Title: Dark Classic
Product review: "Aftermath" is aptly named. After the initial surge of excitement, culminating in the hedonistic "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", the Stones embarked upon a more adventurous, if slightly erratic, musical path, commencing with this album.The album includes two of their hit tunes (Lady Jane and Mother's Little Helper), but its best track is "Out Of Time", a derisive rejection of anything not "in". "What To Do" veers away from the band's blues roots by cheekily blending Beachboy-style harmonies with a country-flavoured rhythm, while "Under My Thumb" goes for the jugular in its dark portrayal of sexual politics.The band's blues roots were still evident on "Goin' Home", an extended jam, a form becoming increasingly popular with "progressive" Rock groups.While "Aftermath's" bitter aftertaste may require several plays to be fully appreciated, the Stones' canon of 60s music would be of infinitely lesser value without it.
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