Aftermath

Classic Stones that stands the test of time for me!

UK version.

The good on this one completely makes up for anything that might feel like filler. All-time classic.

With Aftermath, the Rolling Stones delivered their first album of all Jagger/Richards originals—a bold step toward artistic self-definition in the mid-’60s British rock scene. The album is a mixed bag in terms of quality, but its stylistic range is impressive, veering from sneering satire to delicate balladry. "Mother’s Little Helper" kicks things off with a clanging, Eastern-tinged riff and a caustic commentary on suburban malaise, while "Lady Jane" floats in with Elizabethan grace, showing a softer, courtly side rarely glimpsed in their early work. Then there’s "Under My Thumb," with its slinky marimba groove and lyrics that still raise eyebrows—cocky, catchy, and unmistakably Stones. Even when it misfires, Aftermath stands as a vital document of a band stretching out and discovering the edges of its sound.

Paint it Black is really great, however every other song afterwards fell flat for me. There were a lot of questionable lyrics and odd choices. I can imagine it was really good at the time, but nowadays there's just so much better out there

Yeaaaah it's just ok, lowkey quite mid. Highlights: Paint It, Black

Stupid girl is so so bad, it’s kinda embarrassing Rating this 2 stars solely because of Paint It, Black

😏

Decent Stones album

So they really have just one single banger huh

This was one of the first cds I got as a kid, so I listened to it repeatedly and the whole thing is burned into the back of my brain. Not really the stones best work but still enjoyable and I have some personal nostalgia for it.

In many ways, the album that started the rise that ultimately would see the Stones as one of the most important rock acts in history (note: UK and US versions differ, this review is based on a listen of both). Their previous single “No Satisfaction” got the world’s attention, but this album defined their direction. The first album to be entirely written by the Stones moves a little further from blues (albeit still pretty damn bluesy on B side), toward a little more pop and, at times, a lot more rock and roll. This was especially true for several classic singles like "Paint it Black (US version)"--where Jones plays the scimitar after recently leaning the instrument from Harrison, "Mother's Little Helper" and "Under My Thumb" where we hear the Stones developing the style that will ultimately define the band's music. I was also interested to read that at least with respect to the US version, this was their first album to be released in entirely in stereo; sometimes, I forget that this was a thing. This is all to say that this album is an important one for the band and for its place in rock/music history. It has several great songs that would become part of the band's lexicon throughout their career. Unfortunately, especially toward the back end, there were also songs that seemed like filler and largely forgettable. Perhaps understandable given that it, in retrospect, is considered transitional. “Going Home”, while a decent song, is entirely too long. Others that didn’t really stand out as particularly great to me include: “Flight 505” (okay southern blues, just repetitive & relatively uninteresting), “Take it or Leave it” and “Think”. These weaker songs are not horrible, but they are weak enough that I would describe the album as inconsistent. I've always enjoyed the Stones, but have never been a major fan, mostly meaning that I’ve never systematically worked my way through their discography. As a result, I'm pretty sure that this was the first time I've listened to the album from start to finish (several times). Overall, I enjoyed the album, although maybe not as much as their later records. Still, once again, I find myself grateful that the project prompted my listen.

3/5.

Why am I having to listen to this instead of Sticky Fingers or Exile on Main Street? This seems to follow the pattern of most of their albums. One or two decent songs surrounded by glaring mediocrity. When they're hot they're hot but here they are not.

A couple of bangers with Paint It Black and Under My Thumb but not revolutionary like Rubber Soul or Pet Sounds

Ok

Love the first 4 songs on this album

Not their best but still solid

Popular but not for me

There’s way more hate in the reviews than I expected. Yeah, some of the lyrics are edgy by today’s standards, but acting like "Under My Thumb" or "Stupid Girl" is a manifesto instead of tongue-in-cheek storytelling misses the point entirely. It’s rock and roll, not a TED Talk. "Paint It, Black" is an all-time top 10 song for me. That opening sitar riff is instantly recognizable and still sounds great. I’d probably slot "Under My Thumb" into my top 50 too. The groove is tight, the delivery is cool, and the song just works. Not every track is a banger, but there's enough classic Stones energy here to make it worthy of 4 stars.

Not my cup of tea. Incredibly samey throughout and lacking any particular oomph. Reading the reviews is how I found out there is a UK vs US version. The US version has 'Paint It Black' which would immediately have given this an extra star, but I shall not update the score because that's not the version I listened too.

I liked this album a lot. More than just bluesy rock from the Stones. Really like the range of instruments used. 4/5

Quality work from a legendary band. One of those albums that doesn't hurt their legacy, but by itself, wouldn't alert the world of their nobility.

Annoying album

Either this album is better than some of the other stones ones or I’m falling starting to get them

Pretty good album without any standout hits. As Grant had mentioned to me that Paint It Black is on this album but not the UK version and it feels like the part that was missing

only after listening multiple times did it dawn on me that the reason I know this album (Paint It Black) isn't on the UK version. A vestige of the early album era is this fuckery labels would do with their album releases, similar to how Rubber Soul is different in the UK vs US.

Just a typical Rolling Stones album. "Aftermath" was released before they became great. The songs sound nice for a 60s record. "Going Home", despite being lengthy, is the best track on "Aftermath". A slightly disappointing end to the week. 2 stars for "Aftermath".

Genial. Leo que es el cuarto álbum de los Stones, y me recuerda una vez más que me debo un maraton de su discografía. Aftermath es sorprendentemente bluesero, deja ver que en sus inicios iban en otra onda que se fue convirtiendo en lo que conocemos hoy (que también me encanta) y los hizo super famosos. Recomendadísimo, es de esos discos que es difícil que alguien no encuentre muchas cosas valiosas en él.

3.5 stars

I Am Waiting saves this album from a 2 star. And part of my love of that song is it's use in the movie Rushmore. I listened to the UK release which didn't have Paint it Black. That would have bumped it to a 3.5, but still a 3 on this site.

Standouts Paint it Black Under My Thumb

(UK version) Full of hits, and showing that these guys had something more up their sleeves than Chuck Berry covers. There are flashes of soul, pop and psychedelia which do a great job of bringing up Carnaby St./Minis/flower dresses/all the other cliches. Gets samey and drawn out through the middle though - must have been one of 1966's longest records! Gnarly tones and cool sounds, though! Favourite tracks: Mothers Little Helper, Under My Thumb, Out of Time

Meh

Aftermath - The Rolling Stones One of the Big Four of rock music (the other 3 would be The Beatles, The Who and Elvis Presley) with one of their very best albums... add it up. Chances are you like The Rolling Stones and on the off chance you don't then you're a lost cause and nothing I say is going to change that so you're on your own. As essential as any album to have ever been released.

On the Beatles Stones debate I‘m definitely team Beatles. Stones are just rebellion without innovative songwriting and only life recordings with bad equipment. So far my prejudices regarding stones. Let’s see. 1966. That’s the same year as Rubber Soul Track by track (uk version) Mothers helper: sitar stolen from Beatles Stupid girl: that’s early Beatles just with anti romance lyrics Lady Jane: ok this is original, great instrumentation. and sung with emotions. Only the chorus is a bit dull. Under my thumb: oh it gets more and more original. The stones sound seems to emerge somehow. Marimba is a nice addition. And Jaggers ahs add a lot of texture. Duncher Bother Me: great blues song. Bet this works great live! Even though the genre is totally different from previous songs it somehow fits the album. Going Home: more blues! The home bome bome thing gets on my nerves. Should have been 2m but it’s, 10 minutes!!? Ah it’s a giant jam session. Not many good ideas in there though. Could have been a lot shorter. Flight505: Boogie woogie standard scheme High and Dry. Gospel standard scheme It’s not easy. Rock n roll standard I am waiting. Oh some original songwriting again with great instrumentation. Even some non common time parts. Nice Take it or leave it. Lovely. But not special. Sounds like Phil Spector wall of sound. Think. Again some good songwriting and great instrumentation. But a bit sketchy still. I see how they grew their songwriting skills with this album What to do. Sounds like a Beach Boys ripoff. But not bad. Overall it sounds they trained their songwriting skills with this album. The middle part (Going home-High and dry) they should have left out. Then it would have been a decent album.

Good solid rock album, but dated

Nope, still don't like The Rolling Stones

Second RS album. I still don't care about them.

Like, whatever Mick. Some of these songs really fantastic. Paint it Black (US version) is such a standard bearer for excellence. Songs like Stupid Girl really seem to erase any good will The Stones built up with me for Paint It Black. Cool bluesy stuff, but the stones just feel kinda gross in this album. I feel a bit gross for listening.

Pretty good, enjoyed it but wasn't super remarkable. Going Home did not have to be 11 minutes long imo. Best song: Mother's Little Helper Notable(s): Under My Thumb

Альбом великолепный, особенно в начале хит за хитом. Если бы не проходные песни в середине, поставил бы 9 баллов, а так 7,5 из 10.

No los había escuchado antes y me ha gustado bastante.

I do not think, the Stones and I will come together any time… Fav: Paint it black

😍

At this point in the mid-1960s, both the Stones and the Beatles were releasing slightly differing track listings for their albums. That’s the case with Aftermath, so I listened to both. It’s an incredible album (US version has Paint It Black, UK doesn’t, UK version has Mother’s Little Helper, US doesn’t), and is said to be an audible relic of Swinging London. I think it’s the first truly great Stones album.

I have to admit it now : it was my first Rolling Stones album. Yep... I know... As much as I love The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Pink Floyd... I never loved that much The Stones to listen to one of their release entirely. I just stopped to their hits/singles. Pretty embarassing when you tell everyone you 'only like Classic Rock'! I don't know why, I never really was interested by them, by their music. But the 1001 Album Generator proposed to me Aftermath (UK), I had to give it a try then! What could happen anyways? So I was a bit septical at first. I truly had no idea what I was going after/was expecting... But it turned out I liked Aftermath! I actually listened to it two times already (well, almost). So then I thought 'why did I never get the time to listen to them?' and there is why: as much as I love the production of theirs songs, I'm not much fan of Mick Jagger's voice. I will almost say his voice is rather unpleasant at first. At first. Then, I overpassed it and I think I understand what this album has! But, why would you sing a song named 'Stupid Girl'? I know it was a long time ago, but still... It's weird. And I find 'Goin' Home' way too long, and I don't find the song very interesting either (it just repeats himself again and again and again...). I read somewhere it was the longest song at the time, interesting. In the end, I think Aftermath (UK Version) is worth to listen to. There are some great tunes: Lady Jane is very nice, and I always loved Under My Thumb!

I really just dont like it, I guess its not my style or something but it felt so disjointed and repetitive. I switched to the US version, and Paint It Black is honestly the only redeeming part of this album.

Good to decent stuff. Maybe a bit uninteresting but still was cool enough. 3 stars

i liked it it sounds like too 60s for the good

Heard the US version of the album before and the UK version's main problem is that Paint It Black (my favourite Rolling Stones song) isn't on it. The album is a mixed bag really, some nice tunes and others I completely don't care for or straight up dislike 2/5

It had a couple of good songs, namely Under My Thumb and Out Of Time. The rest weren't bad. A pretty satisfactory rock album all round.

Couple good tunes but not sure this is the Stones album I’d revisit

There are two versions of this album, a UK release and a US release. Thankfully these days it's easy to listen to both. Paint It Black definitely gives the US version the edge, but it's missing Mother's Little Helper which is also a great song. The rest of the album is okay. I read in the wiki that this came out shortly before Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde and the Beatles - Revolver... I like those albums better to be honest.

I don't know if this is because I've never been that big a Stones fan, or because I'm a big woke liberal who found 'Under My Thumb' a weird listen, but I enjoyed this a lot less than I thought I would? Paint It Black is good, there's good guitars and some fun experimental stuff here but I think I went into this with high expectations and they weren't met.

The Stones! Sadly I wasn't feeling this one too much. A lot of the songs are good but the ones that aren't are pretty boring and not my favorite. 68/10

Tregt, uinteressant

Under My Thumb og Paint it Black er nydelige. Ellers veldig dølt. Stupid Girl er en grusom låt jeg håper jeg aldri hører igjen.

Sikkert bra for 60 år siden, men ikke nå.. Skranglete og kjedelig

Tafatt, tregt og kjedelig. Tre Stones-album er vel nok til å konkludere at dette bandet ikke er for meg. Overbevist om at "Going Home" på repeat er det verste man kan bli utsatt for i Guantanamo Bay. Urgh. Trodde Out of Time var en godlåt, men den slutter jo aldri.

I like early Stones work. Not my favorite album of this era for them but still quite good.

ew i dont like the rolling stones very much. the lyrics are so bad, especially as they talk about underage girls a lot, a demographic that which I am part of. 1/5

Not my fave of theirs but still a few bangers. Quite repetitive.

I don't really like it, but I think their better albums are the early 70s ones, some bits are quite good, like the really popular one, but I think the fake American accent blues thing is just so trash, and the 11 minute song should never have seen the light of day. My favourite stuff from around this era is much more experimental (rubber soul) or doesn't try to hard too hard to be American (the Kinks or the Byrds). Its also so repetitive, and too loong, the first self-titled album was so digestible because it was like 30 minutes Favourite songs: Lady Jane, under my thumb, think. Overall around 5/10

Gotta love albums that have two different versions in separate countries. I’m assuming the book listed the UK version, considering it has a hard-on for the UK. But ultimately, I opted for the US version, because it was shorter… and because of Paint It Black. I’m not skipping that song. In reality though, it doesn’t matter. The differences is song order, as well as four songs that didn’t make the US version. Aftermath, regardless of region, was okay. Most of the songs were just kind of standard repetitive 60’s pop. Stuff like Stupid Girl and Under My Thumb were nice and catchy. But I really could have done without Going Home. Eleven minutes of Mick Jagger improvising is a hard pass from me. Honestly, it was a good call for the US version to stick it at the end. The UK version puts it in the middle. That would have made the rest of the album fatiguing. This was definitely not my favorite album from The Rolling Stones. It’s considered their breakthrough, but I think they needed more development, personally. Favorite track: Paint It Black Other hits: Under My Thumb, Stupid Girl, I Am Waiting, Out of Time

Didn’t realise this was the album that had under my thumb on it, definitely the highlight of the album. The rest wasn’t too bad nothing to right home about, still a fun listening experience

The album where The Stones matured. Still one of the greatest opening numbers to any album.

This was a nice project to run to in the morning. Nothing too spectacular but it sounded like solid timeless music.

Interesting, not 100% mine. Some songs are great though

Not a huge stones fan. But I listened.

I always find it difficult to know how to rate albums like this. To my modern ears in 2025, this is a pretty good album with some interesting music put together. However, it’s important to remember just how little rock and roll there was at this time, and that the Rolling Stones helped to birth this. To me, this sounds like a new spin on the blues, and arguably it’s exactly what it is, but without this spin there would be very little rock music around today. The Stones definitely deserve a lot of credit for that.

Ouvi a versão americana deste disco, pois a tracklist é mais concisa e a duração é um pouco mais curta. Bem, Rolling Stones é uma banda que estou devendo a muito tempo uma aprofundada melhor em sua discografia. Conheço os maiores hits e já ouvi Let it Bleed. Só. Me impressionei com este álbum? Não muito. Foi basicamente o que eu esperava. De certa forma esperava até mais, sinceramente, mas não foi muito abaixo da expectativa não. Eu sabia que eles não se pareiariam com os Beatles aos meus olhos. Algumas canções me envolveram muito, mas simultaneamente, achei algumas delas mourejantes. Sabe, aquelas faixas laboriosas que parecem nunca acabar, que conceitualmente são desagradáveis e sonoramente mais ainda. Sem muitos aspectos que a salvam a não ser a sua duração que felizmente nunca é tão longa. Ops, eu disse nunca? Pois a faixa final, Going Home, é tremendamente mourejante e terminá-la é uma tarefa quase que herculeana com sua duração magnânima de 11 minutos que mais parecem 45. Mas, toda rosa tem seus espinhos. Que analogia imbecil, mas agora é tarde demais, não vou apagá-la. Valeria a pena comprar este álbum em 1966 nos EUA só pra ouvir Paint it Black, I Am Waiting e Under My Thumb, as três melhores faixas do disco? Sim, valeria. Mas você bem provavelmente pularia a agulha em boa parte das faixas de ambos os lados do LP. Com sorte e com o avanço tecnológico, podemos apenas salvar as boas e descartar o resto. Deixá-las naufragarem eternamente no vão moribundo da sua mente reservado para faixas inúteis e inconsequentes. 3.5/5

I'm a Rolling Stones fan, and I was excited to listen to listen to this as it is not an album I'm familiar with. "Paint it Black" sets a lovely tone, but then....eh. It's not bad, it's just ...eh. I listened a second time as a satirical drama/concept album and it was better but it shouldn't be that much work. If you want to get a Rolling Stones album there is better out there. "Let it Bleed" was my gateway and I would recommend it to anyone.

not my favorite stones album but I still like and appreciate they were so prolific in the mid 60s it was almost comical how many albums they popped out.

A strong start that waned. Meh, meet with a few strong songs.

Another case of a good A side followed by a mostly middling side B. Highlights throughout but they did much of this better on later albums. Definitely of its era right before the truly came into their own.

No notes. Good Rolling Stones sound here.

The US version begins with paint it black which I believe everyone has heard at least a hundred times. Might be I never heard with any sound quality because it felt new and better than I remembered. But then you go and spoil it all by singing something stupid like the rest of this misogynic trash record. Stupig girl was an awful song, Lady Jane was boring, Under my thumb is of course alright musically but deeply problematic lyrically. The rest must have been pretty forgettable until the last song where Mick does his thing and just freestyles ang grunts for several excruciating minutes.

Not a fan really. Paint it black banger tho

Not to bad for it's time, but nothing to note worthy. It's a fine tune

Similar issues to other Rolling Stones albums, some brilliant songs (Under My Thumb, Out Of Time, Mother's Little Helper) but plenty of rather forgettable stuff (Stupid Girl, It's Not Easy). Going Home is about 6 minutes too long as well. Not a bad listen but when you consider what The Beach Boys and The Beatles were doing that years, they seem behind.

Helper, Thumb and Going Home were really good, but the rest was one big slug.

Before they really got good.

I'm not really big on the Stones but Paint It Black is an absolute banger. This album is actually pretty solid overall. I should give it more credit.

this was a much more enjoyable mix of beach boys style but fun rock (ish) dang he really likes that girl tho

It's probably getting a bit old nowadays, but still interesting to listen. Some beats were nice and I could find myself tapping my feet along side it.

eh not my type

Despite being a monolith in the rock world, I’ve never been a fan of The Rolling Stones. I can’t quite put my finger on what it is that irks me about them; whether it’s Mick Jagger’s raw voice (when compared to someone like McCartney), or Keith Richard’s guitar playing (which ive never particularly liked). While I can’t deny that there’s interesting instrumentation on this record, for the most part it doesn’t hit me like listening to Revolver or Pet Sounds did the first time. There are certainly tracks I vibe to: Mother’s Little Helper and Doncha Bother Me both made it onto my playlist after this, but everything just falls into the realm of mediocrity that most of the 60s does for me. Ultimately, I just found it boring. Most of the tracks being under 3 minutes made it more tolerable, but why in the everloving fuck is Going Home 11 minutes long? It just drags and drags and made me wanna turn off the record halfway through. If you’ve never heard 60’s rock and roll then maybe it’d be better, but it just ends up sounding bland to me

This is a great album. Love the back story on the album name.

The Rolling Stones are boring. Maybe 3 songs in their whole catalogue I’ve ever liked. This is a 1 and 1/2 star really, but I’m feeling generous so I’ll round it up to 2.

The rating is due to Under My Thumb's terrible lyrics. While this record holds some great songs (Under My Thumb is musically great), it still bears that filler quality of all Stones records. Some killers, too many fillers.

Always great.

The Rolling Stones are great and this album is that too. Goin' home is a true gem.

I didn’t know this album but I did know about half the songs - probably from a later “best of” collection. Interesting mix of 60s pop and bluesy styles across the tracks. Enjoyed the listen

3.75

Rolling Stones albums are either really good or really bad. This is one of the bad ones. The only good song on this album is “Paint It Black”. Everything else was just boring.

Meh, kind of uninspired. The lyrics were particularly sophomoric.

Beggar's Banquet sounds a whole lot better doesn't it? Heh, this is the primordial stew from whence Beggars, Let It Bleed, Exile and Sticky Fingers all come from. It's not great - it's just blues and covers and blues covers. BUT, there's something else there. Brian's marimba and sitar, the beginning of real progress in song writing. In the end, it's still not quite there. A lesser Stones album for sure, Under My Thumb is great (and I listened to the UK version, so no Paint It Black for me) but the rest isn't memorable. 2.5 rounded up to 3 for me on this one.

Absolutely the F*ck not! Song listing: 1.)Paint it Black -- decent mostly for nostalgia -- in my youth I am pretty sure I thought this was a Doors song 2.) Stupid Girl -- Sophomoric and stupidly pedantic lyrics no real tune 3.)Lady Jane -- probably even more ridiculous lyrics than previous song and they used "troth" more than once -- no wonder everybody called them posh boys 4.)Under my Thumb -- stupid misogynistic leaning lyrics -- Social Distortion also covered this song and beyond the lyrics their cover is x1000 better. Doncha bother me and the rest of the songs --- really blended together except for It's Not Easy -- probably the most trite lyrics on the whole album and that is saying something.

first stones album! these guys rrrrrrrock best track: high and dry worst track: going home

Not my favorite Stones effort. This isn't the confident, bluesy swagger of the Rollers. It's almost like they're seeking something pop rock that their contemporaries had found. "Mother's Little Helper" and "Under My Thumb" appear here.

Como ya hicieran los Beatles con su Rubber Soul un año antes, este álbum marca el punto de inflexión en la carrera musical de los Rolling Stones, al estar compuesto únicamente por canciones originales y, sobre todo, más experimentales. Al igual que el Rubber Soul, este álbum está formado por sonidos populares tradicionales (rock’n’roll y blues en su caso) con la adición de instrumentos y sonidos más globales: sitar, dulcémele, koto y marimbas, entre otros, fruto del aburrimiento con la guitarra de Brian Jones. De todo esto resulta un sonido bastante entretenido y original, a la vez que atemporal. Obviamente, tratándose de otra reseña de los Rolling Stones, no todo iba a ser bueno. Como de costumbre, este álbum vuelve a pecar de falta de gancho más allá de los singles. Especialmente la segunda mitad está compuesta por temas blues y country bastante típicos. Encima tenemos el tema Going Home, un jam súper largo en el que básicamente se escucha a Mick Jagger gimiendo durante once minutos sobre una instrumentación muy básica. Además, Paint It Black ni siquiera está en la versión británica, vaya desperdicio. Un álbum importante, digno de formar parte de esta lista, pero que no merece mucha mejor nota.

Mediocre. Many of the tracks sound the same and the lyrics are poor.

Solid record. Some great,some filler.

Nah, don’t like this one.

Hard to believe this is the same band that had that lackluster debut album only 2 years earlier. The big songs on this one are classics. The lesser tracks are musically interesting, but lyrically a bit meh. Leaps and bounds over the self-titled album, though. Faves: "Mother's Little Helper", "Under My Thumb", "Doncha Bother Me" Meh: "I Am Waiting", "Stupid Girl"

Well it was better than the first album.

Paint It Black is the best song the Stones ever wrote and they've written a lot of good ones. Mother's Little Helper is great too off the UK version. After that Lady Jane is interesting and Under My Thumb would be good if it didn't feel so gross. The rest is typical sloppy blues. The atrocity that is Going Home really destroys this one. Closing out side one of the UK version and the album on the US version, it's an okay instrumental vamp with Jagger moaning for 11 minutes. I wish I was being hyperbolic, but it's literal moaning for so much of the song. I'd love to scrub my ears out after that one. I have a strong bias against the Stones in that I don't really respect anything they do. It's commercialized rock and roll garbage that waters down the actual gritty music of American blues to be palatable for those middle class white families who will spend the money. I've been generally giving every album a begrudging 3 due to the sheer brilliance of Moon and Jagger's songwriting. When those boys hit, they sure do hit. Luckily, on this album, I just get to be a curmudgeon and give it a two.

Really good album. Of course, none of the songs are as good at Paint It, Black; that song really set the tone for the album and it didn't follow suit at all which left it feeling a little disjointed to me. Overall, a very good listen.

Interesante

Legends, but nothing except 'Paint it Black' for me.

Three amazing and iconic songs. The rest is really good although I don't think I'm going to be hitting this one again in the near future (short of "greatest hits" listening).

A solid Stones album

While it has my second all-time favorite Stones song, the rest of the album is really forgettable.

Some interesting ideas, but so far from a coherent, complete album. The country tunes in partictlar were ill advised.

They have numerous better albums. Not worth the time.

This was cool. It’s fun to hear early 60s Rolling Stones. The blues influence is so heavy. I love how all of these songs are original, because you can really hear where they land the plan and where it kind of isn’t totally working. It’s probably 3-5 songs too long. But when it works, it’s really great.

>>> The Beatles

Very typical rock songs, I mean, the albums starts with THE rolling stones song but the rest... I mean it's good, I enjoyed it, I'm into rock but it was nothing crazy, really solid tracks tho, very deserving of a high rating

When it comes to The Rolling Stones, I'm usually very particular about what I like, and so far I've not found an album of theirs that really draws me in in its entirety. Same goes for this album. I found certain songs enjoyable, but overall, I was just bored. I'm giving this a fairly low score because I know there are better albums by them out there, and I know that ultimately, this isn't going to be one I remember when looking back.

Early Stones which suffers a bit by comparison of what followed. Songwriting skills and musicianship were still in their infancy. Mothers Little Helper and Under My Thumb are the standouts that have best withstood the passage of time.

boring. lowkey one of their worst i don't get it

almost dipped under but so good could i write poetry to this? y

Wouldn't it just be easier to make a list of Rolling Stones album that you don't need to hear before you die?

good album, some songs felt very bob dylan, and i guess they knew eachother, i wonder why the album is iconic outside of it being a rollingstones album, good but wouldent really die to listen again

These Rolling Stones albums just get worse and worse.

Some gems and some filler.

A few good ones (Paint it Boack, I am Waiting, High and Dry), otherwise pretty mediocre. The second half is better than the first. Note: I listened to the American version.

Great album. Great early stuff.

So diverse in musical styles - while not the best example of each style, certainly credible and enjoyable. However, the misogyny is hard to take. I wish I hadn’t read the lyrics. Without reading them it’s 4 stars. After reading them 1.

Early, Mid Stones Album, but with a few classics.

I don't think I've ever listened to The Rolling Stones before this, but I wasn't too impressed with this album.

I went back and forth on the rating for this one. Some songs I really enjoyed and others kind of just droned on and on for me. 3.5

May be one of the most overrated bands of all time idk I just wasn’t rocking with it

Couple goodies

Some good songs but too much straight ahead blues for me.

Good songs, but wouldn't feel the need to own this one.

I quite enjoyed it

Mother's Little Helper Stupid Girl Paint It, Black Lady Jane Under My Thumb Goin' Home Out of Time I Am Waiting

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Theyre like an artifact to me

A classic, which has aged less gracefully than some of their later works.

Very very meh.

Die Aufnahmen zu Aftermath fanden in den RCA Studios in Hollywood statt. Die Rolling Stones, eine britische Rockband, produzierten das Album in zwei Sessions, in denen zum ersten Mal alle Songs von Mick Jagger und Keith Richards selbst stammten. Das Album bewegt sich musikalisch zwischen Rock, Bluesrock, Folkrock und psychedelischen Einflüssen. Auffällig ist der Einsatz ungewöhnlicher Instrumente wie Marimba, Sitar, Dulcimer und Cembalo, was dem Klangbild eine experimentelle Note verleiht. Bekannte Titel sind „Paint It Black“, das durch die Sitar eine markante Klangfarbe erhält, „Under My Thumb“ mit prägnanter Marimba, sowie „Lady Jane“, das durch seine ruhige, fast höfische Anmutung heraussticht. Mit „Goin’ Home“ enthält das Album außerdem ein überlanges Stück, das durch seine spontane Struktur auffällt. Die Produktion zeigt die Band auf dem Weg zu größerer stilistischer Eigenständigkeit. Besonders die instrumentalen Erweiterungen tragen dazu bei, dass sich Aftermath von früheren Veröffentlichungen der Band abhebt. Das Album ist ein wichtiger Entwicklungsschritt für die Rolling Stones. Es verbindet klassische Rockelemente mit neuen klanglichen Ansätzen und gibt einen Einblick in die Wandlungsfähigkeit der Band.

Think about with the beatles bit more folk & has a rolling stone originality to it and i love with the beatles so this album forsure my jazz. First rolling stone i listen to front to back i really like the song stupid girl good ole rock n roll. Problem i have with it is alot of the tracks aint have that “WOW” factor but all the tracks here are really good under my thumb lyrics are so good and the lil melody in the back so good. I also didnt like the end track no need to make the song 11 mins 😭😭 the other 6 mins was just them foolin around and not in a fun way. Good album tho definitely gonna be spinning this album it does stratch a itch for my specifically i say this album a 3.7 so i’ll say 4

Had its good moments here and there but through most of it I felt like the sound and lyrics are too outdated to enjoy. A lot of albums age well but for me this wasn't one of them.

When Rolling Stones were still fighting The Beatles... good stuff

Early Rolling Stones. Solid offering, evidence of their strength from the start

Paint it Black! One of my favourite Stones' tracks. Another couple of very good songs, with the rest just typical cruisey late 60's treasure.

An all time classic this album!

This is the album that hooked me on the Stones when going through their discography. While I don't think it's as good as Rubber Soule, which was contemporaneous with Aftermath, I think it's largely solid. The misogyny doesn't bother me as much as it probably should and there are some all time classics on here

A couple of bangers and a lot of filler. Going Home is eleven minutes I'm not getting back.

very oldies but cute

An early set of classics from the boys

I'd never listened to this album in its entirety, but have heard most of the songs before. I very much enjoyed it except Goin' Home which goes on a blues odyssey - Spinal Tap would be proud. Other than that, I enjoyed the album and I guess it's a classic Rolling stones release. Songs I've known since my childhood.

Excelente

Mick jagger

hauskoja rytmejä ja pop soundeja. Tämän vuoksi rakastan tuota aikaa. Mutta Mick Jaggerin hankalat sämähtelyt ja muut äännähdykset on ajoittain vaikea kuunnella

This was pretty good. It’s very much classic Rolling Stones.

Frühe Rolling Stones. Keine bekannten Titel. Aber recht gut!

I feel like The Rolling Stones just never hit for me on the level I want. They’re not the Beatles 4/10

Super solid but not spectacular. I let was obvious early in their career that they were copying the sound of the American blues note for note.

What gets tragically lost with the reviews on this album is that this is the first batch of original music from the Stones. Mick and Keith sat at the feet of the Beatles and watched them work. They then took notes and one-upped the lads. Yeah, the Stones over the Beatles any day of the week and this is the album that started it. 4/5

Enjoyable and lots of songs I hadn’t heard before, but not as strong as the last Stones album.

This album came out the year I was born, but a few of the songs still stand the test of time. Mother’s Little Helper and Under My Thumb are both great songs, probably the best on the album. The rest are okay, but just couldn’t hold my attention like the others. The a Stones have a huge catalog of hits, a few here, but this wasn’t their best work.

Love the stones! There are some great classic songs on this album.

First song was iconic. The rest were good, but the last song annoyed me so much I had to dock the score.

You aren't always good on your first try. Or second or third or fourth. But they got there eventually. Just not on this album. I couldn't finish it.

It feels like a cup of earl gray Not bad

The first four songs would make a notable EP but the rest mostly filler. My guess its popularity is due to this being the first album the Stones showed song writing potential. I am a bit confused on why this is a 1001 album when I can name seven Stone's albums that are superior.

they really are that good

Love the early bluesy stuff from the Stones, not sure the message in Under My Thumb holds up anymore but what a banger! Favourite tracks: Under My Thumb & Out Of Time Definitely worth a relisten. 5/5

I thought I would like this more than I did. 1 good song out of 11 does not equal a good album imo.

Ich hatte nicht das Gefühl, dass das Album rund ist es wirkte eher als hätte man einfach 12 random Songs genommen für ein neues Album. Außerdem finde ich Mick Jaggers Stimme auf Dauer etwas anstrengend. Beste Songs: Paint It Black, Going Home

espero que nao seja o melhor que os rolling stones tenham para oferecer

Couldn’t even finish. If someone introduced me to the Stones with this album I’d never think of listening to them again.

I listened to the UK version (as it has the same cover art as the appearance on this list) The usual bluesy Rolling Stones signature sound is here but sort of fed through a lite psychedelic filter with some baroque pop touches. Some songs more than others shine but there is undeniably filler here. I liked the opening track a lot and lady Jane might be my favorite here. I have a huge issue with this albums version of Out of Time: why the fuck would they go with this when the superior orchestral version exists and was relegated to an outtakes album (Metamorphosis, please listen to that version of the song instead of this sloppy shit). That creative choice alone keeps this from being a 4 star album IMO.

I didn't find this album to be anything special. I know the Stones are very critically acclaimed, often in the same sentence as the Beatles. My favorite track was "Paint It, Black", but even that was an independent single that they threw onto the US release of the album to sell more copies.

"Going Home" has some good stuff going on in the instrumental vamp, but is completely lacking in any vocal or lyrical interest. Typically, when you write an 11 minute song that is one guy soloing/improv over instrumentals, the soloist is, you know, enjoyable to listen to. Or they at least show off some kind of technical prowess in their performance. This is not the case here. Instead I just get to hear Mick Jagger moan and mumble about making sweet love to some poor girl.

Derogatory, snide, and a bit dangerous (especially for '66). This one sort of fell in my lap because it seems a little adjacent to the punk and alternative indie stuff I enjoy. Frankly, just an enjoyable and cool record even though the band would soon put out more consistent material.

Perhaps the vital early Stones album. It’s a soul album. Cynical, dark, an echo from within the abyss, confirming just how dark it is where we’re all headed. Escalation fears. Out of time. High and dry. What a drag it is, getting old.

This? This is your mighty Stones? God, I woulda died of boredom if I hadn't kept being enraged by the misogyny.

I found the lyrics uninteresting and the music wasn't engaging me.

I could take or leave this album. Aside from “Mothers Little Helper and Under my Thumb” the rest is forgettable. 1001 album worthy: no - 84/153

I’m definitely a greatest hits girl when it comes to the Stones. The hits are bangers but the rest is a bit meh. And I’m not the greatest fan of Jagger’s voice. That longer track was boring. Could have done with them swapping that out for ‘Paint it Black’, which is sorely missed on the UK version

Quite a bit of filler, the highs are very good though. Obviously went with the UK version so no Paint It Black, might have had to be a 5 if that was here for that alone.

A few songs I hadn't heard before. Solid album

Okay so I know some of these already cuz obviously? I see why paint it black became the success it was because it's the strongest song on this album. Some of the songs are maybe a little too silly. Also I can't take It's Not Wasy seriously because Jagger complains about doing chores 💀.

a lot of nice songs throughout the album, but some alright songs in between.

Although it doesn't contain any of their mega-hits, there are so many classic Rolling Stones tracks on this album, including "Mother's Little Helper", "Lady Jane", "Under My Thumb", and "Out of Time".

Klassikko, jota on moni versioinut, misogyniaa

Besides the openers on both version, something about this album never managed to snatch me. No aspect of it bothers me, but nothing sticks out. It also doesn't help that Goin Home is 11 and a half minutes long, and turns into an unnecessary jam session. The rest is decent RnB. Maybe the US version, which is more condensed (at least that's what they tell), is better? ⭐⭐⭐

Rating it a 1 because I enjoyed 1 song

DNF. Genuinely, I thought this sucked. Jagger grunting in my ear about how badly he wants to go home and screw his woman for ten minutes is not how I wanted to start my morning. Just go and listen to Wild Horses.

Really just not that great. This was clearly before most rock songwriters actually got good at rock songwriting. The 11-minute track is the only thing dragging this above a 4/10 for me.

The singles were on the lower tier as far as popular Rolling Stones singles go. Certainly not enough to bring up the rest of the album, which was painful to listen to.

Against all odds, the Stones have rolled in for a third time this week, and I am once again underwhelmed. 3 tracks out of the first 4 were pretty decent, but everything that followed was ehhhh. Special mention to the bad trip that is Gone Home: the 11 minute experience of Mick Jagger grunting. Even if I were to rate this by the US version, which has Paint It Black (🔥) and an all-around tighter tracklist, this is once again a miss from the Rolling Stones.

I'm not sure if being harsher on this because it's my third Rolling Stones album in ten days, but this is pretty awful. I think High and Dry might genuinely be one of the worst songs of the 1960s and even Paint It Black/Mother's Little Helper can't save it for me. The songs on here sound very similar and they are not good.

Unpolished early album

There's a lot of variety across the tracks and it was an interesting listen. There are a lot of good songs but apart from Paint It Black, the only standout to me was Under My Thumb.

dull misogynist repetitive shit

OK so I had to look this up. Apparently Aftermath was the first RS album to be mostly original compositions and where they kind of really came into their sound. So, it makes more sense in context why this would be on here (like Pink Floyd's Pipers) but the album as it stands is super boring and I KNOW the Stones have better releases later on - I can understand now why Beatles fans had kind of a superiority complex over the Stones fans around the mid 60s. Plus, US release eliminated and reordered a few tracks and replaced the opener with Paint It Black, which remained a non-album single in the UK. PIB's inclusion I think would've really done a lot to establish this album's sound, but getting rid of Mother's Little Helper for the US release was a mistake, as it's one of the better tracks. I think mucking around with it a little more (having both PIB and MLH on there for a start) would create a slightly better album, but even then most of the thing would be 40+ minutes of the same tempo in 4/4 with Jagger talk-singing over it with little variation.

i mean, it has out of time, i like this song so much i would give this 5 stars even it the rest were nursery rhymes

I just have a hard time liking TRS

The arc of this album seems completely off? Opens very strong, then dips into a silly ditty, then into a fairly horrific simp. Not too impressed. The singles are okay I guess, but nothing here will remain lodged in my mind. Going Home is the most useless waste of record space I've encountered in ages.

7.7/10 klasik nmm sta da dodam slusacu ponovo

Middle of the road Stones for me. Not tons to reflect on. It's fine to put on and it's fine to not put on.

overrated misogyny fest

Listened to the US version (11 songs, 42 min) rather than the UK (14 songs, 53 min). This gets a four based on Paint It Black alone. I like the unexpected use of sitars, dulcimers, etc. throughout the album. However, The Stones continual treatment and references in life and lyric toward women being disposable sex objects is why they will never beat The Beatles, no matter how long they live or crusty they get.

I don't know whether I'm supposed to be listening to the US or UK album here. Paint it Black obviously elevates this but I do like some of the more straight bluesy numbers like Doncha Bother Me. Under My Thumb is pretty gross. Overall it's quite samey, especially the UK version.

This and Beggars Banquet are the best 60s Stones albums. I love this album front to back.

Relistened to the UK version. What a great album. Feel that Going Home might be filler but also understand that’s them getting back to blues. Reminded how amazing Brian Jones is on this. Also, not sure if it’s because of the hi-res version I listened to but Bill Wyman’s bass really comes through more than I remember. One of the great albums I don’t have on vinyl.

I don't know if I'm supposed to listen to the US or UK album for this list. I went with the UK, but the US version is definitely better. I replaces both the opening and final track, and Paint It Black is a classic. Goin' Home is fine, but better than what it's replacing, and much better end to the album. I know enough about the context of the album to ask, why were they the Beatles alternative? I get when the war was Beatles Vs. Beach Boys. The Beatles were innovating in genres on both sides of the Atlantic, but this is mostly stale, at least in the US rock scene. I'm going to be generous and rate this on the US album.

FTRS

Love this album.

Not enthused by this. This felt … forced. I can’t really explain where this notion comes from but that’s the impression I got. Going Home did not come off as genuine impro. This album was repetitive in the sense of the songs sounding very similar to one another and I did not like how often the lyrics kept repeating in every song. The song It‘s Not Easy was annoying …. „Not easy…. haaaAAArd“. The best song is obviously Paint It Black.

Feels like original authentic bluesy rock n roll.

ooff kinda underwhelming for the stones ngl, but still pretty cool stuff here and there 3.5/5

Possibly the first proper Stones album, in that it consists entirely of Jagger/Richards originals. Less positively this record belongs to the period of experimentation with psychedelic and baroque pop, which became a bit of a dead end for them. Brian Jones would mutter about Appalachian dulcimers at press conferences. Lady Jane is the peak example. Mind you, he was a mean marimba player. It’s also the nadir of Stones misogyny (hearing Jagger, of all people, singing about female vanity is the death of irony). Biographers assert that the enigmatic and fiercely intelligent Anita Pallenberg was a huge influence on the band at this time and gave them much of their energy and confidence. Under My Thumb is, I’m sorry to say, the best track on the album, musically at least, and became a live favourite for years.

Not a bad album.... but a day after listening to it, I honestly don't remember much from it at all. Middle of the road & not memorable.

Some classics

This might be my favourite album so far!! What a brilliant band (and still are). Hit after hit and all amazing.

Oh dear, not for me! Didn’t like one song I’m afraid. Lyrics very dodgy at times and very repetitive. Boring stuff

This is the first album where all the songs were written by Jagger/Richards. The others were primarily by others. This cements that duo as an unstoppable force of writing that will dominate into the late 70's before they kinda fall off in quality IMO. Great record. Great singles with amazing entourage to surround those.

Dusty mon. Paint it Black is a banger though.

I grew up with a dad who's part of the Silent Generation era. This album really shows up the kind of music he used to listen to and the musical references that many artists from his time evoked through it. However, I got really bored through it and yet I can say The Rolling Stones have a je ne sais quois that makes their music so unique.

Disarmingly boring misogyny.

First listen

Sorry Mark, this buttered no parsnips. It didn't click for me, and didn't vary much at all. Definitely serviceable, and it's the Rolling Stones, so... 2.5 rounded to 3. Not bad at all, but I'd not make a point to go back to it. :) Also my friend Mark went to see the Rolling Stones on the 6th of July in Hyde Park

Yawn

Stupid Girl is an extremely weak point in the album, but it’s otherwise solid.

One great first tune for me then the rest isn’t memorable (but still easy to listen to)

UK version is missing Paint it Black which is probably the best song on there. Man I love the Stones but some of these early songs did not age well. They didn't really hit their stride till Beggars Banquet.

It was alright

Unremarkable. Uninteresting lyrics. Annoying vocalist for most songs. Stand out - under my thumb

Actually, the first album of the stones that I have listened to from head to toe

Never was a Stones fan. It was ok.

It was all right. Nothing exciting or terrible. Easy to listen to. Under my Thumb is very unsettling. No thank you.

Early rs. Never been too into them for a whole album

It's the Rolling Stones... What can I say? I was always more of a Beatles fan. I like a few of the tracks here but it's not really blowing my socks off.

More Rolling Stones. I am now officially half of my way through the Stoneathon and I am on a nightmare blunt rotation, I'll tell ya hwat. Okay, I'll admit that I'm coming around to these guys. I knew of "Paint It, Black" prior to hearing this album because of some random ass Sonic parody from 15 years ago (https://youtu.be/i6GlLjWjhbE). Holy shit. Take me back. Much of this album is by the numbers and of it's time, though it's 60s rock. I can't complain and have never complained about such a category, especially now that I am coming around to it. "It's Not Easy" and "I Am Waiting" are pretty competent and enjoyable. I enjoy the "dainty" sound on "Lady Jane". Going Home egregiously violates my rule against 5+ minute songs, though the song is engaging enough to where it escapes my wrath. There's a surprising amount of variety on this album now that I think about it. "Paint It, Black" is the obvious highlight. Not because of my familiarity with the song, but because it's a genuinely great tune. Fantastic songwriting and one of the rare recorded instances where Mick Jagger's vocals work. The instrumental is very dynamic and free-flowing as well. I have still yet to hear anything at all about this band outside of the confines of this website. I'm gonna sit my ass down and do some research. That research being the 1001 Albums entry for this album. What is this entry? This shit makes no sense. Okay, the Stones had all of the pieces in place that would propel them to superstardom and this was their first album comprised of original tracks. You don't have to be so coy, Dimery.

Some great songs, but most of the album could be skipped over. The last experimental thing was ... They were bored I think.

straight ass

cool

I went for the US version as it was shorter and had "Paint it Black" on it, which was the only song title I recognised. I've never liked The Rolling Stones, and I still don't after listening to this album. They seem like relics from a bygone era, too hard to relate to. PIB is a tune though, and I realised I also knew "I Am Waiting" from the film Rushmore, which is also a nice tune. More of the rest just sounds like fairly ordinary rhythm and blues to me though.

Early Stones.

Probably my favorite early Stones album. Mother's Little Helper is still a relevant song, though it can now be Father's Little Helper as well. Going Home always seemed to be a weird diversion but it's still a good song overall. There is some misogyny on here but I have never found it offensive because a song like Stupid Girl is intended to be a pre-punk putdown of the women Mick Jagger dated. It's a sneering example of the narrator just blaming his partner(s) for his own failings, as it is clear through the lyrics he's just pissed off and the insults are so base. This is just a bitter album (and Paint it Black isn't even on this version) and I am here for it. I like the edge the Stones have. I'm a Stones guy over a Beatles guy, so take my comments for what they are worth, but I believe the diversity the Stones show on here is worthy of the praise the Beatles would receive at the time. Doncha Bother Me is classic blues and taps into the band's roots. Brian Jones is really starting to show his brilliance on Aftermath. The difference in the UK and US version is striking, as Paint it Black and Mother's Little Helper deserve to be on the same album together. Mother's Little Helper Lady Jane Under My Thumb Stupid Girl Out of Time It's hard to beat an album with just those hits on it. Very much recommend, even with Going Home (which really was a test run for their future longer songs) stuck in the middle of the album.

I mean it’s The Rolling Stones so of course they’re influential but this is not their best work (the best is yet to come). The songs were just incredibly repetitive. I don't understand the Beatles rivalry...it isn't close imo. This isn't bad. The vocal style is fun at times and the instrumentals are cool. Sometimes Mick Jagger's voice gets on my nerves tho. The instrumental in "Mother's Little Helper" is really cool. Liked Songs: "Mother's Little Helper" , "Under My Thumb" , "Flight 505" , "It's Not Easy" , "Think" , "What To Do"

I understand this album may be important, but I didn't find it all that interesting. 2.5

The mean boys of the groovy 60s. The Misfits, to The Beatles’ Jem. Lady Jane is hilarious. They were so earnest. You can hear them finding their style throughout the different tracks. So much great music. Keith Richard’s doesn’t get enough credit as a songwriter and musician. Everyone just jokes on him, but he is always pitch-perfect. Really brilliant from such a young age.

Listened to the US and UK versions. Loved 'out of time', 'lady jane', and 'paint it black'. The other songs were okay or not memorable for me.

The music itself is alright I suppose, but the terrible misogynistic lyrics really bring this one down. I hated "Stupid Girl" and "Under my Thumb" the most. The only reason I give this one a 2 instead of a 1 is because I liked "Paint it Black".

So maybe it’s just the version I’m listening to but the mixing is terrible. I think it’s supposed to represent like being in a club listening to the stones play. But I don’t know. It’s unclear. Either way the album is fine. Some songs are good. Some of them are great. And you can really her the blues influence. But considering it was the released the same year as revolver and year before Sgt pepper’s and pet sounds, it feels too basic.

Not my favorite Stones album, but still pretty cool stuff.

top 3 stones album?

Big catch up Donavon: Sunshine superman there are 3/4 tracks on here that are a blue print for the 70's ps nothing like Bob Dylan Solange hi great theme music that addresses the horrors of racism in America, a theme which this list has educated me on Fela Kuti & Ginger Baker:The Africa 70: Sat in a Jazz bar in the 70s, band playing, Gauloise in hand, whiskey in the other. What an album decades ahead Nico: Just to end any debate she can't sing or write. Save time you will never get back Rolling stones: Aftermath mixture of great tracks and drops, mothers helper former, stupid girl latter. Going home Change to Going insane by the end, the stones could not put a full album of quality tracks together which is what separates them from the Beatles

Repetitive and boring, very sexist.

франкоязычная версия Paint It, Black от Мари Лафорет в разы лучше)

1. helper - 2 2. ztupid - 1 3. lady - 1.5 4. thumb - 1 5. bother - 1 6. home - 2 7. flight - 1 8. dry - 1.5 9. time - 1.5 10. eazy - 1.5 11. uuaiting - 1 12. leave - 1.5 13. think - 1 14. uuhat - 1

It's like eating a piece of cold bread, sort of enjoying it but not really, and then looking down at the bread and realizing it's blue and moldy except instead of bread it's the rolling stones album called "aftermath" and the blue and moldy is the misogynist af lyrics. 1 star

I will always use a private session for any Stones albums this site has me listen to, I just don't like them that much and I don't want Spotify to think I do. Couple of classics on this album, but rambling white boy blues that I get tired of. Jagger might be a prototypical frontman, but dear lord, I don't like his voice or the way he uses it.

Mother's little helper -- rough Stupid girl -- Meh Lady Jane -- Good Under my thumb -- YES Doncha Bother Me -- BLuesy, HARP Going Home -- Meh. Oh no, nice long buildup. Out of time -- meh I Am waiting -- OK, bit boring Little red rooster - nice

Classic

Liked the Lindsey Buckingham Green cover

I’m up here with no warning ⚠️ 4.5

Rolling stones is great and two absolute classics are on this album -- under my thumb and paint it black. I especially love under my thumb, it's a track about power dynamics and funky. But Rolling stones doesn't do too much for compared to their legendary contemporaries. The rest of the album feels uninspired and copycatish. These guys are ridiculously talented and make lots of catchy great songs. But they just fall short of their contemporaries in finding great meaning in the music. In my opinion.

I AM WHITE AND IT IS 1945

varias canciones buenas, varios buenos blues buenos, pero otras no tanto. Las que mas me gustaron Dontcha Bother me y flight 505, going home es innecesariamente muy larga, las últimas canciones se sienten como una sola.

milestone

It’s ok

This was a pretty cool album that leaned more into the blues rock side of things. There were one or two tracks with a slight psychedelic edge, but overall, it feels like the band was still slowly moving toward that direction before fully diving into the psychedelic era.

Listened to this after setting up my hearing aids while at work. It was like I was secretly listening to music. Also probably not the best speaker system... Very 70s. Semi psychedelic.

A few classics here, pretty decent album overall

10/10. It's a fantastic album.

Jagger/Richards maturing as songwriters continued with Aftermath and I think this album is the first with all their own songs and no covers. Highlights are Lady Jane, Under My Thumb.

Heard this one before. It's ok and their later albums are better. Not really a masterpiece with alright instrumentals and sometimes down right bad lyrics.

I guess they really were England's newest hit-makers.

Made a Playlist with both versions UK & US

bangers but many sleepers

Too mannered. To think this was the same year that revolver was released. This album sounds like trying to catch up with rubber soul, but the Beatles had already moved on. Two good tracked under my thumb and out of time which sound almost interchangeable. The stones got better than this but mostly at playing rock n roll.

first listen pretty good

There are a couple of generic blues/bar rock tunes on here, which make it all the more interesting that this album also produced Under my Thumb and Paint it Black (included in the version I listened to as opposed to original UK release). The Stones really gather steam here, moving ahead into the 64-71 era that resulted in Hot Rocks, which is my all time fav...basic take there, I guess. Good stuff.

It's the third Rolling Stones album I've listened to, and it always goes the same way - there are a couple of great songs, but everything else is just forgettable

Excellent rock album

Enjoyed it more after they got back to some of the blues-ier songs. Always enjoy "Under My Thumb" and "I Am Waiting" 3.5 stars

Meh, OK album but not particularly impressive

I've never listened to this as a proper album before. So, it's another introduction to the early work of a very well-known band. Under My Thumb stands out as a taste of what's to come. And the bluesy songs sound more like their own take on the blues than just covers of older songs.

Another Stones album- I found myself not really enjoying this one as much. It had a couple of hits, but also a lot of songs that didnt age well. It did have some interesting songs I hadent heard before. Overall- good album, but definitely antiquated in subject matter

Interesting that the wikipedia page for Aftermath mentions Rubber Soul 14 times. Liked the instrumentation - pointed out as Jones adding weird instruments to songs. Not keen: Lady Jane, I Am Waiting Keen: Paint it Black, Under My Thumb (Jones' marimba vibes), Flight 505 (classic rock)

The US version has Paint it Black, which would have bumped this up slightly. But I listened to the UK version, which was longer and had far more clunkers than stand out songs. I liked Lady Jane and a few of the hits, but the rest dragged this down to a 2. For an album that came out in the mid-60s to be judged as a little bit nasty about women by contemporary media is quite an achievement. Indeed, some of these songs have not aged well at all.

3.7

Solid overall with a few classic songs in there

to start an album with "Paint It Black" is absolutely incredible. I can't imagine what it must have felt like on a vinyl record at the time, as a first listen. the rest of it .... really not my thing.

A few enjoyable bits but also lots of forgettable numbers.

Who doesn't like Paint it, Black? Lady Jane and Under My Thumb are strong hits too. The rest of the album was good, very 60',s but not quite as strong as their later albums (IMO).

A bunch of good stuff; I appreciated the longer "Going Home" as the more bluesy variant of the Stones that I've heard of but not heard much of.

A couple big hits, but found the rest underwhelming.

Paint it Black was the highlight. Musically, I can totally see why people got into the Stones. Until Jagger sings - very easy to listen to. Musically very talented.

Okay, standard 60s rock album- still not too fussed on the stones.

Paint It Black is an incredible song. But, this album has confirmed for me that I really only like a handful of Stones songs.