Aftermath

3 stars and only because I love Paint It Black so much. When they're good, they're really good, when they're bad they're awful!

começa mt bem e dps perde o gás e tbm as piores letras da historia pqp

Fine. First line of the first song is.... “What a drag it is getting old” It’s my birthday today.

Meh. Does have Paint it Black, tho.

Slaps. I am waiting is a tune.

Paint it Black but then Lady Jane but back to Under My Thumb. The Stones flip-flop from classic rock tunes to fairly average at best on this. Always felt it was best to cherry pick RS songs

Also not UNhappy I listened to this.

achei um saco de ouvir. imemoravel.

5/10 - Yeesh, some of those lyrics…

Early Stones, and only 43 minutes!! Hallelujah!! I listened to the UK version, which starts with Mother's Little Helper, which is a good start. ‘Stupid Girl’ and 'Lady Jane' I could do with missing, then we get to Under My Thumb, a classic. The US version has Paint It, Black which everyone knows is a fantastic song and one of my all-time favourites. Overall, good for its time, but not enough great tunes apart from those 2 to warrant a high mark. 3 stars

Idk, I don't care much for early stones.

Not the Stones' greatest album (by far), but an interesting snapshot of the boys starting to come into their own. I listened to the UK and American versions of the album. The US version has the definite benefit of having Paint It Black on it, which is probably the best song on either version. But I also like Mother's Little Helper, and am surprised that didn't make the cut for the US. I also like the choice to put Going Home as the album closer as the US version. It feels like it fits better in that slot. The song itself reminds me of a proto-Midnight Rambler. It's Not Easy sounds like the band that they soon will become, just not quite fully fleshed out.

I'm someone who's a little skeptical of The Stones. Through this list I've heard their debut, which was mostly R&B covers that I thought were whatever. And I've heard Exile On Main Street, which had a couple of excellent songs, but otherwise it felt like The Stones wanted me to think they were from New Orleans badly enough that it was distracting. This catches The Stones at a point where they still had a base of British Pop-Rock, but they were clearly drifting towards blusier waters. And I think this is my favorite of the three. Full disclosure: I know the UK edition is pictured here, but I listened to the US version. Firstly, Paint It Black is one of my favorite Stones songs. Second, the tighter track-list, which removes some bloat gives the full picture a better chance with me. I think this was a good call. Paint It Black is definitely still my favorite song here. There's basically nothing like it: its basically a jangly, South Asian inspired proto-punk song. It's dark and mysterious and weirder than it gets credit for, and I dont know how The Stones managed to write it in a vacuum. Even if I dont think they can top Paint It Black, the other songs here are still good. The melodies on Stupid Girl and the xylophone on Under My Thumb are the first things I've heard that finally make the Beatles comparison make sense. Donghae Bother Me, Flight 505, and High and Dry are really great blues rock songs. And Going Home is really brought to life by its fevered performances: it makes for an awfully brisk 11 minutes. I dont think every song here is this exciting, but enough are that I enjoyed this pretty thoroughly. I will also say, I find a lot of the lyrics here compelling, but they are frequently *so* bitter that they are completely unrelatable. This does make the album more interesting, but it also isn't a *great* look, so it may call this factor neutral. Will I eventually make it all the way on The Rolling Stones? Maybe. We'll see.

Day756 - we got two of their best in paint it black and under my thumb. it’s crazy that it’s been sixty years old and they’re still at it

Aquí sí que me mojo. Quitando un par de temas este álbum de los Rolling es de lo mejorcito que jamás han hecho. Es verdad que solemos pensar en otros hits de más adelante, pero aquí ya hay joyas como “Under My Thumb”, “Out Of Time” o “Stupid Girl”. Sin ser yo el mayor fan de Jagger y compañía, este álbum siempre ha sido divertidísimo de escuchar.

Love the Stones but have never listened to this album straight through before. Couple huge hits and the rest totally passable, though not going to rank among their best.

Generic Rolling Stones music. Sounds a bit dated and basic compared to their peak era albums. Wouldn’t listen again despite a couple of great tracks.

Good stuff, except for that last song that just kept going on and on and on without adding much at all

I love The Rolling Stones! This is probably one of my favorite albums by them, I just really like the sound. This is probably my favorite era of music, and the stones were one of the biggest at the time. It felt very cohesive and was super fun to listen to!

Aftermath on The Rolling Stonesin kolmas albumi ja ensimmäinen jolla kaikki kappaleet olivat yhtyeen itsensä tekemiä. Vaikka Aftermath ei olekaan tyylillisesti jyrkkä täyskäännös bändin aiempiin julkaisuihin, mukana on kuitenkin paljon kokeiluja erilaisilla instrumenteilla. Myöskin sanoituksissa on huomattavissa entistä enemmän synkkyyttä, esimerkiksi sitarilla säestetyssä kappaleessa Mother's Little Helper, jossa tylsistynyt kotirouva hakee helpotusta reseptilääkkeistä. Muihin huippuhetkiin kuuluvat mm. barokkihenkinen rakkauslaulu Lady Jane ja ilkikurinen parisuhdekuvaus Under My Thumb. Biisilistalta löytyy muutamia vähemmän mielenkiintoisia blues-esityksiäkin, mutta kokonaisuus on silti neljän tähden arvoinen. Olen ollut Stones-fani lapsesta saakka, mutta nyt vasta kuuntelin tämän levyn ensimmäistä kertaa.

3/5 - Paint It, Black is fantastic, aside from that nothing stood out

this is the Stone's first album with all original songs. personally, other than "Mother's Little Helper" and "Under My Thumb" nothing really sticks out. Maybe "Stupid Girl", but that's about it.

Ehhh... For the time I'm sure it was good and relatively ahead of its time. It does feel a bit dated and not really timeless. The two singles are BY FAR the best songs on here. I do like how bluesy it is and sounds like Zeppelin I well before Zeppelin I. The Rolling stones never cease to amaze me with their ability to mix rock, country, and blues into just about every album.

The definition of a classic rock alblum. Found myself smiling while listening to the popular songs. Enjoyed listening to the non released songs. A solid 4.

It's not the best Rolling Stones album but just about any Rolling Stones album is still great. It starts off with the strongest track, Paint It Black. Which does mean the rest of the album is downhill from there. Good thing that the downhill isn't steep, and it's packed with good songs.

Not my favourite era of Stones. Obviously a couple of great tracks but mostly similar and poor themes covered. Too much denigration of women and the protracted final track was an ache to listen to.

Not bad, but also not something I really listen to in my own time.

Not too keen on the Rolling Stones as I think a lot of their stuff sounds the same. I do like a handful of their songs though! None of which were on the album unfortunately. With that being said and sounding like I hate them, I did enjoy what this album had to offer.

Some Stones fans will take this as blasphemy, but this was just ok generic blues rock. Better stuff came later in the Stones career. But I guess this may have seemed more groundbreaking at the time. There are a few bangers here.

Considering how famous they are, they are really, really boring.

To be honest it’s ok. Nothing much to say. Good music but nothing new or extraordinary.

I've always preferred the Stones to many of their contemporaries. They were always just a bit more raw.

US ver, one song album

Good Lord the last track was way too long. One or two bangers, the rest forgettable.

Mother's little helper - 5 Stupid girl - 4 Lady Jane - 2 Under my thumb - 5 Doncha bother me - 4 Going home - 3 Flight 505 - 4 High and dry - 4 Out of time - 4 It's not easy - 4 I am waiting - 4 Take it or leave it - 3 Think - 3 What to do - 4

A bit all over the place. Stones trying to find their way but ultimately doing their natural stuff well

Quite good however can be a bit repetitive and the lyrics have aged terribly, how lovely is it to have misogyny in almost every song. There are some great tunes (under My thumb) but some are forgettable 3.5/5

Pretty enjoyable blues, but not something I'd reach for.

mid now, probably spectacular in 66

Sometimes when people are empowered to put their thoughts to music...their thoughts then get put to music. I don't really like Mick Jagger's singing or what he sings about on this album. Musically, at it's best it reminds me of one of my favourite discoveries from this project The Flamin' Groovies. Perhaps I'll like their later albums better.

Ohh wait I know Paint It, Black, great song. The rest of the album ain’t bad either.

Ascoltato a metà, recupererò

les hits sont des classiques mais dès qu'on s'en éloigne ...

The Stones are just fantastic. I’m a little sad that Paint It Black isn’t on the UK version though.

great

Classic Coldplay.

What do The Rolling Stones and Pink have in common? The both have a song called “Stupid Girl(s)” and they’re both atrocious. The album edged me with a riff that almost sounded like Satisfaction, but it wasn’t Satisfaction, it was some other shitty song. Bad music! Bad music!!

There are like, one or two good tunes on here when Brian Jones gets to go a bit psychedelic, but then the rest are just pure mid-60s blues filler. Jagger’s voice has never honked quite so hard, it’s actually quite annoying. Then there's the lyrics - hashtagproblematic at best, rancid and rapey at worst. A real slog. ¡No bueno!

some hits but the average song is not great

You turn on Paint It Black, and you're absolutely sure this album is going to be a ripper. Within 30 seconds of Stupid Girl you realize you've been mistaken. The Stones/Beatles debate seems really stupid when you realize this was the type of stuff the Stones were working on when the Beatles were making Revolver. Stones didn't fully hit their stride until Let It Bleed in 69.

gimme the kinks any day over this. there were a couple songs that stood out, but the rest feels like a product of the era.

Spinal Tap rip off. The abundance of mysoginist lyrics is the only reason I boosted them to two stars. Aside from the occasional foot tap, it was mid at best. I'll have to hold a memory of this album for the foreseeable future... and I want to paint it black.

Now I finally know what Rolling Stones tune Neil Young took for “Borrowed Tune,” so that’s cool. Neil did it better, of course. This one really isn’t it.

I can't help thinking this would have been raw as hell sounding in 1966. They're snotty and they're digging deep for riffs. You feel like they're hitting their stride and we're witnessing this band's evolution. Good entry for this list.

Album No. 0129 on my list. Even though I’m very well aware of their cultural significance, I’m not that much into the Rolling Stones. Hence, I had had no experience with any of the songs on “Aftermath”. With my limited Stones background, I guess this is what I would a 60s stones album would sound like. You got Mick Jagger’s classic singing style, you got your classic rhythms, you got your classic occasional “exotic” instruments, you got your classic guitar styles, with just limited electric guitar though. Hence I get why this album is in this list. Quite frankly though, I found the songs themselves to be a little repetitive, none really stood out to me that much. That doesn’t mean they’re bad, but I would have expected some songs that are more… well… important, a little more catchy. Maybe this holds true only for the British version of this album, because I saw that “Paint It, Black” is included on the American version. Will add “Mother’s Little Helper”, “Under My Thumb”, and “Flight 505” to my playlist. 3/5 stars.

Have the Stone ever put together a fully great album a la the Beatles? Honestly, not sure. But this isn't it. We start off with one of the most blistering opening tracks ever, and frankly, one of the Stones best in Paint It, Black. Could it get better from there? One could argue that anything following that would be a letdown. The rest isn't bad. But it's not great, it's not amazing, it's not one of the best albums ever. But Paint It, Black probably deserves a star on its own.

jesus christ what are these lyrics ….. dropped this cause icb asked to sit through it all.

I enjoyed this album! Lots of good songs.

I listened to the US version which doesn't have "Mother's Little Helper" or "Out of Time" but DOES have "Paint It Black." Either way, there's not a lot beyond the hits and it plods along, especially with the closing song "Goin Home" which goes on way too long. Still, this album deepens and varies the Stones sound even if not in the same class as other '66 releases like "Rubber Soul" and "Pet Sounds."

Paint It Black is terrific, I really like It's Not Easy too, but this just lacks the fire and funkiness of their later output, no other songs here really made any impression on me.

Some bangers!

3/5 A lot of blues and proto-rock inspiration shining through. Solid, but nothing mind blowing.

maybe i should’ve listened to the uk version..

kinda zoned out

Bluesy! Very fun!

Good, bluesy album!

Brian Jones's apex...before the swift nadir. Acoustic Keith is the best Keith. Can't believe they left "i'm just sitting on a fence" on the cutting room floor. Misogyny hypocrite alert!

Under My Thumb is very cringe, as the kids say.

This one was like listening to the Stones inside a time machine. Could they see their future as they were cranking out the tracks? Did they believe in the ones that sounded straight out of a studio exec's wishlist? Were they bristling to writer more verses to Mother's Little Helper?

Some of the greatest songs of the stones but also some fillers.

only very few good songs, the rest is a snooze fest.

under my thumb is really good. the rest? forgettable as fuck

Bom álbum, estou indeciso entre 3 e 4 estrelas. O álbum começa da melhor maneira, começa com umas das músicas mais conhecidas da banda e do rock: Paint it Black. Outros destaques vão para Stupid Girl e Flight 505. São as que mais me ficaram no ouvido. O álbum fecha com uma música que parece uma música feita pelos The Doors e seria perfeita para o Jim Morrison. Provavelmente, Jim Morrison tem influências de Mick Jagger nesta música (Going Home). A maneira como Mick canta lembra-me muito de Jim, mas penso que o vocalista dos The Doors elevaria esta música para outro nível!

I liked this Rolling Stones album much better than the previous one but I'm starting to get really bored with '60s/'70s boy bands. I know they are iconic and did a lot of paving for new music but you can't tell me that out of ALL the albums in the world that this band deserves 2 spots (and maybe more, I'm only like 15 days in). There wasn't anything better than this?

It has this one mega hit and one very good song but overall it's not that wonderful. Solid I'd say. There are better Stones albums though.

3 - good but uninspiring

I keep finding that Stones albums are 1-2 incredible songs and an awful lot of dross. Paint it Black is one of the greatest songs of all time. Under my thumb, despite the misogyny, is also catchy. The rest is utter filler. As an album it can just, JUST, scrape a three due to not being awful and the use of some interesting instruments in places, but it really isn't that great. In fact, I've just talked it down to a 2...

Rolling Stones have a good sound

I feel like it should be higher and there are some bangers but idk it didn’t hit too hard for me

There’s nothing wrong with this album, but something about it was missing for me. It didn’t really excite me while listening to it. There were a few songs where I was intrigued but the majority of the album just happened. Sonically it’s good and I had no complaints, but overall I just didn’t feel much of anything throughout my listen.

Rolling Stones still in their boy band phase

i tthing they have a lot of songs that are to repetitive in the sense of the verses and stuff and i dont really lime that cause i get tired and bored

jako dobro ima bengera, jako puno bengera

BEST SONGS: - Paint It, Black - Lady Jane - High And Dry

im a stupid girl ill own it. under my thumb is such a banger & i cant believe UK didnt have paint it black on this one.

Great start with Paint it Black! And then, 37 minutes of lame music with misogynistic lyrics and one of the worst 10 minute songs I’ve ever heard!

There are some classics on this - but overall it is pretty dated and forgetable. The American version with paint it black is clearly superior to the Uk version.

apart from paint in black the album is very boring, not really my cup of tea

Mick Jagger is trying his hardest. And so am I.

this mfer doesn't know how to sing

Pretty cool. Feels more like the Stones than their first few albums which were full of blues covers and not well produced. This still has some of that but the sound has matured more into what they would be known for. A few tracks were too damn long though. Would have been better if they would have put both Mother’s Little Helper and Paint It Black on here and cut down some of the blues jams like Going Home. That track was painfully long. Also Stupid Girl is a bit cringey and mean. Even back in the misogynistic 60s I have to imagine that track didn’t go down well.

3.5

*listened before the project* UK version cover. Still, I think This album should started from paint it black

I listened to the UK version of this album, and while there are some decent tracks, it’s not a standout album. Jagger and Richards are still finding their ways as song writers here, and clearly influenced by Lennon and McCartney. It’s a step in the right direction but instrumentally it’s a bit too experimental ‘66.

Not their fault but i just can’t take this seriously. They sound like a parody of themselves

Wasn't overly impressed by this. Much prefer the stones of the later 60s and 70s. Sounds great for the time though.

Not my things, the uk version of this album doesnt hit for me. Maby the us version will. It doesnt have enough to keep my intrest. It isnt bad perse. Just kinda uninspiring

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

It was a funny album, wouldn't call it the best work of the stones. Simultaneously I can really tell how foundational the stones and this album have been for Rock. Overall a nice album but not something I'd put up again very quickly. 6.5/10

I listened to both versions. Nice

this sounds a lot more like the beatles than I thought it would. its fine...? not amazing.

Not their best, not their worst.

The Black Dahlia’s cover of “Paint It Black” (or was it “Paint It, Black”?) rips so fucking hard. Five stars.

not my vibe, very garage band sounding for a big band

like most Rolling Stones albums, starts off great then takes a nose dive. this one kinda sucks. 3 stars solely because of “Under my Thumb”

Aika rasittavaa vonguttelua, Under my thumbissa hyvä sovitus(marimba). Going home kovasti liian pitkä jammailu (yhdessä kohtaa vähän led zeppelinin tapaista meininkiä), Flight 505 alussa Can’t get no satisfactionin kulku

#237/1001. Going home, babe. What was this? Jagger failing to be Jim Morrison a year before the Doors album was released? Drop some of the shitty songs and jams, rethink your lyrics, put some more effort on the production and perhaps this would be a decent album. Or actually, drop the rock and roll and blues - they are at best when they experiment with sounds, instruments and songwriting. And put only the best songs from the two versions on one album so we can talk.

Der er nogle bops på - Out Of Time er et af deres bedste numre - men altså det er lidt pinligt at lave det her når Beatles laver Rubber Soul inde ved siden af

Det her projekt cementerer at jeg synes Rolling Stones er overvurderede. Skal de egentlig nævnes i samme sætning som bedre britiske 60er-kunstnere, såsom Beatles og KINKS?

Great intro, not so great afterwards

Classic Rolling Stones - good from first to last.

There's a sound to this album, where the guitar draws on an American blues/ bluegrass, woven into the rock n roll sound that probably sounded new, exciting and exotic in the UK, as all American-influenced culture did in the 60s. The sound of the Stones was also led by Mick Jagger's hedonistic howling that stood in marked contrast to the crooning that was expect of the popular music stars of the day. But now, 60 years later, the majority of the album sounds somehow less remarkable, possibly because these sounds have proliferated since, having been refined and repurposed by other artists inspired by the Stones. And in the light of the 21st Century, the misogyny of many of the lyrics leaves a poor taste. Indeed, song no. 2 is titled Stupid Girl. Yes ,the 90s band Garbage have a song with the same title but those lyrics are about a woman reflecting on her own silly moves, but when a bloke sings disparagingly about the choices of a young woman, it sours, and feels like something between slut shaming and verbal abuse. 'Under my Thumb' and 'It ain't Easy' still sound excellent, but much of the rest of the album doesn't sound as well conceived, more a loose experiment with the sound that they may have come up with for each of the songs here recorded.

Great vibe. Really enjoyed this album.

A song over 10 minutes? Mother’s little helper is a strong opening song but the rest of the album drags.

Me gustó mucho Paint It, Black el ritmo es muy adictivo aunque sentí que las demás no le hicieron justicia en comparación, creo que tmb hubieron muchos instruméntales y letras repetitivas y eso no me fascina del todo. De ahí estuvo bien. Top 3 - Paint It, Black - Lady Jane - Under My Thumb

Lovely little arrangement of old stones tunes. Right before they slid into their '67-72 Mickey Mantle era. Old stones really are plumb full of dashing melodies, interesting blues adjacent instrumentation and divine song writing with masterful allegory. I wont suck their dicks too hard. Old stones keeps me going from time to time. Four stars on merit. The following catalogue really brought em to fame.

Ok

Great album! I don't think I've ever listened to the full album before, but all the songs sound very familiar as I've hear them in the periphery... via movies, commercials, remixes etc. Definitely part of the zeitgeist soundtrack living on this side of the world!

Leuke melodieën in verschillende liedjes paar echt bangers bij andere zijn wel een stuk minder veel verschillende stijlen in het album laatste lied van 11 minuten is te lang eerste lied is top (paint it, black) zou het wel nog een keer luisteren 3,5 ster

3. Good but far from their best work

8/10

The more Stones albums I get, the more I'm convinced that they are a better singles band than an album band.

Aftermath will be my final Rolling Stones album to review. The Stones' discography has been a bit of a mixed bag for me. I didn't care for their self-titled album at all, but Let It Bleed and Sticky Fingers were insanely good. Unfortunately, I'm betting that this album will fall on the lower end of the spectrum for me, but maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised. For what it's worth, I'll be reviewing the UK version of this album, and I'm already bummed that "Paint It Black" is only on the US version. Even though Aftermath started off on a strong note with “Mother’s Little Helper,” I wound up not really caring much for this album. I like when the Rolling Stones lean more heavily into blues rock, but the blues rock songs on this album weren’t that interesting or novel to me, and the songs that weren’t as blues rock-oriented, like “Lady Jane,” just made this album feel uneven. There were some nice musical elements here and there throughout this album, but my favorite Rolling Stones albums have catchy guitar hooks and riffs, but I felt like that was really missing from Aftermath. On top of that, this album just didn’t have that Mick Jagger attitude and swagger that other Rolling Stones albums tend to have. Aftermath was a bit of a chore to get through, and the eleven minute “Goin’ Home” didn’t do anything to help that. On the plus side though, the aforementioned “Mother’s Little Helper” and “Under My Thumb” are great. I’ve never really liked “Mother’s Little Helper,” mostly because of its discordant sound, but I’d also never paid attention to the lyrics before, and that sound matches the lyrics so well. I think this song is pretty genius. On “Under My Thumb,” I loved the handclaps, fuzz bass, and marimba. The overall sound of this song is really fun and unique, although the lyrics seem to lean into misogyny. Other than that, “High and Dry” and “Out of Time” were pretty good, but the rest of the album was a bit of a slog. I’m going to have to fire up Let It Bleed to rinse my ears of this one.

This album shows the Stones at their best (“Under My Thumb” and “Out of Time”) and absolute worst (“Stupid Girl”). Put in other words, this album captures the contradictions found in a group of cruel young men who occasionally made exceptional music.

Strong stones album. Aftermath of what, I wonder? Further research shows it was a name picked to avoid controversy. Anyway, it encapsulates what I would expect to hear from a Stones album. Comparing it to earlier releases I think there are some examples of more mature and original songwriting. Some social poignancy, plenty of blues tracks, and a fantastic mid-60s song (Under My Thumb) leaves me to once again give the Stones a 4. Probably would've been a 5 if they omitted the last few tracks. They could've finished this album with "Out Of Time" But that's just like, you know, my opinion man.

5/5

Quite enjoyable. Best Stones album I’ve heard so far. Or maybe it just clicked today!

Not terrible but not great either. To be honest, after the first 5 songs, there was, like, nothing in this album. Everything was extremely basic and uninspired. I liked Mothers Little Helper, but outside of that, the album got repetitive very quickly and ended up feeling underwhelming. It wasn’t hard to listen to or anything. Just wasn’t interesting. 5/10

Overall very good but some songs were just too weak to give it 5 stars. The Stones can definitely do better on some of the other songs. Standouts "Going home" and "Under my thumb". I think the structure of the American version is much better and has the obvious huge standout of "paint it black" which is one of there best works.

meh

Meh, stones nooit echt gesnapt

Good. Only one song really stood out to me. Classic Rolling Stones early stuff. I like it better than their later albums because it holds true to their blues-rock background.

Some tracks I loved, like paint it black is great obviously as well as I am waiting, the rest is ehh. Not the best stones stuff in my opinion

My favourites of the Rolling Stones albums I’ve had generated so far. An easy listen.

Les rolling stones, sans surprise. A part Paint it, black je crois pas avoir reconnu de gros tube sur cette album

Pas mon album préf

J'ai eu peur d'encore un album rock standard et en fait c'était très sympa

Don’t love The Rolling Stones for whatever reason

I liked this better than our last Stones album. 3.5 rounded down.

This has always just been an OK Stones album for me. A few decent hits, but no classics — i.e., they are rarely performed live. The 11 minute track “Going Home” is a bit boring, trying perhaps to emulate a 10+ minute track from Dylan. Nice use of Brian Jones on non-guitar instruments. This will be my lowest rated of all our Stones albums.

Not for me, but good for what it is

I'm guessing this is the American version of AFTERMATH, not the English one. It has some indisputably great songs like "Paint It Black" and "Lady Jane." Also, some really good ones like "I Am Waiting" and "Think." And then there's a big fat piece filler called "Goin' Home," which never really gets going anywhere. Then there's "Under My Thumb" and "Stupid Girl." The former is great musically, especially because of Brian Jones's contributions. The latter has a good tune. But even without being particularly woke, the lyrics just bum me out. I don't throw around terms like misogynist easily, but this is that. So what do you do when some songs are five-stars and others are twos?

Views of this album as on par with the likes of Revolver and Pet Sounds are clearly overblown - it has three classic tracks, but also a lot of filler. Still, it does have what feels like a groundbreaking darkness, both in its ability to conjure a hopeless mindset in ‘Paint it Black’ (or ‘Mother’s Little Helper’ on the UK version) and in the casual cruelty of ‘Stupid Girl’ and ‘Under My Thumb’. Otherwise, it’s fun that Brian Jones was bringing unorthodox instruments into the mix, but it’s not quite pronounced enough an effort to make real impression almost 60 years later. A small but significant step towards the band they would soon become. Favorite song: ‘I Am Waiting’

3.5

This was a good album!

Musicas gostosinhas, álbum bom

Much more vibe - quite enjoyed it and I reckon after a few more listens it would be great

Hey I really like that Under My Thumb song. I think I’ll buy the whole album. Oof. There isn’t one album track I’d ever want to hear again. And that, students, is the difference between the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. You must own every Beatles album. You only need the Stones greatest hits.

Some classics in this!

Pretty good. Grew on me as I listened. Favorite song was “Out of Time”. 1966…BOB.

519/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑

Попали… Началось

Ei lähellekään rollareiden parasta, mutta ok. 2,75/5.

This should be good.

Incrível ver um trabalho antigo e perceber todos os seus impactos na evolução musical humana. Ouvir isso hoje, após explorar os álbuns mais recentes, me mostra não só como os Rolling Stones são um talento bruto que desafia a lógica da atenção por novidade, mas também como tudo que experienciamos hoje é um resultado de anos. Dei três estrelas pois o álbum não me animou tanto, justamente por estar nessa fase “principiante” e eu já estar acostumada com tudo que ele influenciou, mas percebo seu impacto e mesmo assim, amei as músicas.

Despite loving Paint it black, the whole album isn't interesting at all.

Listened 1/1/26, wish i could give partial stars 3.8

Of the three Rolling Stones albums I've listened to for this so far, Aftermath has been my favorite. I'm probably still good with the greatest hits, but this album has more of my personal highlights than the others ("Paint It, Black," of course, but also "Under My Thumb" and "I am Waiting"). There's no reason "Going Home" needs to be 11 minutes, though.

Paint it Black is epic. Under My Thumb is pretty great. The rest was bordering on dumb. Having heard a lot of 60s groups on this list, I can see why the Rolling Stones felt like the real deal back then, but they've never really done too much for me.

4.5/5

Well, it's the rolling stones. I feel obligated to give them a three because they are the Rolling Stones but I'm not going to do it. "Look at that stupid girrrrrrl" get bent

I’m not the biggest fan of Mick’s vocals, but I probably prefer the younger Mick to the, erm, mature Mick. Here, I appreciate the use of less-mainstream instruments. Marimba FTW! Like nearly every Stones album, this is—for me, anyway—a 3.5-star album.

8/10

Under my Thumb is an excellent track. A solid album despite a meandering 11 minute track in the middle. Not sure about that, but liked the rest

I'm going to rate this as a combo of the US version and the UK version of this album. If I would just do one of these I might drop it to a 3 star since Paint it Glass wasn't on the UK version and Mothers Little Helper wasn't on the US version and those where my 2 favorites.

Joe’s 2017 the album

Couple of bangers, but drags on a little long for my liking

a bit too many rolling beatles and not enough stones for my liking

boring, repetitive, weirdly misogynistic

Nice, old-fashioned Stones.

At last, an album I truly love, this is easily my favorite from the early Rolling Stones era. Listening to it felt like reuniting with an old friend you haven’t seen in years: instantly familiar and comforting, as if no time had passed at all. My only real complaint has nothing to do with the misogynistic lyrics that some critics point out. Rather, this version on Spotify is hampered by the awkward stereo separation typical of many mid-1960s recordings, which unfortunately detracts from the overall experience.

It's a miracle this was popular radio music in 1966. It's so gruff and sloppy and nasty. Probably my favorite Stones album.

i dont like rolling stones in general

paint it black. they did cooler stuff than just the big hits.

It’s okay.

Started with a thought that I don’t understand why they considered legendary. Then heard Under My Thumb and caught myself shaking following the beat. Nice experience

Ok, so some of the rolling stones songs are pretty good, but I don't think this album is reflective of how good they can be musically. It's not an awful album but in my opinion, lots of the songs just sounded the same and the vocals were kind of more "talky" than singing lol.

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

going from stupid girl to lady jane is crazy # justice for lady anne and marie 🥇going home 🥈out of time 🥉under my thumb

Crazy high highs that set the stage for the Stones incredible run of albums that soon follows. Under my thumb…

Did not like it at all

The production and sound are incredible. The unfaltering misogyny is repulsive. When even the Wikipedia introduction says “Women feature as prominent characters in their often dark, sarcastic, casually offensive lyrics,” you know it’s bad. My main concern is that The Rolling Stones are role models who end up normalizing this kind of harmful male dominance/female subordination mindset.

I have listened to this album a lot over time. I really love it. I actually prefer the UK version cause I really like Out of Time. The 11-minute Going Home is done very well. I like when Mick Jagger settles on a new phrase to keep repeating - ha! Edit Apr 2 2026: 5 --> 4. I still really like just like I did. Idk if it qualifies to be with the other 5/5s though

Not my favorite Rolling Stones record but one I was familiar with. Under my Thumb always sounds so unnerving. Love that one. The album does have a nice vibe of garage rock which is nice

- paint it black on kyllä tuote mutta en tiiä sit näistä muista - pikkasen omituisia nämä naisiin liittyvät sanoitukset - ei tätä jaksa kyllä koko levyä kuunnella

[UK edition] Partly heard before Saved 2/14 Top track: Under My Thumb

Some songs were catchy but hated some of the lyrics about women. Some songs were just so annoying, wanted to skip. Highlights: Out of Time.

Shouldn't it properly be titled "After-Maths"?

The leg was moving throughout this one. Nothing did in for me in particular.

Great.

Goated album didn't know it came out in the 60s

Arribas muy arriba (paint it black) pero bajos muy bajos (under my thump??)

This may not be my favorite Rolling Stones album, but it's got some really great tunes from their early era.

Mycket härlig musik! Lyssnade medan jag stickade, iklädd manchesterbyxor och Henning satt på golvet och lekte i vårt 60-talshus. Kände att jag var i en annan tidsepok.

Jag har tidigare i livet gjort en grej av att försöka gilla Stones mer än Beatles. Sen såg jag ett klipp där Lemmy pratar om att Stones var ”Art school pansies” och Beatles däremot var ”hard men”. Har svårt att släppa det. Det här albumet är inget vidare. Ett par bangers men mycket utfyllnad där Stones visar sig från sin absolut sämsta blues-stånkiga sida.

Nej du. Har många gånger försökt mig på att botanisera i Stones katalog, men lyckas aldrig då jag aldrig finner det särskilt givande. En banger men överlag en provocerande tråkig platta. Tydligen det längsta albumet någonsin när den kom, det hade den verkligen inte behövt vara.

Har nu plågat mig igenom båda versionerna. Paint It, Black, shoutout GH3 (världens bästa tv-spel genom tiderna) är ju en banger och Under My Thumb är ju en bra LÅT men texten herregud haha. Gubbtrist!

Två låtar in och mer kvinnohat än 50 cent. Spännande. Blir tyvärr lite uttråkad av detta. Den här kom ut samma år som ”revolver” och folk ställer på allvar frågan: ”Stones eller Beatles?” Sjuka, sjuka jävlar.

Går bara ner sig efter Paint It Black som är riktigt bra (Guitar Hero 3 någon?). Resten är okej, rent instrumentellt. Ju mer jag läser texterna, ju mer ogillar jag dessa grabbar. Cringe! Lägligt också nu när Jagger visat sig i Epsteinfilerna. Ännu mer cringe!

Stygg, stygg text 😬

Skönt att det inte råder någon större diskrepans mellan aphjärnans och gruppens allmänna inställning till vad som tydligen är ett gubbslems-album. Okej musik med några låtar som är mer än okej.

äntligen har jag förstått! rolling stones är ett misogynt pojkband! de älskar tjejer och de hatar tjejer. det är såå poserande och innehållslöst. och visst! det är lite svängigt. och visst! jag har en väldigt personlig relation till paint it black eftersom det 2008 var min favoritlåt på guitar hero 3. men det räcker tyvärr inte boys.

Mitt förhållande till Rolling Stones och Oasis är rätt lika. Kan bli sugen på deras energi en gång om året och sen tröttna efter två låtar. Samma hände här. Stupid girls

It's the fucking Rolling Stones, of course it's great. "Out of Time" and "I Am Waiting" are some of Mick and Keith's best songs.

como nadie ve esto me da menos vergüenza decir q este album me aburrio un montón pero le doy algunas estrellas porque son los rolling

Why on earth did they not include Paint it Black on this album in the UK? What a huge mistake. Without Paint it Black it's a 2, with Paint it Black it is a 3.

i suppose its not bad, just does nothing for me. and am i crazy or are the drums terrible on this

Like the Beatles, their super early stuff is mostly unimpressive. But strong two first tracks

Ffs jagger

This isn’t a great Rolling Stones album. However it was placed on the list for the significance that the authors had their head up their asses. Once that is realized, you learn that there’s only a very tiny fraction of the albums that you should listen to before you die that they picked.

Nope

(US Version) Paint it Black is a great start to the album. Lady Jane is pretty good too. The album then falls off to generic blues rock that all sounds the same. Then Going Home ends it on a slightly better note. It's a 3.5, but I'll round up for Paint it Black.

I liked it. If I had been alive in the 60s I think I would really like it. Nothing really grabbed me, but I can appreciate the evolution of their sound.

Pretty cool record, definitely a couple bangers. Only think I knew under my thumb and it’s def not my fav on this listen. Most memorable moment is the hi hat on high and dry - if you’re looking for the best sound ever created, look no further. Lady Jane and What to Do are nice wit it!! Listened to while walking through wychwood and on 63 bus.

Hate to say it but I’ve never heard a Rolling Stones song I’ve genuinely liked. Sue me!!! Paint It Black saves this from being a 1 for me. Also Stupid Girl is one of the dumbest songs I’ve ever heard.

no se, bastante aburrido para mi

Its okay. The rolling stones definitely have better albums, i dont think this would have made the list of ‘best albums’ if it didnt have their name attached to it. As a standalone album its pretty mid Also highkey sexist

Paint It, Black is the best song on the album and it wasn’t even on the UK version. Not a Stones album I’ll come back to again

More like "Boring Stones", amiright? That's what I expected going in and for the first few songs, that's what I got. As I was listening, I slowly realized that this is a deception: The album comes off as cookie cutter rock'n'roll songs (with the added spice of Jagger's jagged voice), but beneath the repetitive hooks there is a creative and experimental spirit that surfaces here and there: Use of sitar here, soft ballad there, going home's minimalist stretch. Also taking into account this is one of the earliest works in the project (page 93 in the original book), there's actually a lot to admire here. I can literally imagine myself as a teenager in the sixties with my eyes closed, lying on a bean bag tripping out to Going Home (a beautifully mixed song that maximizes the tension between sound and silence). I'm not sure I would come back to this album in the future, as it's way out of my musical generation, but put in the right context, this is more than just another rock album: Beneath the repetition there are glimpses of genuine art.

No m'acaba d fer el pes pq no és es meu rollo preferit d música. Les cançons q m'han agradat més i sí que m'he guardat són la d I Am Waiting i la de Paint It,Black

tbh not for me, some songs sounded like a crazed man jamming out on his own in an abandoned garage. others were good but it was all a bit too stripped back for my usual rolling stones taste - i like seeing where they evolved from though

Shockingly enough I’m not huge on the Stones but this is one of their albums I enjoy more than others :)

So much more ingenious and interesting than their contemporaries. Playing and arrangements are tight and exhilarating.

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

Solid Stones record, even though I’m more of a Beatles guy LOL

For an album to start with Paint It Black and head straight into absolute drivel like Stupid Girl should be a crime. There are some really half-decent Stones tracks on here, but a whole lot of crap too. Like lazy, poorly written garbage. It's not possible to rate this higher than 3 stars.

Why is there a song about a "stupid girl"?

This is one of my favorite albums of all time. It was a pretty easy listen!

not exactly my vibe. a few songs hit.

Bloody brilliant 👏

Mõnus kraam ja isegi kui poisid vahepeal mööda laulavad, on asi täitsa nauditav, sest see kõlab ehtsalt. 4/5

Matt man, the first half of this album is just Mick Jagger saying horrible things about women. It has not aged well.

Alright

I love the early Stones! (10/10)

La toune Paint It Black est un banger, mais le reste de l'album est meh, j'ai même pas le goût de faire l'effort de tout écouter. En plus parait que si je m'attardais aux paroles j'entendrais des choses qui ne me plairaient pas ex. de la mysoginie

Good bluesy early Stones. Full of energy and feeling.

Theee things the generator has taught me: 1. most HipHop albums are way too long 2. one Neil Young album would have sufficed 3. Stones are not an album band - even though they have (at least) 4 of the greatest songs of the 20th century, there’s a LOT of mediocrity in between But this album I really enjoyed 😘

Not the best Stones album but you can hear it getting there on some tracks. Too many tracks were too poppy/60's jingle-jangle. Shame paint it black wasn't on it, that was their pinnacle in the earlier 60's.

I liked this, but it's pretty tame sounding for 60s rock. Had the UK version since I'm not offended by a long record. It's funny to read that people might be offended by lyrics about women or allusions to a man, who, if he even existed, died 2000 years ago. Oh no! And they call us the snowflake generation. This was decent anyway.

Another stones gem that brightens up after the rivieting Paint It Black as an opener.

4/10 This album feels like it’s a bit of a stepping stone for The Rolling Stones. It’s the first album on which they composed all of their own songs, and there are hints towards the sound that I would personally more associate with them, of a more gritty, driven blues rock feel, particularly with songs like Under My Thumb or It’s Not Easy. But it’s also a really mixed bag of a record. They drift from more generic 60s pop-rock akin to the Beatles, the Kinks and the Who to almost folky tunes, and then some way more standard blues tracks, and it never really feels completely coherent. It’s also way too long (I listened to the UK version), particularly the arduous experience of the 11 minute Goin’ Home. If they had trimmed some of the fat here and worked to make it stylistically a bit more coherent, I might have gelled with it a bit more. Some of the stronger elements of the album were not bad, but often felt like fairly generic blues rock. Perhaps the significance is a bit lost to time for me, but it all feels a bit derivative of blues that had come before it, wrapped up in a package of edgy white boys to sell records. The production of the record is a bit all over the place too, with some tracks sounding full and balanced, and others where certain parts of the music was either way too prominent or lost to the background. The musicianship is decent enough, and there are some quality moments in the performances all round, but it’s only when they get into the more driven stuff that it all really connects together for me, particularly Jagger's voice. I’m not generally a massive fan of his vocal style, but with high energy, gritty stuff it can do a good job. Here it was exposed too often for me and that made for a more difficult listen. I came into this not being a big fan of the Stones and they haven’t done much to change that opinion with this record. Perhaps that will change with their later work. Mothers Little Helper - I’ve never really seen the comparison that’s made between the Beatles and the Stones, but here we have it. This is quite similar to the sound of the Beatles at the time, but less good, because frankly Mick Jagger is not as good a singer as any of them. It also lacks the harmonies that thicken up and give interest to the Beatles sound. It’s an ok 60s pop-rock song, and there is a bit of grit. and edge to it, but nothing much more than that. Stupid Girl - Tonally, this sounds exactly like Spinal Tap (back when they were the Thamesmen) doing Gimme Some Money. It’s more fairly run of the mill 60’s British Invasion rock stuff, but It’s a really decent song. I feel like some of the impact of this may be lost to time, because I feel like I could lump this in with a lot of music from the time and, despite it being a well written, catchy song, it doesn’t really do much to stand out. Lady Jane - This is a strangely folk edged diversion from the sound thus far. Jagger is putting on a very deliberate inflection on his vocal which is a bit weird. I mean it’s ok, but it's not particularly exciting. I suppose it’s moderately interesting due to the instrumental choices, but it’s just a bit on the dull side for me. Under My Thumb - This is much more like it. There’s enough of an edge to it that it suits Jagger’s vocal style much, much better. This sounds much more like they’re starting to find their own sound, with a blend of the more bluesy, gritty sound with an edge of the 60s Brit rock in there too. It’s got a good groove to it and the Marimba is nice too. It’s a good blend between slightly more driven sound and the lightness of that Marimba that give it a satisfying tone. Doncha Bother Me - And now we’re on to some more straightforward blues stuff. It’s a pretty good blues track and it’s got a nice bit of grit to it. It builds fairly nicely in intensity, but it is perhaps a bit on the repetitive side. Although at less than three minutes, that hardly matters. Goin' Home - This continues the bluesy vein, but to begin with it’s also got slightly more of the 60s Brit edge to it. The vibe isn’t bad, but it’s a bit on the dull side. And then it drags on. And on. And on. I don’t know why Mick Jagger is trying to filibuster his way through over 11 minutes of this record for, but he’s not very good at making it interesting or engaging. Flight 505 - More fairly generic bluesy rock with a rock and roll edge. Again, the vibe is decent, but there’s nothing particularly hooky about it, it’s just well executed bar band music. The piano and guitar are doing good work here, but it just doesn’t feel like anything that will stick with me. High And Dry - We’re chugging along with more blues here. It feels a bit more engaging, and it’s got a good groove and some nice harmonica playing, but the cymbal splashing from the drums is so, so draining. Out Of Time - Back to something that’s more akin to the other 60’s brit rock of earlier tracks. Jagger doesn’t actually have the chops to pull of some of the lines he tries to on here and it’s all a bit plodding and not that interesting and it goes on for too long. It's Not Easy - There’s a bit more to this. Stylistically it’s pretty similar to the last one, but it’s more hooky and it’s got a bit more zip to it. It feels a lot more fun and engaging. The guitar solo is great too. Much more impressed with this one. I Am Waiting - This is more folky again. It’s got a bit more pace to it than our last folk diversion, but it's quite repetitive, both musically and lyrically, and doesn’t really do anything for me. Take It Or Leave It - Another fairly pedestrian and plodding song that doesn’t have anything particularly hooky or memorable about it. It’s just not musically that interesting and the vibe is nothing particularly exciting here either. Think - Straight off the bat, there’s a bit more zip to this, and the vibe is a bit better. But other than that, I’m not finding it particularly engaging. It just doesn’t really do anything for me. What To Do - I actually know this one. It’s quite a bit more hooky and a nice, full sound, but sits in that land of decent, but fairly generic 60s stuff. It doesn’t have the grit and drive that the Stones do at their best and, while it’s got a more memorable melody to it, it’s still not the most exciting of tracks.

starts out really strong, and then kind of shit

Tem seus bons momentos, mas não me anima para ouvir em looping. Certas camadas instrumentais são bem interessantes. Com letras de Jagger e Richards, há um claro esforço para alcançar o Rubber Soul, dos Beatles, porém sem muito sucesso. Brian Wilson sozinho conseguiu muito mais com o lado B de Summer Days. E nem estou citando o "pai culposo" do Sgt. Peppers, Pet Sounds. Particularmente, acho uma banda superestimada e ter esse álbum como resposta ao Rubber Soul reforça minha perspectiva.

Too much about women

Realno ovaj album njihov mi nije napet, iako mi je Paint it Black bila jedna od dražih kad sam bila dijete i stvarno je dobra stvar. 2/5, 4/10

One star for Paint It Black on the US release and one star for Mother's Little Helper on the UK release. The rest is pure dreck.

genial

love how the uk and us versions differ so dramatically, was cool to hear the UK

56/1001 First listen. I’ve read the reviews and “misogynistic” was in there a LOT! So i’m ready. Also one reviewer really, really, REALLY hates Mick Jagger! Never been much of a fan of early Stones myself. The singles are fine. I recognize a fair amount of songs on both versions of this album. Hard to get into new old stuff at this point though. 5/10

Sex drugs and rock n roll

I liked this - enjoyable music to have on in the background, although nothing really grabbed me too much. I haven’t listened to heaps of Rolling Stones before asides from the big songs, so maybe there was a little missing for me listening to this in terms of oomph but still good.

This is the UK version which is somewhat different from the US version. "Paint It Black" is not on the UK Version. At 11+ minutes, "Goin' Home" is surprisingly on both versions. I could do without that. "Under My Thumb", I knew quite well. "Lady Jane" was ok... but I did like "Out Of Time" quite a bit and was surprised that it had been left off the US version. It's historic for the Stones as it's their first all Jagger/Richards album. But there are only a handful of songs that stood out for me, it's missing "Paint It Black" and I get the UK Singles vs chopped up US Albums debate. I just think that the UK album is not as strong because of what I know is on the US version. I also have the knowledge of their albums to come so this is weaker because of those "filler" songs.

Of course, the album features the all-time classic Paint it Black, however, it is only on the US release and I think it's weird to release only mostly the same songs in two countries and still call it the same album. Apart from the respective first tracks, there are only solid to forgettable mid 60s rock songs in both releases.

Lady Jane is rubbish.

Fine, not even close to the best stones though

I had no expectations for this one, but I was pleasantly surprised. Lots of good but some worse songs as well. I'm feeling low 4

Enjoyable. Songs I hadn't heard much didn't jump out at me

Outstanding early stones

Not bad

Mixed results, but the blueprint is clearly in place.

Sometimes, worse than the incident itself.

This is the Rolling Stones' answer to Rubber Soul, and it certainly is complementary to it. But it is angrier, more subversive, more akin to The Kinks than the prettyboy Beatles. There is an undercurrent of societal unhappiness and the bohemian discontent of pop stars stuck in hotels with groupies, disillusioned and cut off from the establishment. Toxic masculinity and chauvinism drive many of the songs ("Stupid Girl", "Under My Thumb", "Think", "Out of Time"). Are these really the values the Stones (Jagger and Richards as main songwriters) hold, or is it a character played up for the public? It's hard to tell, and that's not good. These views did not go away in subsequent albums, and disrespect to female partners in their personal lives was prevalent. I don't know enough of the Stones to speculate further, but I will say that much of it goes beyond the typical level of misogyny in blues and rock. Really, it is the emergence of Brian Jones as a psychedelic multi-instrumentalist and as a cultural leader in the group that makes this a breakthrough album. There are also no covers on here. Lyrically, songs like "Under My Thumb" are tough to get behind, but sonically, the marimba hook is just so so good. The rhythm section of Watts and Wyman is also outstanding and groovy throughout. I also love the fuzz bass that Richards uses on songs like "Flight 505". Also a special shoutout to "I Am Waiting" which to me is an underrated song, and features an Appalachian dulcimer. This sits between a 3 and 4 for me, and I would say the UK version is better than the US version (songs like "Mother's Little Helper" fit the tone better than "Paint It Black"). I'm rounding down to 3 just because I can't get behind many of the lyrics.

A couple “innovative” songs (leaving behind the basic rock and roll that made them popular).

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

Pretty good album. I've never really listened to early Rolling Stones, but I like the feel of most of this album. Of course there were a couple of bangers, but outside of them, it was a good 60's album.

A couple of my favourite Stones songs ( Under my Thumb, Paint it Black) alongside a few tracks that I couldn't say I care for nearly as much. The Rolling Stones are the masters of their raw, loose, blues inspired rock and roll and on Aftermath you can really hear them come in to that sound. I did feel like a couple tracks came off as messy sounding with a looseness that actually distracted from the song, the rhythm was top notch but not a ton of melody. I also felt like the songwriting on one or two tracks felt a little bit too much like they were trying to imitate the blues scene they drew inspiration from a little too much. This is still a very solid record judged by any standard but in my opinion isn't quite up to the level of where the Rolling Stones would eventually go.

I’m annoyed that the UK version of this album opens with Mother’s Little Helper and the US version of this album opens with Paint It Black as those are two of my favourite Stones songs and should be on both versions of the album. After listening to the UK version of this album, I am starting to question whether I do enjoy earlier Stones more than their later work as I stated in my review of their self-titled. I do like the more raw, psychedelic sides of this album quite a bit, and it's interesting as they're definitely finding their sound on this album, but it does kind of drag on a bit. I probably should have stuck to listening to the shorter US version of the album. I’m honestly starting to think that the Stones might actually be more of a greatest hits band for me. They’ve got a lot of tracks I enjoy, but I’m never really drawn to their full studio albums. That said, I do still like this album, I just can't see myself returning to it too frequently.

Some notable golden oldies

I think of the Rolling Stones albums, it just isn't their best. Didn't really have my attention besides the first few songs.

Wicked, love the Stones but especially this era... UK version seems to be a bit better than the North American release

I didn’t know there was a Stones album called Aftermath. My guess was that it was some 90s release that I had overlooked. Wrong. “Paint It Black” and “Under My Thumb” - obvious classics. I like my Stones a little later than this.

Was okay, had a couple of high points but I think I don't have much of an appreciation for British rock, may listen to again.

In the great Beatles vs. Stone debate this album is highly relevant because the Beatles never made an album this bad. Dull, plodding, repetitive. Totally absent of joy.

its okay

Alright

Not sure if the whole album is worth being in the top 1001 records just for Under My Thumb, Paint it Black, and Mothers Little Helper. There are better Stones records than this one, but the Paint it Black is a classic for sure.

Some bops and some flops

Never was a Rolling Stones fan (was indifferent) but I definitely feel the influence of this one!

Gave this album a couple serious listens. Outside of Paint It Black and Under My Thumb, it was not doing it for me. It’s got a good sound but nothing stands out. People often say Beatles or Stones, this album has me wondering why.

It's a classic - what else is there to say?

Paint it black and mother’s little helper, both great. Under my thumb…great song but creepy and rapey. The rest is a snoozefest

An annoying quirk of this era of musical releases is that the British and American versions of the albums tend to differ in track listing. As such, I will listen to all available tracks from both versions. Now, let's get to the actual album. It's a pretty good 60s rock album with strong songwriting that really serves to show how far the Stones came in the two years since their cover-filled debut(which I rated a 2 earlier in the project). Granted, there is absolutely no reason for a Stones song to be 11 minutes long("Going Home"). "Paint It Black" is, of course, better than any of the UK tracks, but those are no slouches.

It’s good, it’s better than their earlier stuff and you can sort of see where they are headed into the peak of their career

this musical group might be a little overglazed

Derivative and uninteresting. White people doing Black music with no credit. Opening track was decent. Some songs were a little sex pest-y too.

Repetitive, to an extent, both in tone and song composition, the opening tracks are fairly weak - Under My Thumb is catchy melodically but questionable lyrically (is this about controlling your partner and celebrating it?). Going Home, Flight 505, High and Dry - most of these are entirely forgettable. Maybe this needs to be listened to with the cultural context in mind but it doesn't really stand on its own. It's scraping a low 2 because it's not terrible.

This is a solid album from beginning to end. The Rolling Stone’s worst song is other’s best. A rock band that has questionable lyrics about women? *gasp* If those writers were alive today they would have a conniption fit. Music is a slippery slope.

2 sommets (paint it black, under my thumb) dans cet album par ailleurs moyen. Ça sauve un peu la note ! 3.5/5

A couple of great tunes (Under My Thumb, Out Of Time) in an otherwise unremarkable British ‘60s blues swamp. Going Home was a particular boring slog.

Yeah, again I'll say it - I'm just not into The Rolling Stones at all. The era is not my favourite either. Another album that doesn't contain anything great for me, certainly not at their peak here IMO. I really like Keith Richards, amazing guitarist. I think he wasted in TRS.

classic -- but only 3 tracks were truly 4 stars, certainly the first one.

First problem comes with what bloody version I'm meant to listen to. I stuck with the UK version, because that's what it linked to from here, but not a great first impression - the loss of Paint it Black is particularly annoying. It wasn't really worth it, either. This one is a bit dull, nothing stands out to me. Lyrically it's uninspired, and most of the deep cuts straight-up suck. Way too long, too.

Excellent early stones. Under my thumb is a top jam.

Sympathy For The Devil was 2 years later. JFC. Going Home is a mess. Under My Thumb and Paint It Black hold up the rest.

Paint it black mocno wyciąga ocenę na 3. Reszta dosyć podobna do siebie wzajemnie. Miejscami brzmi jak country.

Under my thumb, lady Jane, good songs but overall not my cuppa.

I've never gotten SUPER into the Stones. They've always been "fine" to me. Nothing special... just fine. Their early 70s work is excellent, but this album is shaky. Some of it feels incomplete, and the production is muddy on certain tracks. Again, not good - just fine. 5/10

Paint it Black is my favourite Stones song! Cool to get this album! Paint it black still amazing. Stupid girl bops along, though the lyrics, woof Honestly the whole album is terrific melodies and beats with problematic lyrics. The Stones are clearly one of the GOAT bands,they have range, talent and a sound that is honestly still.pretty unique. But they're also a product of their time. Then being a bunch of "old weirdos" as I noted in a previous review doesn't change the fact they're extremely talented musicians. I think this is the fourth stones album I have had so far? And so far my favourite, this and Beggars Banquet.

Paint it Black. Great tune. Not so sure about the rest of it. Definitely not a "put it on and let it play" kind of record. Respectfully (cause I'm a huge fan), records like this have a lot to do with the success of Greatest Hits compilations.

Great album