from Silver
Polydor/Universal Music Group 2701559
Argentina
04 May 2009
Artwork By [Album Design, Painting] - Guy Peelaert
Bass, Synthesizer - Bill Wyman
Drums - Charlie Watts
Engineer [Assistant] - Howard Kilgour , Mac 'Munich'* , Rod Thear , Tapani Tapanainen
Engineer [Overdub] - George Chkiantz
Engineer [Recording] - Andy Johns , Keith Harwood
Guitar, Vocals, Bass - Keith Richards
Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer, Congas, Bass - Mick Taylor
Mastered By - Stephen Marcussen , Stewart Whitmore
Mixed By [Engineer] - Keith Harwood (tracks: 1 to 9)
Percussion - Ray Cooper
Vocals, Guitar - Mick Jagger
Written-By - Mick Jagger and Keith Richards* (tracks: 1, 3 to 10)
Original LP released in 1974.
Mastered at Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CA.
Billy Preston by courtesy of A&M Records.
Blue Magic by courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation.
It’s Only Rock 'n Roll- After a decade of albums, the Stones fully realized their true unique sound on the ten tracks found here. Though many songs of the past were fitting examples of the “Stones' sound", this collection as a whole is a document to their completed evolution from pop stars to rock martyrs. Mick Taylor indeed (as he would later put it) became the only Rolling Stone guitarist to leave the group alive, but not before Ron Wood unofficially replaced him months earlier - check the album’s liner notes for mention of the future Rolling Stones member. If You Can’t Rock Me is a Brown Sugar / I’m Going Down hybrid whose pounding drums and heavy guitars are matched expertly by Jagger’s lusty vocals. The title track provided one of the finest five-plus minutes in rock history, and it is comforted by a series of strong contenders for the album’s highlight. That’s David Bowie singing backing vocals on the excellent Time Waits for No One.
1974's "It's Only Rock N' Roll" was guitarist Mick Taylor's swan song with the Rolling Stones,and contains a more direct, energetic set of songs than its predecessor "Goats Head Soup", such as the title track,"If You Can't Rock Me","Dance Little Sister", and the cover of the Temptations "Ain't Too Proud To Beg". "Time Waits For No One" is worth the price for this trip. So is the remastering on this edition-this underrated gem no longer sounds muddy and with potato sacks covering the speakers, it now sounds crisp, in-your-face, crystal-clear, the way rock n' roll supposed to sound. Sure the packaging is the same as the Virgin, but Rolling Stones fans shouldn't hesitate to pick this reasonably priced reissue and throw the previous ones to the dogs!