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Heart of Stone
Rock · 1965 · 4 tracks · 5m

Heart of Stone

The Rolling Stones

A pivotal four-track snapshot of the band's transition from R&B disciples to cynical rock icons. Dark, mono-saturated, and surprisingly sophisticated.

March 1965 · Decca

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A cold, calculated swagger that trades blues-rock energy for late-night psychological tension.

Tracklist · 4 Tracks · 5m
01
Heart of Stone
2:48
02
What a Shame
2:50
03
The Last Time
04
Play With Fire
Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden, menacing arrival of the harpsichord on Play With Fire, shifting the band's typical blues grit into something aristocratic and eerie.
The way the backing vocals on Heart of Stone provide a soulful, almost gospel-like cushion for Jagger's increasingly cynical lead performance.
That opening guitar riff on The Last Time, which feels like the exact moment the band moved from covering their idols to defining their own sound.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Heart of Stone sound next to the rest of The Rolling Stones's catalogue?

Brooding+3.4σ

Brooding saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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