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All rights reserved.It's Only Rock & Roll - Rolling Stones (The) (CD 1994)
| Track Listing 1. If You Can't Rock Me 2. Ain't Too Proud to Beg 3. It's Only Rock 'N Roll (But I Like It) 4. Till the Next Goodbye 5. Time Waits For No One 6. Luxury 7. Dance Little Sister 8. If You Really Want to Be My Friend 9. Short and Curlies 10. Fingerprint File
Album Notes The Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger (vocals, guitar); Keith Richards (vocals, guitar, bass); Mick Taylor (guitar, bass, synthesizer, congas, background vocals); Bill Wyman (synthesizer, bass); Charlie Watts (drums). Additional personnel: Billy Preston (piano, Clavinet); Ian Stewart, Nicky Hopkins (piano); Kenny Jones (drums); Ray Cooper (percussion); Charlie Jolly (tabla); Ed Leach (cowbell); Willy Weeks, Blue Magic (background vocals). Recorded at Musicland Studios, Munchen, Germany. The Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger (vocals, guitar); Mick Taylor (guitar, synthesizer, bass instrument, congas, background vocals); Keith Richards (guitar, bass instrument, background vocals); Bill Wyman (synthesizer, bass instrument); Charlie Watts (drums). Additional personnel: Billy Preston (piano, Clavinet); Ian Stewart, Nicky Hopkins (piano); Ed Leach (cowbells); Charlie Jolly (tabla); Ray Cooper (percussion); Blue Magic (background vocals); Kenny Jones , Willy Weeks. Recording information: Musicland Studios, Munchen, Germany. After years of building off their rhythm and blues credentials, the title IT'S ONLY ROCK & ROLL insinuates a lowbrow rock aesthetic, but on this album the Rolling Stones mixed rock's aggression with an unparalleled appreciation for soul music. From their joyous cover of the Temptations' "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" to "Time Waits For No One," Mick Jagger boldly duplicates the feel of James Brown's early singles. But the band gives their sources a twist, with the heavily funk-based "Fingerprint File" sounding more like Isaac Hayes's "Shaft" than "Satisfaction," and "Dance Little Sister" coming across like a high school R&B band hopped up on adrenaline. This 1974 album also finds the Stones in a state of flux. Unsatisfied by his low place on the totem pole, Mick Taylor's participation is minimal, and the album relies more on Keith's guitar than previous albums. Ronnie Wood's increasing involvement with the band is obvious--the song "It's Only Rock & Roll" started as a demo for Wood's then-in-progress solo album, but became his first contribution to the band. But while IT'S ONLY ROCK & ROLL is a portrait of a band in transition, it still rocks in classic Stones style, and stands with SOME GIRLS as one of the band's best post-EXILE efforts. Editorial Reviews New Musical Express (07/09/1994) | Find errors in the product description? Submit a catalog update request now. | ||||||||||||||||
Reviews  But I Like ItReview created: 11/24/06 by:  The Rolling Stones punch you in the face right off the bat with this album. If You Can't Rock Me, Ain't Too Proud To Beg, and It's Only Rock N' Roll start it off running with tasty guitar licks from Keith Richards and Mick Taylor. Mick Jagger's vocals are in top form. The under-appreciated Charlie Watts also puts on a top performance especially on the goofy beat of the title track. I would think that this would be a hard tune to cover for a drummer. It starts out so goofy on drums (I'm sure intentionally) that I wounder if that was his purpose, to make it hard to copy exactly. Charlie Watts has done this before, adding in goofy fills and off-beats, showing why he's one of the better drummers, even though you don't hear as much about him as a lot of other legendary drummers like John Bonham. After these three opening tracks, they slow it down a bit on Till The Next Goodbye, Time Waits For No One, and Luxury. They speed it back up on Dance Little Sister, which is kind of a generic rocker, but it's also kind of catchy. If You Really Want To Be My Friend is a nice heartfelt ballad that has Mick showing off his emotions. The Stones usually pull off ballads pretty nicely, and this one is no exception. Short and Curlies is next and I think this is one of the highlights of this album. It's got a cool blues and the lyrics make you listen. It starts off "She's Got You By The Balls" and you're hooked into the rest of the song. Fingerprint File finishes the album off with a flangy guitar tune with some cool bass playing by Bill Wyman. It's a cool disco sound that'll have you moving to the music. I enjoy every album that I listen to from the Stones, because I never know what I'm going to hear from them, whether it's listening to them album to album or track to track. They keep changing their genre and they keep you guessing, making them one of the most versatile bands ever. The album as a whole is pretty good. There isn't a bad song on the album. It drags a little in the middle, but it's still very listenable. The best part of the album though is the first three tracks. I love when the Stones decide to come out and punch ya with their hard hitting sound. They start it off with hard hitting rock and roll. And I like it. Review ID: 10000000002381038 Was this review helpful? Report this review Wouls ya think the boy is strange...Review created: 10/23/05 by: This is an excellent album. Other reviews say "good" "a few gems worth unearthing" Huh? Every song is a great Stones song if you are a true fan Review ID: 10000000000037563 Was this review helpful? Report this review   It's Only Rock and Roll...but I just wish it wasn't.Review created: 11/15/04 by: ilash -- a member of Epinions Pros: An enjoyable album from beginning to end with some great songs mixed in. Cons: This is much too straightforward (read: generic) for the band. The Rolling Stones are often confused for a basic, ultra-simplistic rock and roll band by pretty much everyone, from the critics to their detractors to some of their fans. But, as anyone who has heard more than four of their songs should be able to tell you, this is about as far from the truth as the Beatles being called a boy band is - which is to say, it s about as far removed from the truth as is humanly possible. No, the Stones are one of rock and roll s most versatile and experimental outfits as they traversed more genres and sub-styles than anyone this side of the Fab Four and Bowie.... Review ID: 10000000000231819 If The Stones Can't Rock Me...Review created: 04/27/00 by: e_burrell -- a member of Epinions Pros: A few great tunes like <i>Ain't Too Proud To Beg</i> and <i>It's Only Rock 'n Roll</i> Cons: The songs are all way too long, Over-production is sickening at times... where's the dirty sound?! By 1974 The Rolling Stones had almost completely changed their original sound. A few years before, they had reached the peak of their talent (with inspiring albums like Let It Bleed and Exile On Main Street). I'm not sure whether or not founders Mick Jagger and Keith Richards decided to totally abandon their earlier dirty blues sound, but on It's Only Rock 'n Roll they sound like a band at the crossroads. There are a few great tunes on this album but for the most part it's full of schlock mainstream, and the evil glimmer of the darker disco years that were now in the visible future. This... Review ID: 10000000000231820 Epinions.com ratings are not included in the item's average rating. Links in this review may have been removed. |
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