Aftermath The Rolling Stones Artist

{|The Rolling Stones|} finally delivered a set of all-original material with this LP, which also did much to define the group as the bad boys of {|rock & roll|} with their sneering attitude toward the world in general and the female sex in particular... Read more

{|The Rolling Stones|} finally delivered a set of all-original material with this LP, which also did much to define the group as the bad boys of {|rock & roll|} with their sneering attitude toward the world in general and the female sex in particular. The borderline misogyny could get a bit juvenile in tunes like {|Stupid Girl.|} But on the other hand the group began incorporating the influences of {|psychedelia|} and {|Dylan|} into their material with classics like {|Paint It Black,|} an eerily insistent number one hit graced by some of the best use of sitar (played by {|Brian Jones|}) on a {|rock|} record. Other classics included the jazzy {|Under My Thumb,|} where {|Jones|} added exotic accents with his vibes, and the delicate Elizabethan {|ballad|} {|Lady Jane,|} where dulcimer can be heard. Some of the material is fairly ho-hum, to be honest, as {|Mick Jagger|} and {|Keith Richards|} were still prone to inconsistent songwriting; {|Goin' Home,|} an 11-minute {|blues|} jam, was remarkable more for its barrier-crashing length than its content. Look out for an obscure gem, however, in the brooding, meditative {|I Am Waiting.|} ~ Richie Unterberger Less