I can’t say I was ever a huge Stones fan. Obviously there are the classic singles we all know but I’ve still never heard a Stones album all the way through. I’m sure there are better places to start, in fact I can name about five of the top of my head.
The blues influence is pretty strong. Making obvious comparisons with The Beatles I think the Stones were a little less concerned with being a successful pop group and would rather play what they liked listening to. The album is a pretty low fidelity recording, but in a way that kind of works in its favour. There’s a very strong live in the studio sound which became something of a rarity from about 1966 onwards. Unfortunately I’m listening on headphones so I’m missing some of that mono punch.
All in all, good understated album. There should be more of them.
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