Search - Rolling Stones :: Out of Our Heads (Mlps)

Oh My, Have Mercy

Danielle Lane | Horseshoe, North Carolina | 06/10/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Have mercy on me because I tell you I just can't get enough of this record. The opening song sets the mood for both the U.S. and the U.K. releases. They are different, though they share six of the same songs out of twelve so you really need both versions. I mean you can get the British stuff on other records, but I like both offerings. The little known "Cry to Me" is my favorite song on the record, but I also love the vastly underrated "Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man." This is early Stones at their best, but then early Stones, current Stones, it makes no difference, they were great back then, they're great now."

The Good Times Keep Right on a Rolling

Sara Hackett | from the Darkside | 06/11/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

""Out of Our Heads" was one more huge record for the Rolling Stones in England and it's easy to see why. The songs just seem to work well together, they segue perfectly. Sonny Christy and Roddy Jackson's "She Said Yeah" just seems to slide right on into Don Covay and Ronnie Miller's "Mercy, Mercy," which is my favorite song on a record full of favorite songs. "Heart of Stone and "I'm Free" give us a glimpse of the powerful song writing duo Jagger and Richards would become and Sam Cooke's "Good Times" show us what a great band the Stones were. And just think, they got better."

Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez

Ophella Paige | Reno, Nevada | 06/11/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you listen to "Let the Good Times Roll" you'd almost believe you were listening to a Sam Cooke outtake. I loved Sam Cooke's stuff and the bad boys of Rock and Roll really do this song justice. Mick sounds just like a Nineteen Fifty's R & B singer as he croons Bert Russell's "Cry to Me" and Roosevelt Jamison's "That's How Strong My Love Is." However, even though other songs on this record would go on to become enduring Rolling Stones favorites, I have to say that "Hitch Hike" penned by the late Marvin Gaye along with William "Mickey" Stevenson, Motown's first A & R director and singer song writer Clarence Paul is my favorite song on this record. That and Mr. Cooke's song are just wonderful, so if I was you, I'd get this record and as the French say Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez."