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it's the rolling stones so it was great :D 3.5-4
I liked it 😄
Two clear, smash hits on here. However, unlike the other Stones albums here, the deep cuts don't do a whole lot for me
The Stones have never done much for me but after a couple of tracks I really got into this.
- Under My Thumb is my favorite Rolling Stones song, which is maybe a hot take, given the Taming-of-the-Shrew messaging. As it turns out, it’s one of several strong statements about women on Aftermath. Mother’s Little Helper is a classic. Stupid Girl made me laugh despite myself. The second half is decidedly Beatle-y—“baby, baby, baby, you’re out of tiiiIIIiiime"—but it's alright
As someone who has never really listened to Traffic - this felt like perfectly average 60s/70s rock. Neither overwhelming nor underwhelming… I am just whelmed
Good ol' classic rock.
I'm running out of cliches .. but this album is a bit of a mixed bag -with some genuine classics like under my thumb, mothers little helper and out of time - but then has some billy basic shit like going home... quite how Jagger/ Richards could write this at the same time as writing paint it black its nuts as the songs are light years apart. Listened the to US version so included Paint it Black which is such an epic tune ahead of its time for 66.
Couple great tracks, some nice bluesy stuff, but not exactly their best stuff. 3.8
4.2
Lower key and more Victorian than expected. Fun ride
OK. Not one of the best albums. Classic representation
Paint it Black followed by some okay songss.
Rock, Blues, 1966 -> 4
Enjoyed it more than other stones albums. This is just classic 60s rock. Nice lyrics and the music I’m a fan of. Would listen again for sure.
Yeah that was cool.
How bad can the misogyny actually be? The second track is called, what was that? Stupid Girl? Oh, yep. There it is. It's too bad because I really like this.
Best Stones album I have heard
Manages to remain one of my favourite stones albums even in spite of all the misogyny.
Two "Rolling Stones" albums back to back! The British version has the good "Mothers little helper" but the US release has "Paint it black", what a dilemma of which release is the best. I think "Paint it Black" is probably the best song but "Mother's little helper is probably the best track on the British release. There are quite a few other decent songs. "Under my thumb" and "Out of time" to name a few. It was cool coming from "Sticky Fingers" to hear this album which felt slightly older and more close to something like "The Kinks" I've listened to two stones albums in two days and have enjoyed them quite a lot. I still think you can pick the best songs of the albums and not miss much but as a whole I think they deserve a 4 star.
Solid Stones album. "Mother's Little Helper" is a great intro track, with a fun chord progression and lyrics that grab your attention immediately. "Under My Thumb" is one of my favorite songs by them, and is seemingly always in and out of being stuck in my head randomly throughout my life. This album has some really cool instrumentation too. I appreciate the marimba and inventive guitar work/production (great distortion on "It's Not Easy" that sounds like a baritone sax). I don't love the second half of the album; it's not terribly memorable or special to me and it brings my rating here from a 4 down to a 3. There's a few shining moments in the first few songs but then the falloff hurts it. Hold on just a minute! This was the record that had "Paint it Black" on it- I didn't even realize that at first as I was listening to the older UK release. That honestly changes things for me, because that is by far my favorite Rolling Stones song. I fell in love with the song when it was the intro track on the videogame "Twisted Metal Black". It's got that sweet sitar riff, the crazy pounding drums, the proto-emo lyrics with a crazy great performance by Mick Jagger to match. It's a perfect rock song in my opinion, and elevates this to 4/5 for me. Dang I can't believe I almost missed that.
Wunderbare Scheibe. Allerdings sind die Arrangments schon etwas versgtaubt. Da gefallen mir die neueren besser. Daher nur 4 Stern.
Mother’s Little Helper is probably my favorite Stones song.
Good stuff
If you Think that this album will leave you High and Dry, think again. I will keep this one Under My Thumb so Doncha Bother Me and try to take it.
Ei 68-72-julkaisujen tasolla. Mutta tarkemmin ajatellen: levyn neljästä ensimmäisestä biisistä 3/4 ovat omissa lajeissaan aika nerokkaita, Under My Thumb tietysti etupäässä. Ja oikeastaan levyn jokainen biisi tarjoaa jotain: jos ei uutta oivallusta niin ainakin selkeän ja tarttuvan variaation jostain vanhasta (Doncha Bother Me, High and Dry...). Stupid Girl on minulle liikaa, samoin Going Home - eri syistä. Mutta silti, let's face it, levy on parempi kuin mikä tahansa The Who- tai Kinks-LP. Loppupäätelmä: ei Beggars Banquet mutta matala nelonen.
7/10
Not my favorite Stones LP but I am very fond of it.
Mothers little helper, out of time and going home are my top 3. This album was a banger I loved it, hesitant to grant a 4 but honestly this just edged into a fo
Stabilt album! Under my thumb sticker ut som en riktig hit som gått mig förbi iaf.
Early early. Some intertwining of what would be the actual rock with the Stones. Good album, not great.
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Such a cool album.
Hmm I'm really liking this today! I don't know if I would have typically liked this but it's hitting the spot today. I'm going to mark this 4 stars. And will listen to the whole thing. I think I had a Rolling Stones album before maybe even more than one, and didn't rate it too high. I guess it just depends what my mood is at the time. Yep, I've had 3 before this one and I gave them all a 3
American folk influence!
the best stones album
Like the Stones, although not really familiar with any of their albums in full. This one is good, plenty of blues influence and their typical swagger.
Pretty great overall album musically, apparently their first full original album and part of a huge music shift in the Pop Rock timeline with Rubber Soul. Have it at 4.5 for importance, but docking it for the misogyny.
The Stones at their best, a golden age far much better than their later career from the 80s on. Paint it Black is far and away the best of the album. 4⭐️
Paint It Black is a great start, but Stupid Girl is bit shit. If you’re going to make a misogynistic song, at least make it a banger! Speaking of, I often song along to Under My Thumb while shaking my head and frowning to show I disagree with it.
If this 1001 albums project has taught me one thing it's that I don't like the blues. It's just too boring and too repetitive with too much emphasis on authenticity and the outpouring of deep emotions and not enough catchy chorusses. My first encounter with the Stones as part of this project was somwehat tainted by my attitude towards the blues so I wasn't really looking forward to go back to their oeuvre but I was pleasantly surprised by this. Yes, it is blues-y (I could do without the final track) but they do something different with it. The songs are short and punchy and sometimes do really strange things (I can't imagine what Paint It Black sounded when heard in the sixties). I will definitely revisit this one.
I believe the author selected the UK version for this list, which does not include Paint it Black, but does have the great Mother’s Little Helper and 3 lesser known tracks, the best being Out of Time, which is almost as good of an early Stones gem as the sublime I Am Waiting. The album is notable for being the first Stones offering to feature a track listing full of originals. In some ways Richards/Jagger were still finding their footing in that department, but there is still a lot to like here, even if some things haven’t aged well (see Stupid Girl). Lots of unique instrumentation and explorations that would pan out more effectively on future albums. Oh yeah, and Under My Thumb 👍
This is a bit of a stumper. Apple Music’s album summary likens Aftermath to Revolver, Pet Sounds, and Blonde on Blonde. It’s not as good as any of those. “Paint it Black” is sick, and so is that last track, but still a bit of a wash.
Suprisingly good!
Just an all around solid listen but it didn't knock my socks off in any major way either. 4.5
Can't go wrong with the Stones. "Going Home" 5 star!
Most of the songs were great. Didn't care for Lady Jane at all. I appreciate the country/blues influence.
this was a good album overall id say, i was pretty confused which one to listen to because there’s a normal one and a UK version, i listened to the normal one which had paint it black, good album overall
A piece of history.
I think the stones are at their best when they lean into the blues more than some of their other styles. We had Let It Bleed earlier this week and I thought that album did a better job of that. This album was still super solid and has helped me appreciate the stones more as a band than I did before we started this journey. Paint it Black is a great starting song and going home was a good ender. Definitely more of an album to be appreciated start to finish than as individual songs.
Not The best but i Like it
Great sound. A lot of variety. Way cooler than David Gray.
The Stones are the best. So great songs on this one
Good dimensional groovy album.
Back to back stones. In my ignorant youth, both this and beggers banquet would have felt like singles bands albums, ie i liked sympathy for the devil, paint it black, but as age and discernment are creeping in can see clearly the supra-american country music competence in beggars, (better country to come), and blues and innovation competence in aftermath, shit even ol' B. Jones had some tight contributions on this one.
Brilliant, loved every track. Paint it Black remains one of my all time favourite songs
Wasn’t stoked about listening to a RS album start to finish, but it was actually pretty decent. Definitely a unique sound for 1966 and you can absolutely hear the influences in there on modern rock. … paint it black is a hell of an opener.
Haven't heard much by the Rolling Stones, aside from their hits, but it was a thoroughly enjoyable listen.
Ooh man that was awesome. Losing a star for the 10 minute song that goes nowhere lol. But some real great songwriting.
Classic beginnings of the band firing on all cylinders. Music that hits one quick. And it would only get better. Not a bad song on this album.
Only knew "paint it black" before. Thought it would be rockier, not so bluesy. After I adapted to the unusual panning of the mix I really enjoyed it.
Brilliant, loved every track. Paint it Black remains one of my all time favourite songs
Pretty badass. Lots of cool, cool stuff. Such a great band. Not their absolute best, but still.... I'd been listening to the US version for years. Not sure which one is better. Toss a coin.
This was a nice and enjoyable listen. I can’t go less than a *4 here with heavy hitters like “Under my Thumb”, “Mothers little helper” and “Paint it Black”(US release); and early classics I forgot about like “Lady Jane” and “Out of time”. The Stones are one of those few bands that has been able to evolve and shape their sound to stay relevant spanning nearly 7 decades, including the latest release Hackney Diamonds ( killer video for”Angry”) .
This is very much a cuspy 3/4 for me... confusion on whether we should be rating the UK version that excluded Paint it Black or the US version that includes the track. I am including it since it is one of my favorite Stones song and it ultimately kicks it to 4* for me. 3.5/5
i mean it's the stones, what's not to like
80% Best: Under My Thumb; Going Home; Out of Time; Think Must-Hear? Hmm...sure
Kind of not amazing, i expected a bit more exciting stuff mick and co. Still decent. 3.5/5 stars
I would rate The Rolling Stones as my favorite band based on their catalogue of work, and even I don’t think this album needs to be on the list. I suppose it was selected because it’s because it’s the first album they wrote on their own (no covers). But they got better with time. I don’t find this to be anywhere near their best, so why have multiple albums by one band, when there are other deserving bands that get left out. I world rather hear two a maybe three albums by any one group/artist to get a sense of them, and get more variety of artists. It’s ridiculous that Bowie, Neil Young, the Beatles, Stones get half a dozen or more entries.
az első izgalmas Stones album, úristen de kicsik voltak még 🤯 -Mick a fake amerikai akcentus nélkül! - a Lady Jane, amiben már hallani Keith későbbi balladáit kicsit - a Going Home második, imprós fele, helló Jim Morrison - Brian Jones nem vacakolt és kb minden létező hangszeren játszott ezen az albumon - Studid Girl és Under my Thumb, well fuck you guys nagyon szeretem a hangulatát ennek az albumnak, de azért csináltak ők ennél nagyobb csodákat
I love the Stones, so i certainly don't mind revisiting classic albums like Aftermath. Under My Thumb and Paint It Black are the all time great singles from the album. I'm not sure why the 1001 albums collection would include this album though since all their albums from Let It Bleed to Exile are far better pieces of work overall. I'll give it a strong 4.
I've never been a fan of the Rolling Stones so i've never listened to this album before, so i was surprised by how good it was. Jim Morrison definitely listened to this as the last song, What To Do is what he sounded like live.
Gutes Stones Album mit dem Juwel „Painted Black“. Leider kommt kein weiterer der durchaus ordentlichen Songs an die Schwarzmalerei anknüpfen. Trotzdem ist eine weitere Anhörung wahrscheinlich.
The thing I like least about the Stones is their longevity (and, maybe a little, Mick’s vocals). By still recording and performing today, they make me (and I’m sure I’m not alone in this) feel like they’re just another bunch of Boomers whose best days are behind them yet they still refuse to give up the mic or stage. And I honestly believe they could have quit in the late 70s, or even early 80s, with legend status. But the fact they’ve gone probably 30 years or better without a significant contribution to music should not undercut the obvious influence they held in their heyday, yet that lens makes it hard to rate this album honestly. I fell short of loving it, but if I was truly hearing it for the first time in 1966 it would have floored me (especially since I hadn’t been born yet - but we’ll leave that fact aside for now).
Like a lot of the Stones, I like about half of it. Radio releases are strong and I've always loved Paint it Black. Don't even get me started on red doors. I'm sure it was ground-breaking for the time, too. Based on the fact that it's the Stones and Paint it Black is on this album, I'm giving it 4*.
First Stones album without covers, an important milestone in Richard’s/Jaggers development as song writers. Ultimately, it’s weighed down by some immature, misogynistic lyrics and have aged poorly and weren’t necessarily welcome in its day either. Under My Thumb is still my problematic fave though and with the US version trimming a bit and adding on Paint It Black it’s all pretty great, musically.
If I had to listen to the Rolling Stones, I would listen to Aftermath. But I don't often listen- not my favourite product of the mostly male rock scene of the late 60s/early 70s.
LIstening notes: I have never really been a big Rolling Stones fan. I like their music, but I've never sought out their albums. Looking forward to this one. Starting real strong with Paint It Black, god this song rules. Lady Jane is a silly one Under My Thumb, great. Doncha Bother Me getting bluesy Some forgettable stuff after that I Am Waiting - always liked this track Going Home - funky blues. Alright this is dragging a little at minute 9... Fun and easy to listen to, would come back to it for sure. A few big hits, awesome starting track. 3.9/5
I'm not a huge Stones fan, but I actually liked this album. (Apple Music only has the American release, but we added "Mother's Little Helper" and "Out of Time" from the U.K. release as a bonus.)
Her er lyden af tiden tyk. På den fede måde. Her får jeg både The Beatles lyden, og Jacker uden at han bliver hysterisk. Bedste Stones album indtil nu.
What can I say about this album? It starts out strong with "mothers little helper" then doesn't lose pace from there. It's got some of the earlier stones best tracks on it and it's probably what I'd play for someone if they hadn't ever heard much of the stones and I wanted to intro them to their work. Enough said.
A cool album. Wasn't super excited for a bunch of Rolling Stones albums coming up, but this is on another level to the soundalikes. Good songwriting and creativity throughout.
The first Stones album proper is a curiosity. Great set of tracks but it hardly holds together as a cohesive album with its competing musical styles. Revolver and Blond on Blond, both contemporaries, are much better in this regard. Still, Lady Jane and Under My Thumb are great and Doncha Bother Me mines a rich Blues vein.
Неплохой альбом, очень неплохой 5/14
This was great. The distance between the best songs (Paint It Black, Lady Jane) and the worst (Stupid Girl) weren't that big, so it was enjoyable all the way through. Lots of great Stones sound and wonderful melodies. Four stars.
7,42
Great music, terribly misogyny.
Some unmatched songs, some blues noodling - 11 minutes of Going Home of which 7 are surplus to requirements, and generally was this peak Mick misogyny? Mother's Little Helper, Under My Thumb, Stupid Girl are lyrically a trio of shame - though fantastic music. It's not that they need cancelling, but like a rapper endlessly talking about bitches and hos it does get wearying.
Pretty good
Classics still hold up
4.8
Where the stones really started to find their feet in terms of albums Really eclectic with great variety of sounds and hooks Couple weaker tunes (going home is 8 mins too long) and a few questionable lyrics but loads of bangers nonetheless
Baby, baby, baby
I’ve said it before, but the Stones only do one thing. However, they are phenomenal at that one thing. It’s nice seeing them get a bit experimental. Not as solid as some of their later albums. “Paint It Black” and “Under My Thumb” are far from their best hits, IMO. It definitely picks up on side 2, though.
Classic, raw Stones. Some home runs on here, some failed experiments, couple dead spots. They get better. Paint It Black improves the US version.
I've listened to both US and UK Aftermath multiple times, throughout the years. This album is gold!
Kind of an interesting bridge album between the garage blues and the post Brian Jones era. He’s still all over this album, but it’s clear that there is a sea change occurring.
It's so interesting hearing some of the early Stones albums knowing what they'll evolve to and the impact they have on music. This album has a lot of 60s vibes, but you can hear the minor chords and the darker, heavier undertones throughout the album. Overall, it's a very good, cohesive album that I enjoyed a lot.
Nothing but classic early rolling stones. Loved it.
Favourite song - Think
Paint it Black shows how far the Stones had come by 1966. If 'REubber Soul' told the world that The Beatles were making more than just pop singles then Aftermath showed everyone the Stones were not that far behind. However, we have massive controversy when reviewing this album. Do we review the UK edition or the US one? The UK edition doesn't have 'Paint it Black' but its US counterpart doesn't have 'Mother's Little Helper" or "out of Time" Its an impossible dilemna. The need for original singles at the expense of long player integrtity had not yet entered the rock music sales economy. The easiest way is to summarise that The Stones had transcended - though not abandoned - the delta blues by this era and the hit singles of the time are peerless. Just give it 5 stars.
Good early stones album Standout songs: Doncha bother me Going Home Out of time
Aftergeography This is a little sweet spot of the Stones, along with Between the Buttons, that I’m very fond of, but I don’t listen to it as much as I should. As much as I like Paint it Black I listened to the UK version of the album, which I think should be the definitive edition. Although Out of our Heads is a good listen, this is clearly a step up, undoubtedly inspired by The Beatles, Beach Boys, Who, Kinks etc. Although you can still hear echoes of their blues and r&b sound in things like Doncha Bother Me and Flight 505, you can also also hear where they would end up a few years later with songs like Goin’ Home. High and Dry even points to the coming influence of country on their music. But Mother’s Little Helper, Lady Jane, Under My Thumb, Out of Time, I Am Waiting, Take it or Leave it and Think are great examples of them landing between those two eras. Excellently catchy mid 60s pop songs with interesting things happening musically and instrumentally that keep them fresh no matter how many times you hear them. It’s Not Easy and What to Do aren’t qute at those standards and are pretty forgettable The lyrics though. I’ve not really considered the lyrics of this period over the years, but listening today, there is a lot that is problematic to say the least. It’s tricky judging them against today’s standards, and it’s not necessarily fair, but I’d hazard that even for the time they were a bit misogynistic and borderline rapey. I don’t think it necessarily lessens my enjoyment of the album, but it’s definitely something I’m more aware of now than I have been previously. Although that probably is a great example of cakeism on my part. When they are not specifically singing about stupid and feckless women it’s much more interesting, there’s definitely a nihilistic and anti-sentimental tone, a bit at odds with the burgeoning peace and love scene, but probably necessary to move on from the prevailing I Love You, Let’s Hold Hands sensibility of 50s and early 60s pop songs. Charlie’s drumming is always excellent, but it is particularly great on this. I love the soft toms on I Am Waiting and the fills in Out of Time. And Bill Wyman’s bass is excellent, not necessarily at Macca’s melodic level or John Entwhistle’s propulsive brashnees, but it has an excellent tone and place in the production, and enough little hooks and licks to give the songs some great texture. It really is a great snapshot of them between eras, clearly inspired to compete with the Beatles and their contemporaries, and while they don’t quite have the melodic and thematic inventiveness of the Beatles, the variations in sounds and instrumentation is great. It's easy to overlook this and Between the Buttons, and although It doesn’t quite hit the peaks in the same way as their upcoming classic 4-5 albums, lyrics notwithstanding, it’s a great album and a great listen overall. Not quite at a 5, so an easy solid 4. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
i am a true believer in life after math
Classic album. A few of the songs fall flat but overall good.
great stones album. good rock and roll vibes, jagger's voice is so strong, full of bangers
I don’t understand why so many people are calling this a tightening of The Stone’s sound, because it’s a lot looser and baggier than both their early albums and their later masterpieces. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, loosening up and experimenting with their sound was what they needed, especially in order to keep up with The Beatles, but it does make for a long album and occasionally misses the mark. Under My Thumb is a real guilty pleasure of mine, because it is so nasty and misogynistic, but it’s also a bop? I still contend that the run between Beggar’s Banquet and Exile On Main Street is untouchable, all of those albums are non skips, and the good songs on Aftermath are all great, but they are further between than in the band’s golden period
I would imagine there are a lot of Stones records on this list so I’m glad this one made it. I think this one is my favorite of the Brian Jones era since it’s just so weird. It starts with Mothers Little Helper which has always stood out in my mind as a fucking bizarre one lol. There’s a lot going on here but each track has its own thing. Going Home is a cool bluesy song that could probably be a minute or two shorter but it’s a jam for sure. Out Of Time is a very British Invasion kind of sound too. This album is a pretty good indication of where the band was headed as far as Jones experimentation but it’s not so experimental that it’s too much. Definitely a solid listen that could use some more attention!
Hot damn there's some good shit on this!
Loved this album since I was a kid, particularly Side A, but that's the US version. & yeah, I get it, there are some heinous lyrics involved but not everything in music can be discounted at face value; there is a story going on here as well.
That was solid.
Great Album. Early Stones is hard to beat.
Under my thumb is a classic!
Paint it Black Under my thumb I Am Waiting
If I were to listen to the Stones for the first time, I would have hoped it would be this one. This is solid, not perfect but solid. Lady Jane seems like a throwaway song . Choice cut: Paint it Black
Some of my favorite Rolling Stones songs are on this album.
Fun 😋
My six year old daughter heard me listening to Stupid Girl while listening to Aftermath and now the Stones are on her shit list. One of the first really great albums from the Stones. Bettered by later work certainly and it sounds a bit dated at times these days, it’s still excellent and sounds fresh at times. Under My Thumb especially is my jam.
Good music albeit with an extremely dated tone, figuratively and literally.
Paint It Black was my ringtone back in high school. It’s high on my list of rock songs. The rest of the album is solid. I have always loved the bluesy rock.
está bien, muchas canciones clásicas
Classic stones
The Uk version opens with "Mother's Little Helper" the US version opens with "Paint it Black" equally awesome songs, its strange one wasn't included on the other, and vice versa. Really good Stones album overall. other highlights, Under My Thumb, out of time, high and dry, I'm Waitng. I listened to both US and UK versions to make sure I didn't miss anything.
One of their better albums, has some nice songs but not the most exciting album ever
Les he cogido mucho más cariño con los años.
Solid album, sounds a lot like the Beatles…make sense given the influence of British Invasion…Notable Songs: Paint it Black, Stupid Girl, Under My Thumb 7.8/10 Music: 6.8/10 Importance: 8.5/10 Consistency/Flow: 8.1/10
their first album of all original material. two big hits in Paint it Black and Under My Thumb.
Bueno.
Great!
I think as an album overall, I prefer it to Let it bleed. Goin' Home was twice as long as it should be though.
good. I like mick jaggers voice and under my thumb.
🎧What a drag it is getting old💊Listened to the UK version. Varied and adventurous Stones album with some classic songs.
Well-known Rolling Stones album with one >11-minute track and some of these superclassic 60s songs (the original UK version contains more of these, but does not have Paint It Black). So very good of course, but my preference, as an album as a whole, goes for the records they made afterwards, especially Beggars Banquet, Exile on Main Street and Sticky Fingers.
Excellent Stones record (I listened to the US version with Paint it Black by the way, always takes me straight to Vietnam). Not all songs are equally convincing and Goin' home is a bit too much.
The fact that I've heard (and liked) Paint It Black, Mother's Little Helper, Stupid Girl, Lady Jane, and Under My Thumb without ever having known they were all essentially from the same album is enough for me to know the importance of this album musically. Those are all hits to this day almost 60 years later! The rest of the album seems to have been overshadowed by those a-sides but there's some good stuff hiding in the rest of the album. The misogyny is a bit intense out the gate but as other critics have said, it almost seems to be critical of itself and subversive. Regardless the songs above are catchy as hell and have cemented themselves in popular culture. Can't say I will listen to the rest of the album much after this (the bluesy stuff isn't my jam) but I recognize the importance of this album as a whole.
I would listen again
More of The Rolling Stones, okay. I appreciated, but feel a little short of loving it all.
Jesus Christ! That last track was only eleven minutes long? Felt like fifteen years. Despite some problematic, dated lyrics, I enjoy the Rolling Stones. I'm appreciating hearing some albums that are unfamiliar to me.
Vintage Rolling Stones. 4/5
Blues rock, rhythm and blues. I don't really know what to say about this album. Like I enjoyed it I guess but nothing really stood out to me. I like the bluesy sound they pull off, and they have a talent for pop hooks and catchy songs. Never really been a fan of Stones singing, find it pretty standard. Good lyrics here and there but the album is much too long, there is no reason to have an 11 minute song on an album like this. It just dragged on and on, I was tired of the album way before I should have. I like their energy when they actually have it, but it doesn't happen as often as I'd like. Overall I was pretty underwhelmed with this record, didn't do much for me. Probably won't revisit any time soon. 3.5/5
Такой деревенский вайб..... paint it black - база и im waiting зашла. Остальные вряд ли запомню надолго, чего-то не хватает
Great rock!
great album. a stones classic. can't go wrong with the rolling stones!
I have a lot of respect for british artists in the 60s for not re-releasing singles on albums so you didn't have to pay twice in a time where it genuinely made sense, but leaving Paint it Black off of the UK version gives the US version the W for the rest of time. Theres good changes and bad changes, so listening to both is really the only way to get the full experience. I think Mother's Little Helper is an awful first track and Going Home is the perfect ending track, which gives US points. But also Take it or Leave It and Out of Time are good tracks that should've been kept. At the end of the day it's good 60s Stones. They'd go on to do a lot better but there is a ton of great stuff here.
I listened to both the UK and US releases for this and I like them both. I appreciate having Coming Home last a little more, but I like the songs excluded from the US release. I really like the Stones. Favorite tracks are Paint It Black, Under My Thumb, Out Of Time, and Lady Jane.
The best stuff is amazing, but there is a fair amount of stuff I’m not crazy about. Still gets the 4 star bump, of course. 3.5/5
First Rolling Stones album I've heard so far, not as familiar with their earlier releases. This is a good one, although the US version had Paint It Black which along with Under My Thumb. The bluesy songs are the stronger ones for me and are closer to what I'm familiar with. I like the sequence of Doncha Bother Me, Going Home, Flight 505, High and Dry, Out of Time, and It's Not Easy, along with Think.
+1 for Paint it Black. (And the musical line of Under My Thumb. Lyrics, not so much)
Like most of them, another solid Stones album. Great to put on and groove to.
Very good album. Not a Stones fan, but truly a very good album. growth beyond Satisfaction.
My expectations for the Stones are always very low--appropriately so I would argue. But this was a pleasant surprise. It's too long for sure, but has some great songs and feels more like a pop record than an album from a blues bar band. Earlier career Stones might be alright.
Classic but not exciting
A very varied album with strong contrasts between "Paint It Black" and "Lady Jane". But I like it.
The Rolling Stones come into their own. It's bluesy, at certain points psychedelic, and there's a not-insignificant amount of fucking around on here (the 12 minute long "Going Home" sticks out). Still, it's a solid record and bridges into where the Stones become the huge band they were always destined to be. Call it a 3.5. Favorite tracks: "Under My Thumb", "Mother's Little Helper"
Great album, many memorable songs.
Under my thumb benger
The aftermath of what? Seems like it’s just the beginning. You can’t argue with the hits, the emerging Stones sound, the charisma of Jagger, the inventive spirit that was Brian Jones on everything but guitar while Keith locked down his signature rhythm-as-riff approach. There’s also the darkness, the simmering misogyny, and the strong first side vs. the weaker next side. They’ve yet to achieve greatness though there are some indisputable classics on this record—this is not “Pet Sounds” or “Revolver.” But the promise is there. You can hear it in the grooves.
This was great! It's not an album of theirs that I go back to often, but it's got some fantastic singles like "Under My Thumb" and (one of my fave Stones songs, period) "Mother's Little Helper". And a few other tracks that I may not have paid much attention to in the past really stood out, like "Lady Jane" and "Out of Time". While their earlier, bluesier years aren't generally my preferred era of the Stones, and several tracks that I didn't mention above sort of came and went for me, but I overall really liked this listen.
Misogyny in mono? Despite some dubious lyrics (stupid girl / under my thumb / mother’s little helper) this is full of fried R ‘n’ B gold.
Great classic
Love the Rolling Stones. Aftermath has some of their lesser known hits, but overall still quite good.
Not hard or nasty enough yet
Based on the year 1966 and what I read in the wiki, this album rivaled the Beatles and I feel like you can hear that sound on here. I actually liked Exile on Main Street better. All these subgenres like psych rock and glam rock are really starting to stand out as I listen to more and more “Rock” albums from the same decades. I guess rock n roll isn’t as much of a box that I originally thought.
Old Rolling Stones music is soooo good.
Fantastic all round rock
You can really hear the blues in this - incredibly brave. Also - an amazing energy comes through the music. It really feels dangerous.
4/5 for how much misogyny is interlaced throughout the album, but it's stellar otherwise. Practically a perfect album. Michael showed me "Under My Thumb," and it's been a constant jam.
4.5/5. The Stones rode the swinging London wave to such great heights.
I listened to the UK version of the album as if selected by the generator. The much appreciated track Paint it Black is not on there. There are also a few other small differences. It was nice to hear Lady Jane and Under my Thumb again. But like the rest of the album, they also seemed a bit flat and anemic. This is not the Stones' strongest album.
Mick and keith really come into their own, second only to Lennon McCartney, a Strauss they’ll keep till at least John, Taupin. This is a strong album - I think the uk version is a bit better. It probably hasn’t lasted well although I never really believed Micks misogyny. I don’t think he did either. By stones standards, bottom of the top. Anyone else, career making one off. 3.5 stars.
Stones in their better days, singing about Valium…
Paint it Black absolutely SLAPS doesn't it. Also, very fond memories of "Lady Jane" and "Under my Thumb" from my Dad's "Greatest Hits" cassette tape that he had in the car. Not quite peak Stones yet, but the road ahead is clear.
Solid stones album. Listened to the US version because Paint it Black is a top 5 Stones song for me.
Classic Stones
More than I expected - a decent album by the early Rolling Stones; the first few songs are exceptional; but it loses steam in the second half. But even there, there is some good material. 3.5/5
Very exciting instrumentals. Fun listening to it. Very good songwriting. It's definitely a classic but I'm really not sure if we needed 11 bloody minutes of "Going Home".
It’s an interesting listen. The British Invasion sound is fully there and the lyrics are often challenging by today’s standards. I’d definitely listen again, though, to have a better hold on what made the Stones so influential.
Listen, they’re The Rolling Stones. They are one of the best. The ratings I’ve been using include a lot of my preference so I can come back to what I like, gotta be 4*
Own
Some nice low tempo Stones’ hits
A great record overall, showing the immense talent and charisma of the Stones - however they aren't quite at their peak powers just yet here. It has has some of my favourite early Stones tracks; Mothers Little Helper, Out of Time (both on the UK version), Paint It Black (on the US version), and Under My Thumb amongst others. However there's a few tracks which are more forgettable on this record. Also on an annoying note, the UK & US versions of this record are wildly different, however that's a frustrating quirk of label releases from decades ago.
Quite a good album! Many enjoyable songs in different styles. Just solid
I listened to both versions U.K. and U.S. and I preferred the U.K. version. I was surprised by the twang I heard in some of the songs. Good Album. Best tracks: Under My Thumb, It's not Easy.
Mother's Little Helper and Under My Thumb are two my favorite Stones songs. Rest is Okay.
Not as good as Let it Bleed. Also, why does the UK Version not include Paint it Black?
•Owned •Great album whose exploration gives us a pop tracks with smart instrumentation, and a sweeping blues fantasy. •4/5
Enjoyed it
Quite a few classics here. For some reason never got into them because I was always a Beatles guy, but enjoyed so many singles. Weird I’ve never really given a whole album a shot. It’s dynamic and iconic. Some weak points, but hard to deny.
Now THIS is music 😎👏👏👏😎
I understand the importance of the album, but don't need to listen to all the songs often. But a few of my favorite Stones tunes are here.
Best album ever? No. Good listening? Yes.
Crazy to me how much sloppiness there is in the drums, but the guitar is always rock solid. Defs some indulgent moments from Mick
classical
It's great but some of this did not age well at all. Also, that 60's psych pop can get in the sea. done with that at this stage
I like the stones.
I'm truly conflicted with this album. The split between the US and UK version is difficult enough to try to consider. But Brian Jones experimentations makes this my favorite era of Rolling Stones music, but some of Jagger's lyrics are just horrendous. I mean... how many times can he *wink wink* tell us "it's hard" in a song? 🤮 4 stars for Brian Jones... and a few classic tracks
Ok NOW I get why the RS are always compared w the Beatles. This album has the same DNA as some early Beatles stuff. Loved it, would listen again. Listened on a plane ride from Seattle to Dulles so I need to listen again to get the full experience
Peak-ish Stones
Me guso
I was never much of a rolling stones guy, but this is pretty good. Paint it black is an all timer. lots of other easy listening tunes on the album as well
I have listened to this album before, but without paying close attention to the records in order to rate and enjoy it. I love that this album contains very famous Stones songs such as Stupid Girl and Under my thumb.
It was nice hearing the hits that I had heard before within the context of the entire album. Definitely a wonderful Sunday afternoon experience
3.5 stars rounded up. Solid entry by the Rolling Stones at the moment when they transitioned from off-brand Beatles who do blues standards to the Rolling Stones as they are now known: brash, snarling, bluesy, tough, vaguely sadomasochistic and certainly darker than the fab four.
Blues rock is good
Great album! It have some of the better songs of rock and roll
Great opening track. The rest wasn't as good.
Classic
Got some bangers on it for sure. Really weird that the UK and US versions are so different. The US one changes Mother's Little Helper for Paint It Black and has like 4 few tracks because apparently shorter albums did better in the US. Wild.
Killer early stones record. You can totally hear what they’d become in these early raw recordings
Classic album
well, it's a classic.
Musically loved it. But I guess I should be critical of some of the attitude towards women since I am critical of rap lyrics today. However these lyrics seem mild compared to rap today. But at least there is some music there. What was that 10 minute monstroncity Going Home. The worst song was the longest. Im not musical but I could have wrote that one.
Ein Album voller Blues-Rock-Dauerbrenner. Absolut empfehlenswert.
A masterpiece friend m my younger Ithaca.
I like the Rolling Stones’ music, though probably not so much the men themselves. I’ve never really listened to a whole album, just individual songs, so I haven’t been struck before by the wave of misogyny that just kept building, song after song. These were rich, powerful men in their prime, utterly revered. Why all the hate? Mother’s Little Helper, Stupid Girl, Under My Thumb are just the worst examples but really most if not all of the songs were obnoxious. I had to start tuning out the lyrics after a while. That said, most of the songs are a bop. I love the incredible range of instruments on this album. I’ve always loved Lady Jane but I think my new fave is Doncha Bother Me. I listened to the UK release which means I missed Paint It, Black, another great song. Definitely better than Mother’s Little Helper. Overall, 4 for the sound but it’s a grumpy 4 because of the lyrics.
album full of singles
Maybe it's my mood but this album really hit the spot
IN the running for best side one, track one. Also, under my thumb is one of my favorite Stones tracks
Great classic rock record, with some amazing songs and great variety. The only thing holding it back is some less memorable songs towards the end of the album.
Energetic and spunky. Lots of obvious blues influence even before the Stones' reputed "blues era" of the late 60s and early 70s. Under My Thumb is a fantastic, memorable number that seems to perfect the combination of lots of different mellow-rock cliches of the time. ("Ain't it true, babe?") Paint It Black is a brilliant, exotic-sounding tune that clearly takes influence from the Beatles and Eastern artists. The remaining tracks are solid, particularly "Stupid Girl", "Flight 505", and "Lady Jane", and showcase common motifs in the US/UK rock scene with utter confidence and precision. One star has to be taken off for the lyrical ping-ponging between desire (acceptable) and misogyny (a bit less acceptable). I guess the Stones were trying to be relatable with their material, but even if it possibly was relatable at the time of release, it hasn't aged well. Still, if any album's an artefact of its time, this one definitely is.
Not sure if I was supposed to go with the U.S. or UK version so I made sure that I listened to all the songs from both. I never listened to this album in full before. There's some great hits and the deeper cuts are all pretty solid too.
loved this album!
Early nuggets from the Stones.
Mother’s Little Helper // Lady Jane // Under My Thumb // Going Home 3.5/5
Goddamn these dudes really hated women! Loved tail, hated women. Were getting laid like nobody’s business but lord protect the one girl that told Mick “not right now, love,” one Sunday afternoon. I mean, I also got mad when I was 23 girls told me “not right now, love,“ but I don’t think I hated them enough to go write and record songs about them that I would sing on a world tour. But then, no one was expecting me to come up with songs to put on albums and sing on world tours. And no one was providing me with an endless supply of pharmaceutical-grade cocaine and mini-skirted girls in every city I stopped in. And it was 1966, the lads hadn’t exactly been raised by second-wave feminists. So I mean I guess I get how it happened. But it is striking. But anyways the music fucking kicks as always. I just love Keith’s guitar, so simple, so versatile, a sponge of a mind for all the kinds of music that had come before on that humble little instrument, whose fingers could wring it all back out in his incomparable distillate. Good job guys. You rocked.
Interesting to hear Baby Stones start to discover themselves. As much as I enjoy Mother's Little Helper, the American version with Paint It Black as Track 1 is a much stronger start.
Je suis une pierre qui roule, je déboule et je perds la boule
Pas aussi fort que leur albums qui suivrons, mais il se défend très bien stand-alone
Paint It Black and Under my Thumb are 5 star songs. Everything else is a very solid 3 stars. Never under. But those 2 are so amazing that the whole thing is a 4.
Banger album, crazy songs
great classic
One of the best first songs ever
Pretty good album Top tracks: Under My Thumb, It’s Not Easy
Great Album
Maschine: Meze 109Pro Mische: in Würde gealtert, viel Hall in den Vocals, unterhaltsame Stereo-Ideen, insgesamt aber wenig umwerfender Impact Mugge: eingängige Melodien und teils interessante Instrumentierung Meinung: 4/5
What a nice surprise - so much richer and varied than the singles that I was aware of. Starting to understand why people are fans.
There’s more to say than I expected. This website takes me to the UK version, when the US version has Paint it Black. Makes me mad. Anyway, I didn’t expect the acoustic song Lady Jane, and the song Going Home is definitely filler (still sounds good). Everything else is 60s (maybe psychedelic) rock. There’s definitely some good songs here. It’s good, but by far not the best Rolling Stones album.
good good
A good early Stones album that show Jagger Richards and Jones songwriting and arrangement development. Under My Thumb is the hilight for me and Mother's Little Helper with its use of sitar is a classic too and Lady Jane is a beautiful ballad with an English folk music feel. As for deeper album cuts stand outs are; Stupid Girl, Out of Time and I am Waiting. Now the US version subs in Paint it Black at the expense of Mother's Little Helper Pait It Black is agrguably The Stones greatest achievement, so the US version would absolutely be 1/2 star higher and if there was a version with both songs included that would be a no brainer 5 star album. 4 stars
I liked this more than I thought I would!
Never been crazy about the Stones, but I really liked this. A pleasant surprise!
Classic Stones. Not as hard-edged as their best stuff, but still a great bluesy pop album. Last song is a little excessive but everything up to that point is tight and sharp. Best song: Paint It Black
Cowboy, morning energy boost
I really dug this one! The swagger-y 60's feel is totally right up my alley. I really think Under My Thumb is one of the Stons' best tracks ever and both Mother's Little Helper and Paint It Black are really incredible also. The rest of the album is a bit more meandering but it was really 'in my wheelhouse' meandering! It's a 4 for me, though it probably just squeaks over that line.
Very similar sound throughout, but still very good overall.
I don’t think I knew what Rock is. Seems to be some sad songs on the guitar
Pretty good. Nice and smooth, a bit of jangle
A pesar de ser uno de sus primeros trabajos, donde aún no definían por completo su sonido definitivo, los Stones logran construir un LP sumamente atrapante y divertido, que juega con ritmos y melodías duras a través de paisajes psicodélicos fuertemente inspirados por los prózeres del rock and roll. Una de las piezas que comienza a cimentar el estátus de leyenda de la agrupación liderada por Mick Jagger.
Good album, a few good songs. Not one of the best stones albums but definitely a good one.
Great Stones LP, They began to catch their Stride with some Great originals. Under My Thumb is one of their best
4+ Erste wirkliche Berührung mit der Musik von Rolling Stones. Sehr lässiges Album, für 5 Sterne müsste ich es wsl öfters hören, hat aber definitiv potential für 5.
The Stones are truely one of the greatest. The album features iconic tracks like „Paint It Black“ and „Under My Thumb“. I like the influence of blues and country vibes in their songs. Personal Top3 in no order: Paint It Black Going Home Doncha Bother Me
Der unverwechselbare Sound der Rolling Stones wurde hier mit Sicherheit bedeutend mitgeprägt. Verglichen mit dem neuesten Album ist es interessant zu hören, wie sich so manches in den letzten 57 Jahren trotzdem verändert hat. 8.9/10
pretty good nice one
The beginning of a great band! Being the first album with only original songs, I think this one aged very well. With a strong start, it develops into a promising jazzy and bluesy rock & roll record.
This is a pretty good album, some absolute great tracks for sure. A lot of blues influence, and a few songs I had never heard. All in a solid Stones Album
4.1 The stones start to come into their own in my opinion.
Funny story, I've never talked to our met anyone from the UK who loves The Beatles, but all of them seem to love The Rolling Stones. The Beatles were the first group I really got into, and I've never fully gotten into the Stones. But I really like a lot of their songs. I listened to the UK version of this album, based on matching the cover art shown here. It's missing the song Paint it Black from the US version, but it makes up for it with Out of Time and other songs I didn't already know. I was already familiar with Mother's Little Helper, Out of Touch, and Out of Time, but the rest of the album was pretty good. I didn't love it, but it has some great songs and nothing annoyed me. So, I think 4 stars is appropriate.
Under my thumb, lady jane and paint it black top 3
I think I listened to the wrong one. The cover was blue. Anyway I quite enjoyed it
Really enjoyed it. Most of the songs had great rhythm. Above average 7.6
Wow, two Stones albums in one week. This album is a pretty solid one but they definitely hadn't hit their stride yet. You can hear them transitioning out of the more cover-heavy period and into differentiating themselves with more unique instrumentation. I don't think this is necessarily a groundbreaking album for them but it is good, especially given their evolving sound. I think I'd give this a 3.5 if I could but considering I gave their debut album 4/5, I feel like I can't rate this one lower (though I probably should have gone 3 on their debut). Standout Tracks: Lady Jane, Under My Thumb, Doncha Bother Me, Out of Time, It's Not Easy, I Am Waiting, Think
First Stones album I've listened to all the way through. Sounds like what I would expect a Rolling Stones album to sound like. Pretty good album with some weak spots in it.
7/10 imo
A decent album with some major high points. The opening track, “Mother’s Little Helper”, does set the bar a little too high as it’s probably the best track on the record. There’s some pretty standard blues rock and a few other crackers. Worthy of four stars.
Bi-polar albums where the songs are either 5-4s or 1s. Theres more by a 2.5:1ish ratio so theres more 5-4s and thats why this album is getting 4 stars. I would not sit through the entire album again but I'd gladdly listen to certain songs in the album *cough* paint it black *cough*. Low 4
listened 2x. once at night and again next day during work. it starts out strong and several songs that are new to me as far as I can remember. 4 star.
Quite a pleasant album to listen. Starts strong with Mother's Little Helper and Stupid Girl, but it stays consistently nice throughout (except for Going Home, which could have been a good five minutes shorter).
Favourite songs: "Paint it, Black", Under My Thumb, High and Dry, Mother's Little Helper, Stupid Girl, Doncha Bother Me, Think Least favourite songs: Lady Jane 4/5
4.1 - Solid pre-peak Stones showcasing their mussed up swagger. "Under My Thumb" is a classic, and one that hasn't been completely ruined by classic rock radio. "Paint It Black" has lost a little of that sheen given that it's become the soundtrack of the Vietnam War (along with "Fortunate Son"). Still a banger. The rest are soulful, blues-based tracks.
UK version has 4 more tracks, US version has paint it black
Yeah pretty good. Quite easy listening compared to what I expected. Loads of nice fluffy guitar bits and repetitive lyrics.
There were some very good songs on here, and I liked how diverse the sound was from one song to the next. A lot of the songs had great lyrics, too. Some songs didn't speak to me, though, and some were a little silly.
I really liked mother little helper. Amazing song. I wasn’t expecting it to be as experimental as it was, which I really appreciate. Great album, though they should have put the singles on them.
Our 6th Rolling Stones album and the 5th to get 4 stars (one only got 3 stars from me). Not much more to say. It's good music. They were a good band. Some more variety would be preferable though.
Perhaps the best early Stones album, but nowhere near the golden age 68-74
There are some classic rock songs on this album - "Paint It, Black", "Under My Thumb", "Mother's Little Helper".
Many big Stones hits on this. Also arguably when they embraced some more creative elements and joined the '60s counter culture. Great variety. I actually like the lesser known songs better than the big hits.
Heard before: some This must be right about when they embraced being the heel. The first four tracks (plus Paint It Black on the US version) are undeniably great, and Mick is at his most dickish. It's tough to live up to those singles though; side two is a bit of a letdown. Even still, you can hear the ambition and the first blush of the seedy psychedelia to come. Top tracks: Mother's Little Helper, Under My Thumb, I Am Waiting
Doe jezelf een plezier en zoek de US versie, want de UK versie mist de grootste hit. Zeker een aardig album, maar de Stones zijn zo'n band waarbij ik eigenlijk liever een compilatiealbum met hits hoor. Ze hebben genoeg leuke nummers, maar die zijn verspreid over iets van 300 albums. Bij dit album voelt de Side B dan ook als een haffel schuimpinda's die moesten zorgen dat de Side A zonder risico verscheept kon worden. Tussen de 3 en 4 sterren. Ik klik op 4, want vergeleken met de drek die je in deze lijst af en toe tegenkomt is dit eigenlijk toch wel een eenvoudig maar gezellig feestje.
8/10
one of the best stones album in my book with one of the greatest rock songs of all time! 4.5 imo
A good earlier Stones album, but not at the level of what was to come. Still a step forward toward that with all original songs for the first time. very good, but not one of their essentials
I’ve never heard this album in full before, but there were lots of previews of what The Rolling Stones would be doing a few years later, so it feels like the album of a band in transition. “Doncha Bother Me”’s beginning sounds like “It’s only Rock and Roll”. “Going Home” feels like a preview of “Midnight Rambler”. The songs themselves were pretty good, but this band has 4 or 5 other 5 star albums and this is not one of them.
A bit Beatles-y, a bit punky, and features Under my Thumb. Very solid.
8/10 great album, listened on a train and my audio was spotty. Internet went out and a ton of notes got deleted Solid album with a lot of great topics from addiction, fame and love. Such a solid album honestly. The album as a whole can get repetitive for me around tracks 4-8. Sometimes I couldn’t recognize a song had switched. Mothers little helper - crazy intro to an album, hope it sets the themes they’ll cover for the rest Stupid girl - I mean it’s funny, but I think by the end I was sick of hearing LOOK AT THAT STUUUUPID GIRLLLL. Lady Jane - feels like a very ancient poem, as a song I wouldn’t listen to much but this in the album is a cool change that keeps everything fresh. Under my thumb - eh, can’t explain why but this one bored me. Doncha bother me - I think this style of music just bores me
This is my first time really listening to Rolling Stones and I’m honestly amazed at how much I enjoyed it. Some of these larger than life bands disappoint after a lifetime of hearing about how amazing they are, but I loved this one.
Líka mjög conflicted hérna. Það sem Brian gerir er mjög töff. Lögin eru sum ljómandi góð, en önnur svo sem síðri. Textarnir á köflum ágætir en öðrum stundum misogynísk skelfing. Þessi fer langt á nostalgíunni, en ekki alveg leið.
Better than I thought it’d be. I’ll come back to some of the songs.
Earliest Stones to sound like the Stones. Solid.
Classic stones - not the most dynamic recording but great songs nonetheless. 3.9/5
Сначала было скучновато, Going Home лишь позабавила, но потом Rolling Stones разогнались, поймал волну, доставили небольшое удовольствие. Чувствуется напор и задористость в их песнях. 4 звезды.
Not the best Stones album but good
Not my favorite but still the stones
Enjoyed the hits, played 40 Licks after, then played Biggest Mistake.
3.75
Attractive if slightly dull album soured by extreme woman-hatred.
Has a few good songs, but a lot of the songs are just dreary bluesy messes. 'Paint It Black' is definitely the best song here and the most off-piste compared to the rest of the album.
A better selection of original stones songs. Some of them are still too rooted in other people's music.
Pretty good! Some all-time classics on this one. I’m not picky when it comes to the Stones.