Rolling Stones, The Rolling Stones - 12 X 5
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Free Music Notes for 12 X 5
Free Music Review: Otro buen álbum de la primera etapa Stones
Hit: 3 Stars
Los 6 meses que separan los dos primeros discos de los Stones parecen muy poco tiempo como para notar cambios. Sin embrago, y demostrando lo rápido que evolucionaba el rock en esos días, las diferencias son aparentes. El sucio r&b y rock and roll que tan bien desarrollaron en su debut sigue presente, aunque su influencia ya no es tan pronunciada. Hay mayor presencia de sonoridades acústicas y una tendencia hacia el soul, y lo más importante, el dúo Jagger/Richars aporta cuatro composiciones, las que, exceptuando Empty Heart, todavía no están para emocionar a sus seguidores, pero al menos se atreven a hacer cosas propias.Con 2 singles exitosos de respaldo (Time is on my Side y It's All Over Now), el álbum llegó al tercer puesto en EE.UU. y es un logrado esfuerzo en un período en que los L.P. no se tomaban muy en serio. Dentro de los covers, las salvajes tomas de Suzie Q y Around and Around dejan ver a un grupo cómodo haciendo su especialidad. No está entre las mejores obras de su primera etapa, ni tampoco es probable que alguien se haga fan del grupo gracias a él, pero aún así 12x5 es media hora de entretenida y bien hecha música, suficiente para 1964.
Free Music Review: Around and Around!!!!!!!!!!!
Hit: 4 Stars
With the first track, I was sure this was going to be a great album. Around and Around is so fun, rockin, and happy. And with the up coming songs, I was feeling The Stones. Especially when I got to Time Is On My Side and then the outstanding Its All Over NOw. Unlike most people, I didn't just get the cd to replace my record, I'm a new Stones fan. And I must say I like 1960's/Brian Jones Stones. With that said, side two, is a little worse. By Susie Q, I wasn't feeling them, but this was a good album!!!!!!!!Free Music Review: ***** (Best Rolling Stones are with Brian Jones, Mate!)
Hit: 5 Stars
Well, that sounds good to say, I am not adamanant about this, however, there is a great quaintness to early Rolling Stones: Even this, being pre-Satisfaction, pre-Off of my Cloud Stones: the more blues oriented band, the band started by Brian Jones; Muddy Waters/Lightin Hopkins Chi-Town Blues based sound; and Chuck too.
Around and Around, great version, Stones do it the Animals did; Love you live has a great version, Chuck Berry knew R N R. "When the police came those doors flew back, but they kept on a-Rockin' goin' round and round", this song, Stones did on TV, maybe Ed Sullivan or Shindig, even.
Confessin the Blues, ain't no one better, than Mick at such covers,
Empty heart; oh yes, the boys start to write their own songs, no pussy footing here; great guitar work, classic Stones, the much dissed release, Metamorphosis, has that "Don't you lie to me", with those excellent rocking guitars, I find similar.
Time is on my side, great, this is the organ based version as opposed to the subsequent hit single soon after, with the opening well-known blues chords, slightly different version. (I hope I have this straight, on re-edit).
Good Times Bad Times, on High Tide and Green Grass as a hit, another one of the Stones songs, like Play with fire one may not know of that well; nice harmonica, bluesy feel, smooth as silk. Maybe here, is where they started using slide guitar, or if not would have benefitted from it; but doesn't need anything more to begin with.
It's all over now, this song, Not fade away, as well, as other bands contributions like Them's Gloria did much for the later Rock;
2120 South Michigan, Hey, is this street in Chicago? It's a gem. This is where the boys roots are from, musically that is, this is an instrumental, kind of neat, like the early Beatles instrumentals you can find, what is it called, "Shadow" or similar.
They were in Chicago, Chess Studios, even saw their idols, involved moving gear around; they did not suspect.
Congratulations; well, its a good song, and probably real good for '65; has Stones trademark now sound, songwriting beginning to evolve; Bluesy too. "Remember the first time you tried to do it to me, my love won't stop just wait and see.. congradulations, you broke another heart, you've torn it apart." Sounds like our guys way back then, huh?
If you need me, Otis Redding right? Mick again, is way on top of things on this one, excellent.
Susie-Q; even I knew Creedence's version over this, but the boys do allright again; a partner to Walkin' the Dog on another wax release.
Free Music Review: 2nd Gear
Hit: 4 Stars
Between January 28, 1963 and December 8, 1965 The Rolling Stones recorded around 150 songs, amazing for the time, unheard of today. This unbridled fertility had it's ups and downs as is witnessed by "12 X 5". Kicking off with the Chuck Berry stalwart "Around And Around", recorded on the hallowed ground of Chess Studios, we are treated to a band whose confidence level is surging. Half of the twelve songs on "12 X 5" were recorded at Chess Studios the others being: "Confessin' The Blues", "Empty Heart", "It's All Over Now", "2120 South Michigan Avenue", and "If You Need Me". These Chess Recordings comprise most of the strongest material on "12 X 5" leaving much of the remainder of the album (recorded at Regent, IBC, London) to sound weak and unfocused. Back to the good stuff, "Confessin' The Blues" a blues standard of sorts, continues to blow me away some 30 years after first hearing it. The band is at full nick on this recording with Mick singing some of his best blues, Keith's guitar is searing, Brian's harp playing is unmatched, and the Charlie & Bill's rhythm section is air tight. "Empty Heart" (a band compostion) is a rollicking soul number in which you can feel the inspiration flowing from the walls of Chess Studios. What else can be said about "Time Is On My Side"? One of the two good songs on the album recorded in London it stands in grandeur as the first Stones' classic. "Good Times, Bad Times" (Jagger/Richards)the other good song recorded in London is a semi-acoustic slow blues that simmers throughout, and is aided and abetted by some more of Brian's great harp playing. "It's All Over Now" with it's thundering openning riff and great guitar interplay between Messrs. Jones and Richards was the second classic to come out of "12 X 5".
Side two starts with an interesting instrumental entitled "2120 South Michigan Avenue" (the then address of Chess Records). Alas we run into into some quicksand, "Under The Boardwalk", "Congratulations", and "Grown Up All Wrong" would have all been great on a "rarities" album, however here the don't stand up to what we've heard on side 1 (however Brian's slide work on "Grown Up.." is killer). "If You Need Me" the Wilson Pickett song is another great soul burner, and again benefits from having been recorded at Chess. "Susie Q" rocks out and closes an album that is a near miss, but a must have.
The Rolling Stones recorded a total of 25 songs at Chess Studios on between 1964 and 1965 six of which have never been officially released. Hopefully ABKCO will continue to revive the Stones recordings it owns the rights to and release a "Rolling Stones: Chess Sessions" CD.
Free Music Review: Who Do We Think We Are defeats12 X 5!
Hit: 2 Stars
12 x 5 is the Rolling Stones 2nd album, released back in late `64. You get their interpretation of bluesy and rock classics, plus a few originals. Now this was never my favorite Stones album, but I had to get it so I could complete my collection that goes up till "Sticky Fingers". I never could get into "Exile on Main Street" or anything after that. The songs from 12 x 5 that still hold up in my opinion are: Around & Around, Confessin` The Blues, Time Is On My Side, Good Times, Bad Times, It`s All Over Now.
After this, I think the album totally falls apart.
But lately, I've been listening to Deep Purple's 1973 album "Who Do We Think We Are"
and perhaps that's just not fair to the Stones'12 x 5 album. For the hard core Stones fan only.