Out of Our Heads (1965)
1.Mercy, Mercy
2.Hitch Hike
3.The Last Time
4.That's How Strong My Love Is
5.Good Times
6.I'm All Right
7.(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
8.Cry To Man
9.The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man
10.Playing with Fire
11.The Spider and the Fly
12.One More Try
 
Out of Our Heads really isn't that much
of a change from anything else the group had done at this point in their
career. The formula seemed pretty consistent - get a new album out every
few months (in this case, 4) put 12 songs on the disc, cover some early
rock/blues tunes and throw in a few originals. Being who they were,
this formula never became tiresome. They were truly a great rock and
roll band that did justice to just about anything they would put their
hands on in the recording studio.
Perhaps where the growth of this band is most evident is that their
original tunes actually outshine the cover songs on this album. When
you're competing against such classics as That's How Strong My Love
Is, Sam Cooke's Good Times and the truly eclectic The
Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man. Jagger and Richards pen,
or co pen half the tracks here. The best known track is arguably the
most popular piece the band ever wrote (I Can't Get No)
Satisfaction, which even alone would make this a great album.
They lay a lot more great, if maybe more obscure, cuts on as well such as
the bluesy The Spider and the Fly and the slightly psychedelic
tunes The Last Time and Play with Fire. Even the live
version of I'm All Right is a nice addition since it has an
awesome Keith Richards riff, and they never released a studio version of
the track (remember, this was 1965 and live versions weren't known for
their quality).
The band seems to be moving away from the blues and incorporating more
rock and roll into their music by this point, even though the release is
still a bit indistinguishable from their previous recordings. It was
nice to see Mick and Keith begin to write some classic stuff.
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