Rolling Stones, The ‎– Between The Buttons

I'd have to put "Between the Buttons" right behind "Beggars' Banquet" as the greatest Stones' album. The Stones are all over the place on this album....can you say "eclectic"?
Album kicks off with one of the best Stones' songs ever "Let's Spend the Night Together". Glyn Johns must be noted for his wonderful piano here. "Yesterday's Papers" is very gentle misogynism (a much more subtle "Stupid Girl"). "Connection" is a country-inspired lick that foreshadows future Stones' drug/legal problems. "She Smiled Sweetly" is a pretty little gospel tune. (For the life of me, I wish they had re-recorded the track so that Bill Wyman's bass is actually in tune!)
"Cool, Calm and Collected" is Jagger's "anthem" to snotty American girls. This enters the realm of jazz; it's not really Stones' music at all. But it works because the Stones sound like they are having fun with the riff as it speeds up faster and faster until its final crash.
"All Sold Out" and "My Obsession" are true Stones songs. Once again, misogyny rules along with some rather strange sexual fetishes.
"Who's Been Sleeping Here?" is an underrated gem. This is the Stones doing Dylan better than Dylan does! "Complicated" is new territory for Mick. Whomever the subject here, the lyrics are kind to this woman, an odd appreciation for the female species without vitriol.
And yet another "unknown" Stones' masterpiece. "Miss Amanda Jones" appears to be about a cross-dresser, but forget the lyrical content. This is Chuck Berry on amphetamines! If this isn't great rock and roll, than the genre doesn't exist.
Unfortunately, the last song "Something Happened to Me Yesterday" is a bit of a clunker. There is no doubt that the Stones often copied the Beatles. The song's terminal cuteness is a badly executed "Yellow Submarine". It's not Stones' music....it's just silly.
Add the wonderful baroque pop hit "Ruby Tuesday" and it becomes clear that the Stones have conquered many genres here, from country to jazz to folk to classic rock and pop. I've heard Jagger has dismissed this lp, but I disagree with him. This lp, like "Aftermath", shows the Stones confidently attempting different styles of music and still remaining the Rolling Stones.