep Stupid Girl in the second spot. That's the sort of choice that feels like self sabotage. Equally so is the UK version sticking 11 minutes of Going Home in the mix before even getting halfway through (the US wisely sticks this at the end of the album, so you can ignore it). Largely this is an album built around perfunctory blues, and despite their best efforts at the start it's pretty inoffensive. Among the more interesting things here? I'm partial to I Am Waiting, but that's partly due to a Lindsay Buckingham cover. The Stones original doesn't hit the same, but the skeleton is there. Past that, the highlights are the “tell me, whose fault was that, babe?” hook on Think and the arrangement on Lady Jane, and while not particularly memorable, about half of what remains on the US version could have been swapped for UK's “Take It or Leave It” Anyway, though, this is an album which wouldn't inspire anyone to listen to more Stones. It might, might creep to a low or nearly 3 with the US version with Paint It, Black and some trimmed fat, but I think there's just too much filler and too many specifically bad songs here to make it out of the 2* range even then. One iconic song simply isn't enough to justify listening to the whole album… I'd honestly probably appreciate the song LESS having heard the whole thing.

Boring asf

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A ways down my Stones list. The hits are great but nothing else grabs me much. Not better than the worst Beatles record. Girls are stupid to be fair.

I don't care for the Rolling Stones too much, it's a shame they have such a high number of albums on this list.

🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑 (rounded down because #beatmickjaggertodeath) I wouldn't say I'm a Rolling Stones defender but when they hit it, they hit it, and I think that'll be harder to deny on some of the later albums of this list. That said, "Under My Thumb?" "Stupid Girl?" Even if they're supposed to be tongue in cheek... are they funny? Deeply rapey aura radiating off of these second-rate Kinks. Actually, I think this could've been on par with the star higher Kinks album we just heard, as it would suffer from the same "good but forgettable" feeling were it not for, you know, the rapeyness. If I were a truely moral and good person, any rapeyness would result in a reduction to, uh, zero stars, but unfortunately, perverts are allowed to write good music. Cis man opinion out 1: Bad | 2: Okay, No Desire to Revisit | 3: Good, Conditionally (OR Inconsistent Mix of Qualities) | 4: Great (OR Technically amazing but missing the sauce emotionally) | 5: Amazing

I don’t think I can be a woman and rate this higher than a two. Even if the lyrics didn’t suck, it wouldn’t have scored higher than a three.

I understand the significance but it's really not aged well, especially lyrically. And if you're going to plant a flag with a track over 10 minutes, don't just record a boring jam session. There were points where I was going to give this one star.

i was so bored. and why is he calling that girl stupid? >:(

It was aight kinda boring

2.5 Mostly forgettable

The aftermath of listening to this album had me rolling in fields of sheep, gently brushing the pastures, looking at the sunshine beaming over the hill. I then encountered a mystical creature which spoke in alarm sounds, then realising I slept into the next day.

The Rolling Stones really aren’t my cup of tea and it all sounds a bit samey. Won’t be relistening

Trying to listen to white, British, kids try and play soulful Rock 'n' Roll, or black-American Blues, is offensive to my ears. The main offender, 'Going Home' is like a high-school project gone wrong - painful. You can really tell this was their first album. I understand you have to start somewhere, but blimey. 2 stars for trying something new, I guess.

Hovered between a two and a three, waiting out all that misogyny and all those self-evidently pre-classic Stones workouts to see if Paint It Black (about as good as '60s rock-and-roll got, surely) might tilt me towards the three once it finally showed up. Reader, show up it did not (damned UK edition). Two it is.

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No mi rollo

[Sitar intro] Jagger: You’re so dumb and ugly ☹️ [basic boogie woogie beat] [funky guitar riff] Jagger: But I’m gonna have sex with you anyway 😏 [harmonica] Jagger: Whether you want me to or not 😎 [guitar solo that’s just the riff from before repeated over and over again] Jagger: SHOO BEE DOO BEE TA LA LA [10x times until fade out]

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