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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Transitional and pivotal, among the best releases in '66, January 3, 2000
Consider where the Stones were up until this point. For the most part, earlier Stones records were 99% derivative of American blues/R&B. Aftermath changed all that. The album includes "Paint it Black" ("Mothers little helper" in the UK - I have both releases), Lady Jane (which is as English as you can possibly get - I'm surprised Masterpiece Theater hasn't discovered it yet), "High and Dry" - a seminal attempt at combining rock and country, the gentle and stirring "I am Waiting", "Under My thumb" - a staple of classic rock, and, of course, the experimental "Going Home", probably one of the longest tracks to be recorded at the time, and still very listenable. Brian Jones' unique thumbprints are all over this album and would never again be so prominent in future Stones albums. Other important artists of the period took note of the fact that you could creatively incorporate other instruments in pop songs besides guitars, bass and drums. The texture of pop music was forever changed because of the innovations brought to bear by the late Brian Jones on Aftermath. Note, the UK version included "Out of Time" and "Take it or leave it". I recommend this CD. This is classic '66 Stones, different from earlier releases and never to repeated in the future.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
This world is full of money grabbers!, November 8, 2001
Aftermath is an essential record for every collector of rock masterpieces. You don't have to be a big Stones fan to pick up a copy of this. There is just one problem with this CD, it's the US version. There ones was a time when record companies thought they were free to change a great work of art for audiences on different sides of the Atlantic. Or maybe they thaught the lyrics of Mothers Little Helper weren't appropriate for the American Market. And it's obviously profittable that the real fans bought two versions of the same album. I would like to think those days are over, but unfortunatly they are not. Abkco still doesn't bring a decent copy of Aftermath on the market. We're waiting for the version that starts with Mothers Little Helper, includes the excellent Out Of Time, Take It Or Leave It and What To Do and has Paint It Black as an extra track.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
My All Time Favorite Stones Album, October 1, 2000
This will always be my album of choice from the Stones. It's not only the best of the Brian Jones period, but superior over all their incarnations. For the first time it was a record written entirely by Jagger and Richard(s) without the inclusion of any blues/r&b/early r n' r cover tunes. It's a great showcase for Keith on guitar; listen closely on headphones for various layered parts, quite intricate. Brian Jones provides the odd instruments like dulcimer and sitar. The band stretches out on "Goin Home", one of the first really long rock tunes (11 + minutes). Their great pop sense is present in "Under My Thumb" alongside the menacing "Paint It Black" and "Dontcha Bother Me" and the scathing "Stupid Girl". Every track is a gem, especially some of the lesser knowns like "Think" and "I Am Waiting" which are hits in my mental jukebox forever. Indescribably essential.This one is always in my top ten all time albums when someone asks me for a list.
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