Aftermath

The versatility on this release. From the baroque folk of “Lady Jane” to the blues jam “I’m coming home”…Incredible stuff!

When I was an undergraduate my girlfriend and I went to see a performance called "The Important Fragility Of Whiteness" and one of the things that stuck out to me was they fully took on how much black culture and black music Elvis Presley stole. The refrain from that part of the performance was "If we can find a white man who can sing and dance like a black man we will make a million dollars". I really wished then as I do now that would have also said the same thing about The Rolling Stones. Their entire early work was based on stealing black R&B music from the American south. White people performing black music to make it palatable for white America. Now, don't get me wrong I love the Rolling Stones and this album has like 5 bangers with 4 opening the album. I don't think that there are any bad songs on this album and it's just great.

Not a massive fan of the Stones, but this was probably considered quite left field at the time

Waar de platen hiervoor nog veel interpretaties van blues classics bevatten, is dit misschien wel het eerste album dat de latere 'Glimmer Twins' als songwriting duo écht op eigen benen stond. Het resultaat is een paar uitschieters, maar toch wel een teleurstelling dat er tussen de wat minder bekende songs niet echt een 'hidden gem' zit. Heb me desondanks wel vermaakt, omdat het gewoon een lekker luchtige UK blues plaat is, waar je ook een steeds dominantere rol van Brian Jones voelt en hoort. 7/10 Highlights: Mother's Little Helper Lady Jane Under My Thumb Out Of Time

Best een vette plaat die ik als geheel denk ik nog nooit geluisterd had. Moet zeggen dat tussen de echt Stones -krakers er niet zoveel verrassingen zitten. En dat heb ik eigenlijk vaak bij hen. Op elke albums staan een paar vette tracks, maar bij geen enkel album stijgt het geheel (voor mij) echt naar grote hoogten. Het was een lekkere luistersessie naar een sterke bluesplaat uit de nog relatieve begindagen van de Stones. Maar ik ben niet reuze enthousiast. 7/10 Highlights Under my Thumb Think

Solid opening. Then under my thumb is a belter. Quite a lot of filler ?

Love the rolling stones as icons but most of their early music is just meh. 7.5/10.

eh. Obviously paint it black is great but the rest? under my thumb? not for me.

So fängt man ein Album an.

I love the Stones. But I am legitimately conflicted over this album. This album seems to be the bridge between the older "bluesy" cover band version of the Stones (that I appreciate!!) and the bad-ass gritty version of the Stones that I fell in love with. But I do NOT have a lot of love for Aftermath was not terribly impressed with this “compilation of songs”. Don’t get me wrong; there is some genius in this album. Paint It Black (goes without saying), Under My Thumb, and Doncha Bother Me are standouts. But for me, this album was too damn schizophrenic and just didn’t come together.

some standards there...fun.

Got to be one of the best album openers of all time. And the closing track, a glimpse of that jammy energy that the Stones do best. Rest of the album is.. good. It's alright. The Stones do offer much more than your neighbourhood Blues rock band, such a wild mix of timbres, but not *that* much more at this point in their career. Still a very solid album. 6.5 / 10 Best track/s: Paint it Black, Goin' Home, Lady Jane

If this was the American reissue it would have gotten 2 stars purely for Paint It Black being on it. But the original UK version truly has no redeeming qualities. Many songs are just plain and uninteresting, Jagger's voice and performance aren't captivating and often do not work well with the rest of the song. Then there are points where the album dips from bad or just uninteresting to awful, such as the bottomless pit of annoying nothingness of Going Home.

mick jagger is a fking weirdo. feels like he's shouting whatever into the mic, complete separation between the music and singer here... as for the rest of this album, its a basic rock sound which is expected given the year of release and so it feels stale, its no fault of the album that time has led to much better sounds and innovations within the genre, but it has made this album feel obsolete. the lyrics range from mediocre to downright bad as stated above. now as for the instrumentals themselves, i found it alright, i liked the guitar and the drums overall the production for its time was good. but again, i dont see a reason to go back to this. its the first stones album ive listened to from start to finish, but my view on these guys remains the same so far..i dont get their popularity.

Starts off pretty cool with Mother's Little Helper, a track I didn't know. Love the sound of this song. Second song is pretty good as well. Lady Jane is kind of different, but not sure how I feel about it. Jagger's singing is a little weird on that track, though the music is pretty good. Under My Thumb is obviously a classic. Going Home is pretty groovy. High and Dry has a foot-stomping groove. Hearkens a little to Zeppelin's later "Bron y aur Stomp" track. Overall this album is better for me than Let it Bleed. Think is a great track as well. What to Do is a little too country western for me. 4/5 overall.

I hate to admit it but this is the first Rolling Stones project I have ever listened to in full. And I even further hate to admit that I did not enjoy it all that much. It was not very exciting across the board. But I imagine it hit different in the 60s

Classic

Great vibe

Good album. Some notable singles on here. The Rolling Stones are classic, but not everything about their sound does it for me. Lady Jane and Out of Time were my positive discoveries from this one.

This album does hate woman but also kinda rules

I had no idea that this album was as early as it was - I knew "Paint it Black" and "Under My Thumb" of course, but thought they were later 60s if not early 70s. "Paint it Black" is by far the strongest track here, remaining relevant and a strong cultural influence that pops up in movies and commercials nearly 60 years later. Also, it's such a damn good song. I imagine Morrissey cut his teeth on this, leading him to the dark lyrics he would later pen. "Under My Thumb" is a fun little tune with the xylophone, but I never honestly listened to the lyrics closely until now. Um, creepy and completely inappropriate...Jagger sings about how he can be thanked for "reigning in" his former free-thinking girl so that now she "does just what she's told" and is "a squirming dog who's just had her day," and yet scores of women still wanted to crawl into bed with this louse? Yuck! Aside from that vibe, there are some other good songs here, but I can't give this anything more than a 3.

Pretty good tbh. Paint It, Black was definitely the standout for me. Transitioning straight from that into Stupid Girl is actually insane though

Classic

save

Really really fun. I always forget how much I like the stones.

Kunnon siksarirokkia! Onhan tää sikatiukka platta täynnä hittejä! 4/5

rollarilevyjen paremmasta päästä. vielä tästä uk-versiosta uupumaan jäi klassikko paint it black.

Mother’s Little Helper is so good and the rest of the album is so…fine. And then there’s an 11 minute blues disaster that sucks and I just hate this album. It avoids the 1 star for a few bangers and that’s it.

1st time hearing this. Brilliant start. Rhythm, character, attitude & soul. More British than they normally sound. 3rd track Lady Jane is psychedelic. 4th track Under My Thumb the first track i recognize. The rhythm section on 2 different channels is amazing, Mick Jagger surfing, rapping over the top of it. Velvet Underground, Hapoy Mondays. Upbeat funky blues, wailing harmonicas, driving percussion. Going Home is an 11 minute live jam. Before this they were a covers band ? Out of Time i recognize. Brian Jones brought a lot to the table so i read. I still think better if Mick had sung in his normal British accent but i guess that's a hangover from cover band days & in the spirit of the blues. To me this is the sound of a band fully focused on making great music before they make it big & all the complications. Best LP from them i have heard so far. Paint It Black is on the US version only for some reason & is magnificent.

Classic rock

Good

Better than the other stones album on here

I respect TRS but they’re not my fav. Talented but rarely choose to put them on.

Just a lot of classic rock on the b sides, nothing that was piquing my interest.

I don't really know what to make of this album. The early stones always sound like they are trying to be edgier than the Beatles. There are some really good moments on this album and you can hear what they are becoming. All in all though, I'd rather listen to Rubber Soul

É difícil não dar 5 estrelas para um álbum desses. Você sente o perigo que essa banda representava. Excelente. TRI x HBB Kai.

Lyrically interesting - but I just found it a bit dull

There is a UK version and a US version of this album that have a lot of different songs between the two, but I didn’t want to listen to an hour and forty minutes of the Stones so I chose to listen to the US version that opens with ‘Paint It Black’. They used a lot of cool, off the wall instruments on this album that made almost every song sound interesting and different from the next. I enjoyed all the tracks except for ‘Lady Jane’, as that one sounded like music from a ren fair. I think this was the first time I listened to an entire Stones album, and it was better than I expected! I’ll bump it up to a low 4/5.

This particular album wasn't really for me. I heard both the US and the UK versions. Paint it Black in the US version is a standout. There were some good ideas in the album but I don't really vibe with Jagger.

sick vibes, vinyl?

UK-versjonen. Det er april, 1966. En snau måned senere kommer Pet Sounds. En måned etter det, kommer Blonde on Blonde. Og to måneder etter det igjen, Revolver. Man kan se spor av denne fremtiden på tracks som Mother's Little Helper og Under My Thumb, men det utgjør en veldig liten del av hva som egentlig er en samling forglemmelige blues-låter. Og til alle plateselskaper der ute: hvorfor sitter det så jævlig langt inne å tilgjengeliggjøre mono- i tillegg til stereo-versjon? Hard panned 60-tall er ikke en god vibe, ass.

Egentlig det første Stones-albumet hvor de blir noe mer enn et garage/bluesband. Ikke at Aftermath er uten det i bunn, men at de også eksperimenterer litt med ulik instrumentering og sjangre. Herlig dulcimer på "Lady Jane" er for eksempel barokkpop som Beatles og flere andre samtidige leflet med. Anbefaler "Pretty Ballerina" av The Left Banke, en av de bedre barokkpoplåtene fra samme år. Så er de jo proto-Doors på "Going Home". Ikke bare pga lengden, men også de primale ropene til Jagger. Åpningssporet "Mother's Little Helper" er dels "Well Respected Man" og dels "østlig musikk". 1966 var et ekstremt godt år for "hva om vi bare gjør dette" i musikken. Og selv om plata har mange gode låter, så stiller de i en klasse bak både Beatles og Beach Boys. Både Between the Buttons og On Their Satanic Majesties Request lider litt av det samme. Det er egentlig ikke før Beggar's Banquet at jeg føler Stones får en skikkelig solid plate fra et band som endelig har vokst opp og funnet seg selv.

Det er mye morsomm instrumentering her, men låtskrivinga, med noen få untak er skikkelig dritt. Det er ikke spesielt bra spilt heller. Fy faen Going Home gjør meg forbanna. Dette albumet tar jo aldri slutt. Det fortjener nok toeren, men siden jeg måtte bli utsatt for Going Home får det eneren

tapped out. decent window into the time but there's gotta be a thousand other albums i find more interesting

Just two songs were up my alley.

Overall, this was another boring experience brought to you by one of the allegedly best groups of all time. I'm starting to think The Rolling Stones are like The Doors in that they're a better singles band than a producer of comprehensively great albums. My evidence: The two best songs on this album are on two different versions of it. This makes each version inferior to the other and forces the listener to track down the missing single. In that regard, I have yet to hear on this list a must hear ALBUM by this group.

My take on The Rolling Stones is that they have some undeniably good hits. The rest is just filler. I haven’t had a full album by them that has made me change my perspective on this. Not unlistenable. Just not something I care to repeat the whole album again.

Why the UK version of this album? The US version has Paint it Black which is the difference between a good album(3 stars) and a VERY good album(4 stars). This is one of the few Stones records I own. This is before they became a parody of themselves.

This album is very whimsical-sounding, it's kind of nice but at the same time when the entire album is like this, it gets stale. I am just really under whelmed by this album. It has nice pop melodies and all, but I can't get into it. My second Rolling Stones album (Let It Bleed was first), still not impressed.

Blaha

Couple gems.

I don’t think I’ve listened to the UK version of this before, which is missing Paint It Black but has several songs not on the US version. Both are very good but I prefer Paint It Black as the opener.

Best Song: Paint it Black I haven't listened to as much early Stones as I thought. I am really enjoying it as it is less polished and more raw. Great stuff, plus who doesn't like Paint it Black. 5/5.

Fairly generic. "Under My Thumb" stands out but little else does.

it's OK. Still don't really like the stones.

It's hard to believe people got tear-gassed over this album, but that's the hard part about looking at albums through a modern lens. Rock has gotten so much harder and abrasive - but considering when this album came out, and the dominant cultural attitudes surrounding it I could see how young adults of the 60s would go wild over it. This album is just as much against the dominant culture as it is *of* it. Songs like "Stupid Girl" don't challenge any wider attitudes about the perception of women at the time, but it is hilarious to listen to that song followed by the much more "loving" song "Lady Jane." (Continuing the tradition of weed being personified as a woman) This album really makes you think about what gets called "counterculture." It certainly sits in contrast to the popular crooners of the time, but what is countercultrual about hypermasculinity? Its interesting when counterculture is looked at during this time it is particularly centered around class, but gender and race are relagated to their own categories of rebellion. Sonically, the album is very interesting - no two songs sound alike but they are still cohesive together. You can hear the band experimenting with different sounds , and the heavy blues influence can be heard especially on songs like "Doncha Bother Me," but they feel a bit bland compared to their inspirations. Songs like "Goin Home" kind of drone on, but eventually get interesting. It is funny to read about band members using "strange" instruments like a sitar or marimbas. This might be particularly harsh but this feels like the Ed Sheeran method - taking "strange" instruments from around the world to serve as seasoning for pretty basic pop tracks, but not doing much else.

This album starts out strong with 2 of my favorites in the first 3 tracks. Paint it Black is excellent followed by Stupid Girl and the much underrated Lady Janr with it's moody mellow ron synth. Under My Thumb a Stones live classic rounds out the start of the album but it gets pretty bluesy boring after that.

Some proper iconic tracks here, and some unremarkable filler. A Stones album I don't have, so interested to hear it. Their blues heritage comes through strong. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ ★★★☆☆ (5/10)

There are some cool songs on here and I like the experimentation on a few of them. They'll do better things but this is the start of something. 7/10

The search for the 5* Rolling Stones album continues, but we're getting warmer... How many of them are on this fucking thing anyway?

I listened to the US Version with "Paint it Black" as the leadoff track. This is probably the least impressive Stones album I've heard so far, but that's not to say it's doesn't carry some merit. This is definitely a transitional album, as they are beginning to stray from the typical 60's British rock sound and incorporating elements of what would come on later albums. Highlights: "Under My Thumb"

The Rolling Stones' most solid album. Doesn't seem to be filler as outside of even the big hits I love (yeah I'm listening to the U.S. version) the deep cuts actually hold their own too and are memorable. Wish more of their albums had this kind of consistancy without being total bores

Actually not as traumatic an experience as I thought it might be. I don't cope well with Jagger's voice. One or two songs at a time is about my limit, but this wasn't horrendous. It's a lot more folksy than I imagined it would be, and musically it's right up my alley. There are so many great bands I wish I could switch a different singer into, these are one such band.

Obviously, some of these are classics and this represents the high water mark of this band, but i still maintain that The Stones are over rated and nothing more than a pop band that were good for their time.

Very Stones. I think this is an artifact of how popular they have been, but it's not clear to me which of all the versions I should be listening to. The inclusion or not of paint it black is quite relevant. Regardless this has some incredible tracks. Under My Thumb alone may almost be worth a 5? Especially considering the pieces are also good.

Interesting. Not any of the mainstream hits, But it's easy listening jams for some old rock n roll

The musical instruments are very nice

I love this early Stones album. It always surprises me when I revisit it. I get so used to the sound from their 70’s run of classics since that’s the era I listen to the most, but this one has some of their best work on it. Obviously “Paint It Black” and “Under My Thumb” are the hits here but to me there really isn’t a skip on this album. 4.5

It's another Stones album. 3

A Rolling Stones album that I found to be workable. Out of the Stones albums I've listened to, this one seems to be the most cohesive. I liked the psychedelic touches to some of the songs.

This is a solid album from the early days of The Rolling Stones. It checks all the boxes. An overall bluesy feel with some psychedelic tones sprinkled throughout. It gets right to it with the opening track Mother's Little Helper. The lyrics are a bit silly and immature. Not really surprising as the band is still pretty young and it's their first full album of original music. Maybe their perspectives on relationships are fairly naive at this point in life. Overall, not their most complex work, but a cool vibe to listen to at a party or while working. 3.5 Stars

Kind of chill, nothing stood out but I liked it

Gostei, eh legal, bem rock tradicional, mas topzin bonzin chitaozin 8/10

It's always difficult to rate a legendary album on its own merits. The Rolling Stones Aftermath contains several absolute classics (e.g, "Paint it Black" and "Under My Thumb"). It's obvious that The Rolling Stones were branching out both in their songwriting and their use of the studio for creative expression, though they are nowhere close to where they would be six years later when they released Exile on Main Street, which is a true masterpiece album rather than a collection of loosely related tunes. I listened to this record twice in a row. It sounds great, and the songs are all solid, but Aftermath doesn't quite reach the level top tier. Four stars.

Love paint it black!!

(5) classic tracks that define who and what The Rolling Stones were, are, and forever will be.

Aftermath isn’t a bad album — it’s got some solid tracks and a few moments where the Stones’ swagger really comes through. Songs like “Under My Thumb” and “Paint It, Black” (on the U.S. version) show why people talk about this record as a turning point for the band, with more original material and a bit of experimentation. Still, it doesn’t quite feel like their best work. The energy’s there, but not every song hits, and some of it just feels dated. Honestly, I’ve never totally gotten the hype about the Stones — they’re clearly talented, but Aftermath feels more like an interesting snapshot of its time than a truly great album.

A legendary band that was still finding its footing. They jam out some songs a little too long, but the talent is obviously there. Cool to see the early days.

105 Amo Paint it black. Es una de mis canciones favoritas de ellos, pero el resto del disco... meh? Medio blueseado, con letras que me llamaron la atención, pero no para bien. Lo bueno es que no era eterno.

I want my 11 minutes back from listening to Jagger catawall on about Going Home to Bang his girl. That's the most cliche bullshit blues "jam" I've ever heard. It's sounds like piss poor Grateful Dead expression but with Mick's voice "jamming" UGH!! Otherwise the hits are good & the rest is hit and miss. The band behind Mick should get more kudos for they prop up more so.

What an absolute load of wank that was. Didn't help that I listened to the UK version. I missed out on the only good song related to this album and had to unnecessarily listen to this shite for another 15 minutes longer than I had to. Was this album necessary at all? I've listened to two other Stones albums that were miles better than this.

Qiuite good

I really don't like the rolling stones and this confirms it

How are the rolling stones so damn boring? I just am sitting here slackmouthed at the audacity to think I would want to enjoy listening to this album. 1/5. I'd give it a 2 for "Paint it, Black" but I think my Guitar Hero nostalgia is what makes me want to do so, so I'll refrain. Every other song sucks.

Awesome album. The US version has paint it black which is even better!

Very weird that this album had such a massive difference between the UK and US release of this album. Paint It Black is legendary and it's not on the album that was included on the list for some reason Standouts Mother's Little Helper Paint It Black (US version of the album) Under My Thumb 3/5

Stupid girl is so old school mean lol DNF

Finished the album and immediately had to restart and listen again.

Can pretty safely say I am not a Stones fan. Jagger keeps singing about little girls

Everyone who has an opinion about rock & roll music says that this is the album where The Rolling Stones really became The Rolling Stones. Who am I to argue? With songs like “Paint It Black”, “Mother’s Little Helper”, and “Under My Thumb”, this record displays an era of The Stones where they felt comfortable being themselves and not just a blues band. It’s a record that really predicts their future. “Doncha Bother Me” sounds like something off of Exile on Main St, “Going Home” sounds like it would be at home on Let It Bleed, and so on.

Excellent hard to decide between 4 and 5 out if 10

Paint it black is great. Otherwise, it doesn’t feel like they’ve arrived quite yet.

Boring, misogynistic and repetitive. I had only listened to Paint It, Black and its probably the ONLY good song. I hated High and Dry, its just plates…It’s so annoying, seems like they think their audience in dumb and don’t deliver anything else. Just unbearable. Made me think the Beatles are not that bad and I hate the Beatles.

Didn't find it that interesting and a little shit

Chave

The 4th Stones album I've gotten so far. Getting to be a bit much. This one isn't as good as the others, but it has really great standalone tracks. I recommend you listen to the UK version because it has Mother's Little Helper on it.

I almost gave this a five just based on under my thumb. Then I realized I gave Stevie Wonder’s innervision a four, and that just didn’t seem right. But a word on under my thumb: I think that is one of the best rock ‘n’ roll songs of all time. Top five. I see how these days it would read as sexist, and certainly that scans. However, I see it as a celebration of sexual power that could work either way. I have always loved it and I still do.

10

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I can definitely understand the comparisons to The Beatles, but I think they have an edge to them that The Beatles don't. This is firmly rock and roll in a way that The Beatles aren't. Favorites: Mother's Little Helper, Going Home, Flight 505

Both consistently misogynist and with moments of unbearable affectation and what seems to be a rather poor grasp of Tudor History.

Sexist drivel.

Rubbish

Quite dire. The level of careless abuse and misogyny in the lyrics is something else. Some of these songs I used to bop along to and not think too hard about the lyrics. Cor! That seems messed up now. Some of the music is OK, but only OK really. If Paint It Black was on the version we were looking at that would have raised it a point. That's a banger. But my god.

Boring l, mysoginist crap

I'll bite and write a few words in regards to this album. Of course it's great. I think most would agree. So is it their first classic album. If so then it took time for the Stones to catch heat. It marked the beginning of a pretty much flawless 3 album order. Between the Button and Flowers being the other 2. This may be favorite incarnation of the Stones. Bryan Jones has more influence than it sometimes sounds. I Her Majesty's Satanic Request so the stones in my opinion were riding a wave a top the world for quite some time

I found their previous album to sound dated but aftermath specially in its first few track was much more to my speed

This is the final Stones album for me on this list. I def agree with the inclusion as this is the first one that sounds like the Stones we know and like. Still a singles band.

Another great stones album.

Can't get the image out of my head of boomers dancing to this music and then proceeding to grow up, gain power and wealth and use it to wreck the world for everyone who came after. First bunch of songs are all about women doing the wrong thing. Not doing the their job well (Mother's Little Helper). Too pretty / haughty to take interest in the Mick (Stupid Girl). Shifting power dynamics - now mick is in control (Under My Thumb)

gostei nao

not horrible just extremely mid, disappointing and boring at times paint it, black is good but thats about it, forgot the rest already

Sigh, more Stones... 60s rock and roll/blues rock with more edgy lyrics than contempories (Stupid Girl) Harpsichord on Lady Jane is an interesting choice for the time. And marimba on Under My Thumb. But lyrics are scary! Hopefully tongue-in-cheek! Quite mature for a young band. Flight 505! Out of Time is a fun cover. Wait, it's not a cover! Best track - Under My Thumb, Going Home, Think, Out Of Time 4 stars, borderline. I can appreciate a d actually enjoy a fair amount of this

Good and pleasant but could be more proto-.

Amazing album No one can really dislike it Very iconic sound

Superb album, but the lyricism can be downright terrible at times.

I haven't listened to the Stones aside from their biggest singles, but it's surprising to me to read that Paint It, Black came out around this same timeframe. None of the songs on this are all that interesting to me.

Listened Before? N Good album. I haven't spent much time with early Stones work and this one is a good intro. I enjoyed it, especially the hit Under My Thumb. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Under My Thumb

si ok sono gli stones, lo so... solo che son molto più abituata a let it bleed

Dey aight

The thing I really noticed this time, is the weird Brian Jones instrumental bits. Even so, it's not my favourite Stones album. Not so much an aftermath as a beginning.

The that this album is mentioned in the same breath as Rubber Soul is an absolute travesty.

I prefer a bit earlier or later Stones, but this is still awesome.

Irgendwie noch ein witziger Song.

A jumbled mess of misogyny.

not as bad as i expected

Not bad

Not a huge Stones fan, but this album has some decent songs. Definitely of its time, a bit ahead of it, just like the Beatles. The Stones have always shone bright in their singles. This album is no different. From the sitar use in Paint it Black to the xylophone in Under My Thumb, the most interesting contributions from the Stones come when they experiment. But outside of this, when the produce the same kind of sound as The Zombies or the Kinks you forget why they are lumped into the same lauded and mythic group of artists as the Beatles, Zepplin, and Bowie.

Bro lmao what, ok, Paint it Black and Under My Thumb are alltimer songs but the album itself is, well, it’s the Stones

paint it black 10/10. le da las 3 estrellas al album. el resto los escuche ya con la vara muy alta y no me mato.

no likey

Some classics. Obviously love Paint it, black, but hate the casual misogyny of stupid girl.

Hasn’t aged well in places, but come on… it’s the Stones

The Rolling Stones have quite a few hits (none on this album though) that I enjoy but since Its from a generation before me (and almost before my parents) I don't have any nostalgia for it. While I can understand what they did historically for music as a whole and all the artists they inspired its not something I enjoy listening to. While not bad I just like other artists in the genre better, perhaps because they learned from this band when they got started.

This is a “catching up” album it seems. Released the same year as Rubber Soul, Aftermath catches up to the sound of the Beatles in 1963. This is their “With The Beatles.” Like that album, this is a collection of early rock n roll tunes with tight structure and melody, and is pretty boring compared with what came after. I can’t comment on the lyrics because I completely ignored them. Not bad, not that interesting.

Okay

3.5/5

Amazing album. Loved it. Felt very punk and punching up. Fav song: mothers little girl, Lady Jane, Out of time and stupid girl (mostly because its funny)

point2.

I hated this! Boring as fuck and incredibly sexist.

Somewhat underwhelmed. This isn’t a patch on the big 4 albums

I found this really quite boring…. idk

I listened to the UK version which does not include Paint It Black which may have nudged the rating slightly higher. This has not aged well. The lyrics are extremely misogynstic and the music is unexceptional.

I listened to the US version of this album which includes "Paint It, Black" and I gotta say, this probably would have been a 3 star rating but that song alone bumps it up to a 4.

This is probably some great rock and roll in 1966. I was bit bored by most of it.

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.

I really enjoyed this album, it might be my favorite RS album, if not then it’s let it bleed. But regardless it starts with one of the greatest rock songs of all time, and while it doesn’t maintain that level of perfection through out, there are several gems on this album. As always, they are incapable of writing an album without there being a fairly massive hit or several respectable hits. This album is no different and it’s one of their absolute best.

This kind of sucks? I listened to the UK version, so I missed paint it black, which I like, and instead got a bunch of organ tooting and baroque rock and dumbass lyrics? I keep being unimpressed by the stones average output while still quite liking the big hits, and this one has the hit missing! I thought I liked Under My Thumb thanks to a social distortion cover I discovered on Kazaa years ago, but there's still a bunch of tooting and shit on it? Seems like a lot of people hate Going Home but it might be the best thing on this album, feels less fake blues than their other stuff. I gotta say, this album was kind of a slog. No wonder the velvet underground made waves.

Stones from long ago. They still sound the same, yeah? Listened before? N Saved tracks? N Favorite tracks? Paint It, Black, It's Not Easy ⭐⭐ didn't hate it

So I initially listened to this while stuck in SFO on a flight cancellation. Bad mood. There are a number of hits and familiar pieces. Not entirely my preference but I recognize historical context and more good than bad. 3/5

Classic Rock Album.

Yep, that's the Rolling Stones. Not really any different to the other albums on here.

Classic. Great singles. Good vibes

6/10 The Stones got a lot better by the end of the 60s. This album has some fairly weak songwriting - "Stupid Girl" and "Under My Thumb" are nasty little songs and "Going Home" is a pointless 12mins ramble that would have nothing going for it if it was 3mins long. Why would you do that? Much of the recording is dated and sounds like it was done on rubbish handheld tape cassette recorders. Maybe I'm harsher on this because I have high expectations of such a big band, but it really isn't all that good

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🗯 The Stones’ first all-original album — their raw edge rubbing up against hunger and new ambition, the moment they became an albums band. My entry point into the Stones was Hot Rocks on my parents’ stereo, and maybe that’s why I’ve always adored early Stones. There’s an innocence and hunger in those years as they fought to find their place and learn the craft of songwriting. Aftermath is where that effort crystallised — their first LP of all Jagger/Richards compositions, buoyed by the confidence of hits like ‘Satisfaction’, ‘Get Off of My Cloud’ and ‘19th Nervous Breakdown’. Brian Jones reentered as a vital collaborator here, colouring the songs with sitar, dulcimer, marimbas — textures that pushed the band forward. It’s also stacked with classics: ‘Under My Thumb’ and ‘Out of Time’ (two of my all-time Stones favourites), ‘Mother’s Little Helper’, ‘Stupid Girl’, ‘Lady Jane’, and the US version famously kicks off with ‘Paint It Black’ (replacing ‘Mother’s Little Helper’ from the UK). Released in the thick of the “album era,” Aftermath was the Stones’ answer to Rubber Soul — a record proving they weren’t just a singles band. For me, it’s their finest to date at that point, and crucial in their growth from bluesy raunch merchants to ambitious album artists. Verdict: Essential (the moment the Stones levelled up) For fans of: Rubber Soul respondents, The Kinks, sneering swagger with a side of sitar

Not bad but final track boring.

Paint it black, alright good start...........then came the rest of the album. Felt like I was in a smokey bar that just needed background music that no is really listening to.

Apparently I listened to the US version, which is less of a steaming pile of dung than the UK version but I will not subject myself to any more. I was wondering why They’d start with a banger like Paint It Black and then immediately plummet with Stupid Girl. Doncha Bother Me was an embarrassing mess of an attempt at the blues. The mix was all over the place on every track except for Paint It Black. Like where is the balance?! Jail.

Everything about this is hard for me to listen to. The, what is that, guitar? Sitar? Electric dulcimer?tone hurts my head. The lyrics are not clever The performance has a certain quality that makes me want to punch everyone involved. It's like the worst of the Beatles I hear a lot of the 80s music i don't like in mick jagger's singing I'm wondering if they influenced every band ive ever hated. Is this where it started? I quit 3 minutes into the 11 minute "I'm going home". In tears. I can't do this. It got old after one minute. I'm not strong enough. I can't. This album is assault The US version starts with their one good song because of course it does And obviously i got suckered into the uk version which is longer and worse.

001 review Originally I was shocked at how little Rolling Stones I have in my record collection. Then these songs reminded me of the grand Stones VS Beatles debate and my house has always a Beatles house and remains so. Starting with Paint It, Black makes me understand why people in this era were on a crazy amount of drugs falling into a hole with this as a soundtrack. Complete side note: I was trippin on the punctuation and tried to figure out what was being implied by the comma before black - apparently it was just a typo on original records they removed later. Second side note: I guess that’s just the American version! Then I immediately get ripped out of it with Stupid Girl. Apparently Keith Richards stated this song was written about the girls they met on tour and how shallow and vain they seemed. He’s seems fully unaware of his place in this dynamic. Then the vibes shift again with the super melodic Lady Jane. Just don’t listen to the lyrics because again they seem fully unaware they are any piece of the problematic puzzle. Or maybe they think Going Home balances it? Though that is all about her making him feel good so the scales are still tipped for sure. What To Do is a song 100% written by drugs. The instrumental parts of this album vary greatly and are generally fun. I get some of why the Beatles and Stones are compared so much. You get soft and melodic, wild and dancy, and more rock and rolly. I enjoyed that part. You guys are all musical and can dissect that part way better than I can so I’ll leave that to you. This entire album is just oozing good ol’ gross misogyny. It’s a common theme in many of these songs we’ve heard in this project. This record made me want to go on a feminist rampage. Then to add fuel to the fire I was informed I listened to the American version and I had to go back and listen to the UK version and it’s not an album I’ll return to. This just is not my jam.

This feels like the British Invasion version of Hat Store Rap. This feels like such a slog to get through. Regardless of my personal feelings and drudgery Mick is still undeniable as a force of charisma and the guitar riffs and grooves compliment him so well. 11 minutes of going home makes me want to go home. Maybe I’m just in a shit mood but this has felt like the most difficult album to get through. This feels like The Stones at their most boring. Is this when Keith started using heroin? So my first listen was the UK version which does not have Paint it Black and is ten minutes longer. So I was right on all accounts and they changed a few things. Overall this was unpleasant, pastiche, lame, uninspired, cheap brit rock. Essentially what the Stones lay their hat on but it just didn’t have any of the charm for me. I’m also not a big fan of their of the singles off of this. Compared to songs like Jumpin Jack Flash, can’t you hear me knocking, satisfaction and later hits like Sympathy and Wild Horses, paint it black and Under my thumb feel lame.

Might be a controversial opinion but I think 95% of stones songs are filler at best. This album is a great example of that. Going Home is possibly the worst 10+ minute song I’ve ever heard.

This one grew on me a lot actually

Heard of them, didn’t think much of the album.

Eka oli hyvä ja olihan tää musiikillisesti ihan monipuolista, mutta sitte kyllästyin. En jotenki pysty kuunnella kauaa putkeen tällasta rolling stones beatles tyylistä musiikkia. Se on tää lauluääni. Se käy mun hermoille ja ärsyttää jos kuuntelen liian pitkään. Ja mitkä on nää sanotukset🤨

Didn't like

Great one!

Dope

Day 65 I have listened to this album perhaps twice before. Classic stones sound that I enjoy and I could also hear Dylan influence in some tracks. The album starts off strong and starts to fade a bit cause they all sound quite the same but I still enjoyed the listen. (3.5/5)

Good have not heard this Rolling stones. I listened the US version. I never really read why there were two fairly different releases between the US and UK.

5.5/10 Highlight: Paint it Black

Uh oh. Under my Thumb means more than I thought. I like them but much less than the Beatles.

I've never heard this album before! But it was really good! Just kinda sounded like classic stones!

While not really being my favorite genre this was really good.

Pretty mediocre Stones album but it did have some great songs on it.

Alright ... I didn't listen to this album yesterday. It was Friday. I really didn't feel like harshing my vibes with The Rolling Stones, the most overrated band in the history of the world. But I feel I'm familiar enough with it to give it a rating. It's a three. That's what the Stones do. They make albums that are threes.

So much misogyny! And this album pretty much cements my opinion that Hot Rocks is the most effective and complete greatest hits album in rock history, since it actually makes the Rolling Stones an interesting and enjoyable band...which is the opposite of what this album does.

Some of that lyrical content is red flag material, which is especially unfortunate for Under My Thumb. The back half is way stronger than the first half. I don’t care for most of it besides the opener. Out of Time is great, along with I Am Waiting and Take It or Leave It.

2/5 - I didn’t need to hear this, because the album tracks were fairly repetitive and the misogyny was gross. There’s better Stones albums than this.

LOVE paint it black but the rest is unfortunately much less good

*Paint it Black is awesome *Goin home is verrrrry long *Decent rock and roll but didn't hook me very much

Rock n' roll baby

After looking at the song titles I decided the US shorter version was the one to listen to today. I have a love/hate relationship with The Stones. I think they have a handful of great albums, mainly the run from Beggar's Banquet to Exile On Main Street, with a smattering of excellent songs on some of the later albums. I also think they are mean spirited, misogynistic, sloppy, and very repetitive. This album is all of those things, with the only positive being early use of interesting instrumentation. All of this is done to better effect in their later albums, however. It's not a bad album per se, but it is a frustrating one. They were coming into their own, but just couldn't yet get out of their own way.

Some see the Rolling Stones as the greatest rock band of all time. Anybody not in that bucket can't help but feel like they're the most overrated rock band of all time. I can't help but find myself in the latter group.

Pretty uninteresting for the rolling stones. Mother's little helper is a horrifically underrated song in the stone's catalogue. Under my thumb is pretty good aswell. A lot of this album just sounds like background music though. 6/10 Favourite: Mother's Little Helper Least Favourite: Take It or Leave It

In which the Stones continue to chase the coat-tails of the Fab Four, conspicuously failing to escape their shadow. Stealing their clothes does not turn you into Lennon/McCartney. Two stars: unconvincing, and mostly just boring.

Not their best, not their worst

It's a wonder that The Rolling Stones is remembered to this day.

Bleh

Paint It Black and a bunch of generic rock songs

It's kind of nice to hear some deeper cuts from The Stones, rather than just their big hits. Like many selections on this list, I believe this record is best enjoyed by more hardcore fans than the casual listener. A decent list, but a bigger fan would enjoy this far more than I did. I've always been more of a Beatles guy anyway. ;)

++: Stupid Girl, Under My Thumb, Goin' Home, Flight 505, High and Dry, It's Not Easy, What to Do +: Doncha Bother Me, Think +-: Mother's Little Helper, I Am Waiting, Take It or Leave It -: Lady Jane, Out of Time 5,4/10

some of these songs suck ass lol

Better than Coldplay

loved it

awawawaw

3.2 - gal nieko, bet ne man

I've always suspected that the Stones singles out put in the 60s far out performed album tracks. And that this flipped in the late 60s/70s. There are 2 problems with this album. Firstly, the misogynistic lyrics. And secondly, there are a few dud tracks, going home in particular. The good aspects of album - Brian Jones muscianship, the big hits like 'time is on my side' and the fact that the stones wrote all their own songs.

This starts off well with "Mother's Little Helper," one of the best songs from their early period. It's perfectly dark despite sounding cheery. And then it goes straight into a goofy pop song that almost sounds like a joke and a sappy ballad. At least after that one "Under My Thumb" has the catchiest melody on the album (if you can ignore the lyrics). From there there's very little that's worthwhile. The main problem is that it's too long, both because of the interminable, unchanging "Goin' Home" and because there are too many songs on the second side that don't add anything new in terms of songwriting. If this was trimmed down it might be pretty good, because the additions of new instruments and inclusion of some psychedelic elements make even the least interesting songs listenable.

Mick Jagger's vocal charisma saves this from simply being Rubber Soulless

Such a classic. Sounds like a very well performed live recording. Great energy and interesting arrangements. It’s great.

Pretty solid set by the Stones here. Those lyrics though -- hoo, boy...

It’s hard to rate The Rolling Stones. It’s like comparing ice cream, even if you don’t love it, it’s still really good. I’d be cool with never hearing Lady Jane again but the rest of the album is excellent, a couple of songs are even iconic.

Grand

I’ve never found the Stones that interesting musically. They charted a bunch of hits, but most of their albums never pulled together for me. Their best albums hit 4 stars for me, but this is not one of those.

i just don’t feel much of anything connection wise towards this music! i know it’s foundational and i understand its importance and it’s definitely solid but… i don’t feel a draw towards it that much. folks who were teenagers in the 60s are going to getch me for this for sure

Meh. Couple of hits

paint it black is ok, the rest of it is doo doo lame ass boring blues rock

thoughts: (this is for the US version.) maybe this project will change my mind but even with the accolades and all, i’m just not a rolling stones guy. i do love “paint it black” and honestly i really enjoyed “going home” but otherwise, it’s… fine. the more bluesy stuff was cool but otherwise, it came and went and it’s just not for me. songs: “paint it black”, “doncha bother me”, “going home” rating: 6.1/10

I don't think I've ever heard early Rollins Stones like this. Kinda digged this more than their bigger stuff. 7/10

They have better albums but it’s still pretty good

There was definitely a theme with the first few songs. “Going Home” probably one of the worst songs I’ve ever listened to in full.

A few greats here back up with standard Stones quality

meh

Dad- 7 Mom- 8 Mike- NA Lori- 6.5 Michael- 8 Miles- NA Cole- NA Avg- 7.38

Paint it black is so good. The rest of this is pretty boring and bad.

A few fun songs mean it's good enough

Peaks with Paint it Black, but the rest is still solid.

An emos girlfriend

So much to talk about! First off - musically this thing is so hit or miss. Typical early Stones. One song is unique and still holds up 60 years later, and the next is just a complete waste of time. There are some boilerplate 60's rockers, some bluesier numbers, and some country-inspired tunes. There's even a clear Beatles rip off ("Flight 505"). But most of it is pretty forgettable. "Paint it Black" (on the US cut), "Mother's Little Helper" (on the UK), "I am Waiting," "Under My Thumb," and "Going Home" are musically interesting and diverse, and will stick with you. The rest you'll forget in 24 hours. I want to call out "Going Home" for a minute. It's so incredibly dopey for the first two or three minutes. The chorus is just so brick-wall dumb. And then....it transforms. And becomes something really interesting. It's like the joke that goes on way too long but the longer it goes on the funnier it gets. It's great. Thematically this album is very tricky. The misogyny is a thread that runs through nearly every song. The obvious examples being "Under My Thumb" and "Stupid Girl," but just about every other song shows an adolescent hatred of women that's pretty embarrassing. I guess they were having a hard time with all the groupies they were pulling. SHRUG. THREE STARS

I get the Stones v Beatles war, and how the Beatles won. Listening to each of the Beatles albums I’ve had so far I recognise at least 90% of the songs. Yet listening to a Stones album then I recognise about 10%. Thousands of radio stations and playlists can’t be wrong. This particular Stones album took a few listens to get into - apart from the 10% (Mothers Little Helper/Under My Thumb). On the whole I like it. Apart from ‘Going Home’. That one single track must have been the launch pad for a million Jagger impressions. Totally over-acted. And too long. Drags the whole album down to a 3.

Good tunes. Took me back in time.

This is my first time listening to a Stones album that wasn't their greatest hits and it'd fine? I know they have some classics under their belt but I don't think this should be one of them. Paint it Black slaps though

They can make some decent music when they aren’t being complete tools

I find with a lot of the entries from the 60’s I’m looking at them too much from a current perspective rather than a complete overlook of the album. Realistically I found this to be alright - nothing special, solid roots but nothing to make it pop. But, that’s just the time it’s being played in. If I was in the 60’s and there wasn’t too much else to obsess over, I wouldn’t mind.

You know, apart from all of the blatant misogyny that is in this album, it is pretty good. Great hits in Paint It, Black and Under My Thumb, and good album tracks, especially for the 60s. I'd definitely be a fan of them any day over the Beatles.

It's OK, some good stuff on here but also just kind of washed over me.

A couple classics I knew of. Listenable but tbh couldn't get pulled into it. Favs: Paint in Black, Under My Thumb

This starts off amazing and seems to be pushing an edgy version of 60's rock, then takes a dive into a blues album, then finishes with an eleven minute song that is actually interesting. The only thing that lets it down really is the pacing is off and feels like all the smash hits are front loaded into the album still enjoyed it.

Camarero! Pongame un poco de LSD y con un toque de acido, y de postre un porrito. Pintaba bien hasta que llegó Cletus con la armonica, pero luego se pira. Aptobado raspado por las primerqas canciones que son mas psicodelicas, no entiendo la mezcla de estilos no tienen mucho sentido.

3.5/5

I did not enjoy this

Fell off during the second half for me

This was ok. I enjoyed the knock off Beatles songs. The rest were pretty boring I really don't get the hype 3 ⭐️

В Києві біля парку Шевченка був заклад Шалена Мама, який був стилізований під американський дайнер. І оскільки я вчився поруч, то ми там іноді прогулювали пари в холодні пори року, а з часом почали там тусуватися з ранку до ночі. Працював він цілодобова, їжа була топова, сніданки хоч о третій ночі. Назва закладу надихалась однією з пісень Роллінгів і однією із фішок закладу, що там вдень майже весь час грали Роллінги. І пісні з цього альбому там були дуже часто, не знаю скільки сотень разів я їх чув. У альбома є свої проблеми. В першу чергу якщо вслухатися в тексти, то вони місцями буе та мізогінія присутня в них. Але музично це мені супер кайф від початку до кінця. Звичайно це накладається на купу класних спогадів. Тому оцінка необ'єктивна ще більше ніж завжди Заклад на жаль закрився ще в 2017 році, зараз на тому місці бездушна домінос піцца.

Not their most refined, as is evident in the repetitive nature of the songs. However, considering the time this music is formative and still holds up with some notable strength. I think it’s recorded pretty well considering and the material is obviously a bit juvenile. Still it’s jangly and boppy. Classic stones.

More fun than I've had with some other rolling Stones albums. More of their classic sound, but did get bored with the album at some point and was ready for it to be over

love them

A few great songs and a few average songs. I listened to the UK version … I’ve loved Mother’s Little Helper since I heard the Mary Coughlan version when I was a teenager, but Paint It Black is undoubtedly a great song…. Don’t understand why they didn’t include both🤷‍♀️

Really only liked a couple songs here (Out of Time was the highlight). Decent guitar riffs but Jagger’s vocals really irritate me, especially in the first half.

Lyrics shady af

Súper clásico necesario en una biblioteca

Once again I listen to the stones and come away... not loving it but also enjoying it wayyyyy more than I would expect, mainly because I'd think their style of blues rock would be more of a drag than it winds up being, which I appreciate. I think part of why it clicks here is that the sound is so understated and just chill here which I enjoy more moodwise

So many Rolling Stones albums! That might sound like a complaint, but as someone who was just OK with the Stones, but wouldn't go out of my way to buy or listen to them, it's been eye-opening. As for this album, the first half is far superior to the second half. Much of the second half just sounds like a bar band doing straight-ahead old-school blues. I find it to be weak and uninteresting. The exception is the extended play out of Going Home. That jam at the end is pretty good. Listening to the full Stones albums over the last month or two has made me appreciate their experiments and modernization of old blues. Their earlier albums were young British dudes trying to be like old US blues guys and I'd say not too well. But I guess it got them in the door enough that they had time, money, and resources to experiment and make some great music. I'll listen to the singles from this album, but I don't think I'd listen to the whole thing again. Overall, the album's a three, but Paint it Black is a 4 and Under My Thumb is a fine five!

An early Stones classic where they start developing more as songwriters and utilizing a wider variety of sounds, instruments, and influences (particularly on Side A). Still plenty of blues too, like the 11 minute jam Goin’ Home. Overall, a solid 60s rock album that has a few Stones classics, as they branch out musically and expand their artistry. Unfortunately, my 2 favorite songs (Mothers Little Helper, Paint It Black) are not on a shared release, with one on the UK release and the other US.

Good if you like the Stones. ok

First song was about a mom doing drugs? Didn't really enjoy the content or the music.

Fun listen, I had heard “Under My Thumb” a million times, but I wasn’t expecting this record to be so bluesy! Best Track: Under My Thumb

Not my favorite Stones album, and the misogyny is awful, and there a a lot of tracks that are kinda meh. But it's still a good listen.

Glemte å følga med som vanlig, men regne med da va godkjent

Ech, 60s rock. This has aged really poorly. Actually, I'm so not enjoying it, it gets a 1.

Paint It Black followed by blues-y 60’s rock garbage, accompanied by Mick Jagger’s drunkest performance yet. Under My Thumb will give you momentary reprieve, offering style and creativity, before you’re thrown back to the wolves with Doncha Bother Me. That is assuming of course that you’re willing to ignore all the lyrics.

Hated almost every second of this. Angular guitar noises, terrible voice, bad melodies, silly do-wap 60s stuff. Maybe it hit in 1965 or whatever and made the ladies go crazy, but I'm no 1965 16 year old girl. "going home" is about 11 minutes too long. Misogyny abounds. Not sure how people can like this stuff.

An early Rolling Stones album with a few catchy tunes but not a lot of risks. Just some bluesy pop music

Paint it, Black is good, but the rest are kinda meh. Under my thumb has...questionable lyrics.

It was fine

Oof. Listened to the US version and then the different tracks from the UK version. I can't get past the misogyny. But also meh. Take It Or Leave It? I will leave it. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite tracks: Paint It, Black (US)

i'm a decently big stones fan and love their output after a certain point, but aftermath is sort of that vague certain point. i find a lot of the first couple of years of their output to be pretty hit or miss and very rough around the edges in not a charming or nice way. a lot of it sounds like they haven't quite found their footing yet. aftermath is no exception (for the record, i listened to the UK version as from a tiny bit of research, this was the version referenced in the 1001 albums books. so no paint it black, which would honestly help this album a lot). there are some great early stones tracks on here, such as 'mothers little helper' and 'under my thumb' but the rest of the album is really just a lot of decent to middling blues tracks that aren't bad, but aren't really interesting or mindblowing. ultimately, i like this album, but it's clear listening to the album that the band had a lot more growing to do in the coming years.

I am also a Mick Jagger hater.

Would give 3.5 if I could, still maybe a little 60sish for me, but enjoyed more than dusty springfield of yesterday. Listened to the US version

I had a really hard time with this one. I can hear what is going to become the Stones that I know, but those early experiments in stereo sound are particularly jarring to me now.

First song felt so innovative. stop bitching about a woman you asshole. I don't like rock. I've heard this 10000 times. If I heard another 12 bar blues I'm gonna lose it.

1966 is eeearly. Paint it black one of the best songs of all time. Rest of the album is pretty good.

Nah

Life sucks. That's why you need the song to stain everything in sight. wait a minute you are all talking about the British version? guess i don't have any space to put my personal dispair since Paint it Black is not on this. but in fact the glimmer twins' songwriting on this really inspired me a lot. you see at most of the time they sound really shite but later they become better. so i am not to worry about my terrible music skills. 3/5

First few songs are good. Under my thumb is the standout. Rest of the album is just ok.

It's fine, but I don't really get why the Rolling Stones are a big deal

They really are great songs on this one, a couple I just didn’t like. Glad to add this to my collection.

This had a lot of the same problems other Rolling Stones albums we have done did, but Paint It Black is undeniably great, and I also enjoyed Under My Thumb

Oof. Listened to the US version and then the different tracks from the UK version. I can't get past the misogyny. But also meh. Take It Or Leave It? I will leave it. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite tracks: Paint It, Black (US)

This album is fine, but it still feels like a transitional work. The songs tend to get a bit repetitive, though the inclusion of Paint It Black on the U.S. version gives it a significant boost.

Maybe this is an important record in the progression the Stones but other than a couple good tracks (Painted Black) it’s just good.

I listened to the US version. Paint it Black is a great song. The rest of the album had some highs and lows. Overall enjoyable.

There's a few good songs on here, but a lot of it is forgettable. I listened to the UK version.

It's not their best, some good tracks but a fair bit of filler and under my thumb is very grim in hindsight.

Zuhause, Heidenheim, Deutschland. Läuft ganz fabelhaft durch.

Glad to get more Rolling Stones. First impressions, pretty boring, and surprisingly so. Lyrics also pretty shitty. Surprisingly unimpressed by this. ‘Under my Thumb’ hitting the home run on the shittiness. Skipped ‘Going Home’ 11 mins 😬😬😬 Hard to separate from my view of Rolling Stones but if this was a new band, I’d say they haven’t got a future 😬

Litening to the US version, opening with Paint it Black (though the cover here shows 'UK'). This album is not universally brilliant but contains a handful of classics, and this was 1966 so there's a mix of the early decade rock n roll and a taste of what was to come. Great stuff. Probably shy of a 5 but rounding up to rebalance some of the silly 1 reviews....

The only song on this album that isn’t aping the Beatles, Beach Boys, Byrds, or Bob is paint it black. Doesn’t sound like the stones to me.

Middle of the road Stones album. None of the songs really stand out except for Under My Thumb, which stands out more for how creepy the lyrics than anything else.

I like how everything sounds, but certain moments felt sorta self indulgent

Starting off with Paint it Black... Awesome Following it up with Stupid Girl and Lady Jane....WTF?! Also why and I getting beach boys vibes from this? Who was copying who at this point?

Decent album

Some good solid rock and roll, hell yeah! Starting out with a nice little song about housewives doing drugs, Mother's Little Helper was pretty funny. The rest of the album kept the energy going, good fun all the way through. Roll on, Stones. Best song: Mother's Little Helper

Vaguely misogynistic with some decent guitar. No song needs to be 11 minutes and 13 seconds long, especially not Going Home.

listened to it twice, hadn't realised I'd left it on loop, totally passed me by without anything of note on both runs

Didn't capture me in the way I thought it would. Not good spreadsheet music.

I don't love early Stones nearly as much as I love 1970s Stones. This was OK.

This was the first Rolling Stones album that really knocked my socks off. However, this was one instance that I like the U.S. over the UK version. But, I could never understand why the U.S. companies edited the UK versions to make an extra buck. That aside, this had some brilliant tunes-Mother's Little Helper, Lady Jane, Under My Thumb, Paint It Black (on the U.S. version). But, the two tunes that still kill me every time are Flight 505 and High and Dry.

Not bad. Could have done without the last song on the album but overall it was alright.

Oh Lady Jane, you are Under My Thumb.

This is more of a 4.5 but because it’s the Rolling fucking Stones I’ll round up.

Seems to be a thing with the Stones. The albums drag. Some great songs (although listening to Mother's Little Helper as an adult leaves a sour taste) but not all of it is that enjoyable.

i love the stones but they just have never been an album band for me. also might have listened to the wrong version of this.

This was quite good. Better than the last stones one, but it was really long, I don't need an hour of 3 minute stones tracks. The more interesting instruments really helped in - marimbas etc. A bunch of the singles are pretty good. Apparently on the American release they took 4 of the album tracks out and put paint it black in. Immediately I'd rate that album higher than this.

Mick and Keith start really writing their own songs and the Stones take off

Some of these songs are downright nasty, but as an intentionally more edgy alternative to the Beatles, they've absolutely nailed it. The temptation may be to listen to the US edition of the album due to it's shorter length and the inclusion of one of the bands greatest ever singles, Paint It Black, but you'd be missing out on some of the UK originals best tunes, like Mothers Little Helper and Out Of Time. Under My Thumb is one of my all time favourite Stones songs, even if it is incredibly misogynistic. Honestly, in terms of the mid 60's era of the Beatles and the Stones, this might be my favourite album between them, although I think the rest of the decade belongs to the Liverpudlians (The Stones best albums released in the 70's). 4 Stars.

Never been a huge stones fan. Listening to a full album was interesting, especially to see the band beyond their greatest hits. I simultaneously understand why the band is as big as they are, but also still don’t see what all the fuss is about. Favorite song: Paint It Black

3.75 / 5 A pretty good album overall. I love me some bluesy guitar licks