The Stones Go Psychedelic

Their Satanic Majesties Request is almost always compared to another album of 1967, but I'm going to be different and not even mention what it was.

The Rolling Stones may not have set out to record a psychedelic album so much as a record of the times in which they were living. And man, do they deliver! "She's A Rainbow" was accessible to enough listeners to be a Top 30 hit on the U.S. charts.

However, there are songs that are more challenging for causal listeners. Perhaps the best example of the Stones stretching their collective rock and roll imaginations is the eight-and-a-half minute "Sing This All Together (See What Happens)"

It is mostly instrumental, so the title may be more of a suggestion for fans to relax and take in the whole song. A way to spur on the suspense of a potential pay off. But it really isn't necessary because the song starts paying off right away, as long as you are in the right frame of mind. And if you're not in the right frame of mind, you will be. So go ahead...put your headphones on and...see what happens!