Aftermath
by The Rolling Stones

From Decurso TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/28/2014 01:51 | #115505 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

My rating and comment are for the US version. It's a nice showcase for Jagger and Richards as songwriters. It starts incredibly strong with Paint it Black....and all-time great song. Stupid Girl is one of my favourite lesser known Stones songs and Lady Jane and Under My Thumb are great as well. However...I'm Going Home is just interminable and makes the whole thing wear a bit thin by the end.

Under-appreciated classic. It's been overshadowed by Beggar's Banquet, Let it Bleed, Sticky Fingers, and Exile, but I'd take Aftermath over any of them except Let it Bleed. Highly focused, consistent record, each song is extremely satisfying, adding up to a rich experience over the course of the record's 50 minutes. It's shocking to hear so many great songs in one original record. Mother's Little Helper is a landmark. Lady Jane is lovely. Under My Thumb is truly creepy and claustrophobic. The Stones allow themselves to stretch out on Goin Home to wonderful effect. Here their sound is reminiscent of upcoming Stooges classics. I could go through the rest of the tracks, but it's enough to say that they are all instantly memorable, finely crafted songs.

From Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/13/2018 10:26 | #218144 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

Aftermath famous for being famous without actually being any good and here's why

(1) It's by the Rolling Stones , British album number 4
(2) It is one of the earliest albums to eclipse the 50 minute mark
(3) "Goin Home" is one of the earliest rock songs to eclipse the 10 minute mark , but its completely boring
(4) The Stones were widely criticised for the albums misogynous content e.g "Mother's Little Helper" , "Stupid Girl " and "Under My Thumb"
(5) The shear number of tracks which quite frankly are poor , which is every song bar: "Under My Thumb" (not withstanding misogynous lyrics) , "It's Not Easy" and the Beatle-esque "What To Do "

Woof !

30 Over Rated Marks Out Of 100

The first true stones classic and the first with all tracks credited to Jagger-Richard. The first four songs are amongst the band's best with mother's little helper, stupid girl, the stunning lady Jane and the grooving under my thumb. Mention must also go to out of time. The rest is also good, including, I am waiting and take it or leave it. Goin' home is a blues that turns into an improvised jam which is a little overlong and really the only complaint. A great record and the first of six essential rolling stones albums.

From junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/23/2012 01:48 | #45052 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

Blast the difference between UK and US versions... It means either way, you're missing good music. I guess that's why they made Flowers. Anyway, this is the first really interesting Stones album - previous efforts had been strong, but were simple blues-rock. By this point, they were branching out. Paint it Black is fantastic, but don't overlook Under My Thumb or Dontcha Bother Me.