12 X 5
Abkco - Abkco
The Rolling Stones
Release date: 2002-09-03
Audio CD
Blues-Rock, British Blues, British Invasion, Hard Rock, Pop, Pop/Rock Music, Rock, Rock & Roll, Rock/Pop
1. Around and Around
2. Confessin' the Blues
3. Empty Heart
4. Time Is on My Side
5. Good Times Bad Times
6. It's All over Now
7. 2120 South Michigan Avenue
8. Under the Boardwalk
9. Congratulations
10. Grown up Wrong
11. If You Need Me
12. Susie-Q
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12 X 5
Date undefined12 X 5 was a classic Rolling Stones album. Many of the songs are covers, but there are also some of the earliest of their own compositions (for those who are not Rolling Stones' veterans, songs credited to Nanker Phelge are actually by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards).
The CD opens with a fine cover of Chuck Berry's "Around and Around" and closes with the classic "Susie Q," well sung by the way.
Let's sample some of the works.
"Around and Around." This is credible Chuck Berry (I never thought, for instance, that the Beatles, as talented as they were, could quite manage the essence of Berry's works). There is nice guitar work and great thumping piano playing.
"Time Is on My Side." Another cover and another classic. The Stones made this their own song. The rhythm section lays down a good base for the rest of the band. Even at his young age, Jagger had the ability to get into a song and make it mean something.
"Good Times, Bad Times." The Rolling Stones have had a solid blues sensibility since their earliest works. This song is their own blues piece (a Jagger-Richards composition). A fine piece of blues. Great harmonica work and solid guitar work. The opening lines:
"There've been good times,
There've been bad times.
I had my share of hard times, too."
"Under the Boardwalk." I still find it hard to think of the Stones playing this summertime song! But they do it well and make this fun. Then, the CD closes out with a cool version of "Susie Q." Nice guitar work again.
Anyhow, if you want a flavor of the early Rolling Stones, you can't do much better than this. I hadn't listened to this album for eons, and it's still fresh and even interesting to listen to.
12 X 5
Date undefinedSome of the younger Stones fans may not be aware that the Rolling Stones started out as a blues band. This album is very early Stones (1964), and in my opinion, in addition to Let It Bleed, it is one of the best albums they have ever done. Some songs rock, some are bluesy (?), and some are familiar, but all are great. I highly recommend this CD to anyone who is interested in the Rollings Stones roots or who just loves to listen to something different.
12 X 5
Date undefinedeach song sounds clean; really fresh. their version of under the boardwalk sounds better than the original.
