Today we have the Rolling Stones' fourth studio album Out of Our Heads. Released in 1965, the album continues to show the band's songwriting growth with two songs written by the band and four by Jagger/Richards, one being "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," which was declared the second greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone magazine.
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" perfectly captures Jagger's teenage angst--okay, he was 22 when it was released, but aren't you forever a teenager in a band?--along with Richards's contribution, one of the greatest riffs of all time. With the best lyrics on any Stones' song yet, it's easily their greatest song thus far. "Mercy Mercy," "Playing with Fire," and "The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man" play into the band's instrumental wheelhouse and signature groove and so does about everything else here. The band still has yet to drift much from the sound they introduced on their debut, but they're slowly climbing the ladder, perfecting their craft, and bettering their songwriting. B+
