00individual continues with his tribute to Charlie Watts with two releases showcasing the Stones first full album with no cover songs, all originals; AFTERMATH – and – Watts’ prominent drums featured on the rockin’ BETWEEN THE BUTTONS.
“The Aftermath” – copyright 2012 00individual TLL
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the ROLLING STONES – AFTERMATH – June 20. 1966
00 LOVES THE STONES!
Always have, always will – and what’s not to love? They truly are the World’s Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Band with no one else coming even close – history has proven this.
00’s first Stones LP was “the Rolling Stones Now!” – he played that an obscene amount of times but when Aftermath was released he felt that they had really come into their own – no covers – all originals and while he really liked “Between the Buttons” (regardless of the Stones own disdain for it) Aftermath placed them on par with the Beatles as far as originality regarding the Jagger-Richards vs. Lennon-McCartney song writer teams.
Aftermath, the U.S. release, contained instant classics as well as songs that became classic upon repeated listenings. Side one, tracks one through four are well known, but “Doncha Bother Me” and “Think” had irresistible hooks that equaled them.
“Flight 505” and “High and Dry” foreshadowed the Stones future affinity with country blues and “It’s Not Easy” would’ve fit nicely on “Between the Buttons”. “I Am Waiting” is a beautiful composition and a companion piece to “Lady Jane”.
But to have “Going Home” as the album ender was perfect and it was a total fave as 00’s a sucker for extended tracks and the Stones pulled this off masterfully. Its groove and the way it chugged along just made 00 want to listen to the whole LP all over again – which he did – many times.
Rock ‘n’ Roll is so much more than a song or even an attitude, it’s a way of life – and it’s the Spirit that matters, Man, the Spirit of Rock ‘n’ Roll – and the Stones are just that.
AFTERMATH – FULL ALBUM:
1. Paint It, Black 3:22, 2. Stupid Girl 2:56, 3. Lady Jane 3:08, 4. Under My Thumb 3:41
5. Doncha Bother Me 2:41, 6. Think 3:09, 7. Flight 505 3:27, 8. High And Dry 3:08
9. It’s Not Easy 2:56, 10. I Am Waiting 3:11, 11. Going Home 11:13
Here’s another historic and classic element of 1966
Charlie Watts wears the Between the Buttons on his jacket – seen enlarged below.
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The ROLLING STONES – BETWEEN THE BUTTONS – Decca – January 20, 1967
By the time 1967 arrived the British Invasion had peaked – although the Brit allure was still strong, the times moved fast, and other genres were too hot to ignore: Hard Rock, Hard Rock Blues, and Psychedelic Rock were on the rise. That said, there were still a few more British album releases by groups with that hard-to-define element that made the whole British scene so cool.
Before The Rolling Stones paid tribute to Their Majesty they sealed the Pop/Rock ‘60s deal with an absolute gem of an album, Between The Buttons; a perfect mix of Pop, Rock, Power Pop, Ballads, and Psychedelia.
00individual is a devoted Stones fan and lived life from Now! to Exile religiously and BTB has always been a fave and is as solid an era album, track for track, as their future masterpieces Bleed and Sticky. This was their swansong as R’n’B Hit-makers before their full immersion as the World’s Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Band with the gritty Classic Rock of Beggars Banquet. Let it be known that Charlie Watts gets a workout on this album – he is the undisputed driver of BTB.
Side one of kicks off with a typical Stones rocker, Yesterday’s Papers 2:04, then really picks up steam with My Obsession 3:17, and nestles into the melancholy magic of Back Street Girl 3:27, Connection 2:08 returns to the rock of Obsession and segues into the frenetic She Smiled Sweetly 2:44, which builds to even more frenzy with Cool, Calm & Collected 4:17. Side two continues the Watts Workout with All Sold Out 2:17, then the psychedelically-tinged Please Go Home 3:17, Jagger’s accusatory Who’s Been Sleeping Here? 3:55, Watts still at it – and, its all about chicks, Man Complicated 3:15, then the truly whacked climax of Miss Amanda Jones 2:48, and after all of that, Rockers get to bathe in the afterglow of the fun stoned classic Something Happened to Me Yesterday 4:55 which finishes the album acknowledging their shift in consciousness – or altered states of mind – through experimenting with Marijuana and psychedelics – as their next release would clearly reveal.
The U.S. “BTB” February release had the hits Let’s Spend The Night Together and Ruby Tuesday minus the “Flowers” album’s Backstreet Girl and Please Go Home.
“Well, thank you very much and now I think it’s time for us all to go.
So from all of us to all of you not forgetting the boys in the band
And our producer, Reg Thorpe, we’d like to say “God Bless”
So, if you’re out tonight, don’t forget, if you’re on your bike, wear white
Ev’ning all.”,
00INDIVIDUAL 