The Rolling Stones
Out Of Our Heads

THE REVIEW

This album, one of the first from the English rock'n'roll band (released in 1965), shows how in the mid-'60s Mick Jagger & Co. were finding their own style, made of good and healthy rock (a peculiar characteristic of the five British boys) combined with some blues of excellent impact, which will subsequently be abandoned to make way for a more definitive rock'n'roll (except for many indecorous albums released in the '80s, among the worst in their repertoire). All this emerges in this work, lasting just 33 minutes.

With "Mercy Mercy" and "Hitch Hike," both under 3 minutes, we immediately find ourselves facing the greatness of the Jagger character, not a great singer but with an interpretative ability truly among the best. In these early songs, Richards' guitar genius also stands out, capable of delivering unforgettable riffs like the one in the opening part of "The Last Time" or extremely expressive solos as in "Mercy Mercy".
In "Good Times" (just 2 minutes long), the "rolling stones" express themselves in a blues that, as in "Cry To Me," has some sound characteristics that remind us of the rock-blues of The Doors, another great band of that period's scene (mid-'60s). To come to the best track of this album, one has to reach track number 10 to listen to the 2 minutes and a bit more of "Play With Fire," a delightful ballad with a great Mick Jagger and a peculiar base extremely light, with very light contributions from guitar, bass, and cembalo.
This album also includes the classic of all classics titled "Satisfaction," to which any description or commentary would definitely be superfluous.

The band has certainly produced works superior to this one (and that's why I didn't rate it 5/5), but in this half-hour lies music that some artists (especially Italian ones) dream of creating today...