England’s Newest Hit Makers

I like the guitar tone in Mona. Overall a decent set of covers, but I remain a Beatles guy rather than a Stones guy. Low three.

Much like Jerry Lee Lewis & Elvis Presley, the cloud of "white man popularising the black man's music" hangs heavy here. Classic rock & roll, albeit distilled.

ho hum. 2.67

Have the Rolling Stones killed.

What's that sound? Why it's the sound of cultural appropriation! I ended up spending some time reading up on the history of The Rolling Stones and basically they ripped off R&B to become one of the biggest bands in the world (although at least they credited their sources, unlike some British acts [cough! Led Zeppelin! cough!]). Let's acknowledge that they end up writing some pretty amazing songs in their own right later on, but this album is mostly covers that don't measure up to the originals (I listened to all the originals, plus a couple of additional versions - for example, their Route 66 is based on the Chuck Berry version (with the Stones speeding it up) and not the original Nat King Cole version). So, what made them so much bigger than the acts they covered? Hmm, I wonder. Very little of this album hints at the Stones' later originality. The only exception is the original "Tell Me (You're Coming Back)" which sounds like The Rolling Stones, even if it's still pretty grounded in 50s rock n' roll stylings. I get that this album is a big deal because it's the Stones' debut, but if this was all they did I'm not sure it would have been on the list - the album is clearly in the list for historical significance, not because of its own quality and originality. I'll give it a 4 to acknowledge its importance, and certainly every track is good, but none of it makes me say that I should be listening to this band instead of the artists they were covering.

Early Stones aint the best Stones. 2/5

It stinks! Plenty of examples of them writing good stuff that’s on the list, so why do we need the boring album fulla cover songs

This is an infuriating experience, although not one where I'm begging for it to end, or checking out halfway through. Instead, it is an album that causes anger due to utter lack of intrigue. Perhaps over across the pond bluesy rock 'n' roll was a novelty, and this made the snarling grip of it finally take hold on the British populous, but from a US state of mind, and for that matter a modern set of ears, this is just dull, repetitive blues rock with nothing there. The same guitar riffs are used two or more times on the album, it never has any variation so that you'll remember the songs, and it almost feels like a science with how generic it is. Perhaps it isn't, and this is utterly shocking for 1964, but I know for a fact that blues was not invented by five British white guys, and there is no reason to check this out if you have any experience with the history of the genre. Even as someone who doesn't like blues, this felt like a lower low for the genre than usual, and the lack of anything original does not help that cause. I'm sure this is interesting to see if you're a Rolling Stones fan, and I know it helped open up some of Europe to blues rock, but sixty years later this is a blemish more than something to present with honor. Best part of the whole thing is the album cover; I'll give them that, Rolling Stones make a good album cover more often than they don't.

Very different to their later work - more blues & soul than rock n roll - but still pretty good. No real hint of the money making juggernaut they would become, and barely any songs they wrote themselves, but evocative of the time and place, and highly enjoyable

Weird. I've had both Banquet and Let it Bleed in recent weeks and this....... well, it's not the same is it. They were clearly an accomplished covers band, but little sign here of the satanic majesty to come.

Fine, but doesn't need to be on the list.

I like the Rolling Stones and personally enjoyed listening to this album, but it shouldn’t on this list, it’s a covers album with no stand out hits,

It’s fine. Too many covers for me to feel it really should be included on this list. But nothing wrong with it.

This album's success is entirely underwriten by the black artisits that contributed the original songs for the Stones to then cover. It has arguably 3 songs writtn by the Stones, and so its pretty damn disengenious to call this a product of them, let alone to call them England's Newest Hit Makers. I think this is one of the few albums on this list to actually make me mad.

Not a terrible blues album, not my thing

Vind de Stones altijd wel leuk. Dus ook leuk om dit eens te horen. Ben ik echt onder de indruk? Nee. Het klinkt allemaal wat ouderwets Amerikaans. Het mist nog wat kracht.

Today's record is the debut studio album by The Rolling Stones. I don't know any of the songs on this record (at least their versions anyways, with most of them being covers of old blues/R&B hits).

Even though this is an album of 95% blues covers, The Rolling Stones were instrumental in introducing this blues music to a younger audience. These guys had the "cool rock star" appearance, and were only ~21 years old during the recording of this album. The Beatles had the appearance of preppy school boys, whereas the Stone's looked like a biker gang. Many of the kids that were listening to these guys in their formative years had never heard of blues music before, and were looking to rebel against their parents neat, clean cut, acoustic music of the 50's. From here, it caused a chain reaction, which resulted in so many acts to come such as: The Allman Brothers Band, The Kinks, and Aerosmith to name a few.

Overall, maybe not an amazing debut album as far as creativity is concerned, but absolutely important as the beginnings of something huge to come.

Favourite songs: Carol, I Just Want To Make Love To You, Walking the Dog, Route 66, You Can Make It If You Try

Least favourite song: Honest I Do

4/5

pedras rolantes

Really enjoyed the cover of Mona. The rest was forgettable. At least, I hope I'll be able to forget it.

Bara covers? Men ändå härligt!

Heartfelt covers and all, but the most promising thing here is the Jagger/Richards original "Tell Me." Almost sounds like it could be an outtake from "Aftermath" or "Between The Buttons."