🎧 The Rolling Stones, "Between the Buttons (UK)". Full disclosure, not a Stones fan. Deep respect, of course, and acknowledgement of their gigantic contribution, but never my cuppa. I think Keef is a shit guitarist, and Mick has zero emotional depth as a singer, but hey he's got moves like...himself. Bill Wyman just plain sucked. Every so often I need to hear or see something to re-educate or remind myself why I hold a particular opinion on it. I never got the Stones.
@MPCavalier I am a Stones fan, but the people who cite "Between The Buttons" as an underrated album are farting into the wind as far as I'm concerned. It's very hard to sit through, they'd taken the pop thing as far as they could one album earlier, and the oft-hated psychedelic album that followed actually felt like a step up from this.
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It was, until a few minutes ago, one of the few Stones albums from before 1980 that i was unfamiliar with. So I figured I'd give it a go. Agreed, Aftermath is a stronger record. I'm listening to the UK versions so all of the "hit singles" are missing. A purer listen, but a more difficult one. Prior to Beggars Banquet, I consider them a singles band. Some good ones in there.