How 'It's Only Rock 'n Roll' Marked a Return to Basics and Paved the Way for Ronnie Wood

After the eclectic detours of Goats Head Soup – which dove into funk, soul, and even a hint of reggae – the Rolling Stones deliberately pulled back on It’s Only Rock ’n Roll. The album was recorded mostly at Stargroves using the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, and the band consciously avoided the layered production and genre experiments of the previous few years. Instead, they cut songs live in the room, leaning hard on