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It’s Only Rock ’n Roll
Rock · 1974 · 9 tracks

It’s Only Rock ’n Roll

The Rolling Stones

A transition from gritty blues-rock into slicker, paranoid funk. Mick Taylor's melodic brilliance meets Jagger's increasingly cynical, glam-inflected delivery.

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Professional sheen

A professional, high-gloss sheen coats this collection of street-level rhythms and late-night paranoia. The performances trade raw, basement-born friction for a liquid, expensive elegance, allowing the guitar work to stretch into sprawling, melancholic leads that glide over emerging funk grooves.

It’s Only Rock ’n Roll · vs · The Rolling Stones
Self Examination+1.5σ

The writing leans notably further into self examination than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
01
If You Can’t Rock Me
3:49
02
Ain’t Too Proud to Beg
3:33
04
Till the Next Goodbye
4:39
05
Time Waits for No One
6:39
06
Luxury
5:03
07
Dance Little Sister
4:13
08
If You Really Want to Be My Friend
6:19
09
Short and Curlies
2:46
10
Fingerprint File
6:33
Moments Worth Waiting For
05Time Waits for No OneA fluid, highly melodic guitar solo stretches across the second half of 'Time Waits for No One', showcasing a clean, expressive virtuosity.
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