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Silver Dagger
That charm, openness, honest and even naïvety reverberates right through Aftermath which for me is the standout Stones’ album of the pre-rock years.
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drewmaster
I'll leave it.
Drew
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Blueranger
Beyond me that they included this song and left off the fantastic Sittin' On A Fence and Ride On, Baby.
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DandelionPowderman
Love it! What a wonderful period it must have been for the Stones, penning all those great pop songs round this time.
A lovely song on a lovely album. It's a shame that they keep on neglecting them. More of those songs are worth a shot in concert.
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with sssoul
"You can turn off and on more times than a flashin' neon sign" is such a great line!
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71Tele
Maybe it's filler, but I prefer 1966 filler to 1996 filler.
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71Tele
Maybe it's filler, but I prefer 1966 filler to 1996 filler.
That's an easy one, as there isn't any 1996 filler
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stonehearted
Regarding the filler debate, Take It Or Leave It is one of those songs that, rather than stand on its own as a potential hit, serve as one of the lesser/smaller pieces that make the overall picture of Aftermath so well-rounded and complete. It is one of the last examples of the catchy light pop songs they would ever write and record. Even on Between The Buttons the heavy rock and experimentation are starting to seep in, so Take It Or Leave It and Aftermath as a whole sort of represents the end of an era, that is, the end of their beginning, as they mature toward the signature sound and style they would become known for to later generations.
I'm also of the opinion, as stated by posters above, that Aftermath would have been stronger if the more similar companion tracks like Sittin' On A Fence and Ride On Baby had been included instead. Going Home isn't really a song per se, but just a half-developed idea that gets stretched into an extended vocal mantra and repetitive instrumental jam, and was likely included for the novelty of its length. It doesn't really have much flavor, and the inclusion of Fence and Ride On would have added a couple extra layers to Aftermath, and being companion (that is, similar) songs would have strengthened the effect of Take It Or Leave It as an album cut, in that the three songs together would have complimented one another as a mini-pop set and strengthened the effect of the album overall.