Aftermath

Not quite my taste.

Drinks bailed but the rosh hashanah was fun

excellent sound, great masterpiece.

International version is better. The stereo sound is a bit weird sometimes..

Fantastic album, so many good tracks, catchy lyrics, great melodies

I said Exile was probably their best, most consistent album. I'm still not sure if that's right. There's some real stonkers on here and the potential of the band is really showing. A cracker of an album.

non!!!!

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

Slaps

Vintage Stones. You can hear the blues influence heavy here. My favorite Stones song, Under My Thumb, is a perfect summary of this album and their early work. There's not much else to be said other than the fact this is must listen music for anyone.

Starts with best stones song, but rest of album is softer more folky. The mixing and use of stereo is fun. but a bit distracting at times (guitar is way to soft in much because of this mix)

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.

Never listened to the Stones much, but this was great! Old school rock and roll

Kinda basic blues, didnt really like that much. Had some interesting songs but I didnt feel like it held up to modern production standards.

Excellent

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?

Blues base. High and low points, picked 3 good songs to learn. Paint it black 😎

Not a fan at all

Couple of classics, not particularly special to me

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

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.

Early Stones is always interesting to hear.

A couple decent songs, but really nothing special here. Once again I am unimpressed by The Rolling Stones.

classic stones

Never listened. Some meh songs in there but love the sound. You can def see the jazz and blues "influence" they borrowed from here.

Aftermath does nothing to convince me that the Stones are overrated, I'm still yet to hear anything consistent from them that turns the lightbulb on. Middling 60s nonsense, 2/5 and they're lucky to get that.

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.

Ok

Some outstanding but some fillers.

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.

This album linked to the UK version, but I made the executive decision to listen to the US version instead, because who really wants to hear this album and not hear "Paint It Black"? I have heard a few of the songs from this album MANY times over the years. But, I think mostly due to this project, I REALLY picked up on the heavy psychedelia present on this album, as well as the very overt Eastern influences throughout. These were both genre qualities that I had never paid attention to or noticed in the past. Another thing I had not picked up on previously was the dark, creepy nature of the lyrics of "Under My Thumb". Whether the lyrics tell of sexual dominant/submissive roles or something more rapey, I can't confirm, but really HEARING those lyrics for the first time was interesting. Otherwise, I was mostly underwhelmed with this album; it was just okay. Some of the instrumentation (again, the eastern influences) were cool to hear when compared to the entire album, but the overall album got pretty boring after a few songs, and many of the songs leaned more bluesy than I care for.

First listened to this on reel to reel that my dad brought back from Vietnam. Funny thing is when I played them as a kid, my dad would yell from the other room "turn that noise down". Also was my first intro to the Beatles, Manfred Man, Mamas and Papas...

Good but not great

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

Innovative, an instant classic with so many signature and hummable hooks. The opening track with it's eastern influence is arresting to the ear.

8/4/2022 - ALBUM #189 Today's Album: "Aftermath" (UK Version) by The Rolling Stones - So far in my exploration of The Rolling Stones, I went from disliking them in my review of their ‘72 release, Exile On Main St. for not being very interesting for the time, to somewhat reconsidering them in my review of ‘68’s Beggars Banquet. So what do I think of their even earlier work, 66’s Aftermath? I think that this album hit me at the perfect point in my music discovering journey. Listening to the early work of the Beatles and some of the peak albums of Bob Dylan’s career around 1965, I realize that this album came out before any of the albums by the Beatles that really pushed the sound of rock and exists in a time where the blues reigned supreme, and after you understand that bit of history and place yourself in the time period this was created in, the experimentation the Stones were trying on this album becomes far more impressive. For instance, the 11 minute track Going Home is noteworthy for it’s (at the time) adventurous length for a and dramatic progression for a pop rock band. The track Mother’s Little Helper also opens the album on a fairly experimental songwriting note, with allusions to moms pill popping to keep their 20th century family satisfied. I enjoy the fairly unapologetically sexist songs Stupid Girl and Under My Thumb for being so upbeat despite the rude lyricism. Lady Jane is a fairly interesting song for it’s classical composition style and delicate lead vocals and I like the closer What To Do with it’s beach-boys-like background vocals and overall carefree vibe. None of the songs together create a real sense of cohesion across the record and even that aforementioned ending track ends in a pretty unsatisfying fade-out, but I think this album still flows from track to track in a way that isn’t too out of the ordinary. I think this album also has a decent problem with the second half feeling a bit more bloated and uninteresting, but given the close to hour of music on this thing, I think it does a fine job filling the time. Overall, this is a fairly enjoyable album by The Rolling Stones that innovates on a lot of the sounds at the time while still maintaining the youthful chaos that the stones were known for back then. Give this one a listen if you dig 60s music or enjoyed Beggars Banquet. Highlights: Mother’s Little Helper, Under My Thumb, Goin Home, What To Do Score: 7.25/10 A slightly bloated, but innovative and explorative Rolling Stones album from the mid 60s.

First, I'll point out I listened to the USA version, which offers a significantly different selection of songs from the UK version, most notably Paint it Black (my pick for best Stones song ever). With that advantage in mind, I will still say I tend to find Stones music rather uninspiring - with the notable exception of some of their classics (e.g., Satisfaction). This album is no exception.

I like the way 70s-era Stones is seeping into this one.

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

Just the stones

Well.. having spent most of my life thinking the Stones were a proper shit band, but changing my mind at around age 38 after a bit of a deep dive, tonight I listened to this album (having heard it before a few times) while cooking and I just thought they sounded shit. Certainly no comparison to Beatles either!

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.

I give it a 4, it's a good album. Before I listened to this I listened to Beggars Banquet and I think they're neat. My favorite is Mother's Little Helper, since it completely caught me off guard with it's dark lyrics.

I have an idea in my head about who The Rolling Stones are but after listening to a few albums I’m starting to realize they defy classification. This had a very 60s rock/pop feel and it’s as good as anything I’ve heard in that genre. It doesn’t really fit my image of them though. Still pretty good stuff. 3.75 stars.

Sonzao massa dale

Middling for me. Unexceptional.

Juvenile, sexist, barely managing mediocre... but Christ, 'Paint it Black' is a great song. Shannah - 1.75 Conor - 2.5 Bill - 0.5 (1.6/5)

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.

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

Heard before: not in its entirety An Album that confirms my suspicions that the Stones are overrated. The only redeeming features of this album are some interesting moments of instrumentation - e.g. marimba on Under My Thumb, which also features a lovely guitar tone. But that track is ruined by Jagger’s awful singing and distasteful lyrics, which also colour the rest of the album. They’re not Brown Sugar-bad, but still left me feeling a little queasy. When the lyrics aren’t bad, they’re boring, and when the band are playing blues tunes I’d rather listen to Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters etc.

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.

Some gems of songwriting and the next steps in song craft for the Stones. But also a lot of filler

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.

Listened to the US version (the one with Paint It Black (the superior version)). A lot of the lyrics seem like they haven't aged the best. Also could have gone without that 11-minute track. Other than that, it's very enjoyable.

Paint it Black is one of the best ever. The rest is a good blend of styles and songs. I'm more of a stones fan now.

3/5 good but not enough

I never knew how misogynistic The Rolling Stones were. Sure, they were musically influential but damn.

The most overrated band in the universe.

Some great songs, really enjoyed it.

Javaisjamais entendu, plus doux que leur autre album mais ca sonne tres rock and roll, j’aime beaucoup. 4.25

Mick Jagger may be a shitty human being with some questionable lyrics aimed at his girlfriend, Chrissie Shrimpton, but this album is still great.

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.

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

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

le monde si under my thumb avait d'autres paroles

Weird discrepancy between the UK and American version. A Stones album with great other tracks beyond the singles.

Bom.

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.

It's just another Rolling Stones album.

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.

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.

Classic music.

Fun to hear the transition. Like still some of that poppy stuff they did in early 60s but you can hear the transition to more bluesy stuff and Jone's influence with different instruments.

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

Found it just ok. Much preferred Let It Bleed (which I only scored 3?). Stupid Girl and Under My Thumb are weird. UK version doesn't have Paint It Black?

Gubbigt

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

6th May 2022 Listened while working in the front room before going camping for the weekend with sav and sally in tonbridge. Classic, blues roots on their shoulders with Jagger yelping and squealing at his best.

This is the third Rolling Stones album that I've had so far and was the one I enjoyed the most (vs Beggars Banquet and Let it Bleed)

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!

Evidence of Stones expanding their palette in interesting ways – some credible, others less so. “LadyJane” Is most intriguing case in point. I took it seriously and probably found it beautiful upon first hearing it in late 70s, early 80s, but now it sounds contrived (probably because Stones abandoned such artiness in favor of … well, so many other alternatives.. Mick’s yelping, growling and whooping now sound more like a valid interpretation of the blues, and there are many cool guitar licks and accents. “Goin’ Home” is great and points the way forward to “Love in Vain” and the longer-form jams to come. Solid from top to bottom and one feels the gathering storm, even if this remains sub-masterpiece. Note the UK and US versions have different tracks -- the former opens with “Mother’s Little Helper” (latter with “Paint It Black”) and has more songs.

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.

Love it…60’s music at it’s finest, and it only gets better

Vinilo, sin duda.

Its probably top6 Stones albumes 4 m3

I quickly lost interest after Paint It Black.

I enjoyed this, but not a ton. I like the Stones, but they can be pretty same-y. Overall, I'd say it's a 3.75/5, so I'll round up.

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

I went with the UK version, since that’s the cover reflected here. But I know the US version is still in print and prefered by plenty. Anyway, I understand why this album is considered important for the Stones. It’s around this point that the Jaggers and Richard songwriting team really started to take off, and they started to cut back on their R&B covers. But there’s still plenty of those as well, and they’re all mostly fine, although I’d consider little of this to be essential. Their best stuff here are all-timers, but a lot of it is fluff meant to fill up an LP. I do give them credit for ending side A with Goin’ Home. Most artists would save that for the very end, and I believe they did in the US version. B-

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

In a parallel universe of beards and eye patches this would have been The White Album. Misogyny aside it’s a near miss. Ironically misogyny included and it’s a miss.

aftermeh

No thanks.

At times you can really hear the green shoots of what was to come. Some classic stones tracks on this.

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.

Love the stones- this album I kinda zoned out on- maybe not their best

Musikalisches Gelaber. Mother's Little Helper und Under My Thumb sind ganz ok.

classic

What a drag it is getting old, indeed. Stupid Girl didn't age well; we can agree with that. This has all the sounds of Stones. Rock, blues, baroque, rockabilly, and great riffs. But this is not peak Stones. This is also not their most listenable album. As far as one of the more mainstream albums on this list, it's not a home run at all. I do love how Tarantino used Out of Time in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood though. I am Waiting is another clever song that is buried deep on this album. This is a 3.5, and I will round up because while it's not top Stones, it would be for almost every other band.

very good one

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.

8/10. Pretty good, would listen again. Paint it Black is a great way to start an album, and while it gets a bit weaker towards the B-side, it's still pretty pleasant.

Extremely mediocre save for Paint it Black. 6/10

So good.

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

Eh

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.

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

Okay so I tried listening to this album and I just couldn't get into it. I have nothing against The Stones, but I wouldn't listen to it again.

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

first song is good then boring

La photo indique la version UK, mais pour moi, c'est la version US la meilleure à cause de l'inclusion de ce qui est selon moi la meilleure pièce des Stones, Paint It Black. C'est la première pièce qui m'a vraiment fait accrocher au groupe et qui m'a poussé à explorer les autres albums. La face A est vraiment excellente. Il y a Going Home où on aurait pu se passer du défi de faire une chanson vraiment trop longue, mais bon, c'est la dernière alors on peut y survivre.

Some excellent tracks on this. Faded away towards the end.

Great album! A bit heavy on the honkey tonk feel, but a strong Stones album nonetheless.

Muy bueno

decent stones sounding stones

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.

Probably worth it to mention that I've never been much of a Stones fan. So there's nothing outside of maybe "Gimme Shelter" that ever gives me chills or demands listening. Having said that, it's pretty clear this is an important historical rock document - the album where the Stones became The Stones™ in a lot of ways; first one consisting of all originals, first one recorded in stereo; more usage of different instruments (largely due to Brian Jones' influence). There are some all-time hits on this album [depending on which version: the UK version doesn't have "Paint It Black" while the US version is missing "Mother's Little Helper" - both classics] which makes it worthwhile. And even though they're not really my favourites, I feel like this is too important to not give a 4 star rating to - inarguably one of the 2 or 3 most recognizable and influential rock bands in history with their first proper original album. Even if some of it sounds incredibly dated, it's certainly worth a few listens at least. 7/10 4 stars

There are awesome famous songs on this albums, but a lot of them are not the classic Stones sound we come to know in the 70s. The rest is blues that is good but nothing exceptional. Good 60s album, but not quite a Stones album just yet.

Good album, very beatles-eque with a blues touch. Not a real bad song but also not a lot of song standing out very positively

I love the classic 60s pop vibes mixed with blues on a lot of these songs, sounds like Led Zeppelin must have listened to this album a lot, definitely hear things on here that they would do later on.

Nice variety of sounds on this album. Would love to have a mono version. These stereo recordings from the 60s are hard to enjoy.

I like this era Stones. Hadn't listened to this in a while if ever. Nice mix of their sounds

Love the rolling stones

The link that I used from this site sent me to the UK version. Which straight up doesn't have paint it black on it. Which is an absolute bummer. So I said fuck it and listened to both of them. Paint it black is an absolute banger of a song. Mothers little helper proves that Suburban house wives have had mental health issues for the last 60 years. Under my Thumb is real fucking weird.

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

The first Rolling Stones album I have listened to from start to finish which I think surprise most people I know. I've always been a huge Beatles fan so I would hear constant debates on which band was the better of the two. This led me to directly compare both throughout most of my life, and I definitely felt that the Beatles were the more talented, unique, and fun band (and still do). Although I have never considered myself a huge fan of the Stones, I enjoy their style and can think of quite a few songs that I think are fantastic which made me excited to give this one a go. Overall, I felt Aftermath was a really good set of songs and exactly what I would expect from a Rolling Stones' album featured on this list (mostly solid blues rock with some experimental elements). I thought that the album started off super strong, and while there were some songs that I could have done without towards the middle, it ended up being a great and fun listen. My immediate favorites were Under My Thumb, Flight 505, and I Am Waiting which were all pretty upbeat. I found the album to be at its weakest when it slowed down which thankfully didn't happen too often. I did think that the last track was a VERY underwhelming closer as I was surprised once the album ended since it didn't give that impression at all. In short, I enjoyed this one enough to be excited for other RS albums that are on this list. While I'm sure this isn't their best work, it was rather enjoyable for what it was. 3.5/5. NOTE: I ended up listening to the UK version since, as a Beatles fan, I know that the US versions don't really count. That being said, I was disappointed that the UK release did not feature Paint It Black as that has always been one of my favorite Rolling Stones tracks since it first appeared on Guitar Hero 3. There is a chance that I would have given this a 4 if it was included as I feel it would have been an amazing opener.

On a basic level, you can’t go wrong with the Stones. They’re an exceedingly talented band and they’re really the gift that keeps in giving. They have a deep catalog full of little gems to discover, many of which aren’t widely heard by casual listeners. The early albums are a bit of a mixed bag, a little overly fixated on mastering American blues. But Aftermath is probably the first album where the Stones really begin to stretch their musical legs. And oooh, Charlie Watts with that first beat crashing in on Brian Jones’ sitar in "Paint It Black," what a way to kick it off. That's one of the best openings to a song you will ever hear and a brilliant way to start an album. The exotic, middle eastern vibe gives this song such a rich sound. It’s one of the few earlier Stones songs that retains its musical power to this day. The rest of the album, although musically ambitious, is kind of all over the place. It comes off like this is a band in search of a sound. You have the dark numbers like "Paint It, Black" and “Under My Thumb,” mixed in with typical Stones bluesy fare like "Doncha Bother Me" and the affected, baroque sounding "Lady Jane." The Stones haven't figured out yet what kind of band they want to be, and it shows. That said, the album is absolutely a solid listen. The songs are crisp and concise, most of them barely clearing the 3-minute mark. The songwriting is dark, insouciant, full of attitude. And musically, the band is really tight. This is the best of the early albums, without a doubt. Fave Songs (U.S. version): Paint It Black, Under My Thumb, Doncha Bother Me, I Am Waiting; Lady Jane

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

I really liked the album. Chill but upbeat music, cool music!

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 think I get it now. I understand why The Stones were so big in their day. This album, while feeling very middle-of-the-road today, was stand-out-from-the crowd in '66. Sure, there were other British acts reaching across the pond to make a splash in the US but they were either The Beatles or riding the coattails of The Beatles. The Stones took a different direction - real, old-school blues - and then went further by not pulling punches with the lyrical content. "Mother's Little Helper" and "Stupid Girl" while being almost painfully misogynistic, were certainly not playing around lyrically. I can see why this appealed to the disaffected youth of the time the same way that Sex Pistols, Ice T, or Tool did in later years. Musically, the album is solid. Lyrically, it's solid if a bit dated. The performances, however, are stand out and pull the whole thing up from a middling grade to a solid 4 stars.

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."

I did not like this. It lacked the energy of the Stones best works.

4? Maybe a 3.5, but I'm going to err on the side of 4 since it's the Stones and all. i feel like I disregard the Stones a lot as I'm sick of their biggest hits. I forget about their earlier ones that have that old raw rock n roll sound like this one.

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.

The UK version leads off with Mother's Little Helper and doesn't have Paint It Black. The US version leads off with Paint It Black, but omits Mother's Little Helper. The Spotify link here goes to the UK version, which means you miss one of the all time great Stones songs. That's a pretty big swing. Both versions give you the overlong Going Home, which is probably the song that makes McCartney think the Stones were just a great blues cover band, even if they did write all of the songs on both the UK and US versions of this album.

godt !!

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.

Thankfully Spotify had both the UK and US versions of the album. After listening to the UK version, initially, I thought it was a perfectly good album by the Rolling Stones, but there was something lacking from it to elevate it to the next level. Then I decided to listen to the US version, and instantly found what was missing - "Paint it Black" along with the arrangement and placement of songs throughout the album. It really is amazing what changing around, adding and cutting a few songs does to an overall album sound and flow. I found the US release much tighter and flowed so much better than the UK version. Where the songs had more cohesion as a whole and sonically seemed to make better sense. Best: Paint It Black Worst: What To Do

Definitely still finding their stride.

It’s ok…

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

Good old rock and roll of the swinging sixties. Couterculture to the counterculture sprinkled with some misogyny, and it rocks.

Saved Prior: Paint It, Black Off Rip: Under My Thumb, I Am Waiting Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: Gotta be one of the most misogynistic rock albums I've ever heard from a mainstream artist. These guys do not like women as people. This isn't really why I didn't like the album [it's mostly borderline boring (TO ME) guitar work and quasi-sung lyrics that I can see influenced a lot of later artists], it just surprised me. Not a huge Rolling Stones guy myself, much prefer the Beatles. Am I...fruity??

Starts with classic Paint It, Black Under My Thumb is a bop Didn't really love the rest of it.

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.

It's a pretty good album, you could hear the Stones come onto their own here. It could do without the poorly aged songs like Stupid Girl and Under My Thumb but the fact that they sound great is what makes them Stones classics. The boldest thing for them to do is to add an 11 minute track in the middle of the album and it pays off. Pretty good all around. Favorites: Going Home and Out of Time.

Great listen, happy this one came appeared.

Brilliant dirty blues rock from the other invading Brits, the dark undertones of this recording make the Stones feel like the anti -Beatles; but here they are ploughing their own furrough, upsetting the neighbours, upsetting women and causing all kinds of chaos. Under my Thumb is the highlight - Sinister and unsettling. The experimentation with a variety of instruments adds flavour and the drumming of Charlie Watts (RIP) is exemplary.

The start of something special. Not my favorite stones album

It's so good to deep dive into the tracks that you don't know. This is the 'dive into commerciality' album - more pop-rock than blues-rock, but it's awesome. Loses 1 star for 'Paint it Black' being on the US release - NOT this UK one. Tune

Tiene grandes canciones pero acá los Stones como que tratan de salir de su zona de confort (rock y blues) y son más experimentales. Y no, a los Stones no les va muy bien que digamos siendo experimentales. Ojo, escuchar la versión inglesa que tiene 14 canciones, la de USA solo 11.

pretty cool, 8/10 kinda wild that people consider this a competitor to Sgt Peppers, when The Beatles were so far ahead of The Rolling stones granted the rolling stones later stuff is also legendary

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.

Some good stuff on here like Mother's Little Helper, Lady Jane, Under My Thumb, I Am Waiting, High and Dry, Flight 505. There's a bit of dross as well mind, especially the long boring jam Going Home. I prefer their two 1967 albums 'Between The Buttons' and 'Their Satanic Majesty's Request', which are similar but better.

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

Generic songs. Was this the Stone's Contractual Obligations album?

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

A classic

Probably one of the first full Rolling Stones albums I ever listened to, got into them a little back in 2019. UPDATE: I don't think I like the Rolling Stones lol I can respect that they were popular and talented but that 11 minute song kind of illustrates what my problem is: they just jam on songs and gets repetitive and boring. Every song on this album could have been 11 minutes long if they hadn't just stopped playing at 4 minutes. That's how meandering and formless these tracks are.

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

Growing up, I was very anti-Stones. Being a huge Beatles fanatic, I felt like the Stones were inferior in every way. I've softened that stance as I've gotten older. I can appreciate the Stones, although I still believe they were overrated and sellouts in many ways. I like this album though, it feels like they were finding their identity as they made it. Some songs sound like they are trying to imitate elements of the Beatles, but others are the Stones finding their own sound. I like the bluesiness of some songs, and impressed that they included an 11 minute song - definitely innovative. Out of Time is a great song. 4 stars.

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

Good coworking music. Quite classic

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.

I liked this. It's classic. I don't really have much else to say. If I saw this at my record store I would pick it up

Early Stones is a great time warp back to their rudimentary roots, on the bridge from early 60s Rock and roll towards 70s psychedelia.

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.

Not really my thing

Brian Jones is goated.

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

So good! Great early Stones!

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.

rolling!

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.

Got hopeful from the glimpse of Kinks inspiration at the start, but mostly just blue-eyed blues and stuff the 60s had already left behind by that point.

Not their best album but still good.

Some solid singles. Definitely not the best Rolling Stones album

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

4/5

meh

4th British / 6th American album of Rolling Stones, 1966. This one was a breakthrough for the band. They became famous as much as The Beatles. "Aftermath" consist entirely of original compositions written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Sound of this album is more experimental than previous.

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

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.

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!

I like this new direction that they take in this album, some really good classic 60s music here with Out of time, Sweet lady Jane and my fav, Under my thumb. Interesting that the UK version that I listened to on Youtube didn't have Paint it Black. I'll assume that song is on this LP which would elevate this to a 4 star record.

A curious beast, with emphasis on the word "beast". The most popular songs associated with it (Paint It Black, Under My Thumb, Mother's Little Helper), are all in my Rolling Stones top 10, and I adore Out of Time, even though I prefer the Gary Filmore version (seriously, I completely adore Gary Filmore's take on it). And yes, I appreciate the dark paths the Stones explored here: all the snottier to sound, an admirable trait. Prosaically, I just think there's a touch too much filler for this to be a full 5-starrer. I'm practically nitpicking, there's obviously excellent stuff here, but if you go dirty, you'll have fun but you'll probably end up with nits.

Great record with bonafide all-time great singles.

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.

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!

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.

Paint It Black and Under My Thumb you say? Yes, of course I am giving it a 5. Bet Charlie Watt hated it though, absolutely hated the Stone that fella, absolutely loved the jazz.

love several songs on it, it's not boring, pretty good album

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.

An amazing early Rolling Stones album. It is interesting that the UK version has "Mother's Little Helper" and the US release has "Paint It Black." Both killer songs.

En general creí que iba a suceder algo muy similar a Queen, que el disco entero no iba a ser por completo de mi agrado y que me quedaría con los sencillos. Fue bastante refrescante verme equivocado en mi idea. Excelente disco directo y sencillo de blues y rock and roll; la instrumentación siempre vívida pero sin sobrecomplicar las canciones. El único gran problema que puede tener es esa diferencia entre versiones. Me es impensable que hay una versión sin Paint it Black, que puede ser mi canción favorita del grupo, mientras que a la otra le quitaron 3 canciones... Terminando con 4 canciones de diferencia, ninguna versión que realmente sea por completo la correcta, una corta con el mejor sencillo otra con unas canciones adicionales (aunque Goin Home es un poco sobreindulgente y creo sobra). Fuera de la logística terrible para poder escuchar el disco como un album completo, la música es excelente, los Rolling nunca fueron tan complicados o innovadores pero tampoco les hizo falta en mi opinión.

El link lleva a la versión de UK que cambia Paint It Black por Mother's Little Helper y trae 14 tracks en lugar de 11. La primera versión de mi revisión apuntaba a "diluido" y "un poco de relleno", pero la versión de US me parece maravillosa por Paint It Black y por que recortan 12 minutos (aunque Out Of Time sí me gusta). La mejor es Paint It Black por mucho pero Under My Thumb también es buena.

Siempre he tenido un problema con los Stones: sus rolas, por más buenas que sean, de agarran de una línea y la repiten infinidad de veces. En este disco, aunque me gustaron varias partes, no es la excepción. Desde Mother’s Little Helper y Out of Time, pero sobre todo en a Going Home. Y sí, quizá eso es la influencia del Blues, pero también pasa en canciones menos blueseras. De cualquier manera, no quita que el disco sea muy bueno, especialmente en la enorme adición de nuevos sonidos al repertorio de las bandas de rock de la época. Una lástima que no venga Paint It Black en esta versión del disco, es de mis top de ellos. Ya por último ¿qué diablos con las letras de Stupid Girl y Under My Thumb?

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 very strong start, though drags a bit by the end i feel like they were just solid blues/rock songs, though not much at the end stands out. Still enjoyable.

wow, more rolling stones... are we fucking kidding? this book is pretty much just the same few groups over and over and over again. getting really bored of this time period and these bands. 2/5.

Number 2! Never listened before and again lots of songs I don’t know. Great start with Mother’s Little Helper which I first heard the Tesla cover of. Under my thumb, what a great song and beat.

Early Stones is always a little weird to me. The band sounds big and live here but the production is very much a product of his time. It all sounds great but it also sounds extremely 60s. Lots of good tracks here, and the band is definitely getting a little experimental. And there’s always that little country twang to the early stuff. Rock solid all the way through.

I love this album! But I think you have to give it a 4 because there are better Stones albums that are a definite 5

This is like the 4th or 5th Brit rock album We’ve gotten in 7 days lmao. It sucks it was the UK version, I wanted to listen to paint it black. It was pretty boring at times, no tracks really stuck out to me.

This may be because of the state of mind I was in while I listened to this album, but I found it to be pretty boring. Nothing differentiated it from other British Invasion albums and it was pretty lame by Rolling Stones standards. I can appreciate the attempt at psychedelic vibes from the stones though.

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.

Not their strongest outing but still fun and some classics

The beginning of something special

Not my fave...felt meh

Como si estuviera en Trémolo. Me gusta

I know it's sacrilege, but I don't really like the Stones. It's old-timey rock-and-roll and just not...something I dig all that much.

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

Never was a Stones fan either... 2.5 stars.

Flere fede snce og generelt et godt album. Lyden er måske lige lovlig 60er og nogle af numrene for lange og kedelige 3,5

Good breakthrough album for Stones….. liked it…..

The album cover here says UK version, which doesn’t even have paint it black. Another reason to just be sick and tired of these Rolling Stones. Honestly. After a few albums I can see so much moss growing it’s not even funny. I didn’t even bother with the UK version and did the US. Paint it black is a classic. All the others felt like the same ol Beatles rock that I don’t care for. I don’t get how people liked these guys.

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

Favorite band ever. Don’t listen to this era of their music as much but it holds up

The album is not as good as expected to be honest. At least the US version of the album had Paint it Black which isn't on this one and takes away from it TBH. 5/10.

Another miss for me from the Stones, it’s lacking something. Coincidentally listened to this the day Charlie Watts passed. RIP

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

Great first track but fades after

Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Mother's little helper, Stupid girl, Under my thumb

Excellent. Love the stones.

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!

This is something of a transitory album for The Rolling Stones, as they haven’t completely abandoned being the largely blues influenced band that they were for their early records, but they also aren’t the straightforward rock band we’ve known for decades at this point. Sort of their “Rubber Soul”, since they’re so frequently compared to their contemporaries the Beatles. Dug everything I knew from this album - “Mother’s Little Helper”, “Stupid Girl”, “Under My Thumb”, “I Am Waiting” - and most of the tunes that I was unfamiliar with, save for “Going Home” which goes on for far too long at nearly eleven minutes and arriving in the middle of this record (I listened to the UK version) is an albatross around its neck that prevents me from giving this a full 5 stars rating.

Good stuff !!!

These guys are going places.

This sounds like they have some more musical maturing to experience. It has good tunes but doesn’t hold a candle to sticky fingers or exile. I think the US release (with paint it black and without take it or leave it, out of time, etc) is probably better

Amazing and probably their darkest album.

Paint it Black! And 10 other songs.

Good jams. Lyrics did not age well.

Besides the 2-3 classics, it sucks

So there’s two versions of this album. Uk and US. US has paint it black which is a classic but it also has the high hat going constantly on high and dry. UK is a little long and ordered differently. Overall it’s a good early stones album where they still have the blues influences but not their best. I’d say both versions are a 7.7/10

Yes I know this album. It’s a classic.

5/5 - Classic stones

good

I might be biased, because I favor the Beatles by a wide wide margin over the Stones, but I have never been very impressed by Aftermath or any Stones record for that matter. Fair enough, "Paint It, Black" is an absolute classic and it deserves its reputation, but I find Jaggers' vocals unengaging, the instrumentals too soft and the recording quality to be very sub-average. A 2/5 is a fair score.

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

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

Couple of classics on there

Yeah I can really get into their early stuff. Some nice tracks - Paint it Black is a classic. But so much of it just sounds really twee - it makes me think of the Spinal Tap 60s spoof stuff.

Return to this one

Not the best Stones album

Solid Stones album.

mga misojinists, i slept

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.

Boring but paint it black is a banger

I was surprised how much of this album sounds like early rock and roll. "Out of Time" is a good example of the older sound. "Goin' Home" gives a taste of the Stones' experimentation with the blues that I believe was part of the origin of the band. The more well known singles ("Mother's Little Helper", and "Under My Thumb") contrast with the rest of the album, having a more advanced sound of Rock and Roll that I most often think of when it comes to the Rolling Stones. This album is at the edge of being "okay", but I think I would listen to it again.

good

I like how ethereal parts of this album sound and how it seems like they’re doing whatever they want and stretching themselves

Under my thumb is the best jam on this piece.

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

Sempre achei difícil relacionar Stones com Beatles, contudo esse álbum aproxima as duas bandas para mim. Algumas músicas poderiam facilmente ser dos Beatles com pequenos ajustes, como a primeira do álbum (Mother's Little Helper) e Flight 505.

Pure Stones. Breakthrough album. THank you.

Blah blah thumb blah

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.

Kind of feel about early Stones like I feel about early Beatles. Some good stuff, some great, some crap. Good album. Not their best.