Aftermath

You get a bit of everything with this version of the Stones. There’s a too-long blues number, a dancehall tune, a sitar, and an autoharp. There were moments that dragged a bit for me, but when I look back at it as a whole, I think it’s a 4. Interesting to think they were putting this content out at the same time as the squeaky-clean Beatles.

Another Rolling Stones album. Another 3. It does have two of their best songs in Paint it Black and Under My Thumb, but the rest of the tracklist is pretty forgettable IMO. Kind of an edge case for me. It would hurt losing those two songs on the list, but the Stones I feel have 3 albums too many (Definitely the debut and Hackney Diamonds are unnessesary, so after that, this is the weakest link), and you can't get rid of the incredible run from Beggars Banquet to Exile on Main St. Overall, perfectly OK aside from two massive singles.

All pre-1968 Stones' albums have a similar sin in common: Great singles but lopsided albums. This is a great example. Good album, but not great.

I really don't know if I like the Rolling Stones or not. Listening to this album did not help me decide. My gut instinct is that it’s kind of generic but thats not fair since they partially invented the genre. I don't know. Its good.

Eif typisch rollibg stones, würs nöd lose selber, finds aber eig guet. Sie verzelled immer so stories, verpackt in songs und das find jch irgendwie guet wills actually es meaning het aber hans urgendwo dure au nöd gern will mer uf de text achte mues wo teilwis sehr ernscht isch und es nimmt echli d freud us de melodie

I recognised way more than I thought I would actually! And this was a good album, not like blow your mind - but pleasant good listening.

3.25

I'm a fan of the Rolling Stones, but this isn't one of their better albums. I do like that it has bluesy songs on it, as the Keith and Mick wanted to be blues men in the first place. For me this is between 2 and 3 stars. Given that the good songs are so good, I'm going to give it 3 stars.

Good, but I was expecting to like it more

Just okay imo

Some good songs and some bad ones.

Wasn't sure which version to listen to. Listened to the UK one and then paint it black which was a solid 3

More stones than ive heard this early. Still not huge on them but this is good. Can't be bad if it has paint it black on it. Thats by far my favorite stones song. Under my thumb is also pretty good. Those are the hits and kinda where I loose interest. Its all good but not memorable. Im a handful of days out and I cant remember anything beyond those two. Maybe its my indifference to the band showing or maybe its not that good. Im not sure but to me its on anf thats it

Under my thumb...ansonsten na ja. Aber ohne Zweifel ein Legenden Album

Sex, drugs, and a sprinkle of misogyny… I like the record overall. I love the blues sound, the beauty rising from the simplicity of some tracks. I like the softer sound of the early rock'n roll. Going home was probably the one I loved the most. Lyrics aren't exactly the best. I'm not a fan of putting down women and the "times were differnt" excuse falls quite short with this, as it was controversial from the get go. It lands above average for the music and below for the themes. - an OK record to be listened to with a grain of salt.

The start of the lock in for these guys

Early some big hits

Catchy songs, softer than later Stones

Mostly just a good blues record

Sex, drugs, and rock n roll!

They really started to discover a unique, creative sound on this album. The entrancing xylophone part on "Under my Thumb" is perhaps the best example.

I gather that this is seen as a pivotal album for the Stones. The whole Brian Jones Question was at a critical stage -- he had founded the band, and still thought he was an important part of it, while Jagger, Richards, and their producer, Oldham, thought very differently; Jones was still contributing to songs meaningfully with his tinkering around with unusual instruments; and Jones's drug use made him unreliable and only intermittently productive. Stylistically, this album marks a shift away from blues covers toward originals, greater variety of sound and style, and toward the prevalent tastes in the singles market of the moment. So, the album marks a significant transitional moment. Musically, the album is interesting in a number of ways. Lyrically, there are problems, which are not restricted to Under My Thumb. There is also the US vs UK version of the album thing, an annoying and regular feature of the mid 1960s (Paint It Black on the US version, Mother's Little Helper on the UK). I think I've listened to this before, and it failed to make much impact on me. They have cleaned up the sound significantly, which is a welcome feature. Going Home is an unexpected triumph. I Am Waiting is another surprise standout. I like Lindsey Buckingham's version of that one. Not an easy album to evaluate in some respects, but -- I think I have to respect what it has to offer, at the same time that I have long thought Under My Thumb is problematic (while its marimba sound makes it the most interesting thing on the album musically), and have long thought that Mother's Little Helper is obnoxiously judgemental about something that the speaker can not possibly know enough about to take that attitude.

A time capsule in a couple of ways. Positively the music is great and sounds very much of the time, on the other hand the lyrics seem to come from a time before women were viewed as autonomous which is a bit grim.

I was with it til the 11 minutes of repeating blues riffs and Mick saying the same thing over and over. Could’ve lived without that.

Bardzo nietrafione przykłady są w tym zestawieniu jeśli chodzi o RS. Po czwartej piosence już mam dość i prawie. Wiem, że to jest płyta z '66 roku i jeszcze wtedy panowie nie urośli do rangi, jaką mają dzisiaj. Ale borze liściasty, jakie to męczace było...i to jeszcze w wersji UK. Save me from that experience.

I like the Rolling Stones, but listening to some Stones' albums, like this one, is kind of difficult. A few great songs sprinkled amongst, honestly, some borderline filler material.

Good, classic

some good blues but didn't keep my attention like other stones albums

You know that bit from Brasseye joking about all the glam rock stars from the 70s making music about underaged women? This is the album I'd make if I was parodying misogyny in 60s rock music. This is Revolver if it wasn't good and also The Beatles really hated women for some reason. (Note that I'm listening to the UK version. If Paint It, Black were on here it'd go up a spot)

Gonna listen to both the US and UK versions of the Aftermath album; Aftermath US: Welp, I recognized the first song immediately because it was a trend song once, but I prob have listened to it before. -- Aftermath UK:

Very meh. Maybe it was important at the time but it was boring and sometimes shitty... like "stupid girl". There was an extended blues jam "going home" that was kinda interesting, instrumentally... definitely didn't feel like this album is a must-listen.

This was the first time I’d heard the UK version of this album. "Paint It, Black" was missed, but it remains a 5-star album.

Another Stones record with a couple of bangers and a load of half baked rubbish

Very repetitive and has been

This was underwhelming, as somebody who enjoys the Rolling Stones. Most of these songs were not memorable and the album felt like a slog. I think this was before they got interesting.

Not a bad Rolling Stones album but not my favorite. A major of the album sounds like they are trying to find their sound but sounding like Rolling Stones over old Beatles' tracks. Favorites were Paint It Black (got them another star) and Under My Thumb.

Couple high highs and a couple low lows

It’s alright I wish paint it black was on the uk version

I understand the impact of this album on the career of the Stones and how it propelled them into more experimentation and put them into the conversation with the Beatles. This is close to a four start but there is too much 60s generic britpop for me.

flat

Estubo mejor que los anteriores

I heard the UK version, so no Paint it Black. Still, they wrote some nice ditties for their non- cover debut, but the blues moves are cringey, as is the anti-woman sentiment, and the semi-country. Not bad for 66 tho. The blueprint was laid and they got better in a short time, especially with the blues and country. The respect for women, not so much. 53 minutes...might've been better at 35.

No real reason to include Aftermath (and their first album) over Some Girls or even Tattoo You. Between the Buttons and Out of Our Heads are fairly equal to Aftermath. You can't include every album and I don't see how this album stands out enough to warrant its list inclusion.

couple good songs, couple bad songs 6/10

I felt more positive before that ten minute closer. Like... alright, man.

The best songs on here are the ones that are misogynistic. Would listen again.

There were a couple decent songs in the beginning (although I was not a fan of Stupid Girl), but all in all this one didn't really do it for me.

The album art here is for the UK version, but the link is for the US version. I listened to the US version. BOOM startin' off with Paint It Black. A classic, on an album of classics. Its a good little album. You can hear the blues, you can hear what they will become. I don't think I'll come back to it, except for the hits. A 3 I guess!

Fak, berem zj wiki in gledam na Tidal & ker fuckery. Samo US verziji mam na voljo (ki sta kinda predstavljeni, kot da sta dve različni verziji - nista), original UK verzije nimam, tracklista pa je seveda drugačna. Pa naslovnica tud. Ok, manjka mi torej komad "Mother's Little Helper", "Paint It Black" na UK verziji sploh ni, pa order je mal pomešan. Fuck it. Nimam druge. "Paint It Black" je a banger. Ampak, Eric Burdon & War verzija je tok fakin superior. Wtf je "Stupid Girl"? In, da sledi pol "Lady Jane"? Lol, what a choice. In potem "Under My Thumb". Škoda besed komentirat ta besedila. Ne razumem diskurza, ki primerja Rolling Stonese z Beatli, ker niti bliz ni. Slišiš en Rolling Stones komad, si slišal celo njihovo predolgo diskografijo.

The Stones version of Smell the Glove? This record is musically boring and lyrically misogynistic. Is it on the list as an example of how even rock and roll legends can put out bad albums? Mother’s Little Helper is a good song, but in the context of the album it does nothing to mitigate the general feeling of misogyny.

So many of their songs are about women and sex and yet they seem to hate or disdain women most of the time. With each successive Stones album I'm questioning whether I even really like this band. Aside from the surly lyrics I mostly found this album boring.

Damn that opening was good

Review after math The Math: The sequence of natural numbers 3, 13, 23 is entirely unique. It goes p (a prime), p+10 (also a prime) and p+20 (also a prime). The proof of this triplet's uniqueness relies on the residuals mod 3. Using these it can be rigorously shown (by case) that any three natural numbers so generated (n, n+10, n+20) must contain at least one member who is a multiple of 3, breaking its collective primality except in the one case. As 3 is the only number that is both a multiple of 3 and prime, the given triplet is the only one that is possible to generate using the rule n, n+10, n+20 wherein all members are prime. The case by case proof is left as an exercise for the reader. # The review: The world is strange and I don't care for the Stones. The central thesis of the album appears to be "we hate women, amirite m8!". The album vacillates between obnoxiously offensive and entirely meh. Note, I did end up listening to the UK version which does not include "Paint it Black". That one good song would not have saved the album. It's ok, they can't all be winners. I'm glad to confirm for myself, without social pressure, that I truly do not like The Rolling Stones.

Similarly to the Beatles, the Stones would go on to do amazing things after this piece of work that far outweigh it in their overall catalog. There are some good tracks included on this release, but nothing as a whole that makes me think "hey, you need to hear this album." 5/10 (U.S Version FYI)

Another average album from an overrated band that has a great greatest hits, but just doesn't seem to do great albums.

Sounds like what I've always hoped a Rolling Stones recommended album should sound like. It's harder than most of the rock and roll options of the era, although this is circa Beatles' Revolver which I feel is way heavier and alternative to this. There's no stand out bangers, it's more of a consistent album— I'm listening to the UK version without Paint It Black, but I feel that would change the experience too much. Maybe the project is a touch long, but I find it impressive for '66, and it's not too annoying either. I would definitely buy this it I find it while crate digging, it's well executed '60s rock, makes for an easy occasional spin. 3.4/5

An undeniable classic. Songs like "Lady Jane", "Under My Thumb", "Paint It, Black" and "Mother's Little Helper" are undeniable. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that "Paint It, Black" is a UK non-album single which IS on the US version. The problem (conundrum?) is that the US version omits 4 tracks, so to get the "whole experience", one needs to listen to both or cherry-pick songs from compilations, which is kinda annoying. This is the conundrum of all of the Rolling Stones albums until 1967, when they standardized tracklistings on both sides of the Atlantic. This is a great record and worth ensuring you get the full experience... so listen to both versions.

competently crafted an inane. wes anderson soundtrack music. and why so mean to women honestly

Liked it a lot better listening the second time

Mick and Keef can do no wrong for me. Goin Home is too long and coulda have stopped after 2 and half mins. Some other okay songs stops it from being a 5

2,5

Stuiterige sixties muziek, een paar nummers springen er positief uit

Some great songs, some good songs, some questionable lyrics. The UK version should be called Aftermaths.

Empieza fuerte despues de under my thumb vuelve a los origenes, sigue siendo un album de transicion aunque tenga temones indiscutibles. Going home es aburridisima una jam de blues de 11 minutos. Lo digo poco pero la version de estados unidos es mejor por que quita relleno al album. Las letras dejan mucho que desear entiendo que en los 60 era transgresor pero desde el punto de vista moderno estan regulares la verdad.

Paint.It.Black. Really, it’s the only song you need on the album. I remember hearing it for the first time and immediately wanting this song. Fortunately, my mom worked for client who had the album and a double-deck tape player we could dub it from. It was actually on Hot Rocks, but still was such an iconic song I didn’t care. The rest of the album also offers some great songs and hits, such as Under My Thumb, and the surprise song It Ain’t Easy, which I had never heard before. High and Dry was also another song I really enjoyed. A few of the songs here seemed too English Minstrel for me, such as I am Waiting or Lady Jane which had more harpsichord than I remembered. Some of the songs were blu-eyed bluesy too, like Flight of the 505. Honestly, I don’t know if I would ever need more than Hot Rocks, but if I was piecemeal the RS discography, I could definitely be persuaded to bring this album. It is one of their more authentically good albums.

Random thoughts: * I think I am too biased against the Stones to properly appreciate this one. * I'm not sure if we were supposed to rate the UK or US version. Assuming UK which means no "Paint It Black" but instead we got "Mothers Little Helper". The early to mid-60s was a wild time for albums and therefore you get these messy discographies. The Stones discography is even messier than the Beatles. * Too bad there wasn't a version with both Mother's Little Helper and Paint It Black. * This was the first all-original material from the Stones. A few tracks, already mentioned, are all-timers but the rest are pretty meh to my ears. * Oh, I didn't mention "Under My Thumb" which is definitely my favorite Stones track of all-time. * However, the misogyny and the otherwise "meh" of the other tracks couldn't get this above a 3-star rating for me.

Paint It Black is a masterpiece and then they just waffle on about how stupid they think women are

So nostalgic. The Rolling Stones tickle my brain in a way I can’t explain.

Alright! Getting another stones album right after getting The Beatles! And this is obviously a legendary one, but is lacking for me to reach that perfection. Nevertheless this is very strong 4 stars for me, great blues rock album.

My uncle is a huge Rolling Stones fan; I am too! I went to a concert of theirs in the ‘90s thinking they were old then, but they’re still performing now! That’s incredible. Mick Jagger is the consummate rock-n-roll front man. I was absolutely floored by his energy and command of the stage at the show I saw. Anyways, all that aside: I knew a lot of these tunes; I’ve probably listened to this album before, so I decided to compare and contrast the UK and U.S. versions by listening to them back to back. It turns out, it’s a tough choice! The US version has the advantage of starting with Paint It, Black, which is such a banger; however, it misses Mother’s Little Helper, which is a great tune. I think placing Going Home as the outro track makes a lot of sense and, ultimately, it’s what wins the US version over for me. Both versions are great though! Added to liked list: Mother’s Little Helper, Stupid Girl, Under My Thumb. Going Home, Out of Time, Paint It, Black, Lady Jane.

No me gustó

Great example of early Rolling Stones work. This band was so solid from the beginning and only lost their way in the 80's (along with most other bands), but picked it back up again in the 2000s. It's amazing how much great music was being made during this time period.

My goodness I think this has been the most disappointing album yet! I was very excited for a Rolling Stones album as haven’t listened to very much at all, and the opening track blew me away! Absolutely brilliant! What happened then?! I don’t think I could even pick out a song after that. All very samey, full of misogynistic lyrics, and nothing really stood out at all. I liked some of the more bluesy elements and a bit of harmonica brightened it up in places. Highlights: Paint It, Black - everything about this was a banger. Awesome voice, drums, guitars. Wish there had been more of this as I loved it. Lowlights: 11-minute finale track. It has to be my FAVE bands for this to even be considered as acceptable 😂 Top tunes: Paint It, Black Rating: 1.5 and that’s purely for Paint It, Black.

I hadn’t listened to much Rolling Stones until now, but enjoyed this album (the U.S. version). I must admit that some of the lyrics and themes were questionable, but the music was good. 3/5 - good album, not much more to say

More 60s mysogyny from British top bands! This is when they started only doing their own tracks rather than any old blues covers so maybe still learning the art of lyric-writing. ‘Going home’ way too long! One of my favourite ever bands but they definitely got a lot better than this. I like a some of the songs but much of this doesn’t stand up so well these days. 2.4/5

Comes out the gates swinging with Paint It Black but subsequent songs don't match it for impact - struggling to recall any other songs from the album after 1 listen.

This album made me wonder about Mick Jagger and his relationship with his mum! Enjoyed some songs, I can imagine it being great in its day. 2.4/5

Hit and miss this one. Lady Jane is a classic but overall the album (and particularly Going Home) drags. Wasn’t a fan of the country moments Rating: 2.5

Если битлы для меня всегда звучат как надежда на светлое будущее, то роллинги - как раздражение мрачным настоящим (вне зависимости от содержания песен). Сразу хочется закрасить окно чёрным или сломать стул или я даже не знаю, I really dont know what to do 10/10, альбом прекрасен и в британском, и в американском обличии

Альбом, на котором они начинают разгоняться и расти как авторы. Тут впервые нет ни одного кавера, а музыкально это больше не звучит исключительно как слегка обеленная версия блюзовых стандартов. Очень помог в этом гитраист Брайан Джонс, называть которого гитаристом это конечно сильное преуменьшение - он играл на всем, включая ситар, маримбу, дульсимер и множество других инструментов, осваивая каждый новый примерно за 2 недели. И его аранжировки сильно обогатили звучание роллингов, хотя сами песни уже неукоснительно писались дуэтом Джаггер-Ричардс. Начинается альбом достаточно сильно - Mother's Little Helper с въедающимся востоным гитарным рифом и едким актуальным (на тот момент) текстом, приятная баллада с необычными для них аккордами Lady Jane, один из их главных ранних хитов Under My Thumb, - все это настраивает на шедевральный альбом. Но дальше становится слишком много филлеров. Я бы только отметил неплохую вещь High and Dry и 11-минутный эксперимент Going Home. Последний меня радует тем, как он показывает эго Джаггера. В течение 7-8 минутного инструментального проигрыша он не может позволить себе так долго не быть в центре внимания, поэтому все это время подпевает всякими ча-ча-ча и ла-ла-ла, а когда заканчиваются сочетания букв, просто начинает хлопать. Ну гений. В остальном треки по мне слабоватые, у них были более ровные альбомы и незадолго до, и сразу после. Разве что еще не упомянул Paint It, Black. Но я не понимаю эту их историю с разными трек-листами для UK и US. Ладно порядок, количество треков, но почему такую хитяру можно послушать только в американской версии, а Mother's Little Helper только в британской? Ну может у них были все синглы, но все равно тупо как-то. А так, Paint It, Black, конечно, бэнгер и одна из их визитных карточек. И забавная история с этой запятой перед black. По факту она там конечно лишняя, но лэйбл поместил ее туда по ошибке, чисто опечатка, и в таком виде вышел весь основной тираж. Исправили только в переиздании. А вы еще волнуетесь, когда по работе сделали небольшую ошибку, но вряд ли вашу ошибку будут обсуждать спустя 60 лет. В альбоме есть классные песни, но их могло бы быть и больше.

Норм. Пойдет.

Лучший альбом ролингов из тех, что я слушал

старые ролинги мне по душе - 4

Really great. Stones are awesome and this is them really getting in to their stride. U can hear where they were heading for future records. Loved it

Herregud, så lett det var å bli rik og berømt på 60-tallet. Dette er kjedelig!

I'm not sure what's up with albums like this. They have one standout song, and then the rest of the album sounds the same throughout. It seems like they wanted to do something interesting but then got scared and then made all the other songs sound the same. I'm rating this a 3, and most of that is from "Paint It, Black." Favs: Paint It, Black

Decent album, couple of hits, easy listen through.

Holy misogyny

Masterpiece! The best one by The Rolling Stones, IMHO. Perfect music, score and vocal. Every track is genious. Mick Jagger forever!

Es un clásico pero como que tampoco me ha cambiado la vida.

This is a good album. It contains some very good tracks like: "Paint It Black" (only in the US version), "Mother's Little Helper", "Lady Jane" (probably my favourite), "Under My Thumb", "Out Of Time", or "I Am Waiting". The sound of the strings in certain songs (sitar, dulcimer) is really interesting. If rating the US version, I would rate this at 4,5 stars, whereas the UK version is more in the 4 range. Why? No "Paint It Black" and a bit too long.

I didn't realize the UK and US versions had that many different tracks. The UK version not including "Paint it Black" seems criminal but I'm sure there are reasons. I think it's wild that any band would start a tour in Lynn, MA US: 8 keepers in 11 (73%) 1 banger (9%) UK: 9 keepers in 14 (64%) 82? 64?

Nope

Lot of fluff on this but Under My Thumbs is great

The Rolling Stones are a bit too bluesy for my taste (I didn't enjoy "Beggars Banquet" previously).There were a couple songs on here that were less so that I liked a lot: "Paint It Black" and "Under My Thumb". I liked the darker tones and melodies on those songs. The other songs were more rolicking and swinging, which I like sometimes, but not so much here. "Going Home" was such a drag, too.

Good, but long.

Funny how I get this so soon after Exile On Main St, which is superior is just about every regard but this wasn't bad in the context of being a stepping stone for what was to come

"Paint It, Black" and "Going Home" are great songs!

Just enough Stones spice added to the American blues. Under My Thumb is an all time favorite, also love that distorted bass sound.

Paint it black might be the Stones most original song, but the rest of this album feels very derivative. Under my thumb is one of the better songs but it’s TOUGH to hear jagger call some poor girl a ‘squirming dog’ and just keep on blithely rockin’. That’s not how I think of women Mick!