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It's Only Rock 'N Roll [Original recording reissued] [Original recording remastered]

~ The Rolling Stones
4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Audio CD (15 Aug 1994)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
  • Label: Virgin
  • ASIN: B000000W5H
  • Other Editions: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 57,804 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. If You Can't Rock Me 3:46£0.69
Listen  2. Ain't Too Proud To Beg 3:31£0.69
Listen  3. It's Only Rock'n'Roll (But I Like It) 5:07£0.69
Listen  4. Till The Next Goodbye 4:36£0.69
Listen  5. Time Waits For No One 6:38£0.69
Listen  6. Luxury 5:01£0.69
Listen  7. Dance Little Sister 4:11£0.69
Listen  8. If You Really Want To Be My Friend 6:16£0.69
Listen  9. Short And Curlies 2:43£0.69
Listen10. Fingerprint File 6:33£0.69


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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 boldlyduplicates the feel of James Brown's early singles. But theband 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.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars lf I could stick a pen in my heart..., 15 Dec 2003
I've never understood why the Stones' 1974 offering has been so overlooked by both fans and critics. It is after all not only a far better record than the jaded 'Goat's Head Soup' and the lightweight 'Black n' Blue' that have sandwiched it in time. Of course it is also the final release by what most Stones' fans consider to have been the ultimate Stones line-up.

Mick Taylor's playing on his swansong is magnificent - 'Time waits for no-one' is beautiful and poignant. The Stones rock the room with the outrageous 'If you can't rock me', swagger like a bunch of drunks on 'Its only rock n'roll' and party like only they know how on 'Dance little sister'.

It adheres to the classic Stones album formula with a soul cover 'Ain't too proud to beg', a couple of ballads and closes with a riffing masterpiece 'Fingerprint File'.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Its only rock n' roll and its great!, 28 May 2000
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This record is a fitting successor to 'exile on mainstreet', which was released two years before. The title track is a classic in its own right and there are several strong numbers to support it such as 'luxury', 'time waits for no one' and ' fingerprint file'. Overall this is a welcome addition to the stones' catalogue. oh yeah!
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars I like it too....., 4 Sep 2003
By Docendo Discimus (Vita scholae) - See all my reviews
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The title track off 1974's "It's only Rock 'N Roll" may be the only real classic that this album has produced, but it's far from being the only good song here, and even the "filler" is quite agreeable.

The title song is one of rock's true classics...excellent guitar playing from both Keith Richards and Mick Taylor, and a supremely catchy chorus.
"Dance Little Sister", "If You Can't Rock Me" and "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" are tough and sinewy. "Time Waits For No One" and "If Your Really Want To Be My Friend" are two great rock ballads. "Luxury" is a fine, swinging, Calypso-tinged (!) tune, and the catchy, good-natured boogie of "Short And Curlies" is great fun.

"It's Only Rock 'N Roll" is, in my never appropriate humble opinion, one of the most well-arranged Stones records...it's not overproduced, sticking to a basic, yet muscular sound with lots of great guitar playing, and Nicky Hopkins and Ian Stewart add some excellent piano parts.

Definitely one of the better Stones albums...not quite on par with "Exile" or "Sticky Fingers", perhaps, but "It's Only Rock 'N Roll" is certainly more than worth your while.

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4.0 out of 5 stars And so farewell to the great Mick Taylor
Mick and Keith have always come up with great ideas which have then been rendered special by the contributions of other band members (or guests). Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Down Hill From Here
The last great album from the stones (68 - 74) before the decline through the punk and disco years. They turned from a group into a band when Mick Taylor quit. Read more
Published 15 months ago by S. G. Morris

4.0 out of 5 stars Seems to be a hidden gem in the Stones repertoire
If this had come after Exile On Main Street instead of Goats Head Soup then it would have been far better received. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Adamski

3.0 out of 5 stars Insubstantial Offering From The Stones
'It's Only Rock 'n' Roll' does display some rock 'n' roll vitality which is largely missing from the previous more subdued 'Goats Head Soup' but this hardly results in... Read more
Published on 27 Sep 2006 by Jervis

5.0 out of 5 stars I know, its only rock & roll but I like it...
I would give this 4.5 stars but have rounded up. The last Stones album to feature Mick Taylor and the first one to be produced by Jagger and Richards under their pseudoname... Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2006

5.0 out of 5 stars criminally overlooked
As everyone else has said, this album is so underrated it's a crime. The title track, Ain't Too Proud to Beg, If You Can't Rock Me, and Dance Little Sister all have... Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2006 by S. Roberts

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Just listen to the opening track to undrestand that this is one of their best offerings which is often overlooked.
Be disappointed if you dare!
Published on 7 Sep 2003 by jdr1840

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