On Air
by The Rolling Stones
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  1. perli
    Dec 8, 2017
    10
    Live album of early sixties Stones on BBC, a 63-65 period with Brian Jones, when they were playing their own blend of blues and rock n roll covers and acted as bad boys of British pop. A time when screaming girls were so loud that the band could not hear each other playing so that recording the gigs was difficult, if not impossible. But apparently BBC had sufficient control over theLive album of early sixties Stones on BBC, a 63-65 period with Brian Jones, when they were playing their own blend of blues and rock n roll covers and acted as bad boys of British pop. A time when screaming girls were so loud that the band could not hear each other playing so that recording the gigs was difficult, if not impossible. But apparently BBC had sufficient control over the audiences. Due to their youth at the time, the music is adventurous, frenetic and fresh. There are some slightly different version of well know hits, then there are some less know covers and some that I heard for the first time. Among all the goodies, a perfect rendition of Route 66. For people who like their music of the period, this is great compilation, newly remixed and produced for today's audiences. Although some recordings are a bit rough, I agree with a review in Variety that all in all this is "a sonically optimized compilation". It worth getting extended "deluxe edition" with 2 CD and 32 tracks at 84 min.… Expand

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Universal acclaim - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
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  1. PopMatters
    Dec 19, 2017
    70
    As a compilation of recordings for the BBC, the album carries the momentum of the Rolling Stones over three years effectively, documenting their growth as performers as well as the songwriting of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. But, while that energy is present in the recordings, the sequencing and lack of radio-style distribution remove the real joy there must have been to hear this music in the mid-'60s.
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  2. Record Collector
    Dec 7, 2017
    80
    If the trappings are lovably stiff and arthritic, the songs are zeitgeist thunderbolts--especially so when a baying, screaming audience charges the very air with O-face abandon.
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  3. Classic Rock Magazine
    Dec 6, 2017
    90
    Expressive, feral, soulful, sensual, explosive… On Air? On fire, more like.
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