Aftermath

Classic rock is classic, but this seemed a bit less evolved than most. Downrating it by one star because the UK version inexplicably left off Paint It Black.

"Paint It Black" is obviously a banger. "Stupid Girl" is hilariously bad as a follow up. Rest was fine.

A classic Stones album. Paint it Black and Under My Thumb are great tunes and hold up well. Stupid Girl is really bad though.

Some classics, pretty misogynistic in places!

surprisingly not very good outside of paint it black

Clasisc stones, paint it black, under my thumb. Listened to this whislt watching the movie bucket list with my ma, top evening

aftermeh

US version with Paint it Black, but I'd probably give the same rating to the UK version. Hard to rate because there's some truly great garage rock and bluesy songs on here with some genuinely interesting instrumentation, and also some of the nastiest misogyny I've encountered on this journey. It probably deserves a strong 4 on musical merit and a 1 for Mick being (at best) a pissy little emotional abuser who was mad that his girlfriend wasn't choking him the way Brian Jones' girlfriend was.

No where near as good as Exile on Main St. Also left my phone in an uber while listening to this album which may have contributed to my ill feelings.

5/10 some bangers but a lot of really boring, grating, and uncomfortable moments. I like the Stones sometimes but as an album this has aged incredibly poorly.

Extremely mediocre save for Paint it Black. 6/10

Paint it black was the best song and was only on the US version. Overall was decent?

I would say this is the first classic Stones record, and there's a lot of good stuff on here (especially on the US version with the iconic Paint It Black) Unfortunately things are a bit samey and uninspired in places and the band still feel like they're finding their voice, but it's so nearly there at this stage

Not a big Rolling Stones fan. Paint it Black is great, the rest smacks of songs they've heard and are badly ripping off.

É um álbum legal de se ouvir, bem agradável, me remete muito a viagens de carro, roadtrip style e eu amo quando os álbuns me passam essa vibe (tenho uma playlist só com músicas que me passam esse sentimento), confesso que não é um álbum memorável pra mim e acredito que a própria banda tem álbuns melhores, logo, eu devo não lembrar de ouvir ele, mas enquanto ouço, tenho gostado. Músicas favoritas: Paint it, black; Under my thumb; flight 505

At this time, the Rolling Stones were almost as big as the Beatles, but whereas the Beatles were hitting strides with outstanding albums one after the other, the Stones only had hit singles, while their albums were clearly lacking. That was until this album came out. Although I don't think it could compete with the masterpiece of Rubber Soul, it did establish the Stones as chief songwriters who could come up with more than two good songs at a time. This album definitely marks a shift from their pure blues rock of previous efforts, this time focusing more on a softer pop sound reminiscent of other British Invasion acts at the time. Some show signs of psychedelic pop ("Mother's Little Helper" and "Lady Jane") clearly pressured by the success of Rubber Soul, and would point to where they would take their next two albums. Still, they're heavily rooted in blues and not afraid to show it in these songs. This is one of the most heated debates over whether the US version or UK version is better. The US version has "Paint it Black," one of the best songs in their discography. It also cuts some of the softer tracks, putting more emphasis on the blues-rock elements. It also reorders the tracks, most notably the 11 minute "Going Away" pushed to the back. Honestly I like the UK version better just because I like the softer tracks. But regardless of what version you pick, both has "Under My Thumb," one of my favorite pre-Beggars song. Amazing use of fuzz bass and marimba, I love the solo bridge. Their strongest effort at that point, but still lots of things I'm not a fan of. "Going Home" is a bit boring at times. Not a fan of "Fight 505" or "High and Dry." I complimented the songwriting, but sometimes they repeat a hook in the chorus a hundred times in a song and it's just so annoying, just listen to "Out of Time" or "It's Not Easy." It's most annoying in "Stupid Girl" with the hook but at least there's a lot more to the verses. Also, their production is a bit dated, but I believe they catch up in the next album. Favorite songs: Mother's Little Helper, Lady Jane, Under my Thumb, Out of Time, I am Waiting

It was okay, but I wasn't really into it. Under My Thumb is a pretty song but the lyrics are so misogynistic. Paint It Black was probably my favorite. 2.5

I combined the US and UK versions because the UK version somehow left off Paint It Black which was leaps and bounds ahead of their other writing at this point. The rest of the album, "meh."

The sound is very open and reflects the four track equipment they were using at the time. It's rawness and energy is very appealing. The lyrics on Mothers Little Helper are very apposite.

Klassisk bluesrock, 60’er, fængende, Mick Jagger

Some absolutely killer tracks but still some filler here and there. The band is growing and starting to write truly timeless tunes but it's not quite there yet.

Interesting but not amazing. Surprised to hear the original “out of time” on here, didn’t realise it was the Rolling Stones.

I got the importance of this album for the music industry and, reading the Wikipedia, I also understood the importance of it in Stones' history. Even noting these things, I didn't enjoy too much this album. I like this "blues" side of the band, but a whole album of blues is not what I was expecting from Rolling Stones. For me, it was a very good opportunity to discover some new songs of this great band, even without like the whole album.

The start of something special. Not my favorite stones album

Not their best album. At this stage in their career you can see that the Stones don’t have the songwriting level of the Beatles but there is some good tunes on this one.

It was alright, I just can't get too excited about the stones. Don't know why?

Some great tracks but a whole load more generic ones that aren't

The replacement of Mother's Little Helper with Paint It Black (and removal of a few other tracks) for the US edition raises questions for me about "what is an album?" A bunch of songs thrown together, or a creative work? Do the track listing amendments make it a different album? Anyway, enjoyed listening to the UK edition, but missed Paint It Black.

3.5

3 1/2

Muh stereo mix

Track 01 - 4.25/5 Track 02 - 2.5/5 Track 03 - 2.25/5 Track 04 - 4/5 Track 05 - 3.75/5 Track 06 - 2.75/5 Track 07 - 3.25/5 Track 08 - 3.5/5 Track 09 - 3/5 Track 10 - 2.75/5 Track 11 - 2.5/5 Track 12 - 2.25/5 Track 13 - 3/5 Track 14 - 2.25/5 Overall: 3/5 Album Art: 2.5/5

British version is alright. American version is shorter and has Paint It Black, one of the greatest Stones songs. 6/10

Mother's Little Helper - 5/5 Stupid Girl - 1/5 Very whiplash opening tracks But the rest of the album was too calm for me

listened to this with steven! good times. fun album. don't remember too much, but remember enjoying it but not loving it.

Classic stones, songs like paint it black. Etc. Not quite my favorite music, but has its place

Classic Stones. I enjoyed listening to the album. 3*

Still not really doing anything for me. Songs like Under My Thumb are OK on the other hand, Lady Jane.... Middling rating.

Other than paint it black I'm not a big fan of this album.

The Rolling Stones' fourth UK & sixth US rock album is considered an artistic breakthrough for the band because it's composed of all new compositions and new interesting instruments. The album was immediately popular and is now considered a classic, as well as has been certified platinum. I loved this album of classic rock and will enjoy listening to more music from The Rolling Stones.

Brian Jones is goated.

Some absolute bangers if you are 9 year old me and don't understand the misogynistic lyrics

Wasn't familiar with their earlier stuff. Interesting to hear how it evolved. 3.5/5

As an album opener, it's pretty hard to top Paint it Black. I'm not sure the rest of the album keeps up that level of awesomeness but as an early stones album, you can hear their transition in progress to globe shagging rock icons

This exceeded my expectations. Bluesy and melodic. Apparently The Stones' 'Rubber Soul'. Preferred it to that. Maybe I'll settle the age-old debate through this process. So far: Stones 1-0 Beatles. 3.5/5.

Some big name classics on this, as well as some unfamiliar (to me, being not VERY deeply into the Stones) gems. Also a fair bit of not that inspiring blues/rock retread typical of the times' English rock scene.

A revelation that the stones were this god, but I can't get past the production quality.

Some solid singles. Definitely not the best Rolling Stones album

It was a-ok. There were a few songs to enjoy but mostly filler to me. 3/5

Ok music, bad lyrics.

Easy listening and couple of proper classics.

Much better than I'd expected.

Side 1 Under My Thumb and Mother's Little Helper are fine songs. Technically MLH is an anti-drug song but not on purpose. The Glimmer Twins were writing a song to insult middle aged women and ridicule the older generation's view that pool hall drugs were bad while equally or more addictive drug store drugs were fine. The anti-drug message was completely unintended. I'm sure Stupid Girl would be guaranteed lots of air play if released today lol. Goin Home reflects a desire to make a really long song. They succeeded! Unfortunately, the song is boring. A great thing about seeing bands in concert is that they can elongate a song so their fans hear something "new" when they see the band live. The last 8 minutes should have been saved for their concerts. Side 2 starts solid with lesser known rockers (Flight 505, High and Dry and Out of Time) that display what the Stones do best. When asked to comment on the similarity between the cover of Sgt Peps and Her Majesties Satanic Request, John Lennon said: Yeah whenever we do something new the Stones always do similar things 6 months later. Take it or Leave It is an excellent example of this as it moves away from what the Stones did best (the first 3 songs on the side) to gentler melodies the Beatles were doing. The band seems awkward doing this. The song also incorporates an exotic instrument from the Far East (Brian plays Koto). Hmmm, what other band was incorporating exotic instruments in the six months preceding Aftermath? Hint: The band's name would be an insect's name if you replaced the A with an E. A similar comment could be made about Lady Jane.

This certainly has a twangy 60s feel to it. I like the instrumentation on the hits, Mother's Little Helper and Under My Thumb. Brian Jones added a lot to those, even though he wasn’t around for long after. Many of the other songs, IMO, are not strong compositions. They have a standard country or blues feel like they’re trying to find another hit and the choruses they arrive at don’t deliver. After the second time they hit the chorus on “Going Home” I was ready to skip to the next song and saw that there was still 9 minutes left!

Great band. Must of been hard always being in the Beatles shadow but at least mick wasn’t corrupted by a wailing Japanese psychotic noise box. He sure knows how to point a finger. Probably the best in the finger pointing game and that makes up for being the second best band of the 60’s.

much better than beggars banquet. couple of bangers, then some fairly decent filler. barring the massive hits if you were to play me this album again i would think i'd never heard it before, but it wasn't unpleasant. i quite liked the track at the end where Mick did a shit impression of Jim Morrison. would have been a standout track if mick wasn't waffling repetetive generic sex related stuff over the top.

Stuck this on and settled down to read the Pandora Papers. Top morning. If this album was a politician using an offshore account to buy a property, it'd be Tony Blair. If only it had Paint it Black in it, which Scott thinks it did.

It took me a long time to get into the Stones. Because I'm a Beatles fan and I assumed their peak was at the same time (mid-late 60s). But that's not correct. In fact, if you go year-for-year comparing the two bands, the beatles win all the years. Ha. But that's missing the point (and the peak) of the Stones. I realize that now. When the Beatles were largely floundering as solo project in the early 70s, the Stones were renting French Chateaus and shooting smack while making their best records. Aftermath isn't one of those records. It's one that still features Brian Jones (who cares about that guy?). Which means they're still trying to fit a square peg (blues rock) into a round hole (the desire/market to be psychedelic). All that being said, there are some incredible moments here that rank among the Stones best songs. "Under My Thumb" is so great.

I like the Stones, but not sure I’d ever listened to this album. It’s fun to hear them experiment with some new sounds and instruments - especially in the context of 1966 when this would have seemed a little more “out there” compared to what other bands were doing. Still, it makes the album, as a whole, seem a little disjointed.

A really really good album but I'm partially torn with the cliched lyrics of "Stupid Girl". "clothes she wears, the way she comes her hair."... Then Jagger uses the clothes lyrics again in "Under my Thumb". Stylistically, it seems to jump all over the place as well. "Doncha Bother Me" seems to come out of nowhere.

A bit ... sexist, and but good proto-stones.

Despite the differences between the US and UK version, I got very excited by the tracklist of this album. I listened to the UK version, plus “Paint It, Black” at the beginning. That and “Under My Thumb” are classics. Hilariously, the only other songs that stuck out to me were two featured only on the UK tracklist, so I can’t say definitely which version is better. But this album without Paint It, Black would lose at least half a star. Still consistent Stones sound, though less bluesy than the other albums we’ve heard. I liked this, but didn’t love it. Still waiting for an amazing Stones album to roll me over. Favorite tracks: Paint It Black, Under My Thumb, Out of Time, What to Do. Album art: Both versions are just a band photo, with Keith Richards seemingly wearing the same shirt. I’d give a slight artistic edge to the UK version, since US is just a little distorted and that’s it. But neither is very memorable. 3.5/5

Pretty raw and from the heart. Always surprises me when I'm reminded how similar The Stones are in parts to The Beatles.

UK or US release? If the two were combined in to one album including all the songs it would be a strong 4 or higher. Because the UK version is without "Paint it Black" and the US version is missing a few from the UK version, including "Mother's Little Helper". These are the two standout songs to me. Losing one on each version is killer. The rest of the albums contain many well-known Stones classics. But, because of all the different versions I'm giving it a strong 3/5. It would be a 4/5 with all songs included. I HATE when record companies do this!

Good jams. Lyrics did not age well.

good

I mean FFS It starts with Paint it Black. What a tune. And it's all downhill from there. Under my thumb ain't bad

Couple of classics on there

Return to this one

Not the best Stones album

Solid Stones album.

Not the biggest Rolling Stones fan, and I still haven't been swayed. This album in my opinion was pretty average. Nothing really stood out. 3/5 stars.

Under my thumb is the best jam on this piece.

Bad

That album has interesting tracks, but some are very specific.

The Stones are a mega group I’ve just never been able to get into. This album helps. Nothing on here I really love, and I really don’t like the last track. This will help me like the Stones a bit better. A bit.

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Escuchando de nuevo el disco, siento que envejeció mal. A pesar de tener un par de temas clásicos, lo encontré (muy) simple,

Some classic stuff on this.

Under my thumb!

Some really good songs on this

Good but miles away from great. 3 or 4 really good songs and then a lot of songs that make me wish I was listening to Motown or The Doors instead

Some pretty classic tunes, most of it seemed just OK to me.

Under My Thumb + a bunch of other songs that I won't remember. Kind of a medium-low energy. Sometimes folksy, a bit nostalgic.

Wow, some solid sexism across the board here, but Stupid Girl is incredibly bad haha. I enjoyed Out of Time, which is the only song I really knew here, but I didn’t like the pop sound of this album as much as their harder rock songs.

Pretty solid early Stones showing here. Of course "Paint it Black," and "Under My Thumb," are huge hits, but the rest wasn't just filler. I found myself drifting quite a bit during this album though just because a lot of the Stones blues rock does get a bit samey after awhile.

“Going Home” is my favorite track on the album. I’ve never been a big Stones fan but I see why people like them.

Paint It, Black brings this up to the 3, but otherwise lackluster album.

The first five tracks are some of the most misogynistic around (Lady Jane aside), but at least one of them - Under My Thumb - is a stone cold classic. Bit of a funny album, it feels quite transitional, with a fair bit of filler. However, the edge that Jagger brings means it's superior filler!

Never listened to a whole Rolling Stones album before. I liked it.

Not a bad album, you really hear their blues influence on “Doncha Bother Me”. Also had some of their hits like “Mother’s Little Helper” and the the feminist disliked “Under My Thumb”. Fun fact “Under My Thumb” was the song The Rolling Stones finished up when Meredith Hunter was stabbed by a member of Hell’s Angels acting as security after Hunter pulled a gun during the free Altamont Concert that left him dead in 1969.

I'm not a big rolling stones fan, and this album reinforced that. I like Under my Thumb and Paint it Black, and I appreciate the song writing, but it still just sounds like a garage band that is never quite in sync.

- a very folky Rolling Stones album - lyrics feel kind of scumy and misogynistic - overall decent album, something to put on in the background

Lever listened to this. Wow!

All my stones knowledge comes from greatest hits. Frankly I always thought they were overrated. This album was solid! Paint it black and under my thumb are two favorites. Aside from those two, the only new songs I really liked were stupid girl and I am Waiting. The rest of the album did a great job showing the stones blues roots, and I got a kick out of the slide guitar, but nothing else struck me the same way. This feels like a 3.5 that I’m struggling to round up or down on.

not bad. some good songs

Yep, fine. Fave track - "Paint it Black", by a mile. "Under My Thumb" is a tune too, though...

under my thumb is fantastic, and always will be...but i just don't love the stones. i think it's mick. he's just always felt kinda sleazy to me, ever since i was a kid. i'd probably like them better if i'd been older when i first heard them.

It was fine, I like the Stones, but in my old age have heard enough of them. I did like hearing some songs I have never heard before.

Sólo dos rolonones son las que levantan ese album la neta.

This may be unpopular but this album is far too long. Overindulgent with some solid tracks.

Decent Rock and roll

Eerst nummer heel goed maar de rest van het album wel lekker wegluisterbaar maar niet bijzonder

Pretty good. This is definitely early-on in their career, but it was still enjoyable.

not bad, classic paint it black but not much else

Best song was I am waiting. 5/10 everything else

classic classic rock - 1/2 meh 1/2 not bad

Favourites: under my thumb, out of time.

Det er bare 60'er rock

The album was ok. It has my favorite stomea song, Under My Thumb. I can imagine how divergent it was during its time but it still didn't speak to me.

This was a really tough one for me to rate. This album has some songs that I really like on it, but it also has some that I found pretty boring. The attitude towards women in the album is definitely not great, but I've tried to set that aside when rating other albums. I also feel like this album would sound a lot better if it was recorded today. As it is, it doesn't sound great, but there are later Stones albums that have a lot of similar sounds in them that pop a lot more on the recording. This whole recording sounds flat and muffled, and I don't know how to account for that in my grade. 3/5

Mother's Little Helper is a solid opener, very catchy. Album is pretty samey throughout though. Liked the acoustic tone in Lady Jane a lot. I was surprised at how much of a old-school country vibe some of these tracks have, with harmonica and acoustic guitar only. And at just how "light" early rock was, with a distinct lack of real lead solos. And how short the tracks are!

3 rock albums in a row...The album is fine

Ihan ok rallattelua. Ei vituta muttei myöskään koveta.

A couple classics, the rest were done well enough, just not interesting to me.

Sorry to be Americentric, but the US version, which includes Paint it Black and ditches some of the less creative tracks of this album, is way better and more mature sounding than the UK version. As it is, it feels like they're on the verge of breaking out, but not quite there. Best track: Doncha Bother Me

Tasasen hyvää ja aika moni ennen kuulemattomia biisejä. Näkisin, et tätä varten tää koko homma on

A bit monotonous

1/26 Standout Tracks: Paint It Black, Mother’s Little Helper, Lady Jane, Going Home

tis good not great, Paint it Black is a masterpiece though. 3.5/5

Historically important, but the lyrics didn't do much for me, the songwriting wasn't consistently engaging, and the long jam at the end completely lost me. I found two songs I'll throw on a giant playlist, but I'll likely never play the album again 2 stars

actually liking this more than i thought i would. stupid girl pmo tho. also under my thumb is pmo but i do like how it sounds. going home was awful.

Extremely misogynistic lyrics and shitty vocals. 2/5 at best.

There's really nothing going for this album

Probably overly critical but I didn't enjoy this listen.

Expectation: -> One of the most famous bands of all-time. I like a few of their songs but wouldn't call myself a fan. Nothing but respect for the Stones. After listening: -> Listened to and rated the non-UK version, which had Paint It, Black. I felt that song was head and shoulders above the rest. This is good, not great. The UK version just doesn't impress me much, sorry Stones fans. Track ranking: Jane Thumb Waiting Easy Mother Bother Think Take It 505 Home Time What High Girl

The album does not have their biggest hits and is one of the Rolling Stones' earlier works. I know many of the big songs and "Paint It Black" is great, but I've had a hard time fully enjoying the Stones. For some reason, it has never clicked. Some of the lyrics from this era also may not have aged well, and Jagger has had some allegations that affect the listening experience a bit.

This is clearly the moment the Rolling Stones were ready to become the bad boys compared to the Beatles. They were releasing an album with no covers, pushing their sound forward, and hinting at the counterculture shift that was about to take over the 60s. Too bad the album itself just isn’t that great. First off, there’s the obvious issue: the misogyny. Jagger spends way too much of this album talking down to women, and it gets gross fast. “Under My Thumb” is the obvious offender, but “Think” is pretty rough too, and it definitely doesn’t stop there. Musically, I hear a lot of genres being tossed around, and there are some interesting sounds here and there, but not much really stands out. Of course, “Paint It Black” is the major exception and easily the highlight of the album. Too bad the rest couldn’t match that level. I get what the Stones were trying to do here. They wanted to sound edgier, rougher, and more dangerous than their peers. But for me, Aftermath mostly feels like an important stepping stone rather than a great album on its own.

Aftermath has been a bit of an ambivalent, difficult one for me to peg. “Paint It Black,” normally track 1, is probably my all-time favourite Stones song; but “Stupid Girl,” track 2, is probably my all-time LEAST favourite Stones song, and then the rest are a bunch of mediocrities and mediocrities-plus (I’m somewhat fond of “Lady Jane” and “Under My Thumb,” the latter as flagrant camp.) I tried to trade in my copy of this album recently for a few bucks credit toward I think Doechii or something and they wouldn’t take it—maybe they feel the same about “Stupid Girl” as I do. Anyway, rating-wise Apple Music on me: Their version of this album doesn’t even have “Paint It Black” on there (replaced by “Mother’s Little Helper,” another one of those somewhat-faves), so I can read it based on those preponderant mediocrities plus the sinister “Stupid Girl.”

Didn't like this album. I like a few songs of theirs, but none where on this album. The lyrics of this album were so repetitive. Not for me

Not their best

no fave. another boring album. also, what's with all the misogyny?

I haven't checked all the Stones albums that are on this list but this is one that could be excluded. I'm mortified at my memory of singing Under My Thumb as a kid.

Bo non mi ha convinto fino in fondo

Hm ja ganz nett... Keine Ahnung warum Paint It Black auf der UK Version nicht drauf ist. Der songs ist halt leider 100mal besser und cooler als der Rest des UK Albums...

Typical stones album for me. A few good songs, a bunch of blues and some just dire rubbish

A couple good ones and a bunch of meandering crap. The good news is that at least I only have 3 more Rolling Stones albums to get through.

I'm conflicted. I did not like a lot of this album but there are some truly classic songs on here. 2.5 round down to Two stars.

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Terrible

4eme album des Stones proposé par le générateur. J'ai écouté la version US qui contient 'Paint it Black', morceau que j'apprécie et qui n'est pas dans la version UK. Mais le reste des morceaux n'est pas à la même hauteur, j'ai trouvé le reste des morceaux plutôt ennuyeux (rock / blues très classique). Je n'y reviendrais pas. =>2/5

No really my groove. I might like after a certain age

☆☆ I Am Waiting

My least favourite of the albums so far. I'm not a real fan of the early Rolling Stones and this album in particular didn't do anything for me. I'm sure it is a true classic for some, but for me, I'll be avoiding it.

Idk I guess I don’t fancy this old music vibe, you can hear in the songs quality that they are old.

I don't like the Rolling Stones, most of their songs. There are some I do like. Unfortunately they were not present in this album. It started out okay, but the more I listened, the more it felt like torture listening this album during a heatwave. Going home was a song that stood out for me, mostly because I couldn't stop thinking about what kinds of drugs Mick was using while singing this, just listen to the end of the song. I will never listen to this album again. I just found out I listened to the UK version and I missed Paint it Black. That song is okay. Still giving a 2.

A few good songs and a BUNCH of filler.

Listening session: june 15th, while eating dinner Listened to before: no Thoughts: I know it’s the Rolling Stones, but I’ve never been a fan of them, and this is not even their best work so I found this album annoying Favourite tracks: Take It Or Leave It & Lady Jane

So at first it was full of sexist musical tropes of this era. Mother's little pill, oh women can't handle stress so now they are taking drugs, Under my Thumb while a classic song its really a WTF moment, and Stupid Girl MIGHT have a valid point but my from my perspective when most guys are complaining like this the woman is not stupid, they are! Then we moved into Going Home and I have no idea why that needed to be 11 minutes other than they thought they were cool enough people would just want to hear a mediocre song that went nowhere. After listening farther I think it was to try and make us appreciate the slog that came next (snooze...) I don't hate the Rolling Stones, but also I don't love them. If this is all they made I would not be listening to them anymore.

Måske den har ramt mig på en dårlig dag. Jeg synes godt nok at det var et langt album at komme igennem.

Yeah this was a pretty flat and forgettable album for me. The occasional enjoyable melody is dragged down by Jagger's slur. No big moments or highlights

Die Stones hören auf eine Blues Cover Bamd zu sein und werden kurz eine Beatles Cover Band.

Paint it black auf die 1. Und dann? Kommt lange nix. Bin per se nicht der größte Stones-Freund und hier zeigt sich warum.

I do not understand how anybody can compare the Stones to the Beatles and thinks "they are equally good". They are not. Until today I only knew the hits from the Stones and they are good, but a full album? Awful. (I heard the UK version, so there is not even Paint it Black which would be nice.) 2/5

My first Rolling Stones album. Had it on cassette for some reason, US version. Anyhow, shouts to the short-lived Vietnam tv show Tour of Duty for having "Paint it Black" as the theme song. The rest...

Not really my stile. Some songs were pretty nice but is not something I would listen every day.

I really enjoyed Mother’s Little Helper, the rest of the album did not follow in the same vein. I think they have much better material, unfortunately it was not included on this record.

genuinely couldn't get through it. 2 stars for paint it black

How does the same band write Paint It Black and Stupid Girl. This is a gross gross creepy album that just wasn't very fun to listen to. Would have been one star if it wasn't for paint it black

I would have rated this a 3/5 even tho most of it was boring af, simply because some songs were enjoyable but the misogynie of "under my thumb" and "stupid girl" gave me the ick.

Ok

Hmm. I'm listening to the not UK version. There's some of their classic jams on here (paint it black, under my thumb). I like lady jane. Doncha bother has some fun slide guitar. After that the album just drops off for me. Shocks me it's rated the highest on AOTY.org as imo this doesn't even come close to touching their true classics like let it bleed, exile on main street, and sticky fingers

Gimme this album as an instrumental and it's probably close to a 5. Paint it black and mother's little helper are saving graces

The US version has Paint it, Black. But this is showing the UK version, which starts with Mother's Little Helper instead. “What a drag it is getting old,” eh? More like what a drag it is living with a shitty man and being forced to raise kids. Ultimately a hilarious morality tale to put forth from a band containing Keith Richards. I'd be drugged to the gills too if I had to live the life of a 60s homemaker. I am, admittedly, very firmly on the Beatles side of the Beatles/Stones debate. Not that I don't like some Stones, but… well, this has a lot of pretty terrible songs. “Stupid Girl” suggests that this pretty banal woman is “the worst thing in this world.” Shit like that is why mother is getting her little helper. It's not the only foolishly misogynist song here: Under My Thumb continues the tradition, but at least we can argue that Under My Thumb is coherent and at least has good bones. Stupid Girl is an easy contender for worst songs ever, and certainly would put up a strong fight for “worst second track.” The US version omits four of these tracks before adding PiB, and yet continues to keep Stupid Girl in the second spot. That's the sort of choice that feels like self sabotage. Equally so is the UK version sticking 11 minutes of Going Home in the mix before even getting halfway through (the US wisely sticks this at the end of the album, so you can ignore it). Largely this is an album built around perfunctory blues, and despite their best efforts at the start it's pretty inoffensive. Among the more interesting things here? I'm partial to I Am Waiting, but that's partly due to a Lindsay Buckingham cover. The Stones original doesn't hit the same, but the skeleton is there. Past that, the highlights are the “tell me, whose fault was that, babe?” hook on Think and the arrangement on Lady Jane, and while not particularly memorable, about half of what remains on the US version could have been swapped for UK's “Take It or Leave It” Anyway, though, this is an album which wouldn't inspire anyone to listen to more Stones. It might, might creep to a low or nearly 3 with the US version with Paint It, Black and some trimmed fat, but I think there's just too much filler and too many specifically bad songs here to make it out of the 2* range even then. One iconic song simply isn't enough to justify listening to the whole album… I'd honestly probably appreciate the song LESS having heard the whole thing.

Boring asf

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A ways down my Stones list. The hits are great but nothing else grabs me much. Not better than the worst Beatles record. Girls are stupid to be fair.

I don't care for the Rolling Stones too much, it's a shame they have such a high number of albums on this list.

🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑 (rounded down because #beatmickjaggertodeath) I wouldn't say I'm a Rolling Stones defender but when they hit it, they hit it, and I think that'll be harder to deny on some of the later albums of this list. That said, "Under My Thumb?" "Stupid Girl?" Even if they're supposed to be tongue in cheek... are they funny? Deeply rapey aura radiating off of these second-rate Kinks. Actually, I think this could've been on par with the star higher Kinks album we just heard, as it would suffer from the same "good but forgettable" feeling were it not for, you know, the rapeyness. If I were a truely moral and good person, any rapeyness would result in a reduction to, uh, zero stars, but unfortunately, perverts are allowed to write good music. Cis man opinion out 1: Bad | 2: Okay, No Desire to Revisit | 3: Good, Conditionally (OR Inconsistent Mix of Qualities) | 4: Great (OR Technically amazing but missing the sauce emotionally) | 5: Amazing

I don’t think I can be a woman and rate this higher than a two. Even if the lyrics didn’t suck, it wouldn’t have scored higher than a three.

i was so bored. and why is he calling that girl stupid? >:(

It was aight kinda boring

2.5 Mostly forgettable

The aftermath of listening to this album had me rolling in fields of sheep, gently brushing the pastures, looking at the sunshine beaming over the hill. I then encountered a mystical creature which spoke in alarm sounds, then realising I slept into the next day.

The Rolling Stones really aren’t my cup of tea and it all sounds a bit samey. Won’t be relistening

Trying to listen to white, British, kids try and play soulful Rock 'n' Roll, or black-American Blues, is offensive to my ears. The main offender, 'Going Home' is like a high-school project gone wrong - painful. You can really tell this was their first album. I understand you have to start somewhere, but blimey. 2 stars for trying something new, I guess.

Hovered between a two and a three, waiting out all that misogyny and all those self-evidently pre-classic Stones workouts to see if Paint It Black (about as good as '60s rock-and-roll got, surely) might tilt me towards the three once it finally showed up. Reader, show up it did not (damned UK edition). Two it is.

it aight

No mi rollo

[Sitar intro] Jagger: You’re so dumb and ugly ☹️ [basic boogie woogie beat] [funky guitar riff] Jagger: But I’m gonna have sex with you anyway 😏 [harmonica] Jagger: Whether you want me to or not 😎 [guitar solo that’s just the riff from before repeated over and over again] Jagger: SHOO BEE DOO BEE TA LA LA [10x times until fade out]

misogynistic af

Lowkey pedestrian.

The Rolling Stones—the world's most successful and arguably most overrated rock band. I'm sorry, but I've never liked them. *Aftermath* was recorded during the Brian Jones era—the period of the band's history that appeals to me the most. Two songs on this album really struck a chord with me: "Lady Jane" and "Paint It Black." They are quite different from one another, yet both are truly excellent in their own way. I can also appreciate "Out of Time," but the rest of the album either leaves me completely cold or is downright annoying. I’m not really a "blues" fan, either, and I’ve always found that particular incarnation of the Stones absolutely repulsive. So, I’ll give the band two stars for those two genuinely good songs—plus another half-star, ideally, though that’s not an option here—so, two stars it is.

What are we meant to take away from songs like “under my thumb” and “stupid girl”? Ridiculous misogynistic album & a boring waste of time.

Honestly some of the songs sound like they wouldn’t sound out of place on a spinal tap covers album. The highs on this album are great but the lows really drag it down.

It's just kinda annoying.

Nope

That was funny this really sucked

This is a good album for a new band to listen to before listening to exile on mainstreet… to realize that early albums often kinda suck. This album kinda sucks.

Did US as it was shorter and has paint it black Not as fond of this as their later work, and when you look at what Beatles/Beach Boys were doing in 1966 this clearly pales by comparison, though I appreciate they both lean much more towards pop than Stones

Let’s repeat the same lyrics one more time.

i can see why this is good music but it gets on my nerves very quickly. not for me

Paint it black go brrrrr Stupid girl repetitive Lady Jane repetitive Inder my thumb repetitive Doncha bother me blues go but still repetative Think is ok Flight 505 eh High and dry the It's not easy ok I am waiting eh, long and repetitive Going home stfu about how tight ur girl is

kinda mid had 3 songs i liked lowkey are some creeps stupid girl 😡

Starts off kinda promising but this is just not a very interesting record

It’s been said that the music of today is all chorus no verse, with heavy repetition to accommodate short attention spans. What, then, the hell would you call this?

oops forgot to rate this 2

Not wow’ed. This is my third Rolling Stones album and I’m starting to come to the conclusion that this band just isn’t for me.

After the genius that is Paint It, Black, the rest of the album falls remarkably short to me. There is way too much repetition within the songs and nothing manages to capture the essence of what makes the first song so great. It's like two completely diffferent bands. I didn't find this album enjoyable, especially the final song, 'Going Home'. How long was his commute? 2/5 Paint It, Black 10 Stupid Girl 4 Lady Jane 3 Under My Thumb 5 Doncha Bother Me 4 Think 6 Flight 505 4 High And Dry 3 It's Not Easy 4 I Am Waiting 3 Going Home 2

Paint it Black was good. I'm surprised at how much I didn't enjoy this considering the Rolling Stones.

Even in 66, Jagger's voice was annoying. Due to studio tech, the recording is thin with a notable absense of kick and bass. Apart from Paint It Black - one of the few original tracks they wrote, this is a work of honky tonk Americana with little subtlety or individuality.

Meh

Dawg I just can’t stand Mick Jaggers voice. Nails on a chalkboard.

j'ai trouvé ça chiant #avisdivergent

Not the worst Rolling Stones album I've heard, that's for sure...but still...let me out of this cage, I'm not doing fine, etc. etc.

Best Song: Paint it, black

emm parece q soy hater de la musica, pero q puedo decir... este album puede q me haya parecido hasta peor q el de prince, porq si hay algo peor q un album malo es un album olvidable y aburrido. q el de prince era las dos pero creo q era mas malo q aburrido, entonces siento q le agarre algo de cariño dentro de todo porq habia momentos q me llamaban la atencion o capaz algun tema por ahi q me parecia bueno. este album de los rolinga puede q sea mas bancable y consistente, y supongo q lo q hacen lo hacen bien para ser rock del 66, pero posta casi todos los temas me suenan igual, y tiene pila de temas. tipo los primeros temas yo decia "emm esta bueno me gusta" pero cuando ya iba como por el quinto tema decia "me aburrrooooo". los unicos temas q destaco son "Lady Jane" y "Under My Thumb" q oh sorpresa son los mas conocidos ahrr. creo q mi cabeza esta configurada para disfrutar el mainstream y soy otra oveja del rebaño.... no pero bueno por eso deben ser los mas conocidos esos temas supongo. lei por ahi q este album fue como un breakthru en la discografia de los rolin y q empezaron experimentar con mas instrumentos y eso... pues vaya mierda de brekthru q cojones estaban haciendo antes esta gente entonces. va puede q escuche un poco esa experimentacion e innovacion si, pero como en tres temas nada mas. apartee, comparo lo q sacaron bandas como los beatles (q eran su competencia directa) o los beach boys ese mismo año y no puedo evitar pensar q esta gente se esta quedando atrasss. q ya se q los roling hacen rock y los birels y los bich boys hacen mas pop y eso pero una cosa no quita la otra ahr. asi q ta diria q este album puede q sea hasta mas pesado q el de prince en momentos porq es aburridisimoooo y tambien es innecesariamente largo, corte casi una horaa. estoy seguro q la otra version es mejor asi q no ser tan duros con los rolinss, igual un dos

Oui bon bof… La première est connu, le reste moins et je comprends pourquoi. Par forcément touché par cet album…

Wow I was really excited to hear this album as a whole since I love Paint It Black, but that ol' 60's rock strikes again.... Now there's no particularly bad songs here, but once again the vast majority of it is just background noise that just isn't memorable at all. I'm sure at the time it was probably newer and exciting, but by today's standards it's just meh...

oh dude... I am bored as hell

It's okay, but it didn't catch me. I listened to the UK version and wished I listened to the US version cause 'Paint it Black' is on it.

I too listened to the UK version. Not much that I enjoyed here, but I didn't hate it. When I think of The Rolling Stones I think of excitement, but this was quite boring.

Let It Bleed is when I really start enjoying the Stones, but there are occasional good songs on this one (“Under My Thumb” is great). Overall pretty unexciting for such a great group.

I really don’t like the pre-Mick Taylor era of The Rolling Stones at all because it reeks of chasing trends and has none of what makes them a great band.

i really disliked the first half of the album, i think its awful. but the later half was more tasteful than i expected. never been a big Rolling Stones fan, but whatever

I agree that they belong on this list, but I never was a huge fan of The Rolling Stones. I am going to rate the UK version because this is the one that I have been redirectioned to, so for me it's a 2. If it would have redirectioned me to the US version, which has Paint it Black, it would have been a 3.

Boring

i just can't wait- for this album to be done with! Would I listen again: literally no Deserves to be on this list: enough is enough 1.8

I'm surprised at how bad this Rolling Stones album is. I love the Stones. Outside of Paint It Black (or Mother's Little Helper, unclear what the actual first track is), I'm hard pressed to find an enjoyable song. The mid-back-half filler is the HIGHLIGHT. I've never liked Under My Thumb which is the other big song on here. It's Not Easy and Flight 505 are ok.

Highlights: Out of Time, Paint It Black. Note: the UK edition has three more songs (Out of Time, What To Do and Take It or Leave It) and swaps Paint It Black for Mother's Little Helper. I listened to both. To me, Aftermath is where we hear the Stones build their recognisable sound. They get creative with instruments and they use more of Keith and Mick's songs. Both editions start with a punch to the face: Paint It Black (US) and Mother's Little Helper (UK). The former a theme song for depression. The latter making it very clear that benzo addiction is not confined to the one class. After track one it gets messy. Like the Stones albums that follow, it's not flawless. The tracklist doesn't have a natural flow to it. You have blues rock songs and you have the psychedelic art rock songs. Overall: 4/10

The most overrated band of all time.

Jagger and his oversized rapey mouth can get out of my ears please and thank you. I am tired of hearing music from the 60s and 70s from men belittling women. It makes me sick. 1 star, but an extra star for Paint it Black. Death to harmonicas.

didnt feel the album much, wasnt in the mood i guess

Of course I know "paint it black", it's a classic that I've known all my life. The next song is kind of stupid, petty, and childish. It's just repeating how stupid a girl is over and over and not being clever about it at all. You can write a song about hating someone and it can be good; you can write a song about someone being stupid and it can be good, just not if you're The Rolling Stones. I am recognizing "under my thumb" a little bit which makes me want to give it a like but then it's also making me feel gross. I like "doncha bother me", I like the instrument that makes a sound after some of the lines. I don't think I've ever seen that word, doncha. This whole album kind of just feelings like men hating women. He thinks girls are stupid, should be under his thumb, and should recognize he's always right. They have their bangers, but I'm not the biggest fan of the rolling stones so far. "High and dry" is okay, but there's definitely a better High and Dry by Radiohead! All radio and no head. I want to give this a 2 I think even though it has "Paint it black"

boring

Yet another rolling stones album, and another chance to really highlight that outside of a handful of songs over their career they are a bit crap. Paint it black is a good song, though I've heard it too many times to really care now. Strange how they didn't bother to experiment with their 60s emo style any further, might have been interesting. But nope, back to some really ropey blues rock. We've definitely had a few of these songs on another stones album we've had (I assume an American one), bit of a pisstake for the list. Could this be the last stones album on the list? I really hope so.

Just monotonous. Paint It Black had it on the precipice of being a 3, but the overall weakness of the rest of the album combined with the fact that it wasn't even included on the UK album caused me to settle on a 2.

Everytime I listen to a Stones album I think less of them. Listening to this one, were they the prototype of the modern incel? Track 1 - older women and mothers are drug addicts. Track 2 - young women are vain, mean and stupid. Track 3 - is an engaged dude cheating. Track 4 - OMG, this is a woman abuser who has brainwashed his "girl" to not look at others, only speaks when spoken to, and behaves like a pet dog. And the reviewer comments "casually offensive lyrics"? Shame on the reviewer as much as on Mick and Keith. Musically it's catchy. I see the draw. But this does not age well.

I’ve always thought people could be divided by whether they like the Stones or the Beatles more. I’ve always said Beatles. This doesn’t change that.

Paint it Black and Under My Thumb are classics. The rest of it just felt like generic 60's rock/blues.

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Certainly not the best rolling stones album... Jeez actually sort of bad at times. A couple good songs to hold is up above copping a 1

Fair

Why is this not good at all

Paint It Black is awesome, the rest of this, not so much.

Va fan heter skiten "1001 Albums you must hear before you die" eller heter den "1001 Albums with one good single you must hear before you die" mannen kom igen. Och så slutar albumet med en 11 minuter lång låt som kunde varit 2, jag visste inte att det var från denna låt Metallica fick sin inspiration.

So this record totally makes this list merely for being a foundational blues rock album. Yeah there’s hits, but given the stones other work, what’s the actual point of putting this on here? This is a prime example of why we don’t need to have half of every big bands discography on here. Overall just a boring album, maybe this was also their first record of all originals? Idk. Sure there’s hits all over, but they’ve been played to death. 1966 is stacked and this album doesn’t really push the needle for me.

ZzzZ easiest 2 probably so far. Why, what makes this so worth everyone's time? I am about halfway through this and it is just boring and uninspired I can not believe these guys have so much music. Hot take the stones are like greenday. Good at the start but far far far far far too many records tryna recapture the flame. I can’t do this. Their first original album and it shows paint it black And that’s it so many other debuts are interesting and cool this is sloppy and boring never again almost a 1 but saved by some songs

Under my thumb really sucked the vibes out of this one tbh - T

I don't know if I'll ever come to terms with early Stones material. It all seems bland to me, a whirl of lackluster songwriting and underage grooming. "Paint It, Black" points towards a certain amount of future greatness, "Out Of Time" creates a nostalgic gravitas that I appreciate -- though I prefer the version by Chris Farlowe. Listening to "Under My Thumb" is an uncomfortable task, though, and the closing track on the US version, "Goin' Home", drags on forever without any common sense.

It's fine. Hard to imagine this being subversive but 60 years ago is a long time.

well i got annoyed by the lyrics in some of the early songs but the music itself was pretty boppy, esp paint it black and going home. ngl i didn’t listen to the whole thing cuz of said annoyance. not a bad record necessarily i’m just annoyed lmaoooo.

Paint it Black as an opener… I do like this song. The Rolling Stones were a huge early concert for me in 1987 so they have a soft-spot with me. I don’t love them, but I like them. Stupid Girl is more jammy-early-Stones. Lady Jane… Jagger crooning slow, folky… no. Under My Thumb is another classic Stones, nice. Doncha Bother Me… bluesy with an annoying guitar riff - no. Think is nice. Flight 505 is 60’s Jagger riffing, High & Dry and It’s Not Easy is some bluesy country… not so much. It’s not easy sounds like 60’s progressive rock / of the day unique but a little dated. I am Waiting is weird and I don’t like it. Going Home is an 11-minute jangle that lost me in the first minute… The back half of this album I did not really like at all.

I had a soft spot for early Stones records, but not anymore.

No está mal pero muy sesentoso para mí gusto. No lo volvería a escuchar por gusto.

Just boring other than Paint It Black and Under My Thumb

It's fine. It's nothing special. Minus one point for how gross Stupid Girl and Under My Thumb made me feel. I could really feel the hatred towards women in the song.

I would pay him a therapy if that means that he'll stop writing those lyrics. Also I don't understand why there is normal version of Aftermath, which I listened and have absolute masterpiece called Paint it black, and then there is UK version which is somehow a lot worse that the original and there is not Paint it black. As a music in the backround while i was cleaning pretty good. Going home is so incredibly boring and long I turned it of after three minutes. But still there's paint it black so it won't be 1*.

2/3. Some truly questionable lyricism here; Stupid Girl is terrible, and Under My Thumb is classic misogyny. I didn't realize they were so country/cowboy crazy at this time, but I enjoyed some of it. Paint It Black is a great song and justifies the rest of the album, though I did enjoy parts of the second half. Nonessential, but Paint It Black just carries it.

Not familiar with this album but know the 2 hit songs. The rest are ok. "Going Home" is way too long and I don't care much for the attempts at blues harmonica and guitar integration. Even though they broke out on this record and experimented with different instruments and genres, it's not that interesting. The Stones got too many albums and are overrated. The more I delve into their work, the more I think they just may be a greatest hits collection. It's been a while since we got one from these guys on the list. Better than the last 2 and I understand the impact this had on their careers. Still, I'll take the shorter US version with "Paint It Black." 2.40 stars.

Not their finest

Not the best rolling stones album

Biggest surprise about this album (US version) is how incredibly dated so much of it sounds. Favorite: Paint It Black Would I listen to it again: No

Album Review 069 Aftermath by The Rolling Stones (1966) Rating 2.5/5 There are two versions of Aftermath, the UK release and the US one - I’m going with the UK version here, even though it’s a weaker album (in my opinion) and omits Paint It Black which is arguably the best song across both versions of the record. Aftermath is the first album by the Stones with 100% their own material and their weaknesses and immaturity in their songwriting at this early stage in their career are clear (especially the misogyny of Under My Thumb and Stupid Girl, etc.). Whilst listening, I read a handful of reviews of Aftermath, one of which saying that Jagger/Richards were the cake and Jones was the icing (yeah a poor analogy but work with me here), but for me it’s Jones’ work that provide the highlights with the unorthodox-at-the-time instrumentation and experimentation. The rest of the album is average at best.

Okay im not a big fan of sad boys moaning to the microphone - why more of albums here are in this way

Honestly, musically underwhelming and overlong. Wears its 1960s-era misogyny on its sleeve to a nearly alarming extent. I listened to the original UK tracklist, which is missing the actual smackdown classic “Paint It Black”, but I’m not going to do this all again for a different opening song and tracklist sequencing. I know what that song sounds like and I’ve heard the rest of the album. I am aware of their more interesting music. It’s enough.

eu nu ascult cantecul ala de 11 minute pa. nimic foarte remarcabil, nu m a prins cine stie ce pana acum. imi place chitara de pe primul track

Alright album, sounds like gow I expected Paint It Black was a fun intro, I liked that song for a while now. However, not much else stuck out to me. 4.7/10

One of the earlier stones albums, not.as sufisticated as the big oned later on

Liked a few of the songs, but wasn't interested in continually listening. Kept stopping it for distractions, and then would forget I was even listening to it.

Too old for my taste

I'm not necessarily a Stones hater or anything but this is just not it yet. Maybe I'd give it 3 stars if so many of the lyrics weren't so gross. I mean maybe they're trying to do an ironic commentary thing in at least some cases but it really doesn't land. Even setting that aside—musically it's definitely no Rubber Soul, for all you can tell on certain tracks that they were trying (it really is pretty funny to take a look at the dates on the Wikipedia pages and realize that the guys got into the studio to start recording this like 5 days after that album dropped... like *2 days* after it got released in North America, which is where they were at the time... I recognize that that day was also like 3 days after they wrapped up some touring obligations/finally had a a schedule clear enough for studio time, but like, that chronology is just always going to read as the Stones hearing Rubber Soul, panicking, and booking some emergency sessions to try and push out something that could compete. lmao). It's not bad, on the whole, it's just really not very interesting to me.

Hmm - I Can see where they are headed, but they are not quite there yet. Plus, the lyrics are crazy

Didn’t realize that Meat Puppets song was a cover! Otherwise a pretty arduous album. Stones didn’t become cool until post Brian Jones.

The Stones only figured it out from Let It Bleed, then perfected it on Sticky Fingers, then did the obligatory 60s/70s double album that would have been their best album if it was a single album. That run of 3 is pretty unimpeachable, but it kind is the reason we think of them as the rock and roll force they are in popular culture. The early and mid 60s stones have muted, clean guitars, no debauchery, minimal energy. It all sounds like it's recorded in black and white somehow. Mick was finding a bit of it, but none of the band have any idea of what their iconic roles would be. Where they did get experimental, in Going Home, it didn't exactly sound authentic. Jim Morrison would do scream scatting about stupid nonsense better next year, and he didn't really do that very well. Sticky Fingers and Exile will get a 5, this gets a 2. The only person in the world the likes this over their better stuff is Wes Anderson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rolling Stones still in their boy band phase

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

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

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

this mfer doesn't know how to sing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Great intro, not so great afterwards

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

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

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

meh

Meh, stones nooit echt gesnapt

Don’t love The Rolling Stones for whatever reason

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

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