Aftermath

06/09/2022 The Rolling Stones – Aftermath 1.5/5 The Rolling Stones is one of those groups that, because of their impact on the music world and general culture in general; I’ve been always tented to listen to deeply, but I have never had the real intentions to. I like most of their more known songs, but their general musical aspect has never attracted me. Well, after listening to this album, I have lost all my interest. I don’t know if it’s because it’s one of their first albums and they evolve their sound later in their career, but for me it sounded terrible, both musically and in terms of production and quality. As some people have said in their reviews here, they sound like a way worst version of The Beatles, and not contemporary to this album exactly (Revolver was released on 1966 too and it’s the beginning of the better Beatles era, in my opinion). There is only one exception (and only in the U.S. version of the album), and it’s Paint It, Black, probably my favourite song of theirs. The rest sound kind of awful for me. Favourite tracks – • Paint It, Black: great track. Atmospheric, highly authentic sound that pairs incredible with the lyrics, and quite original. I wish the rest of the album sounded like this. Less favourite tracks – • Lady Jane: I can’t stand the sound of the instrumentation of this song, and how it is so disconnected from the voice. • Going Home: who thought that making this track 11 minutes long was a good idea?

I found it hard to get through. Mediocre singing, no depth in lyrics, dragged out tunes - not my cup of tea!

This album ranged from cheesy and repetitive to downright painful to listen to. The vocals really grate on some tracks and in quite a few cases the lyrics are bloody awful. Paint it black was a highlight, but nothing special and it was downhill from there.

Besides the 2-3 classics, it sucks

I enjoy the Rolling Stones, but this album was not good.

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Meh? Soooo not my kind of music. Nothing to write home about at all.

I do not like the rolling stones...

-beatles were better -production feels sloppier than Rubber Soul/Revolver which were the same years -"going home" would probably be fun live but not sitting at a desk for 11 minutes

i havent heard of this band yet but their songs are so dopeee why did i not know this band before lol

Sixties Stones, Great