Aftermath

Pretty good so far, classic stones. Ill need to see what the difference is between UK and US

It's an album very representative of the era, but the Stones hadn’t quite found their distinctive sound yet. Otherwise fun, but nothing exceptional.

Mainly good hits with a few weak ones.

Amazingly I have never listened to his album before - but have heard and enjoyed many of its tracks before. This makes it a genuinely great album as it contains many iconic tracks.

I like later Stones enough that, except for my favorite song Paint it Black, I almost forget about Beatles-era Stones when they were consistently compared to each other. I love The Beatles, but the Stones were really good. I have no idea who I would have picked in 1966.

Horrible - songs have such unimaginative lyrics with poor, low complexity melody

Classic, Stones like Stones.

Like everything British, the UK version leaves off the Billion play song "Paint It Black" and this is the one that the website defaulted to on Spotify ... lucky for the rating I went and found the American Release ... and that song alone, plus dropping a few of the "meh" songs upgrades this album significantly

Bouncy and fun, a landmark album for the Stones and for rock and roll. Also profoundly unacceptable which is hard to ignore. (UK Version - I sure missed Paint it Black)

Good stuff. The Stones innit

The Rolling Stones are one of those bands that I seem to enjoy any time that I listen to them but, for some reason, I don't listen to them all that much. This album was quintessential mid-60s British rock and is overall enjoyable.

The UK version of Aftermath leads off with 'Mother's Little Helper' and the US gets 'Paint It Black' instead. Idk why they wouldn't wanna include both, but 'Paint It Black' is a truly transcendent song and one of the best things they ever wrote, so I’m happy to have the US version here. I like 'Under My Thumb' too - I see it as a parody of masculinity coming from self-aware songwriters, like the Beatles with 'Run For Your Life', and so I’m not terribly bothered by it. Also enjoyed 'I Am Waiting' which I don't remember ever hearing before. I don't give the Rolling Stones a lot of love. It took them until 1966 to write a full album of their own songs. And even after listening to and enjoying Aftermath, I'm still going to probably put on a compilation like Hot Rocks if I want to hear these songs. But this was an impressive leap forward for them, and one of those moments where they came close to being as good as the Beatles.

Half of this I loved, half of it I forgot about. But I gotta say, this is my favorite Rolling Stones album so far - by a decent margin.

fine

Never a fan, and creepy attitude to women 👎

Why is the UK version excruciatingly longer and doesn't even have Paint It Black and why does this site link you to the UK version which is excruciatingly longer and doesn't even have Paint It Black?

Paint It, Black - 5/5 Stupid Girl - 1/5 Lady Jane - 3/5 Under My Thumb - 2/5 Doncha Bother Me - 1/5 Think - 2/5 Flight 505 - 2/5 High And Dry - 3/5 It's Not Easy - 1/5 I am Waiting - 3/5 Going Home - 1/5 (too fucking long and bad) Average score: 2.18/5 author of this list must've only listened to Paint It, Black cuz that's one of the ONLY good songs on this album. after that song, it's pretty much all downhill from there their influence in music is not lost on me and i've liked some of their other albums, but man this wasn't good. Jagger's vocals were... Jagger's vocals, many of the songs sounded like they were dicking around with *concepts* of a blues song (wtf was that 11-minute track?) and the misogynistic tones of Stupid Girl and Under My Thumb? ew. i'm cool off hearing the majority of this album ever again

3.5

It's alright.

I like quite a lot of the Rolling Stones' work. But not this. Maybe the most sexist opening few tracks to a record imaginable, and I was in no mood for that bullshit today. Yes, they're trying to do some interesting-for-the-time stuff with instrumentation and so on but I don't think it compensates for the fundamentally rotten core of this album. Add to that, the bluesy jam stuff like 'Going Home' drags on horrendously and you have a recipe for a pretty crappy record. It's a wonder their career not only survived this but went supersonic.

Todavía por detras de the Beatles, pero con dos grandes canciones.

Normally not a big Stones fan, but I found this pretty solid and enjoyable.

Solid all around. I don’t think that I have listened to this album before but it was pretty good

Not their best album that we've had but still solid and I think I'm gonna give it a 4 just because of all the crap we've had recently. They play their instruments super well and while yes a lot of the lyrics are pretty demeaning towards women, it's nothing compared to the gangsta rap we've had recently. "Paint it Black" is one of their best ever.

opening w Paint it Black is super strong. it is such an iconic sound & song. the rest of the album tho-pretty boring. except for that rambling, overindulgent final track. that made me irritated.

Enjoyable, blues driven rock album.

I like the Stones. I very much dislike Jagger. +3 for paint it black on its own. The rest is basically mid range stolen repetitive blues. Going home made me physically upset. What an over indulgent piece of shit that is.

Not the Stones best.

I never considered myself a fan of the Stones, but this was great.

What’d you expect from a stones album. Good blues, good to listen to so that i’ve got it under my belt. Good to move on afterwards as this sound isnt ground breaking for me with a history of blues music. Favourite track: Going Home

This is we're the Stones found their sound, it's original and it sounds amazing. Does not stand the test of time very well to be honest, but I'm not here to judge society in the 60s.

Kann man sich geben.

I never cared for the Rolling Stones, but that is because I had only heard them out of context as singles. There were some bangers and the rest were fine. Understanding them as a jam band makes way more sense.

There are so many familiar songs on this album, that I feel like I've already heard it. While I've never been much of an Stones fan, I can appreciate their music. To me they always felt a little safe, while their public image was not (not sure if that was conservative press doing that or what). I can hear the familiar Stones sound on this record, already second song "Stupid Girl" has all the elements I've heard in their songs all the wasy to 80's and 90's, wasn't expecting to hear them on a recording from 1966.

it literally defies the laws of physics how every other song on this album is barely 3 minutes long and yet they all feel like they go on for at least ten minutes. i’m stuck in a hole in the time space continuum with mick jagger and i want out.

Paint It Black is still one of my favorite songs and Lady Jane is also great, so between the two of those in the beginning of the album, I thought maybe I'd like this a lot. But I found a lot of the songs way too repetitive to the point it became grating (Under My Thumb) or they used Mick Jagger's voice in a way that sounded grating to me (High And Dry). I do appreciate the mix of influences and styles on here and I think if it were someone else singing them then maybe I'd enjoy it more. But I realize the appeal of the Rolling Stones for a lot of people is the presence of the titular Rolling Stones so I think they're just not for me.

I'm always surprised when I get a Stones record on this list causethey never sound like I expect them to, even after now having listened to them three times. This was pretty good though - definitely got better as it went on, a couple of the first tracks were a bit wishy washy

Good album First song is very nice but overall quite repetitive and after 3 song it gets boring. Classic rolling Stones tho. 3,5/5

This album has two different versions on streaming services, which is very confusing. I listened to the version that matches the album cover on this website, which does not include the song "Paint it Black".

55/1001 - Paint it Black was cool. I could hear the unique instruments used on the various tracks and how they added to the songs but I didn't find them very interesting for whatever reason. I'll probably listen again another time.

More psychedelic than I thought.

It's not a great Rolling Stones album. Not sure why is this on the list

UK version. 3.5. Rounding down because it was a bit boring. Had only heard one song before, not quite memorable.

sounds aggressively like it is from the 60's, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing

3/11/25. Okay, this one is up there for me when it comes to Rolling Stones albums! Simple yet effective rock songs. There's something with Brian Jones that really elevates the band, even in the early days.

Aftermath is where The Rolling Stones truly started to carve out their own identity, moving beyond their blues-cover roots and proving they could craft an entire album of original material that stands on its own. The songwriting is sharper, the instrumentation more adventurous, and there’s a sense of confidence throughout that makes it feel like a turning point for the band. Tracks like Paint It, Black and Under My Thumb are undeniable classics, full of dark energy and iconic riffs, while deeper cuts like Lady Jane and I Am Waiting show a more delicate, baroque-inspired side that adds some unexpected texture. Brian Jones, in particular, is the album’s secret weapon, adding marimba, dulcimer, and sitar to the mix, giving the record a distinctive edge that sets it apart from the standard blues-rock fare of the time. That said, Aftermath isn’t without its flaws. At 53 minutes, it’s a bit long for an album of this era, and not every track justifies its runtime—some of the bluesier numbers drag a little compared to the more inventive moments. Lyrically, it’s got that sneering, rebellious Stones attitude, but songs like Stupid Girl and Under My Thumb lean into a kind of arrogance that hasn’t aged particularly well. Still, the sheer variety and ambition make Aftermath one of the most important albums of their early years. It’s not perfect, but it’s a crucial step forward—one that set the stage for the band’s best work to come.

This is one of those albums that I really enjoyed listening to as a whole, but didn't fall in love with individual songs that much. The lyrics got annoying at times as well, but I'm still rounding it up to four stars, 'cause it's a solid rock album. 3.5 stars

Kind of hard to judge without historical context, but Under My Thumb was a true standout on this album

So incredibly good. Hard to believe all these songs are on one album.

It's a pretty good mid-sixties rock album. The Stones are taking baby steps to bring a grown up band.

Can't recall a single song, especially compared to let it bleed

I guess this is meant to be the UK version. Shame there’s no Paint it Black and that Goin Home is in the middle (the track is good tho), but you do get Mothers Little Helper and Out of Time which are a lot better than most of what is here. Also Under My Thumb is so good but those lyrics yeesh

Jeez, some of the lyrics really haven't aged well, but musically this album is quite an achievement. Catchy songwriting, unique instrumentation (for the time), lots of variety, and a gritty, dark feel to the music. An unnecessarily long closing track brings this down a notch. 4.5/5.0: Excellent

Pretty typical of early Stones stuff. Some good songs and some songs that seem to be an off road trip trying to find who they want to be. Tough choice between listening to the US or UK releases, but only the first track is different and both are very good. So I recommend you listen to the full play from either version and then backfill with the single you missed.

I’m in the U.S. so that is the one I’m rating and reviewing. However, I wish Mother’s Little Helper and Out Of Time were on the U.S. version to replace Stupid Girl and Goin’ Home. That would’ve bumped my rating up a 4 or maybe 5. I always appreciated the Stones bluesier and grittier sound over the Beatles(especially early Beatles). That style is highlighted on Aftermath. My favorite stretch on the album is tracks 5-8, Doncha Bother Me to High and Dry. Paint it Black is one of my all time favorite Stones songs and a great opening song. It just sucks that Stupid Girl and Lady Jane follow that up on the track listing. Under My Thumb is musically great, lyrically not so much. To rate Aftermath as a whole, I have to go with a 3. It’s not a great album but it is one I can put on with some minimal skipping of certain tracks. 3/5

I love sitars and the idea of bringing sitars to rock music. Paint it black is amazing but the rest doesn’t really stand out for me. 3 stars for the album, and 1 extra star if paint it black is included.

I have always felt The Rolling Stones go from rock gods to corny in the blink of an eye. The first two songs here are such a strong example of that. Mick Jagger should not be allowed to write songs while horny. It’s just whack ass lyrics and misogyny. He also probably shouldn’t be allowed to be horny in general because he’s got a litany of accusations against him. I remember clocking “Under my Thumb” as weirdly abusive in high-school and I stand by that. “Stupid Girl” is an insane track to write as well. As a lyricist Jagger seems to rely on repetition a lot, and if Keith Richards isn’t going off then a lot of their music is just meh. Greatest hits band. I’d take a Beatles album any day.

so i actually went through on Friday and listened to the UK and AS release. having listened to this album twice through, I'll say it was aight. I understand the Stones deserve their place in history, and how giant they were/are, and all that jazz... but this album didn't really pull me in. I was excited to hear 'Paint it Black' (shout out Guitar Hero), but otherwise it was just fine for me.

I didn’t realize The Rolling Stones were this old. Paint It Black is a classic. I got some multi-whiplash in the first few songs, but then sort of began to understand their style a bit more, which was quite varied, arguably dipping into country-western more than rock. Still, I enjoyed the album but nothing very stand-out.

I can see why this was the “commercial breakthrough” for the stones. I liked it more than I expected to (despite paint it black on the US version which is just a song I’ve never really seen the appeal for. I guess the UK version got it right with leaving this song off). For the most part, the songs are pretty crisp with some memorable hooks and riffs here and there.

Possibly best band name of all time? Good album and actually way more diverse than I expected.

I feel like I need to give this one another listen to better rate it and just because I enjoyed it. The US version is right in the sweet spot for album run time and it’s interesting to see the influence of different genres on the Stones. Paint it Black is a classic and there wasn’t anything I disliked about the other songs. Maybe I’ll change my mind later on, but for now I’m going with a four.

I like The Stones. I like "Paint It Black". I like "Under My Thumb". Not much else I have to say about this album.

Ya know i just have never been that into the stones 🤷‍♂️

I mostly listen to the 68-72 run of Beggars Banquet, Let it Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main St. from the Stones. I'm not as familiar with either the US or UK versions of Aftermath, and I'm not entirely sure which version I should be rating. I do know Paint It Black, and that is a clear standout of all the tracks on both albums. Having spent more time with this music, the rest of it is better than I remember the last time I listened to Aftermath in full. The misogynist lyrics are more of a problem for me on Stupid Girl than Under My Thumb, the latter being catchy enough to ignore the lyrics, the former being pretty uninteresting musically. I appreciate the 11 minute song Going Home, but I think it works best at the end of the album as on the US version rather than the end of side a - though I am listening on streaming rather than on vinyl. I Am Waiting and Out of Time are some more stand-outs. Compared to other canonical 1966 albums, i.e. Revolver, Pet Sounds and Blonde on Blonde, this is the weakest of the bunch. Nonetheless, it's a very strong album.

Classic

Good album, a few iconic songs.

Перший альбом RS на якому були не кавери на відомі американські R&B треки, а вже повністю оригінальний матеріал. Що цікаво, американське та британське видання цього альбому сильно відрізняються. Американська версія коротша і в ній відсутні деякі пісні, але вона має легендарну - Paint It, Black. Для повноти сприйняття, та для більш автентичного експірієнсу, я слухав саме британську версію. Хоча альбом, все ще, просякнутий R&B як і минулі альбоми RS, він звучить вже зовсім інакше. Тут ми чуємо більш цікаві гітарні аранжування та використання різних старовинних струнних інструментів. Пісні набули «міцності» і тепер їх вже дійсно можна було назвати повноцінним blues rock . Тим не менш, окрім хітових Mothers Little Helper, Under My Thumb та Out Of Time решта альбому, який є доволі великим, це більш стандартні блюзові композиції, які не несуть в собі нічого особливо нового. Фактично, перед нами лише «фундамент», на якому RS, у майбутньому, побудують вже більш автентичний та впізнаваний звук.

Some great tracks, but a mid album overall. Going Home did not need to be 11 minutes long.

I see from its extensive Wikipedia entry that a variety of unusual instruments were used while recording this album, but if you had told me that the sounds were achieved on guitars with some minor adaptations and effects, I would have believed that. Otherwise another forgettable and boring album which sounds dated to me and just makes me appreciate the Beatles more.

3/5

Whether you're in the market for blatant misogyny (stupid girl, under my thumb) or absolute snore-fests (going home, I am waiting), the Stones have you covered Fuck all the way off

It's the Stones, so it sounds great, and it's a bit of a milestone album for them. Some of the tracks feel a little generic, but I listened to the US version and Paint It Black is my favorite Stones song, so it gets a bonus star for that. I wish it didn't omit Mother's Little Helper from the UK version, though.

Really did not enjoy this at all. The quality of the recording was very poor, and I just don't like Mick's vocals on any of this. Don't think I'll come back to this.

This was way worse than I hoped it would be. I liked the blues-y "Doncha Bother Me" but overall did not enjoy this record. Maybe it's in part because I am sick today, but not a fan. "Stupid Girl" and "Under My Thumb" get particularly low marks.

Plus for Paint it Black and the fact that this is all originals rather than the pedestrian blues covers from earlier work. Mostly bad and lyrically horrid. Stones are overplayed.

Solid album! Classic Rolling Stones. A few bangers, the rest nice.

swaggy

Alright album, paint it black great song, lady Jane is I feel like where the Rolling Stones shined on this album. I also enjoyed think. High and dry is a close second to lady Jane

Meh Rating: 2.3

I never seem to get sick of the stones. Mother’s little helper cracks me up. Under my thumb is just an awesome rock and roll song. I’ll take rolling stones over Beatles all day every day. Going home sounds like the doors. Great stuff. Out of time is such a 60s vibe - probably my favorite of this bunch.

Wow at the misogyny.

Not my cup of tea.

Great background music, and Paint It Black bangs.

As time has gone on I’ve found the Stones less appealing. There were a couple interesting songs on here, Paint It Black and Out of Time come to mind. But that’s about it

Aftermath is a wonderful example of the power the Stones.

One well known song. Others are unfamiliar to me.

Probably the weakest Stones album I’ve had yet, but still enjoyed it. “Going Home” is a bit too long.

I have no clue how I missed this album growing up, but this was stellar

I liked "Lady Jane" and "Going home". Best song is "Under my thumb". 8/10

Best chill, wat nummers aan playlist toegevoegd. Hoge 3 sterren.

Very early Stones, some simple and catchy songs, and some where Keith Richards was doing too much

Paint It Black is probably my favorite song by the Rolling Stones but this album was a 2 overall.

"what a drag it is getting old," sings the man who won't die over one of the most annoying guitar lines of the 60's played by a man who won't die even harder. Most of this is extremely boring but you can at least see how it's the bones for rock and roll to get good some day.

Wasn't it enough that Britain had to colonize the world in search of spices just so they could prepare the most unseasoned food? Did they also have to steal everyone's instruments to make this album?

I’ve always felt that the Stones are best represented by a greatest hits collection, and this album does nothing to change my mind. A really rather dull collection of tracks (I listened to the UK release so I didn’t even get the joy of Paint It Black). Under My Thumb is a great track as always, but I found everything else on this record very generic; the fact that The Beatles released Revolver around the same time and somehow people compare the two is baffling to me. I’m docking a star purely for the self-indulgent wankery that is Going Home. 11 minutes of a basic sketch of a generic blues riff, just awful.

If anyone says this is one of their favourite albums check on the women in their life. A distractions off, lyrics on album. A story of a man trying to get a woman and then treating her awfully. I think he gets what he deserves in the end.

I have no interest in this, dull as fuck, there's an 11 minute song in the middle and Paint It Black isn't even on this version

Did not enjoy.

They have some serious tunes but this may be one of the dullest albums I've ever listened to

Very one paced and boring. The lyrics are really something

Really quite dull, never thought of them as an album band

Absolutely pants start. Got bored about halfway through so not gonna finish this one.

Bangers

Some incredibly repetitive and not particulary interesting blues. (UK version.)

Not to be the too woke friend but I think misogyny is bad and I don’t care for 50 minutes of it. Okay - maybe calling it “50 minutes of misogyny” is a gross oversimplification; however, the lyrics on so much of the album bring it down from “yeah, it’s fine” to outright unenjoyable for me. Favorite: Goin’ home

Нет в моем сердце места для Rolling Stones. Что-то в них, несомненно, есть, но мне пока недоступно. Хотя, отдельные кусочки цепляют. Слушал UK-версию.

I have always preferred Rolling Stones country influenced songs and not really their traditional rock songs, so was expecting not to really like this, but there was some really good songs on it. I would definitely listen to this again and might actually buy a copy if I came across it

Paint it Black is great. The other songs are all right, except for Under My Thumb, which is incredibly skeevy.

Sheesh, this is rough lyrically. A lot of interesting things musically. I just can’t see myself ever really sitting down and listening to this all the way through again.

Written 29th May: Het album natuurlijk van Paint It, Black en Under My Thumb. De rest van het album voelt als classic rock. Het is zeer decent, maar dit is absoluut niet het beste werk van The Rolling Stones. Bovendien voelt het album weinig als geheel aan. Ik zou 3,5 sterren geven als er halfjes konden, maar 3 voelt geschikter. Dit is nog maar het 5e of 6e album, nog veel op komst!

Een classic Rolling Stones album: twee kleppers met heerlijke riffs en creepy songteksten en verder opgevuld met matige blues nummers. 2.8

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“Fuck women”. What an idea for an album. What an ego these guys must have to all be in a state of upset with their respective love interests and all come to the conclusion that women be crazy AND THEN create such a banging group of songs. They aren’t all great, but some of these are iconic. Depending on which version you listen to, you get a different taste. The US version has “Paint It Black”, which is great, but it also has “Going Home” as the final track and no “Mother’s Little Helper” or “Out of Time”. I’d say that the British version is better curated, but they’re both within a margin of error that gives them the same score. This isn’t the best the Stones have to offer, but I enjoy it. Also, don’t sleep on “I Am Waiting”, shit goes hard. 4/5

Always liked songs by the Rolling Stones so was worried I would be biased. Thankfully, Stupid Girl and Under My Thumb were such incel tunes it made it easier for me to be more critical. Mothers Little Helper was my fave from this album, always loved the guitar in it. Most of these songs were new to me and I have a couple of new faves like Goin' Home was a mood, can really relate to after not seeing my bf for 1 hour. Didn't expect some sadder ones like It's Not Easy, Take It or Leave It and What To Do. Big fan of juxtapositioning sad lyrics with upbeat instrumentals and vocals so that helped bump up the scoring.

Two of my favourite Rolling Stones songs, this album has energy.

Not the best Rolling Stones album. I liked around 3 songs.

The UK release (the intended release? not sure!) features a ten-plus-minute track of Mick Jagger just riffin’, and boy did it get old! The US release has “Paint It Black” right at the top, which, sure, that works - I like the track but prefer the UK’s opener “Mother’s Little Helper” as an introduction to the album. Album is a little too long and aimless in either release, but there are some undeniable classics such as “Out of Time” and “Under My Thumb” - I’m going to go with “Lady Jane” for my standout since I prefer the strings-first cut of “Out of Time,” and “Lady Jane” was a solid discovery from this exercise.

Another solid but slightly too long RS album

I usually dislike the Stones but this was pretty good.

"Paint it black" and "Under my thumb" are my favorite RS songs (despite the second one's lyrics, and I love the La Roux cover) but most of the album frustrates me. "Stupid girl" gets too cruel and too stupid. Still, I like this album more than Let It Bleed.

My comments didn’t save but I didn’t love this. Back from a work conference so missed last week.

What was it about pre-00s male artists that love writing songs about "stupid" or "dumb" girls"? Rolling Stones, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Run-DMC... the only worse trend was referring to sexual partners as "little girl", i.e. in Going Home, he says "touch me one more time ... little girl". The ablum has some good jingles (Doncha Bother Me, Going Home), but some songs are just grinding to listen to (Out Of Time is a 5:30 song that is 4 minutes too long). Yet, I have to give this credit for sounding like the early 70s in the mid 60s. Clearly this album was influential to rock and roll. 3/5

I only knew Under my Thumb and Paint it Black beforehand, and everything else is fine, but unlike Let it Bleed, I think the non-hits are more filler here. 3.5 Stars, rounding down. A lotta misogyny on this album (even though Under My Thumb is a great tune), so, not sure what to do with that...

The first half of this album has some problematic songs (Stupid Girl) that just aren't great. The back half though has some decent songs that show off the transition from the Britpop of The Beatles to a more rock sound. These songs are certainly better than Let It Bleed, so 3 stars.

Two Stones albums in a week really put a damper on my perspective here. Maybe I’m bored of them or maybe I just liked last week’s album more.

This was okay? I honestly didn't find any of it memorable, but that could have been by the nature of my listening to it while making bagels

Great album!

ok well... undeniable

Some classics on a good but not tremendous album. I prefer 70s Stones but this is a good listen as to what got them there.

I feel their best albums were their early ones and this is a good example. A band that did 6 years of really good rock influenced by blues and 44 years of pop rock crap. I think they are overrated but this album is one of the best ones and its really great like their only 5 star to me. As good as exile on mainstreet is I feel this is a better flowing album.

Hurts me to not give it a 5 but still a great album.

ну так, средне

This is alright, but it's kind of basic, and it's thin beyond the singles. It came out in 1966, which is really early for rock history, and the bar for what constituted innovation at that point was pretty low. On the two strongest tracks, "Paint it Black" and "Under My Thumb" (both pretty nice songs) that innovation is just using an atypical instrument, sitar on the former and glock on the latter. That'll do it. Outside of that, it's pretty basic early-British-invasion stuff, and I don't think it stands out of a crowd. This is sort of an unfair comparison, because these are two of the greatest CDs ever recorded, but compare it to "Rubber Soul" or "Pet Sounds", it just doesn't have anywhere near the depth. And because rock music quality improved markedly between the early 60s and roughly 1970, it's only the very best stuff from the earlier part of that period that can hold up head-to-head against later material. Two things that I think are noteworthy. One, the lyrics have a really, really nasty tone to them - "Stupid Girl" is cruel, "Under My Thumb" is misogynistic, "Paint it Black" is nihilistic, it goes on and on - despite some upbeat major-key numbers, no song is what I would call "positive", very much unlike many other 60s contemporaries. The other thing is it has a real diversity of sound - they've got some basically country ("High And Dry"), some weird British musical hall ("Lady Jane"), some kind of standard classic rock, and then some "other". It's nice diversity, but it also makes it feel kind of scattered. Overall it's fine, but not one I would've pulled out of a crowd.

RIP Brian Jones

Probably a five star but I wasn’t able to spend enough time with it Further proof that their best songs are the less popular songs

It's only rock n roll

I understand that the Rolling Stones, and this album in particular are considered to be wildly influential and important to a lot of music that can afterward. I also understand that I just don’t care for it at all. “Under My Thumb” is the only redeeming part of this record, and that’s mostly because of Streetheart’s unreal cover of it. Maybe there’s some Canadian bias in my preference of the cover, but that’s the way she goes. 2*

On the plus side, this album is musically more interesting than 'Let It Bleed', though there's still a bit of a hokey blues cosplaying here. I do like "Paint It Black" as far as Stones songs go. The use of a wider range of instruments than guitar, bass, drums is appreciated. Generally, I am not a believer in holding people to modern standards when evaluating their beliefs from another time societally, but the misogyny on this album goes well beyond the casual sexism du jour. To sandwich a love ballad ("Lady Jane") in between songs about hating ("Stupid Girl") and controlling ("Under My Thumb") women is... rich, to be charitable. These songs are only the most egregious examples of a general contempt for women that seems to run through the whole album. I just really hate Mick Jagger, his dumb voice, and the very dumb words that come from his dumb face. 4/10 for being a better and more interesting album, musically, than 'Let It Bleed'.

Paint it Black - iconic song. Great stuff. Stupid Girl - Kind of Beatlesesque. Slightly dodgy lyrics - maybe a bit sexist? Lady Jane - not what I was expecting - much more acoustic. Nice melody. Related to Henry VIII? Under My Thumb Doncha Bother Me - like this. Very bluesy. Think - liked this as well. Didn't like Going Home that much - too long. A bit repetitive. Probably a 3.5 out of 5.

It was OK, but a bit boring except for the first track.

I love the Stones, but honestly, if they hadn't gone on to make some truly great music, no one would be listening to or talking about this album. Its fine, but not top 1000.

i thought it was fine! a nice mid-60s rock album, pretty straightforward. the most interesting songs to me were the ones that used unconventional instruments, and the rest i could mostly take or leave. for some reason, the Rolling Stones have never really scratched that itch in my brain the same way a band like the Beatles have, but to be fair I am just starting to dive into their discography- so maybe that will change as time goes on and I get further into this list.

Really great album.

It was fine, didn’t hook me as much as i would have liked but it had some good stuff on it. Favorite tracks: Stupid Girl, Going Home (very experimental which I like), Out of Time, and Take It or Leave It.

Enjoyed it, some recognizable tracks for this non rolling Stones fan

Oké but not going to listen to it except for paint it black ofc quiche is a very good song me likey

Decent but nothing special.

Increasingly not too pleased when these albums come up - they seem not to be my thing - but this is a decent collection of songs

One of the many mysteries of Martin Scorsese is his ability to make these guys sound cool as hell.

I guess this is like their first “great” album… stones have always bored me to death and the more i listen to them the less i like em!

Maybe a couple of songs too long but we had fun

Paint It Black is the best song on here. The rest is decent but they have misogynistic lyrics that made me quite uncomfortable...

yeya

There are a couple really great songs on here, a few truly bad ones, and some very forgettable filler. It is funny going back to see how unremarkable the stones really are.

Aftermath has a few solid tracks, but most of it didn’t stick with me. Including the UK version on this list does a disservice to everyone, it leaves out “Paint It Black,” arguably their best song. Without it, the album feels incomplete and less impactful.

I only had Sticky Fingers this week. Clear to see the evolution. Aside from Mother's Little Helper and Under My Thumb, this album is just Beatles covers

i had a better time than i was expecting listening to this album tbh, the instrumentals are on fucking fire

Paint it black

Et par bangers, paint it black og under my thumb, men mye ræl i så jævlig stereo ass. Trodde Philip overdrev, men nei, stereo må ha blitt funnet opp uken før. Typ det årets ChatGPT

well, yes

I don't know why the UK version has Mother's Little Helper and the US version has Paint It Black but they're two of my favorite Stones songs so it's hard to decide which I prefer. Anyways, solid album with a few bangers but a couple of tracks are filler and Going Home takes way too long for such a boring song.

Vintage Stones, love it all

Classic

The Stones were a better R'n'B band than The Beatles. And this is a great set of songs, if not as inventive as Revolver. Some of the lesser-played cuts here - High & Dry and Flight 505 - are particularly fun here. And there haven't been many lyrics as acerbic as Mother's Little Helper written since, by The Stones or anyone else. A rollicking rollercoaster slice of London life in the Swinging Sixties.

This was a great surprise. I've always thought of the Stones as a great singles band, not so for albums. The songs hold together well from start to finish. The production is tight and sounds fresh for 1965. My problem with the Stones is that they become the comedy Stones. Not so here. This is a band that in every true sense. Even Mick comes across as a superb singer, and not a cartoon character.

So “Lady Jane” is the song that Neil Young references is “Borrowed Tune” from Tonight’s The Night (“I'm singin' this borrowed tune I took from The Rolling Stones”), good to know. Otherwise, the songs you know from the radio or Wes Anderson films are the clear highlights here and a lot of the songs that aren’t well known are kind of forgettable. Not bad, just forgettable. A 3 star record if there ever was one: a few hits, some middling tracks. It’s fine.

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Spotify link has this without Paint it Black. Even so it's a blah effort. Wasn't until Beggars Banquet that this band really took off

Previously rated: The Rolling Stones (4/5) Beggars Banquet (5/5) Let it Bleed (5/5) ****************************** Note: Rating the UK version. There's some great stuff that I knew (Mother's Little Helper and Under My Thumb) and some that I didn't, like the silly but catchy Stupid Girl. Liked hearing the different instruments like the Marimba. What I didn't particularly care for was the 11 minute long Goin' Home. It drags down the first side of the record. That and a couple of other filler songs keep it from being a 5/5. One of the later tracks sounded very Beach Boys-ish with the "Bah-ba-ba-bah"s going on in the backup vocals. I didn't mind that.

Decent album. Ofc intro track is a classic. Maybe would've wished for more experimentation in the rest of the album rather than just rock and roll. Bit, can't go wrong with abit of classic rock. Last song was kinda cool too

6/10 paint it black is among my favorite stones songs. The rest is fine. 1-21-2025

Man, these guys were pissed! I wonder who hurt Mick & Keith, leading to a somewhat misogynistic listen. Having said that, the songs are solid, especially with this being the first album of theirs that’s all original songs, no covers. For a band that’s been active for decades now, they have multiple “eras” that allow you to dive into their discography at multiple inroads, ranging from their early Blues influenced albums to more pop-based eighties sheen and everything in between. This stage isn’t my favorite (their early/mid seventies apex would be my choice), but I definitely respect their growth from their roots. You can almost sense what was to come. Here, the album strikes me as uneven. But the highlight go high. Favorite cuts for me are “Paint It Black”, “Under My Thumb”, “Doncha Bother Me”, “Flight 505”, and “It’s Not Easy”. I give it 3 out of 5 stars.

8/10. Great album with some classics. Percussion / Charlie Watts really shines here.

1. Under my thumb 2. Paint it black 3. Lady Jane

A couple all time greats like paint it black and under my thumb but some of the others fall flat. Probably great at the time but nothing I would consider foundational to todays music

Probably this is the first time that I listen to a complete Rolling Stone album. I'm going to sound ignorant ASF but I didn't know that Paint it black was from this album. WTF with this song: Stupid Girl. I kind of get it but I'm not a big fan of Rolling Stones. So, 2 stars for this album. XOXO Maggie

I know this is supposed to be a landmark album and all, but, um....no. I can't believe this album is mentioned in the same breath as Rubber Soul.

I loved it, classic rock never misses

Disappointing!!

Like the “hits” for classic rock reference. Early sound is classic early Stones. Probly wouldn’t have made it so big if released today. Thought provoking in that respect

More of a 4.5/5

Forward-thinking instrumentals that sound polished. A big downside is that this is the UK version that doesn't include "Paint It Black".

Disappointingly sexist.

I LIKE it, a lot of drug references!

Amazing album

Favorite Track: Paint It, Black

You can tell the Stones were a band in transition at the time of this album recording...not the most amazing work but still pretty solid. Foretold of things to come. 3.5/5

no songs struck me in particular, and misogynistic lyrics + repetitive boring rock had me literally not paying attention. already had 2 songs off the album liked from previous attempt to listen from a while ago but even those i'm not particularly fond of or feel a desire to listen to again. could be attributed to limitations of personal taste, but subjectivity is the essential core of this whole project anyway

6/10 Favorite Tracks: Paint It Black, Flight 505, It's Not Easy Least Favorite Tracks: High and Dry, Stupid Girl

UK or US version - both great....

Listened to both UK and US versions, averages out to a 4. Odd differences between the ablums. Only ~1/2 of each album has songs in common and I think both could use Paint it Black and Mother's Little Helper.

Lots of good stuff on here. Very solid.

With some of the 60 years (!) of hindsight, there's a bunch of very questionable lyrics here. So in that sense it is very much of its time. It has some great moments, too, though.

4,5 arrondi en dessous. Évidemment un très bon album, j'ai beaucoup aimé les 3 premières pistes et la dernière en particulier. Pour ce qui est du reste, en tant que très grand fan des Beatles je ne peux pas m'empêcher de comparer cet album avec Rubber Soul, sorti un peu avant, et du coup en comparaison je trouve celui là moins marquant. Mais ça reste du chipotage.

Un presque 5, mais 5 tout pile pour la note. Des chansons très marquantes ! Et beaucoup de souvenirs... Je le préfère à Sticky Fingers.

It's okay. I love "Paint It Black," the first track on the album. The rest of the album falls flat for me. I'm sure for my dad, who grew up in this generation, the album was significant. Just not for me. 2/5.

Pretty good. Definitely held up by paint it black.

credit to the Stones, if i built my career around playing these songs over and over again for 60 years i would fucking kill myself

what a drag it is hearing an english guy sing kinda off tune about hating housewives?? IMMEDIATE nauseated emoji. AND THEN THE NEXT ONE IS LIKE "TEE HEE THIS GIRL IS SO STUCK UP AND STUPID"??? you dickhead shit idiot misogyny-puppeting-me-like-cordyceps-puppets-an-ant heterosexual im going to fucking kill you. yknow what those cordyceps & related funguses usually do is make the bug climb a tall plant and clamp onto it and then Die so the fungus spores can have a good vantage n airflow to be spread by the wind and i really feel like thats the vibe of mick jackoff making a studio album starting with an uninterrupted 5.5min of hating women. keep that shit to YOUR SELF. this little doot de doot de doot interlude doesnt do jack for me bc a) i just am built different and do not find english accent sexy (side note even i can notice how shit he is at doing a fancy voice which is funny. like when i learned australians cant do british accents any better than i can), and more importantly b) the instrumentation is cute but u talk abt women as objects and i hate u. THE NEXT SONG TOO?? GIRL??? AT LEAST I CAN BELIEVE THE FUCKING ACDC GUY MAKING SEX INNUENDOS ON PAR W A 9YO LIKES SOME WOMEN AS PEOPLE AND IS ATTRACTED TO THEM. i am PAUSING under my thumb to type this bc it makes me STEAMED DO YOU EVEN LIKE WOMEN??? man i like some rolling stones songs but this shit is so bad it makes me like the other stones songs i like LESS bcuz now i have to think about the blatant misogyny of the artist forever!! do u know how hard it is to make me like satisfaction by the rolling stones less!! im livid. WHO put this on the list of ALBUMS OF ALL TIME? A CISHET MAN I AM COMPLETELY SURE, A DIVORCED 1 BY NOW I PRAY. under my thumb is a song abt how hes happy and smug that hes an abusive controlling bf i think i am about to puke. might have to give this a did not complete guys. well thank goodness 5 songs in we get 1 thats not about hating women its just about being a jerk. OH. SO NOW U WANT TO HAVE ELEVEN MINUTES ABOUT WANTING TO GO HANG OUT WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND, LIKE YOU DIDNT SAY ALL THAT SHIT FOR THE FIRST SIXTEEN MINUTES OF THE ALBUM. yay you love fucking women and hate literally everything else about them i get it. i want to hunt this guy for sport that was eleven minutes and it sucked musically and lyrically oh my god ur kidding me. youre KIDDING me. its u guessed it anothersong about fucking being a piece of shit who hates women. BRO its shorter to list songs on this album that ARENT about hating women?? YEAH, TL:DR: I GOT TO LIKE 38 SECONDS INTO OUT OF TIME AND COULDNT DO IT ANYMORE. QUESTIONING THE VALIDITY OF THIS ENTIRE LIST OF ALBUMS IF IT HAS THIS SHIT IN IT. GENUINELY MAKING ME ANGRY. -9999999/5 STARS, GO FUCK YOURSELVES THE ROLLING STONES

There's something about this era of mid-60s production that always sets my teeth on edge, you can tell this was EQ'd for FM radios that didn't pick up high frequencies very well. I found myself having to listen to this in shorter chunks just because that keith richards telecaster sound as recorded is really only palatable in small chunks. This album is a combination of things to me that both song quite modern, and also stark reminders that this album is 10 years removed from the "doo-wop" era (and only about 30 years removed from the peak of delta blues). "Out of Time" is straight out of some righteous brothers recording, while "Mother's Little Helper" borrows modes from turkish café music to make some exceedingly bitter and wry commentary about class hypocrisy in drug usage (albeit with still dated conceptions of mental health and sexism). Such is the appeal of a lot of this era of music to me, where you can hear the new guard alongside the old guard and be forced to take part in a little bit of the same shock that contemporary audiences probably held. My favorite track on this album is probably "Sweet Lady Jane", a surprisingly tender mixolydian ode (supposedly to cannabis) that is really performed with a lot of delicacy and control by Mick and crew. I think the Rolling Stones are at their best when they're forced out of their stylistic and thematic comfort zones, and Brian Jones inspired use of extended instrumentation here really makes a lot of the counterpoint come alive. As Tears Go By and Wild Horses are the eventual results of this more tender and reserved kind of exploration. Now I'm admittedly not a lyricshead, unless the words are really clear and foregrounded in the mix I'm really going to only ambiently notice them, but this album is just really obnoxious and annoying conceptually in a way that's just unavoidable. On a long list of things that make this album a tough hang, that manages to be at the top of the list. It ages even more poorly next to the other transformative albums that came out at the same time, Pet Sounds and Revolver sound like brilliantly modern classics especially in comparison to this, both textually and compositionally. Overall this is a really unpleasant listen. The bracing reminders of acrid sexism here are a good reminder of how awful large parts of the counterculture were at the time (a fact that IMO gets glossed over when the era is described fatuously by boomers as a utopian vision of anti-authoritarianism). This could have safely been left off the list with nothing of value lost, and this is coming from a person that's deeply partial to music from the 60s. Ordinarily with albums I don't like I can abstract my way out to finding some compositional features I like or find interesting, but I have no real interest in doing that here. Beyond being caustic and stupid, this album is also exceptionally boring.

FFFFFFFFFffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff................................ I've heard Mother's Little Helper so many times before, didn't even register the name of the song let alone register the content of the lyrics before just now. The rest of it just drags on after that. This is the band? This is iconic? This is in the cannon of our Collective Cultural Achievement? [Clay Davis says 'Sheeeeiiit' (10 hour edit)]

listened to the US version instead of the UK version, and I think that was the right decision. leading off with Paint it Black set a great tone that was absolutely not matched by the rest of the album. did you know these guys LOVE to fuck and disrespect women? it's most of the album, which gets old pretty quick. Flight 505 slipped in between the misogyny sandwich made me laugh though, "I got bored of my life and went to escape and the plane crashed and I DIED. anyways, this girl I know SUCKS." if they had to keep Going Home, I'm glad they ended the album with it, because GOD does that song go on and on and on and on... listening to the UK exclusives, Mother's Little Helper and Out of Time are pretty enjoyable, even if Out of Time gets a little repetitive and runs ~2 min too long. Take It or Leave It? sure, I'll leave it, thanks standout songs: Paint it Black, Mother's Little Helper, Out of Time 2.5 rounded down

Okay, so both the US and UK versions have all time great opening tracks. Paint it Black is a classic and Mothers Little Helper is one of my personal favorite Stones songs, but most of the fun kind of ends there for me. Both versions just lack the fun, rock & roll element of a Stones record. Based on timing of the release, it sort of makes sense that it was still very early on and they were in the midst of finding their sound, but this feels like they were stuck in 60s psychedelia. Under My Thumb is a track that stands out musically. It’s one that I assume most have heard at some point, but boy those lyrics don’t really hold up, huh? Even if it’s sort of a tongue-in-cheek jokey presentation, the song itself feels gross. I’d never paid too much attention to the lyrics because my mind was always drawn to the marimba and the unique sound that Brian Jones was adding. His playing throughout the album stands out. My personal favorite track is High And Dry. It’s honkin and tonkin and feels like it could have charted on the Billboard Country charts in any era, but again they played around with their sound so much on the record as a whole that there was nothing else that even sounded similar. Overall, not a great album front to back because of the lack of consistent sound. I’d much rather listen to one of the classic Stones records where as the few highlights from this album and era are best thrown into their 64-71 comp. I’d give 2.5 stars if I could but we’re going to round down today.

It’s hilarious I’m listening to this after everyone has aired their grievances, lol. Reading into this a bit it’s objectively hilarious that they picked this as part of the Stones’ canon. This feels like them desperately trying to find their voice. I actually love “Mother’s Little Helper” as a satire of how much speed had saturated normal life, it’s genuinely good and a decent tune. And then, abject idiocy. This band wrote some legitimately great tunes what are they doing with “Stupid Girl”? “Lady Jane” is begging for someone other than Mick to sing this song. I feel like Brian Jones thought this was a good idea but Mick is the absolute wrong person to sing this tune. The music is kinda gorgeous though - almost gives the same impression as “Golden Brown” by The Stranglers. “Under My Thumb” still slaps with the overfuzzed bass and the marimbas, which is the only saving grace cause yeah what in the actual fuck were you thinking, Mick. Some of this is almost worse than the more objectively criminal lyrics because it’s sung like it’s absolutely ok. Blurf. “Doncha Bother Me” is just the Stones doing their early blues schtick with a few more bells and whistles but like - they did so much better just two years later, why is *this* seminal listening? “Going Home” is a snoozefest after the first verse and there’s 11 minutes but OK. I’ll just go listen to Ten Years After jam on “I’m Going Home” for 11 minutes at Woodstock instead. Anyway while they’re fucking around I will say - there is an element of this that is fascinating to hear a band figuring out their sound. However I would not call it something that’s required listening; just interesting for fans of the band itself. Brian Jones is doing so much heavy lifting here. They’re still going with this bullshit jam god bless them. What trash. “Flight 505” isn’t terrible, though it’s way overproduced with the organ - it’s indicative of a ton of the problems with overproduction on this album. They don’t have a George Martin to tell them “no that will sound bloody awful boys”. Also lol they just wrote a song about crashing a plane into the ocean. Cool, great ending. The fucking rich irony of writing a song like “High and Dry” after being an absolute fucking monster the rest of the album. “Out of Time” is the second legitimately good song on the record, the doo-wop skewering works and the harmonies actually work. Mick’s range is actually on display here. Even if it is about telling a woman she’s frumpy and bad because that seems to be the theme of the album. Boys. The song ended a minute and a half ago. C’mon now. Again THE IRONY OF SINGING THAT IT’S HARD TO BE ALONE. GEE I WONDER WHY. I do love “I Am Waiting”, a genuinely beautiful song with incredible harmonies and a gorgeous sentiment. “Take It or Leave It” is also incredibly solid, damn did you figure some shit out? Some legitimately great tunes here at the end. Nope there we go with another gaslighting song. Fuck off man. I can think back to what a fucking sack of donkey shit you were the rest of this album. Christ what a spiteful album, except for a handful of gorgeous tunes.

the first of the "formative" Stones albums i've gotten around to (anything before Beggars Banquet)! being someone who's only checked them out via similar album challenges, it's hard to stop myself from looking at their music in the context of their contemporaries. especially with this album drawing comparisons to Rubber Soul, i struggle to find many thematical or musical similarities other than both of them being released in the same six-month window. the few uncommon instrumental choices, while interesting, don't do a whole lot to reshape the Stones' identity as a blues rock band, though it is a style that fits their skillset. Jagger's vocals & the rhythm section at large (the organ parts are cool!) do a lot to individualize the group's sound, i've just never understood the perception of them as pioneering anything that wasn't already being done by the Bob/Beach/Beatle/Kink sector of mid-60's rock innovation. the acoustic moments interspersed throughout are a nice change of pace & generally my favorite songs of theirs; Brian Jones is just as vital an ingredient to their sound as Jagger/Richards imo. the runtime is a liiiiittle much for the lack of variety (Going Home does not help) but i can appreciate that as some element of statement-making! if we could award half-star ratings this would be a perfect candidate for 2.5, i don't actively dislike anything besides the misogyny but i doubt i'd find myself repeating any of these tracks except Paint It Black (which isn't even on the version of this i listened to) invasion by association

Very good album. Several singles/hits. Interesting to hear how the band had grown from their previous album in their songwriting and use of different instruments on this album.

Another true classic

I tried listening to this, but I just can't get into it. This older stuff just feels so dated at this point.

60s Stones. Considered their breakthrough. Similar to early Beatles with a touch more edge. Classic 60s rock. Good, very basic, middle of the road.

it's the rolling stones so it was great :D 3.5-4

I liked it 😄

US release had Paint it black, huge miss not having this on UK version (a point deduction on its own). Out of time was good. Otherwise pretty repetitive

it was not for me. i didn’t really like it, it’s not my type

Two clear, smash hits on here. However, unlike the other Stones albums here, the deep cuts don't do a whole lot for me

The Stones have never done much for me but after a couple of tracks I really got into this.

I was going to rate this a 1 but it has Paint it Black on it so.. it's a 2. I still don't understand their popularity.

Ok album. Some good stuff but woof some of these lyrics

excellent !!

Interesting album in the way of charting the evolution of the Stones. Proto-stuff, with one foot playing beginner blues and the future-Stones, breaking through into their own with Mothers Little Helper and Under my Thumb.

Actually like the early stones. Under my thumb is one of my favourite stones tracks- I’ll say a 3 even though I’ll probably never listen to this again.

I've heard 2 or 3 Stones albums before this list and I've mostly liked what I've heard, but I've never heard this one. This seems to be where they really found their footing and established themselves, but I was disappointed by it. I'm sure it was pretty notable when it released, but most of the album felt like second rate Rolling Stones, the sort of thing they would do later and do better. I always liked when the Stones do the country/southern rock sort of thing elsewhere so Doncha Bother Me is pretty decent. Paint It Black is a classic but I'm a bit tired of hearing it now. The lyrics on Stupid Girl are fucking shite. Gone Home was good for the first 5 or so minutes but it just kept going and felt like rambling nonsense at a point Overall a letdown. I have higher hopes for the others on the list. 2.5 (I listened to the US version) Highlights: Doncha Bother Me, Paint It Black

Alright so I've been handed three Stones albums now and I'm just kind of waiting for one to blow me away. I love the Stones, don't get me wrong. But I was given their debut album which, I mean, is all covers done worse than the originals. Then I was given "Sticky Fingers," which I had actually never heard in its entirety and really liked. But it didn't blow me away, man. I wanted this to blow me away. It did not. This was apparently the Stones' first album of all original music. The Beatles first album of this nature was "A Hard Day's Night." They knocked it out of the park. This...is good but I mean come you guys. They're mostly still trying to be like their influences and not like themselves. Some of it is poppy, some of it is bluesy, but none of it blows me away. Such a bummer. One day the generator will throw "Let it Bleed," Some Girls," or "Exile on Main Street" at me and I'll be a happy boy. Until then...three stars. "Under My Thumb" really does a lot of work here for me. Standout Tracks: Mother's Little Helper, Stupid Girl, Under My Thumb, Doncha Bother Me, Flight 505, It's Not Easy

The most teeny boppy I ever heard the stones so far and somehow I liked it - they add their layer of cool over it which drives it up a notch in quality and makes their lesser contemporaries feel one dimensional. What I’ve learnt in this exercise is that the Stones are good and I like them.

Not bad, enjoyed listening to it but nothing too exciting on it

0002 / 22.12.2024 I was so happy that I'm going to hear Paint It, Black again... but then I learned about the UK and US versions. And 1001albumsgenerator gave me this cover and not the blurred one so I guess that means no PIB for me. At least I got to hear Mother's Little Helper which is easily one of my favorites by TRS, maybe even better than PIB. Going Home starts really great but the jamming seems pointless. The first few tracks are really good but holy shit I can't stand High and Dry. So much of the album reminds me of the last CCR album Choruses - ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Mixing - ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ Lyrics - ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ Vocals - ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ Instrumentation - ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ Rating - 58 Highlights: Mother's Little Helper; Out of Time Lowlights: Flight 505; High and Dry; I Am Waiting

not my fav rolling stones I had so far. a bit boring

The beginning of their tweet period before they really became what they are. It's not bad. I'll come back to this sometimes

- Under My Thumb is my favorite Rolling Stones song, which is maybe a hot take, given the Taming-of-the-Shrew messaging. As it turns out, it’s one of several strong statements about women on Aftermath. Mother’s Little Helper is a classic. Stupid Girl made me laugh despite myself. The second half is decidedly Beatle-y—“baby, baby, baby, you’re out of tiiiIIIiiime"—but it's alright

As someone who has never really listened to Traffic - this felt like perfectly average 60s/70s rock. Neither overwhelming nor underwhelming… I am just whelmed

Good ol' classic rock.

I listened partway through the UK version before I realized that I could be working through an album that was 10 minutes shorter and had a track that was better than anything else on the album. I guess the Rolling Stones just aren't for me.

Man, this generator really wants me to listen to The Rolling Stones, 2nd album in a row! Having listened to Sticky Fingers only yesterday, I can't help but compare these 2 albums. And this one really just doesn't live up to Sticky Fingers. It's ok, and features some really solid songs. But the very straight forward blues rock lacks diversity and feels very repetitive for the whole album.

It starts with the banger 5/5 Paint it Black. But there are a few skippable tracks for me—Lady Jane for sure—and the last track, Going Home, was painful, so overall, it can only be a 3 at most. UPDATE - I realise now that I listened to the US version. The UK version does not have Paint it Black. I listened to the additional 4 songs. Out of Time was good. But the album drops to 2 stars without Paint it Black.

Geez, this is great.

Odd album because it had some of the best stones songs but also really a lot of songs I would skip.

Grandpa music ;(

Lemme guess, this is one of MANY Stones albums on this list, because we need to cHarT tHEiR pRogGrEsS or sEe wHeRE tHey CaMe fRoM. Can't we just have the good albums??

Ganska bra, kmr inte få mig o gilla Rolling Stones mer

Thematically troubling, way too long, but some undeniably great moments. I liked Take it or Leave it a lot.

I'm running out of cliches .. but this album is a bit of a mixed bag -with some genuine classics like under my thumb, mothers little helper and out of time - but then has some billy basic shit like going home... quite how Jagger/ Richards could write this at the same time as writing paint it black its nuts as the songs are light years apart. Listened the to US version so included Paint it Black which is such an epic tune ahead of its time for 66.

Great early Stones album. Another example of why they're the greatest rock and roll band of all time. I like the Mick Taylor albums better but this is classic stuff.

I dont like rock that much

eu não aguentoOoOo mais rolling stones

as letra super misógina, ê década de 60 hein tenta ser inovativo pra se comparar com o rubber soul, né. é interessante, mas não sei se chega no memo nível não. rolling stones é sempre umas 3 músicas daorinha pro resto ser meio meh. porém, sou fã de marimba. portanto, tome 3 estrela.

Happy to hear a few classics from my youth. The oversaturation of the stones on the radio in the 80s and since (with changes to radio formats) has contributed to my underappreciation of The Stones. A move away from their mostly blues sound here.

This version has Mothers Little Helper rather than Paint It Black.

Listened to the UK Version so no Paint It Black. This barely edges into 3-star territory.

It was okay.

Decent album in the Stones discography and certainly the best of their early material. This record represents a turning point for the band where they put more of a focus on songwriting - taking in influences from a variety of genres - such as psychedelia, country, blues, and middle eastern music. It's worth noting that arguably the best track from the album (Paint It Black) is not featured on the original UK release, but was added later for the US version of the album. Under My Thumb is another song of note featuring a catchy marimba riff and controversial lyrics. Some of the featured songs can be a tad uninspired and get a bit repetitive, including the overlong Going Home, but overall, there is a good amount of worthwhile material here. Highlights: Paint It Black (US Version) Mother's Little Helper Under My Thumb Out Of Time Lowlights: Doncha Bother Me Going Home It's Not Easy What To Do

Wow, the wikipedia album summary really overhyped one of the most 'okay-est' blues rock albums of all time. They made it seem like this was going to be some phenomenal experimental pysch-rock masterpiece. I was actually a little excited to listen to a Rolling Stones album for once, but just like every other Rolling Stones album it is just the same bland Blues Rock songs. This album does have Paint it Black, which is my favorite Stones' song. Every other song is pretty boring and whatever that last song was had no business being 10+ minutes. This is my least favorite Stones' album so far, it is passable, but there is nothing interesting about besides Paint it Black. Low 3.

Stones-Sound aus den 60ern. Experimentell mit Sitar. Ein paar bekannte Songs. Kann man gut hören. 3/5

Rubber Soul competitor is a bit generous, Paint it Black is a great song, and like most stones albums there’s much left to be desired… they’re performers, mick jagger undoubtedly but album writing and cohesiveness isn’t up to par relative to the greats. Look at what the Pete Townsend was doing for example. It’s not to say the Stones don’t deserve their place on the pedestal, they do but not for their albums.

Couple great tracks, some nice bluesy stuff, but not exactly their best stuff. 3.8

4.2

Good album for the most part. Usually like Rolling Stones, this one wasn’t GREAT. But it was good. So, 3 stars seems fair.

The earlier the RS album the more likely I will enjoy it. 3.5

Lower key and more Victorian than expected. Fun ride

Paint it Black and Under My Thumb almost feel out of place with the rest of the album.

Highlights: Paint It Black, Flight 505 I don't think this album is for me

OK. Not one of the best albums. Classic representation

even though paint it black is on this playlist, it’s not enough for me to make this 4 stars. I think the song is interesting but I don’t really like it that much. All the other songs were at maximum okay:

1966, wowza! These guys to me are so much cooler than the Beatles. The whole album however doesn't do it for me. But some great songs.

There are better Stones albums.

A few bangers. Solid Album.

Went for the UK version. Really enjoyed some songs, others not so much. Also wasn't as musically revolutionary as the wiki overview teased at. I guess it was the 60s though...

With a couple of exceptions, this is a pretty ordinary record. They can do better

Hum drum and laaaaaaaame

Rock and roll classics from my childhood. Good lyrics, singing and did I hear some xialpone? Pretty good.

The Beatles made Revolver, The Beach Boys made Pet Sounds.

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.

Paint it Black followed by some okay songss.

Rock, Blues, 1966 -> 4

My expectations for this were all time low since much of The Rolling Stones discography can be a brutal listen. Luckily, this album exceeded those expectations and was only slightly bad

Enjoyed it more than other stones albums. This is just classic 60s rock. Nice lyrics and the music I’m a fan of. Would listen again for sure.

Yeah that was cool.

I just can’t get into The Stones. I’ve tried and it’s all just very forgettable

How bad can the misogyny actually be? The second track is called, what was that? Stupid Girl? Oh, yep. There it is. It's too bad because I really like this.

I enjoyed the album although I had not much time to listen

6/10

2 booms BOOM 💪 BOOM 💪

A good collection of bluesy Rolling Stones songs. 5 stars or A-.

Best Stones album I have heard

This was the first Stones album to be entirely written by Jagger and Richards, and, after a promising opening track with Paint It Black it quickly becomes problematic, to say the least. The level of misogyny here is quite jaw dropping, from calling women ‘Stupid Girls’ to wishing they were ‘Under My Thumb’ as revenge for asking to be treated as equals. On side two they then wonder why they are having a hard time living on their own. You do the math, Mick.

Too bad their lyrics suck this much. Musically, it starts with a strong hit, Paint It Black is still one of their best song. It continues with interesting instrumentals, experimentations, interesting sounds from a wide range of instruments. When I think of experimentation from this era, their rival comes directly in my mind but I don't think of the Stones, and that was my mistake. But everything is tainted by their awful, offending lyrics. Might have been 4 of 5 stars.

Solid 3. Enjoyable and pretty catchy songs. It would probably rank even higher if it didn’t feel dated.

Manages to remain one of my favourite stones albums even in spite of all the misogyny.

Hoy toca volver a una de las vacas sagradas del rock, otra que también acompañó mi juventud universitaria. Disco con una cadencia sonora de esos años, tiene clasicazos como "Mother's little helper", "Under my thumb" o "Out of time" y otras canciones que redescubro como "Lady Jane", "I am waiting" o el cuelgue en "Going home", la que debe ser una de las canciones más largas de los Stones. Gran disco. Hasta mañana.

Ah, more splenetic misogyny from the 1960s. I am a Stones fan, but you wonder what minor thing the 'stupid girl' actually did which hurt poor wee Jagger's feelings so much that they had to pen this rubbish.

Pretty fun, still listening to more rock. Seems to use more folky string instrumentals as well as hard rock guitars for some exciting songs. Breezy lyrics to sing along to, are great. Definitely see why it's a classic, besides the big lead single

Back-to-back Rolling Stones albums, what are the odds? I found this more to my liking that Sticky Fingers. Felt a bit more daring and different, whereas Sticky Fingers was very vanilla rock. 'Under My Thumb' stood out as a particularly good song, but 'Mother's Little Helper' was also a quite good, especially as a way to start the album. Still, this wasn't anything that really blew me out of my chair. Haven't listened too much to Rolling Stones ever, and I guess there is a reason for that. Sure, they have some hit songs that are pretty cool, but mostly it's pretty mundane.

Two "Rolling Stones" albums back to back! The British version has the good "Mothers little helper" but the US release has "Paint it black", what a dilemma of which release is the best. I think "Paint it Black" is probably the best song but "Mother's little helper is probably the best track on the British release. There are quite a few other decent songs. "Under my thumb" and "Out of time" to name a few. It was cool coming from "Sticky Fingers" to hear this album which felt slightly older and more close to something like "The Kinks" I've listened to two stones albums in two days and have enjoyed them quite a lot. I still think you can pick the best songs of the albums and not miss much but as a whole I think they deserve a 4 star.

A good early Stones album. There’s a lot of stripped down blues and some nice, soul-influenced songs. “Think” could be an Otis Redding song. There are also a lot of tracks where they sound very British (including some folky psychedelic numbers) which isn’t typically what I think of when I think about the Rolling Stones. “Under My Thumb” is a fantastic song. Such a distinct, memorable sound. And “Paint It Black,” which was only on the US release, is of course a classic.

Solid Stones album. "Mother's Little Helper" is a great intro track, with a fun chord progression and lyrics that grab your attention immediately. "Under My Thumb" is one of my favorite songs by them, and is seemingly always in and out of being stuck in my head randomly throughout my life. This album has some really cool instrumentation too. I appreciate the marimba and inventive guitar work/production (great distortion on "It's Not Easy" that sounds like a baritone sax). I don't love the second half of the album; it's not terribly memorable or special to me and it brings my rating here from a 4 down to a 3. There's a few shining moments in the first few songs but then the falloff hurts it. Hold on just a minute! This was the record that had "Paint it Black" on it- I didn't even realize that at first as I was listening to the older UK release. That honestly changes things for me, because that is by far my favorite Rolling Stones song. I fell in love with the song when it was the intro track on the videogame "Twisted Metal Black". It's got that sweet sitar riff, the crazy pounding drums, the proto-emo lyrics with a crazy great performance by Mick Jagger to match. It's a perfect rock song in my opinion, and elevates this to 4/5 for me. Dang I can't believe I almost missed that.

The best rolling stones album.

Wunderbare Scheibe. Allerdings sind die Arrangments schon etwas versgtaubt. Da gefallen mir die neueren besser. Daher nur 4 Stern.

Mother’s Little Helper is probably my favorite Stones song.

Good stuff

Ja nee niet me fsvo stones album beetje saai

If you Think that this album will leave you High and Dry, think again. I will keep this one Under My Thumb so Doncha Bother Me and try to take it.