Burdon's best comment: (Buttons lp) "it's not really the Stones". Exactly! Neither was Satanic Majesties and that's why both are my favorite Stones lp's of all time. Burdon's comments are pretty much on the mark. But Connection must have grown on him as he would cover it down the road. I thought however that he would go bonkers over Amanda Jones, one of the Stones most underrated rockers. It's sounds so Animals-like but Burdon was correct that the song's sound was "old Stones"
Very perceptive. Burden very politely pointed out things that do not work on the album while not loosing sight of the fact it is a great record. Overall, it is a second phase of The Rolling Stones development: they are no longer a cover band, they write their own material but it is a hit and miss process (literally). In addition, influence of The Beatles starts weighing on them. Luckily, we know now (which Burton obviously didn’t know at the time) that much greater things are yet to come, within a year or two.
@@glynjones7158 he did quite a bit refer to the production which still had me feeling he wasn’t quite thrilled with the record as a whole…i myself didn’t mind the production so i would have preferred him commenting on the superb songwriting and quality musicianship but my assertion that Eric would have been happy to have written any of these tunes still holds up…in my opinion of course
haha, I know. He really missed out by not making the blues into something more British, honestly even Herman's Hermits were moving their style better than Burdon. He could have taken a note on how the Stones were doing it.
it's not underrated at all. Eric nailed it. Cool cover though. pastiche of ideas is not always great and some real shoddy moves . The album has never sounded great - when Mick Taylor came on board that was a game changer.
I read somewhere that Mick said something like "It's rubbish, but Frank Zappa said it was his favorite Stones album, so what do I know?" I like it, esp the Brit version. Also, I'm sure it's the only Stones record to feature a kazoo solo. 🤔
Fascinating to hear Eric’s mainly positive thoughts on Between The Buttons, which being so different from their normal style baffled many fans & critics alike. Also interesting to hear him apparently diss Aftermath, surely one of their greatest albums!
I found it to be a lucid critique of the great Eric Burdon of the excellent Rolling Stones album. I discovered “Between The Buttons” just a few months ago, thanks to an anonymous and well-intentioned message, where they recommended me some songs from this record. Since then, I have a special weakness for “She Smiled Sweetly”, and I have to add that this beautiful song reminds me a lot of the Bob Dylan classic, “Just Like a Woman”.
Brian Jones shines on this album, the instrumentation is really fantastic on it. Especially on songs like All Sold Out, Something happened to me yesterday, Back street girl, Cool Calm Collected etc.
@@YesterdaysPapers funnily enough, I was bummed out when I got the British version because it didn’t have Ruby Tuesday or Lets spend the night together. Now I actually prefer the British version for the obscure tracks on it. :)
@@newdawnfades5725 I prefer the British version, too. "Backstreet Girl" and "Please Go Home" were not on the US version and I think those two songs are essential.
Yeah, he was right. This could have been the end of them. Luckily they recovered and became themselves again. Getting rid of Oldham and going with Glyn Johns Jimmy Miller later on was the best thing that happened. Taking charge of their own business, their own label, and everything was very smart.
This is their "goody bag" or "lucky dip" album. Not surprised it is so popular. The amount of experimental styles in this lp makes it a top 5 Stones album.
Couldn't agree more. I often see this album written off as piano pop or wannabe Kinks. What about all the fuzz guitar and bass then? The US version has some classic hits and the UK version has such great deep album tracks. I personally like it a lot. Brian Wilson was a big fan of Between The Buttons too and attended some of the mixing sessions.
Keith said that 1967 had a hole in it somewhere and it started here. Hard to believe that they toured Europe not long after BTB's release and finished the year with Majesties. I certainly don't agree with Eric on the comparison with Aftermath though....that album ( both versions) was far more adventurous than BTB.
Interesting review. Seems most of the reviewers during these times were really engaged and genuine. A bit surprised that Burdon was so focused on the production aspect of the music, since I thought he was more of a rootsy / singer songwriter kind of guy more interested in the performance.
Well, this is something different and very interesting. Funny, my gf just recently got on an Animals kick and rediscovered just how soulful Eric's voice is. And that in turn got me listening again to his post Animals stuff like Sky Pilot. I have my own opinion about the tracks on BTB but I'm content to just listen to Eric's ideas. Some of your U.S. viewers might be saying " Hey, where's Let's Spend the Night Together and Ruby Tuesday? two of the first three tracks we heard on the album. Yup, we here in America had a different version of BTB. We added those two, but lost Back Street Girl and Please Go Home. (Eric's right about Back Street Girl--that is one awesome song)
When I was a teen in the 80s, learning all the 60s bands (besides the radio hits), this one surprised me because I couldn't believe there was a Rolling Stones record that contained only one song that I knew, "Ruby Tuesday", and it turns out that song wasn't on the original British version. I don't know if any other songs from "Buttons" charted here in the States upon release, but I can tell you that not one song was played on classic rock radio here, besides "Ruby". I think that ultimately it was their most British record (post-massive fame) and was therefore a bigger deal over there. Even so, I continue to be a little shocked at how disliked "Aftermath" was by some folks, including Eric Burdon evidently. Otherwise, I generally agree with his song-by-song assessments on "Buttons".
I think "Ruby Tuesday" charted in the US because the A-side "Let's Spend The Night Together" was banned by several radio stations so they played the B-side instead. "Let's Spend..." was a hit in the UK.
I think that's why I love "Buttons" and "Majesties", imagine if they would have done the same sounding thing.. people would have bitched about that, I love that it was experimental, but still sounds like the Stones.
Aweomse layering of the Brian vids behind the tracks. Totally agree on all the Andrew bit. Im sure Jagger read this back in the day and it contributed to Andrew getting turfed.
This is one of my favourite Stones albums, though I grew up with the North American version- the UK version is just as good though. The production is fine by me. I would say that it is rather similar in some ways to the Kinks' Face to Face LP, but that's a great one too. Interestingly though Jagger dismissed this album in later interviews.
Interesting comparison to Face to Face. My personal opinion is that Between the Buttons is the most Kink’ish album made by the Stones, the most British at least. And I can’t help but hear the similarities between Party Line and Connection.
Back in 1967 I spent hours trying to figure out the lyrics to "All Sold Out". I even tried playing the album at 45 and 16 RPM to see if that would help.
I don't think it was rushed. The Stones remained with Decca until late 69 or early 1970. Different strokes for different folks, I suppose. I personally love this album.
Yeah ,indeed underrated Marc ; it must've sold a measly 5 million units since 1967. Your underrated post '74 releases will certainly one day beat that amount .
The US LP replaced Back Street Girl and Please Go Home with Ruby Tuesday and Let's Spend the Night Together. I guess this was an effort to sell more units since the original Between the Buttons didn't have any "hit" songs on it. It's a shame they didn't have Back Street Girl on the US pressing, since it's one of their best ballads from the mid-60s. A similar thing happened with Aftermath, where the US version replaced Mother's Little Helper, Out of Time, What to Do, and Take it or Leave it with Paint it Black
Another mesmerizing episode. And based on the comments, an album that divides the Stones listeners into two camps. I love these contemporary reviews of the music because the reviewer can only base his criticism on what has come before, and 1966/7 was a period of great change and expectations. From what I read then and read now, the Beatles were constantly asked when they would break up. Rock bands had a short shelf life, so lasting 4 or 5 years was virtually unheard of. I doubt that many - or any - members of rock groups expected to still be playing at 30, let alone 40. 1966/7 was also the period that albums became the format for rock groups that wanted to make an impression. I bought BTB when it came out,and it was one of the first albums that I heard for the first after firing up a bowl. I confess that I was disappointed. I bought the US version as it was the only available, and the Stones had wandered far afield of their gutsy, bluesy sound (the US only Rolling Stones, Now was my favorite then and close to it now with 'Down Home Girl' and 'Mona' still bringing a smile to my lips. And the single 'Ruby Tuesday' could not touch 'The Last Time'/ 'Play With Fire,' at least to my ears. I did like 'All Sold Out,' but then I heard it as 'All Souled Out' which title I admired. But BTB quickly grew on me, and I love all the colors that Brian added to the songs. I know most folks will abhor my judgment, but after Sticky Fingers, the Stones sounded like a glorified bar band to me. I don't always agree with Eric's judgments, but they were untouched by the future, and based on my experience, some albums take more time to assimilate. The one thing that Eric, I, and all your listeners should agree on is that we love music. Just not the same music.
I love this album, and have always loved the fact it celebrates Charlie, the UK version vastly superior to the US version,. Mick has a wicked sense of humour and it shows on this album. Cheers
my favorite album. January 1967, before psychedelism (and the release of Jefferson Airplane surrealistic pillow in feb 1967). Old british boys in victorian style, very kinks-like. Yesterday's Paper, Connection, Please Go Home, Complicated, Miss Amanda Jones.... And those who said that 1967 was a cursed year for the stones. Maybe it is a good thing to recall that the 45 single "Let's Spend The Night Together / Ruby Tuesday" was released with the album. A cursed year really ?
Here in time it's still the case British and American LPs are very different. No Flowers for England. There is a big overlap on those 3, Aftermath, Between the Buttons, Flowers in terms of songs. Oddly, despite Flowers being the Stones answer to Yesterday and Today, ie an American album not conceived of as such by the band, it is the best imo. Backstreet Girl is one of my favorite Stones' songs in genera,l and my favorite lyrics wise, equal to Sympathy for the Devil. Sitting on a Fence is great lyric wise , too. " They just get married cause there's nothin else to do". Its a great song, shame it wasn't used for Aftermath. I got my albums from the US PX in Deutschland at that time. We'd get British, American and rarely Deutsch LPs, so it was odd that Bam, Bam we got both Between the Buttons and Flowers, but that was why.
Bingo on Sitting on the Fence. Those lyrics kill! ".All of my friends at school grew up and settled down And they mortgaged up their lives / One things not said too much, but I think it's true They just get married 'cause there's nothing else to do, so" I thought that song was on BTB but remembered it's on Flowers.. I was actually trying to see how I could weasel that song and its lyrics into this conversation but couldn't figure out a way....lol
Yes. The idea of albums as a unified work was not really a big deal then. So, if the track lists differ , I don't care. Btw the main reason they are different had to do with publishing royalties. That is why UK has 14 tracks and US only 12. BTB, FLOWERS, TSM...peak Stones
My favourite track is "Something happened to me yesterday" it's great! Sounds like they were having a party when it was being recorded. The police raid on Keith Richards house happened about the same time as the album was being recorded. I wonder if there could have been any connection. hmm!! 🤔🤔
Is " Beggars Banquet a better Stones Lp Yes . Between the Buttons is at times whimsical, satirical British Music hall music with a touch of the 1920s , Yes, but "tripe "no I disagree. The Beatles were also guilty of similar " tripe" in the period eith "when I'm 64", "the benefit of Mr kite "etc , I however prefer the Stones "tripe" it's tastier 😉.
I'd trust Eric to be fair since I don't know anything about this album. I agree with him about the Stones being too serious. Because, of course they're cool, and funny isn't cool. On the other side of the coin you have 'The Goon Show,' 'Coasters' loving Beatles who seemed tp be incapable of being serious for any length of time - not that I'll ever complain. Who else would choose 'You Know My Name (Looh Up the number)' as the flip side of 'Let It Be?'
Personally, I've always preferred that The Stones were a little more serious. I love The Beatles and I love their humour ... but in small doses lol. I feel The Stones were more about the musicianship.
The Stones were more serious but they never took themselves too seriously while the Beatles were incapable of being serious for any lenght of time but, at the same time, they seemed to take themselves too seriously in some occasions. All the stuff about meditation, avantgarde experiments like "Revolution 9" or, as good as it is, stuff like "Tomorrow Never Knows", is proof of that. And besides, there's plenty of humour in many Stones songs. Songs like "Dear Doctor" from "Beggar's Banquet", for instance, come to mind. It's just a different kind of humour to the Beatles' A Hard Day's Night kind of humour.
@@YesterdaysPapers @Yesterday's Papers Yep, The Stones never took themselves too seriously but I do feel they had a more mature, sarcastic, kind of humour which I always felt made their interviews very enjoyable. I remember watching one interview with them (and forgive me I don't recall now the exact wording) but the interviewer asked them where they see The Beatles socially when they're not working and Charlie replied "YMCA" I love that! 😂Where as The Beatles were quite childlike in their interviews. I once heard a reporter who interviewed them describe them as naughty quadruplets who could not stay still 😂
@@YesterdaysPapers Having or not having a sense of humor is a characteristic of each person's personality, it is not an artistic strategy. The Beatles had a real sense of humour. The Stones played the serious role because they really had no other option.
Always loved this album, particularly the song "Connection", but some of the other tracks were empty repetition. I didn't know until now that the UK version included the gem "Backstreet Girl", which I first found on an Italian 'Stones compilation called "Slow Rollers". The U.S. version included "Let's spend the night together." and "Ruby Tuesday", both of which, though great songs, were played enough on "classic rock" stations by the time I bought these, that there was no reason to have either in my record collection.
American record companies screwed the buyers of Stones and Beatles albums by holding back a few songs off each album, then putting them on a second along with their singles and b sides in some cases, to form another album released in America. It really screwed up the artist's attempt to arrange the songs and order of songs they wanted to present as a finished work and experience for the listener. Of course by doing so the record company made more money off a second album, just pure greed. The English versions are the real truly recorded works by both the Stones, Aftermath and Between the Buttons and Beatles, Rubber SOul and Revolver. The American versions really change and (short change imo) the original intent.
Between the Buttons - Yes, their most underated Lp and one of my all time favourite Lps . I love both the UK and USA versions, however the UK version is my favourite. No , it's not "Exile" ( arguably their most overated Lp) Yes, I'm a Brian Jones fan and have been since I was 11 (49 years ago), However, ive come to love/ appreciate the Mick Taylor period Lps and value them in their own right, however, the Post Jones Stones were quite a different band and should be judged on its own merits as should the 62 - 69 Jones era. I have a sense that if Keith Richards could bury /withdraw from sale Between the Buttons and Satanic Majesty's he would.
Reckon Eric would be embarrassed if he'd read this again . "damn sight better than Aftermath".....🖐🥴 "Please Go Home"...."lot's of new sounds here" ? one of the rare instances Jones sounded amateurish (on the Theremin) bleeep bleep buzz ..... The brilliant "Who's Been Sleeping Here" *definitely* Dylan ....and then the syrupy "She Smiled Sweetly" ; no doubt an ode to Mick's bird (that could sing).....Overall a good album , that's self evident . Before 1979 The Stones were incapable of making a mediocre album. Would've loved an observation what "Between The Buttocs" was about.
There was a rumor going around at the time that the space between the buttons was dosed with LSD. I wonder how many people licked their record sleeves. 🤣
@@YesterdaysPapers I'm not sure, but I love what you're doing here. Keep this content coming! Your videos feel like a rock n roll history lessons, and I'm here for all of it!
I bought this recently on vinyl. Not really sure what I think about it. Something I read online said that it is regarded by many as one of the greatest rock albums of all time. Stumped... :0/
It's a great album, in my opinion. I've never heard anyone saying it's one of the greatest albums of all time, though. Not even one of the Stones's greatest albums. Still, I've always loved this record. It's an unusual Stones album, so some people seem to really love it and some people don't like it all.
What is that instrument on Cool, Calm, Collected Eric wonders about? It's also on Gomper from Satanic Majesties. That long necked Oud type thing Brian's holding in photos ? EDIT: The web says its Electric Dulcimer , and you can hear its doubled strings, which is why Oud came to mind.
I actually had "Between the Buttons" playing on my turntable when I got the notification for this video 😂💖Lovely footage of Brian! It's great to see a music channel giving him recognition. He deserves it. Nothing in music will ever top that performance of "Ruby Tuesday/Lets spend the Night Together" at 1:12. Fantastic video YP 😊
Nothing better than having this album on the turntable! Many people consider this a minor Stones album but I think it's brilliant and it's one of those records that I never get tired of listening to.
@@YesterdaysPapers Yes 100%. I've never really understood why so many people find fault in this album. I don't think you can go wrong with it. Incredible lyrics and incredible arrangements. My 2nd favourite Stones album is "Satanic Majesties" and that's another one people seem to really bash. Oh well ... I guess even The Stones can't please everyone lol.
I rate BTB quite highly. There's some truly great songs on the album. Yesterday's Papers and Back Street Girl are my favs. In my opinion Aftermath is better though. Majesties is a very underrated record.
@@maurice8607 Aftermath is a masterpiece. The mix of rock, blues and Middle Eastern influences on one record is mind blowing. My favourites are "Lady Jane" and "Under My Thumb". To be honest, I love all the Brian Jones era records.
Been a Stones fan pretty much my whole life and I’ve always thought of this one as a transitional record for them. Not one of my favorites, locked in the time, but some good songs.
Eric Burden is a great artist who knows how to put songs together. The Stones are like junk yard dogs, barking and running in circles with no direction. Brian Jones saved them.
I really don't like how he thought the Beatles had their hands on everything they did. They had the fifth Beatle George Martin who messed with everything. I usually don't like anyone being critical of the Stones,but Eric is different . He understands their sound and what they were doing. Probably the best I've ever heard and not many are more qualified to comment. The tracks " We love you " and Connection" are my favorites . Great Keith and Mick tunes. 😎
Great observations by Burdon. Always fascinating to hear the immediate contemporary assessments of albums that are now classics or milestones.
Burdon really had perceptive comments. I know Between the Buttons quite well and like it, but Burdon picked out a lot of things that I hadn't noticed.
Totally agree. His criticism is very constructive.
A very “Kinks like “ album. The most British of all Stones albums.
I thought of The Kinks also, especially on one song. Great review.
Mr. Yesterday's Papers, you are a master at creating an audio and visual setting for these old texts. I salute you again.
Thank you!
Eric Burdon is very honest in his comments here. I was a big fan of him by thattime.
One of the great male singing voices....ever!
Eric Burdon has great takes on these tracks.
A friend asked me to name an under-appreciated album from a major artist, and this was my answer.
Burdon's version of Paint it Black is great too.
He makes some good points. Overall a great album! 👍
This is the most underrated early Stones albums
Most OVER RATED early Stones' album (Jagger said so more than oncethat he wasn't a fan of this album) cheers
This is pretty much how I felt about this one. He really did understand what the Stones were up to...
Thank you, Mr. Burdon, and YP!
Burdon's best comment: (Buttons lp) "it's not really the Stones". Exactly! Neither was Satanic Majesties and that's why both are my favorite Stones lp's of all time. Burdon's comments are pretty much on the mark. But Connection must have grown on him as he would cover it down the road. I thought however that he would go bonkers over Amanda Jones, one of the Stones most underrated rockers. It's sounds so Animals-like but Burdon was correct that the song's sound was "old Stones"
Very perceptive. Burden very politely pointed out things that do not work on the album while not loosing sight of the fact it is a great record. Overall, it is a second phase of The Rolling Stones development: they are no longer a cover band, they write their own material but it is a hit and miss process (literally). In addition, influence of The Beatles starts weighing on them. Luckily, we know now (which Burton obviously didn’t know at the time) that much greater things are yet to come, within a year or two.
Between the Buttons is my favorite Stones album. The apex of their golden age.
Ditto! In fact it's probably my favourite album by ANYONE.
If you like 65-66 Dylan
Out of Our Heads ❤❤👍👍 That's the one for me!
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Is interesting to see someone saying "Old Stones" in 1967
Eric is spot on
It’s a totally underrated lp….i love every song on this record!! Eric would have killed to have written any of these tunes.
He principally speaks to the production quality which under Loogham was generally terrible Phil Spector wannabe stuff.
@@glynjones7158 he did quite a bit refer to the production which still had me feeling he wasn’t quite thrilled with the record as a whole…i myself didn’t mind the production so i would have preferred him commenting on the superb songwriting and quality musicianship but my assertion that Eric would have been happy to have written any of these tunes still holds up…in my opinion of course
haha, I know. He really missed out by not making the blues into something more British, honestly even Herman's Hermits were moving their style better than Burdon. He could have taken a note on how the Stones were doing it.
it's not underrated at all. Eric nailed it. Cool cover though. pastiche of ideas is not always great and some real shoddy moves . The album has never sounded great - when Mick Taylor came on board that was a game changer.
I read somewhere that Mick said something like "It's rubbish, but Frank Zappa said it was his favorite Stones album, so what do I know?"
I like it, esp the Brit version.
Also, I'm sure it's the only Stones record to feature a kazoo solo. 🤔
Fascinating to hear Eric’s mainly positive thoughts on Between The Buttons, which being so different from their normal style baffled many fans & critics alike. Also interesting to hear him apparently diss Aftermath, surely one of their greatest albums!
Yeah, I too was surprised that he didn't seem to like "Aftermath".
TRES Cool! Eric Rules!!
I found it to be a lucid critique of the great Eric Burdon of the excellent Rolling Stones album.
I discovered “Between The Buttons” just a few months ago, thanks to an anonymous and well-intentioned message, where they recommended me some songs from this record.
Since then, I have a special weakness for “She Smiled Sweetly”, and I have to add that this beautiful song reminds me a lot of the Bob Dylan classic, “Just Like a Woman”.
Brian Jones shines on this album, the instrumentation is really fantastic on it.
Especially on songs like All Sold Out, Something happened to me yesterday, Back street girl, Cool Calm Collected etc.
Yes, his contributions were great on this album.
@@YesterdaysPapers funnily enough, I was bummed out when I got the British version because it didn’t have Ruby Tuesday or Lets spend the night together. Now I actually prefer the British version for the obscure tracks on it. :)
@@newdawnfades5725 I prefer the British version, too. "Backstreet Girl" and "Please Go Home" were not on the US version and I think those two songs are essential.
@@YesterdaysPapers But there on FLOWERS, my second favorite ' album'.
Just like the US versions better. Same with Beatles.
he barely played on it
Yeah, he was right. This could have been the end of them. Luckily they recovered and became themselves again. Getting rid of Oldham and going with Glyn Johns Jimmy Miller later on was the best thing that happened. Taking charge of their own business, their own label, and everything was very smart.
This is their "goody bag" or "lucky dip" album. Not surprised it is so popular. The amount of experimental styles in this lp makes it a top 5 Stones album.
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One of their most underrated albums. Absolutely a must have but I prefer "Aftermath" though.
Agreed.
Couldn't agree more. I often see this album written off as piano pop or wannabe Kinks. What about all the fuzz guitar and bass then? The US version has some classic hits and the UK version has such great deep album tracks. I personally like it a lot. Brian Wilson was a big fan of Between The Buttons too and attended some of the mixing sessions.
@@ChromeDestiny I read somewhere that "My Obsession" is Brian Wilson's favourite Stones song.
It is a good Stones album. I wished they had done another album like BTB.
Actually there's not a dud in any of the albums with Brian Jones. IMO of course. Like 'em all. Quite a remarkable band.
I love this album! I prefer the U.S. track list.
He ended up recording Connection for a BBC session.
Good on Eric for recognizing how amazing "Backstreet Girl" is compared to much of their material. Too bad they never play it live.
Great! 😃👍
Keith said that 1967 had a hole in it somewhere and it started here. Hard to believe that they toured Europe not long after BTB's release and finished the year with Majesties. I certainly don't agree with Eric on the comparison with Aftermath though....that album ( both versions) was far more adventurous than BTB.
We still have this LP.
Interesting comment about 'Connection' and the Otis idea.
Interesting review. Seems most of the reviewers during these times were really engaged and genuine. A bit surprised that Burdon was so focused on the production aspect of the music, since I thought he was more of a rootsy / singer songwriter kind of guy more interested in the performance.
Well, this is something different and very interesting. Funny, my gf just recently got on an Animals kick and rediscovered just how soulful Eric's voice is. And that in turn got me listening again to his post Animals stuff like Sky Pilot. I have my own opinion about the tracks on BTB but I'm content to just listen to Eric's ideas. Some of your U.S. viewers might be saying " Hey, where's Let's Spend the Night Together and Ruby Tuesday? two of the first three tracks we heard on the album. Yup, we here in America had a different version of BTB. We added those two, but lost Back Street Girl and Please Go Home. (Eric's right about Back Street Girl--that is one awesome song)
Jagger said not too many years ago that he thinks Backstreet Girl holds up well and he is still proud of it
he’s an amazing singer, eric burdon & war is the best stuff he ever did
I agree. "Backstreet Girl" is a brilliant song. I've always loved "Please Go Home" as well. Sounds like Bo Diddley on acid.
@@YesterdaysPapers lol....never thought of it that way. Saw Bo live in Central Park here in NYC.....maybe in the 90's. Bo still could bring it.
Mine is an American version (vynil LP) and doesn´t have "all sold out".
When I was a teen in the 80s, learning all the 60s bands (besides the radio hits), this one surprised me because I couldn't believe there was a Rolling Stones record that contained only one song that I knew, "Ruby Tuesday", and it turns out that song wasn't on the original British version. I don't know if any other songs from "Buttons" charted here in the States upon release, but I can tell you that not one song was played on classic rock radio here, besides "Ruby". I think that ultimately it was their most British record (post-massive fame) and was therefore a bigger deal over there. Even so, I continue to be a little shocked at how disliked "Aftermath" was by some folks, including Eric Burdon evidently. Otherwise, I generally agree with his song-by-song assessments on "Buttons".
I think "Ruby Tuesday" charted in the US because the A-side "Let's Spend The Night Together" was banned by several radio stations so they played the B-side instead. "Let's Spend..." was a hit in the UK.
@@YesterdaysPapers Ah I see. Thanks!
I think that's why I love "Buttons" and "Majesties", imagine if they would have done the same sounding thing.. people would have bitched about that, I love that it was experimental, but still sounds like the Stones.
Yesterday's Papers? I saw what you did there.
I figured that would come up sooner or later.
My favorite LP of theirs- the US version anyway!
Aweomse layering of the Brian vids behind the tracks. Totally agree on all the Andrew bit. Im sure Jagger read this back in the day and it contributed to Andrew getting turfed.
@@steveconn I actually dug SMR. Andrew was gone by then
Between the buttons is just an Aftermath part II with Revolver´s influences in it.
Eric is right on this review. He gets a prize for it. The Mick Jagger charcoal portrait!
This is one of my favourite Stones albums, though I grew up with the North American version- the UK version is just as good though. The production is fine by me. I would say that it is rather similar in some ways to the Kinks' Face to Face LP, but that's a great one too. Interestingly though Jagger dismissed this album in later interviews.
Interesting comparison to Face to Face. My personal opinion is that Between the Buttons is the most Kink’ish album made by the Stones, the most British at least. And I can’t help but hear the similarities between Party Line and Connection.
Some songs definitely sound very influenced by the Kinks, especially "Cool, Calm, Collected" and "Something Happened To Me Yesterday".
On that quick run through (not being familiar with this album before) my initial reaction was that it sounded quite Kinks-like.
Back in 1967 I spent hours trying to figure out the lyrics to "All Sold Out". I even tried playing the album at 45 and 16 RPM to see if that would help.
That's one of my favourite songs from the album. I think it's one of the most underrated 60s Stones songs.
I agree with him in every assessment
He is bang on, to my ears. I don't own the album, never will. A throw away. Was it rushed to complete some recording contract?
I don't think it was rushed. The Stones remained with Decca until late 69 or early 1970. Different strokes for different folks, I suppose. I personally love this album.
Criminally underrated album - must have played this one over the decades more than Aftermath. It will come around and become a classic.
I agree, it's a criminally underrated record. I'm surprised so many people seem to dislike this album. What's not to like?
@@YesterdaysPapers There is a review back in the day that said it would be a "great Kink's record."
@@marcbolan1818 2 or 3 songs from the album definitely sound very influenced by the Kinks.
Yeah ,indeed underrated Marc ; it must've sold a measly 5 million units since 1967. Your underrated post '74 releases will certainly one day beat that amount .
Don't worry too much Eric, Allen Klein is going to get all the royalties anyway.
The US LP replaced Back Street Girl and Please Go Home with Ruby Tuesday and Let's Spend the Night Together. I guess this was an effort to sell more units since the original Between the Buttons didn't have any "hit" songs on it. It's a shame they didn't have Back Street Girl on the US pressing, since it's one of their best ballads from the mid-60s. A similar thing happened with Aftermath, where the US version replaced Mother's Little Helper, Out of Time, What to Do, and Take it or Leave it with Paint it Black
Another mesmerizing episode. And based on the comments, an album that divides the Stones listeners into two camps. I love these contemporary reviews of the music because the reviewer can only base his criticism on what has come before, and 1966/7 was a period of great change and expectations. From what I read then and read now, the Beatles were constantly asked when they would break up. Rock bands had a short shelf life, so lasting 4 or 5 years was virtually unheard of. I doubt that many - or any - members of rock groups expected to still be playing at 30, let alone 40. 1966/7 was also the period that albums became the format for rock groups that wanted to make an impression. I bought BTB when it came out,and it was one of the first albums that I heard for the first after firing up a bowl. I confess that I was disappointed. I bought the US version as it was the only available, and the Stones had wandered far afield of their gutsy, bluesy sound (the US only Rolling Stones, Now was my favorite then and close to it now with 'Down Home Girl' and 'Mona' still bringing a smile to my lips. And the single 'Ruby Tuesday' could not touch 'The Last Time'/ 'Play With Fire,' at least to my ears. I did like 'All Sold Out,' but then I heard it as 'All Souled Out' which title I admired. But BTB quickly grew on me, and I love all the colors that Brian added to the songs. I know most folks will abhor my judgment, but after Sticky Fingers, the Stones sounded like a glorified bar band to me.
I don't always agree with Eric's judgments, but they were untouched by the future, and based on my experience, some albums take more time to assimilate. The one thing that Eric, I, and all your listeners should agree on is that we love music. Just not the same music.
Really a sub par album. How can he say better than Aftermath is beyond me though.
Is it their best album? I would say no, but it’s always been one of my favorites. Recorded when Andrew Loog Oldham was obsessing over Pet Sounds.
I love this album, and have always loved the fact it celebrates Charlie, the UK version vastly superior to the US version,. Mick has a wicked sense of humour and it shows on this album. Cheers
I always loved this LP. But, Mick hated it apparently. Because it was Andrew Loog Oldham who was the main influence pulling the strings.
I believe the mystery instrument on Cool, Calm, Collected is a dulcimer.
"She smiled sweetly" is what hits. Album is so so when compared to those times.
Album is better than peppers in my opinion.
None of these tracks have become Stones classics whereas Aftermath has Under My Thumb on it, for me one of the greatest Stones tracks.
too positive criticism for me
this channel is pure gold
I like the Stones a lot, but Eric Burdon is IMHO a massive talent.
my favorite album. January 1967, before psychedelism (and the release of Jefferson Airplane surrealistic pillow in feb 1967). Old british boys in victorian style, very kinks-like. Yesterday's Paper, Connection, Please Go Home, Complicated, Miss Amanda Jones.... And those who said that 1967 was a cursed year for the stones. Maybe it is a good thing to recall that the 45 single "Let's Spend The Night Together / Ruby Tuesday" was released with the album. A cursed year really ?
Burdon got the point
Eric knows from experience that this is shambles. Can't think of an Animals album, or WAR ect that was solid end to end. Always a few good tracks.
Eric is Still a great vocalist. My favourite vocalist since the untimely death of Steve Marriot
Cool.
The most obscure Stones album, except for the excellent "Jamming with Edward."
Here in time it's still the case British and American LPs are very different. No Flowers for England. There is a big overlap on those 3, Aftermath, Between the Buttons, Flowers in terms of songs. Oddly, despite Flowers being the Stones answer to Yesterday and Today, ie an American album not conceived of as such by the band, it is the best imo. Backstreet Girl is one of my favorite Stones' songs in genera,l and my favorite lyrics wise, equal to Sympathy for the Devil. Sitting on a Fence is great lyric wise , too. " They just get married cause there's nothin else to do". Its a great song, shame it wasn't used for Aftermath. I got my albums from the US PX in Deutschland at that time. We'd get British, American and rarely Deutsch LPs, so it was odd that Bam, Bam we got both Between the Buttons and Flowers, but that was why.
Yes, "Flowers" is a nice collection of songs and it has a great flow.
Bingo on Sitting on the Fence. Those lyrics kill! ".All of my friends at school grew up and settled down
And they mortgaged up their lives / One things not said too much, but I think it's true
They just get married 'cause there's nothing else to do, so" I thought that song was on BTB but remembered it's on Flowers.. I was actually trying to see how I could weasel that song and its lyrics into this conversation but couldn't figure out a way....lol
Yes. The idea of albums as a unified work was not really a big deal then.
So, if the track lists differ , I don't care.
Btw the main reason they are different had to do with publishing royalties. That is why UK has 14 tracks and US only 12.
BTB, FLOWERS, TSM...peak Stones
@@willieluncheonette5843 Jagger could write some great lyrics in the 60s and 70s.
My favourite track is "Something happened to me yesterday" it's great! Sounds like they were having a party when it was being recorded. The police raid on Keith Richards house happened about the same time as the album was being recorded. I wonder if there could have been any connection. hmm!! 🤔🤔
Amazing how the Stones went from tripe like this to the brilliance of Beggars Banquet in a year.
agreed stray cat biues etc
Is " Beggars Banquet a better Stones Lp Yes . Between the Buttons is at times whimsical, satirical British Music hall music with a touch of the 1920s , Yes, but "tripe "no I disagree. The Beatles were also guilty of similar " tripe" in the period eith "when I'm 64", "the benefit of Mr kite "etc , I however prefer the Stones "tripe" it's tastier 😉.
I forgot that The Stones catalog is so full of filler
I'd trust Eric to be fair since I don't know anything about this album. I agree with him about the Stones being too serious. Because, of course they're cool, and funny isn't cool. On the other side of the coin you have 'The Goon Show,' 'Coasters' loving Beatles who seemed tp be incapable of being serious for any length of time - not that I'll ever complain. Who else would choose 'You Know My Name (Looh Up the number)' as the flip side of 'Let It Be?'
Personally, I've always preferred that The Stones were a little more serious. I love The Beatles and I love their humour ... but in small doses lol. I feel The Stones were more about the musicianship.
The Stones were more serious but they never took themselves too seriously while the Beatles were incapable of being serious for any lenght of time but, at the same time, they seemed to take themselves too seriously in some occasions. All the stuff about meditation, avantgarde experiments like "Revolution 9" or, as good as it is, stuff like "Tomorrow Never Knows", is proof of that. And besides, there's plenty of humour in many Stones songs. Songs like "Dear Doctor" from "Beggar's Banquet", for instance, come to mind. It's just a different kind of humour to the Beatles' A Hard Day's Night kind of humour.
@@YesterdaysPapers @Yesterday's Papers Yep, The Stones never took themselves too seriously but I do feel they had a more mature, sarcastic, kind of humour which I always felt made their interviews very enjoyable. I remember watching one interview with them (and forgive me I don't recall now the exact wording) but the interviewer asked them where they see The Beatles socially when they're not working and Charlie replied "YMCA" I love that! 😂Where as The Beatles were quite childlike in their interviews. I once heard a reporter who interviewed them describe them as naughty quadruplets who could not stay still 😂
@@SophieLovesSunsets I agree. That's a good description of the difference between the Beatles' humour and the Stones' humour.
@@YesterdaysPapers Having or not having a sense of humor is a characteristic of each person's personality, it is not an artistic strategy. The Beatles had a real sense of humour. The Stones played the serious role because they really had no other option.
Always loved this album, particularly the song "Connection", but some of the other tracks were empty repetition. I didn't know until now that the UK version included the gem "Backstreet Girl", which I first found on an Italian 'Stones compilation called "Slow Rollers". The U.S. version included "Let's spend the night together." and "Ruby Tuesday", both of which, though great songs, were played enough on "classic rock" stations by the time I bought these, that there was no reason to have either in my record collection.
American record companies screwed the buyers of Stones and Beatles albums by holding back a few songs off each album, then putting them on a second along with their singles and b sides in some cases, to form another album released in America. It really screwed up the artist's attempt to arrange the songs and order of songs they wanted to present as a finished work and experience for the listener. Of course by doing so the record company made more money off a second album, just pure greed. The English versions are the real truly recorded works by both the Stones, Aftermath and Between the Buttons and Beatles, Rubber SOul and Revolver. The American versions really change and (short change imo) the original intent.
The Stones were successful in spite of Andrew Loog Oldham’s ever brutal “production”.
Between the Buttons - Yes, their most underated Lp and one of my all time favourite Lps . I love both the UK and USA versions, however the UK version is my favourite. No , it's not "Exile" ( arguably their most overated Lp) Yes, I'm a Brian Jones fan and have been since I was 11 (49 years ago), However, ive come to love/ appreciate the Mick Taylor period Lps and value them in their own right, however, the Post Jones Stones were quite a different band and should be judged on its own merits as should the 62 - 69 Jones era. I have a sense that if Keith Richards could bury /withdraw from sale Between the Buttons and Satanic Majesty's he would.
For those who don't know, Eric Burdon and The (New) Animals covered 'Connection' for the BBC:
ruclips.net/video/MCHC5iOwGmM/видео.html
Well he kind of slagged it. Didn't he? I think it's got some great moments All Sold Out comes to mind.
Cool doing a whole album wish it was a good one all those songs sounded like retreads of other, better Stones songs.
Reckon Eric would be embarrassed if he'd read this again . "damn sight better than Aftermath".....🖐🥴
"Please Go Home"...."lot's of new sounds here" ? one of the rare instances Jones sounded amateurish (on the Theremin) bleeep bleep buzz .....
The brilliant "Who's Been Sleeping Here" *definitely* Dylan ....and then the syrupy "She Smiled Sweetly" ; no doubt an ode to Mick's bird (that could sing).....Overall a good album , that's self evident . Before 1979 The Stones were incapable of making a mediocre album. Would've loved an observation what "Between The Buttocs" was about.
There was a rumor going around at the time that the space between the buttons was dosed with LSD. I wonder how many people licked their record sleeves. 🤣
Hahaha! And I wonder how many people actually believed they were under the effect of LSD just by power of suggestion after licking the record sleeve.
@@YesterdaysPapers I'm not sure, but I love what you're doing here. Keep this content coming! Your videos feel like a rock n roll history lessons, and I'm here for all of it!
I bought this recently on vinyl. Not really sure what I think about it. Something I read online said that it is regarded by many as one of the greatest rock albums of all time. Stumped... :0/
It's a great album, in my opinion. I've never heard anyone saying it's one of the greatest albums of all time, though. Not even one of the Stones's greatest albums. Still, I've always loved this record. It's an unusual Stones album, so some people seem to really love it and some people don't like it all.
@@YesterdaysPapers yup
Did he listen the mono or stereo mix?
Better than Aftermath, Eric? Um...no. Its a good album though.
Baroque Stones are underated
Brian makes that Album
What is that instrument on Cool, Calm, Collected Eric wonders about? It's also on Gomper from Satanic Majesties. That long necked Oud type thing Brian's holding in photos ? EDIT: The web says its Electric Dulcimer , and you can hear its doubled strings, which is why Oud came to mind.
A dulcimer, i think
Definitely Brian is playing a dulcimer, inspired by Richard and Mimi Farina
It is a dulcimer.
@@BigSky1 Zither
@@brucemarshall3446 It is a dulcimer. Different to a zither.
Hope Eric didn't spill the wine.
Love Amanda Jones. First heard on movie Some kind of Wonderful, teen movie. The album for me is a bit uneven. Grows on me more .
I love "Miss Amanda Jones", too.
To me it's the best on the record.
I rate Eric quite high. I really like Help me Girl.
Between the Buttons is a fab album. Not my fav though. I do prefer Aftermath.
I actually had "Between the Buttons" playing on my turntable when I got the notification for this video 😂💖Lovely footage of Brian! It's great to see a music channel giving him recognition. He deserves it. Nothing in music will ever top that performance of "Ruby Tuesday/Lets spend the Night Together" at 1:12. Fantastic video YP 😊
Nothing better than having this album on the turntable! Many people consider this a minor Stones album but I think it's brilliant and it's one of those records that I never get tired of listening to.
@@YesterdaysPapers Yes 100%. I've never really understood why so many people find fault in this album. I don't think you can go wrong with it. Incredible lyrics and incredible arrangements. My 2nd favourite Stones album is "Satanic Majesties" and that's another one people seem to really bash. Oh well ... I guess even The Stones can't please everyone lol.
I rate BTB quite highly. There's some truly great songs on the album. Yesterday's Papers and Back Street Girl are my favs.
In my opinion Aftermath is better though. Majesties is a very underrated record.
@@maurice8607 Aftermath is a masterpiece. The mix of rock, blues and Middle Eastern influences on one record is mind blowing. My favourites are "Lady Jane" and "Under My Thumb". To be honest, I love all the Brian Jones era records.
@@SophieLovesSunsets I'll never ever tire of Lady Jane. Other favs include Mothers Little Helper and Out of Time.
Good review, but still, I like the album.
Eric always told it like it was tho..
Been a Stones fan pretty much my whole life and I’ve always thought of this one as a transitional record for them. Not one of my favorites, locked in the time, but some good songs.
Eric Burden is a great artist who knows how to put songs together. The Stones are like junk yard dogs, barking and running in circles with no direction. Brian Jones saved them.
Not really. Eric Burdon only wrote about 5 songs during the Animals' entire career.
Ruby tuesday the only stand out tack on it.
The master suffers from bad production.
I really don't like how he thought the Beatles had their hands on everything they did. They had the fifth Beatle George Martin who messed with everything. I usually don't like anyone being critical of the Stones,but Eric is different . He understands their sound and what they were doing. Probably the best I've ever heard and not many are more qualified to comment. The tracks " We love you " and Connection" are my favorites . Great Keith and Mick tunes. 😎
Burdon is way too critical here. This is one of the Stones best albums. I'd put it in their top 5.
Except that "orchestra" was Brian Jones.
Burdon was being nice. Its a crap album.
Better than Aftermath? NONONO!
Great album but could have been Ray Davies at the time as well. Defining English based pop and themes and moving away from US black based stuff
Oops 🙄❗ " Yesterday papers" but I really think " We Love you v" Rocks way beyond " All you need is Love "
Bourdon was right. It's a shitty album