46. The Rolling Stones | The Rolling Stones (1964)

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Tracks

1. Route 66
2. I Just Want to Make Love to You
3. Honest I Do
4. Mona (I Need You Baby)
5. Now I've Got a Witness
6. Little by Little
7. I'm a King Bee
8. Carol
9. Tell Me
10. Can I Get a Witness
11. You Can Make It If You Try
12. Walking the Dog

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The Rolling Stones is quite good. It's energetic, but not exciting. The songs consist mostly blues covers, but they have been given a rock and roll treatment that has a much harder edge than anything that has come before.

This album didn't appeal to me the first time I heard it, but I've come to appreciate it. It's not just unpolished, it's raw. The role of the lead guitar is a novel one on Mona (I Need You Baby), Tell Me and Walking the Dog and that's what makes this album worth listening to. Besides those three songs, the other stand outs are: I Just Want to Make Love to You, Honest I Do, Little by Little and King Bee. 
★★★★★★★★☆☆