Tracks:
1. Let's Spend the Night Together: 7/10 for a fairly straightforward love song, this is absurdly intense, but these flaws in tone don't extend to the quality of the vocals or the tune.
2. Yesterday's Papers: 8/10 an interesting mix of instruments and good message make this a very enjoyable song.
3. Ruby Tuesday: 9/10 here the Stones calm down a bit and deliver one of their best songs, containing a central character fascinating and developed enough to carry a feature film.
4. Connection: 8/10 this contains familiar material but it's carried by a great tune.
5. She Smiled Sweetly: 8/10 despite its restrained nature, this one is unexpectedly touching and is a break from all the angry rebellion The Rolling Stones normally display.
6. Cool, Calm and Collected: 7/10 this one is very well composed, but the unique choice of instruments is the main interesting thing in this formulaic song.
7. All Sold Out: 8/10 this one is good. It's pretty satisfying although The Rolling Stones still aren't The Beatles.
8. My Obsession: 8/10 this one has quite a bit of sting even if it's occasionally confusing.
9. Who's Been Sleeping Here?: 8/10 ditto.
10. Complicated: 8/10 backed by a great tune, this one is an album standout even though it doesn't break any new ground.
11. Miss Amanda Jones: 7/10 this one can be summarized as an energetic instrumental compensating for weak material.
12. Something Happened to Me Yesterday: 8/10 still confusing, but this time perhaps that was the point. An absolutely solid album closer and really quite enjoyable.
Best song: Ruby Tuesday
Worst song: Cool, Calm and Collected
Summary: This is a solid album overall. I'm not the biggest Rolling Stones fan but they're still a talented band with plenty of style and raw energy. This certainly isn't short on energy and effort, and the songs here are pretty consistent. Most of the songs won't go down in history, but overall this is a thoroughly acceptable record and an improvement on Aftermath.
Final rating: 8/10
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