Exile On Main Street

4.5

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Really solid, feels tinged with a gospel influence. I need to research what happened around this album. I still like the brash swag of Sticky Fingers more than the introspective and thoughtful numbers of this one.

Rolling Stones have never been a band I have particularly clicked with so this wasn’t the most interesting of listens for me. They just sound very repetitive and always finish with the same cadence. I enjoyed the middle of the album a bit more, like Sweet Virginia.

meh

gutes Album, vor allem Shine a Light

Hat mir besser gefallen als Sticky Fingers

They just get it right, the composition of each track is clearly well thought but also just ramshackle enough to feel new every time you hear it. The change in tone throughout keeps it interesting. And most importantly the feeling that’s almost every song captures is inspired

Yeah, considering i don't really know any of the songs on here it definitely feels like golden age Rolling Stones... I'm not the biggest fan of them and this isn't going to change any hearts to that, but I'm a sucker for a bluesy guitar lick and everyone sounds like they're having fun - it's a shame that it's all just very samey to me. Also, i don't know if this is particular to me or if it's just how albums are nowadays, but when I hear a song with a long, semi-improv outro, with additional singers coming in, soaring horns, and general party feel, i start to KNOW that this is the last song on an album. Maybe its the 'encore' feel to it, maybe its just me. But that's the end of the record. Reader, EVERY song after about track 5 feels like this. I thought the album was over aniut seven times and it just. Kept. Going. I dont even remember half of them because i was already checking out by the time i realised Mick and the gang was srill there!

No standout songs but sounded much more blues than other Rolling Stones albums I’ve heard. Is it earlier than their more rock albums? If so that’s some interesting context in terms of bridging music history. Ok not that early at all. Is it a back to their roots thing? Idk, not the biggest fan but it’s good to listen to a bit more of their discog I guess.

The Stones' only double album, considered by many to be their finest work. And for a long time, I couldn't understand why! There are no interesting experiments here, the psychedelia is gone, Keith Richards has rolled back the sound almost to the classic blues of twenty years ago. Besides, there are no hit songs on the record at all, the mix is ​​strange, and the length is quite long. It would seem mystical. But today I played it and realized it simply needs to hit the right mood. And it's extremely relaxed here, I'd even say sloppy. And you need to listen to this album while relaxed; if you listen to it thoughtfully or while working, it won't click. Imagine being one of the many guests who came to the band's parties and listened to these songs in the stuffy basement of a French mansion. Especially since the songs are actually pretty good!

Between 1968 and 1972, the Rolling Stones were flawless. It was one of the most incredible runs of releases of all time, culminating in the revolutionary—and unfairly maligned—*Exile on Main St.* I am delighted that, today, this album holds the relevance it deserves. For those who have never listened to the Stones, this isn't the ideal starting point. And for those who know the band only through their hits, the eclectic side displayed here might be off-putting at first, leading them to cast the album aside. It requires attentive listening. But once you get a taste of the "sauce"... there’s no turning back. 5 stars.

01) Rocks Off - 8,5 02) Rip This Joint - 8,0 03) Shake Your Hips - 8,0 04) Casino Boogie - 7,0 05) Tumbling Dice - 8,5 06) Sweet Virginia - 8,5 07) Torn and Frayed - 8,0 08) Sweet Black Angel - 8,0 09) Loving Cup - 8,0 10) Happy - 8,0 11) Turd on the Run - 7,0 12) Ventilator Blues - 8,0 13) I Just Want to See His Face - 7,0 14) Let It Loose - 8,0 15) All Down the Line - 7,5 16) Stop Breaking Down - 7,5 17) Shine a Light - 8,5 18) Soul Survivor - 8,0 TOTAL: 7,89 (79/100) Current ranking: 314/1027

again, more of the kind of classic rock i really enjoy. i probably wasn't the most attentive to this album since i was working while listening but i knew there were songs on here i already liked and i found some new ones i enjoyed as well (like "shine a light"). i like how there's sometimes unexpected elements (like the trumpets in "rocks off").

Really enjoyable. Especially enjoyed the tracks in the middle where the Stones go fully into delta blues mode. There’s a grungy liveliness to the production of this album that gives some real power to these tracks.

3.5

In a nutshell: "Plug in, flush out and fire the fuckin' feed" You like The Stones when they go bluesy? Look no further. Fire up your device and get comfortable. You're gonna love this. We have to thank Keith Richards for producing Exile. It feels natural. It flirts with soul and gospel yet still keeps the rock and roll/country blues riffs the band are famous for. Asking Jim Price (trumpet and trombone), Bobby Keys (sax), and Nicky Hopkins to do their thing was a great choice. Absolutely bangin' Odd choices for singles. I would have picked Casino Boogie, Shake Your Hips (a nice Slim Harpo cover) and Rip This Joint (as much as I like Rocks Off, I doubt radio stations would play it). This could be their best album in the book. And it doesn't feel long for a double album. Well done, team. Well done 👏 Overall: 7/10

prima, leuke nummers niet geweldig

bueno

A little forgettable for me if I'm being honest

It was okay. I like Beggar's Banquet quite a bit more, but this is upper-mid tier Stones.

I love this era of the Rolling Stones. They meander a bit here and there on this album, but overall it's worth a 4.5/5 rounded to 5.

NON ESATTAMENTE IL MIO SUONO. ARRIANGIAMENTI MI PIACCIONO. “TORN AND FRAYED” LA MIGLIORE. TROPPO LUNGO SECONDO ME, AVREBBERO POTUTO RISPARMIARSI UN PAIO DI TRACCE. 3/5

My fave Stones record. Tumblin' Dice is ace.

Good sound. Enjoyed listening to this.

Weer eens een oke album

Man... Niets wat ik in het afgelopen uur voorbij heb horen komen is slecht ofzo, maar dit is weer zo eentonig en bloated. De Stones hebben echt wel hits, maar die zijn hier in de verste verte niet te herkennen. Leuke plaatjes voor op de achtergrond, maar echt weinig meer dan dat.

One of Stones' best. Certainly a more cohesive album than their most.

Great music for the weather yesterday. Made me not mind the 25 minute detour on the way home much.

So what makes a perfect album? It could be an album packed with radio hits and epic deep tracks like August and Everything after. It could be an album wire to wire legendary songs like Rumours. Or it could be this, an album that is far far greater than its individual songs. This is The Stones. Peak Stones. Just one long party in music form, where each song flows with the next and you get swept up into the flow. The individual songs? None of them compare to the stones best, there is no jumping jack flash. No brown sugars. Not even a satisfaction. Just the boys having a blast making music. It has all the feels of Aerosmith's talent with the writing of CCR with the energy of Queen. Is Exile a perfect album, no doubt. Some say it competes with some of the Beatles best work. I can't argue with being competitive. I can't argue because this album has me completely grooving.

Well, you know, it's alright. Exile in Guyville is better. I'm feeling nice enough to round a 3.5 up tonight though

It's an excellent Blues tribute show, but I prefer psyc rock

Pre Listen: First Rolling Stones album encountered on here. I consider myself a pretty big Rolling Stones fan, they were one of the first bands I ever purchased a vinyl by, but I'm not a big fan of this album specifically. Haven't listened to it in years, so who knows, maybe my tastes have changes. Notable Tracks: Shake Your Hips - So this is where ZZ Top got La Grange from, eh? It's a shame, cause I like ZZ's take on this rift more than this song here. Sweet Virginia - This song feels like it goes on for so long, it's so boring holy fuck. Least favorite song. Makes me feel like a prisoner in Virginia. Let It Loose - My favorite track. That consistent distorted guitar sounds so great, and the little piano here in there compliments it. The vocals here also feel more soulful than elsewhere on the album. Post Listen: My tastes have changed a little bit, but not by much. This album is just so painfully boring to me. It's a Country-Blues album made to emulate the style of American Rock, from a UK Band who never experienced living in the countryside of the United States. Yeah, the sound for it is there, they each play their parts well, but I don't feel the soul behind it at all for the most part. Beyond that, I'm simply not a fan of this country style of rock whatsoever. It's so bland. The Rolling Stones as a band from what I've gathered gets the most personal fulfillment out of playing this sort of rock though, and you can hear it. They're having a ton of fun on a lot of tracks, so cheers to that I guess. 3/5

This has to be one of the greatest rock and roll albums of all time. Though I enjoy the Stones already, this took me by surprise with just how good it was.

Way more bluesy than i was expecting for the rolling stones. rly nice tho. i enjoyed

I did not like this as much as some other albums by The Rolling Stones. It was ok, but nothing really stood out to me.

this is ... fine? very rustic. i'd much rather actually be sitting by a campfire and listening to some musicians playing live. and maybe those musicians would be the best i've ever heard or maybe they would be mid, but if so that wouldn't matter cause we'd be sitting around a campfire playing music. they are obv strongly blues influenced here, but they are intentionally being extra stompy-n-hollery in the arrangements here--esp in the vocals. and again, i really prefer that sorta style live. i don't mind if the vocals don't line up or something is extra wobbly when i'm in the room with them. on recordings, i'm admittedly pickier. 3/5 apparently mick jagger didn't like staying in france because he couldn't find branston pickles? i see they're channeling more than just american music, then, bc tbh peak american tourist energy

Уважаю, но Мик дохуя громкий для меня.

The recording circumstances of this album are almost not to be believed. The group is holed up in the south of France, having become tax exiles. Jagger and Wyman (and to a lesser extent Charlie Watts) are only partially physically present, and Keith Richards (and to a lesser extent Mick Taylor and their sound engineer) was only partially mentally present, due to a burgeoning substance abuse problem (daily heroin in Keith’s case). They were able to come up with a bunch of tracks that they liked, though not a finished product. Jagger then manhandled the raw tracks into a finished product in the studio in LA. The result is a great double album, full of dirty rock ‘n’ roll, with strong splashes of the blues/gospel/country. If this were a classical music album, it would be titled “18 Variations on a Theme by Chuck Berry”. Absolutely essential.

Nothing too inspirational or introspective, but the bluesy sound is good

I like it...but not as much as the ine before and the one after

Overrated. Didn't find it amazing like I've always heard. Instead, found a white blues band playing some decent tunes. 3.5/5

I feel for it, just probably not my thing. There's a lot of music genre switches in this album, and I feel relatively lukewarm for all of them. I'm not a good review for this though; I think I need to listen to it more and more before I can totally say what the general public thinks about it.

it wasn't my type of music. it was very gentle. i did not listen to all of it.

Me.gustan. Punto

This bluesy sound isn’t the first thing I associate when thinking about The Rolling Stones, and didn’t recognize as many “hits”, but I enjoyed the album all the same.

Its just not my thing i think it had good parts but it kinda felt like am just geting egded the whole time like the drop is gana happen any moment but they are just a slower rounder music i wouled say if that makes any sence

Just alright stuff here.

The Rolling Stones would probably have been exiled if they ever decided to play something like this on main street honestly. Not because it is a bad album, but because it a loud and proud album that encapsulates the zeitgeist of their time. In other words, this record sounds like one massive party, with bold brass, jamming blues guitars, and Jagger's distinctive voice guiding them all. It might not be my favorite, but there's no denying the statement made here by the stones.

Fine, arguably too long, but not bad enough to give a 2

I’m never going to be overly thrilled by The Rolling Stones, but this was fine and I listened to it

Classic Stones album. Not much to say here. Have listened to it many times before. Will listen to it again.

Totally fine. Disappeared into the background completely while working.

The Rolling Stones' cod Americana really gets on my tits. This is possibly the least annoying of their albums so far but, as a double album, it's length meant I spent a lot of the album waiting for it to be over.

Day 9 "Oi Keith, what if we pretended to be American for a while?" "Sounds good to me, Mick" Fav track: Rocks Off

Yeah, fine

Great rock album

Masterpiece

Liked it

My third and least liked stones album. Just bland, generic music that is attempted to be reached by all out production, but to my ears it just makes the music sounds more ridiculous (gospel vocals kind of lose the punch eventually). It's an ugly duckling covered in an evening gown. There's no innovation or soul here, just an attempt at producing hits, only achieving misses.

Good but too long

I get why someone might like it but im not the biggest fan

I really liked the sound and his singing in some of the songs, but didn't really care for the lyrics. So it's a 3 for me.

I was excited to hear this. And I really want to say it's average (mid, as the kids say) and that it's just fine. But I keep finding my head bobbing, and there were several songs I quite enjoyed - shake your hips, sweet black angel, turd on the run (didn't think I'd get to type that word today, but here we are). So ultimately this one gets a 4 from me.

What an exceptional album! Every song is creative and distinct. The guitar work is next level. I'm wasn't ever a huge Rolling Stones fan but lately I've come to really appreciate their work. I had not heard this album but I was blown away. Others claim it is their best and I agree!

I enjoy this band's rolling jukebox sound more than most rock of this era. Can see why they were influential.

Re-using yesterday's review for Solomon Burke. I like this album. It didn't blow me away, but I'd listen to it again at almost any time.

3,83 1. "Tumbling Dice" 2. "Sweet Black Angel" 3. "Happy"

Meh, kinda boring. Had this on while reading comics, and rip this joint did not even register as playing in my brain. Falls into the trap I often get during albums where every song merges into one. I wouldn't mind re-listening to a few songs, but never the full album again. Favs: Torn and Frayed, Casino Boogie, Sweet Black Angel.

Basically like every Rolling Stones album. A couple of interesting high energy tracks but devolves into a whole lot of blues rip-off noise stuff. I've got other stuff to listen to right now. This isn't interesting enough.

Absolute fucking classic This is my dad’s favourite stones record so I heard it a lot growing up. Not a duff song on it, bluesy, hard, and Jaggers vocals are at their peak. Some questionable lyrics (sweet black angel) but even that is backed by incredible musicianship. Has stood the test of time. It’s also my favourite stones record. Favourite track: tumbling dice

Рок для фанатов конкретно этой группы. Ничего для себя здесь не нашёл

(8.2)

My second Rolling Stones and I’m wondering if maybe it’s just not extra special to me or maybe I just haven’t come across the right album. It’s fun! But maybe not for me.

Listened at work so it was mostly in the background. I didn't really hear any of the lyrics but it was overall fun to listen to and had a good vibe. This was also my first rolling stone record, I don't fully understand the hype yet but I can get why people like them. Probably like a 3/5 for me, could definitely change with a few more listens. Favourite Track: Didn't listen well enough to have one Favourite Lyric: Didn't listen well enough to have one

I know this is supposed to be the Stones album, the rock and roll album. I'm a big fan of that whole rock and roll genre, as they say in Spinal Tap, and of British Invasion bands and the bluesy rock and roll, etc. I've listened to this album many times. I never got it, and this time was no exception.

Not my fave.

good shyt

Started this and thought “i’ll just do a little at a time, it’s 67 ass minutes long” and ended steamrolling through the whole thing. It’s great! These guys is great! This doesn’t have my favorite Stones songs on it but it might be my favorite record of theirs so far.

6 - AVERAGE

Not a fan of The Stones but the blues influence in this album was enjoyable.

Easy 5 and probably my favourite Rolling Stones album.

Like others, I like the hits of The Rolling Stones without really diving into any of their albums. Without many hits, this was an enjoyable album of bluesy-rock. Lots of energy, crisp short songs, proper rock and roll.

This was a tough one to review for me. It's just... So long, kinda dick wavey, and at times pretty boring. Not sure why they decided they needed to do a "love letter to America" but I'm not sure it feels genuine all the way through. However, the highs (shine a light, sweet Virginia, rolling dice) outweighed the lows for me.

An album that should be placed in rockets and blasted into the heavens for the universe to discover. In my humblest opinion Sticky Fingers is the ultimate Stones album, but this one deserves the praise it gets and is right behind its predecessor for me amongst their catalog. It’s amazing these guys (3 of them anyway) are still putting out good records (listen to Hackney Diamonds and Foreign Tongues if you haven’t!) over 50 years after this release, which was already their 10th LP.

I couldn't tell you the name of any one song off this album, but could point to any and say this is what the Stones' sound is.

A truly great rock album, it’s fun, wide ranging, great instrumentals. It shows the soul, funk, blues, country, and rock influences; wears them on their sleeve in fact. Shine a light is good, but lucky and dice are great.

Really good album

There was a time in my life when I probably would have found it hard to disagree with someone who claimed Exile on Main Street was the best Stones album, although Sticky Fingers has long held a place as my personal favorite. And honestly, I don't really think of the Stones as an "album band" at all and have probably listened to the Hot Rocks collection more than any single Stones album (whoops, Stones fans will probably discount everything else I have to say now). To be fair, basically no bands were "album bands" when the Stones got started and they produced some albums with a very respectable quantity of excellent songs before the album era. Exile on Main Street though definitely should be considered as an album, even though several of the songs were written and recorded during the Sticky Fingers sessions. Most importantly, the album has a great feel throughout, blending blues, country, R&B, and gospel in a way that feels natural most of the time, highlighting the common origins of American music. There's so much more to say about this and the Stones' role in particular, both good and bad, but I guess I'll save that for my blog. As far as songs, a real standout for me is "Shake Your Hips." It was a good choice in every way for them to deliver a souped-up cover and give full credit to Slim Harpo rather than make a few changes and call it their own. "I Just Want to See His Face" is another track with a great groove that feels like they are just enjoying playing together rather than trying to create a hit song. This really highlights the big weakness with this album though: It's a great listen, but the songs are mostly just good, not great. Out of 18 tracks on the album, I don't know that there are any that I would nominate as among the Stones' best songs. By contrast, out of the 10 songs on Sticky Fingers, I would argue that all of them except 2 or 3 should at least be considered for inclusion in that category. Essential listen: yes Desert island disc: borderline, depends on how many discs I get, who makes up the damn rules about how many discs you are allowed when stranded, is there electricity or what?

Haven’t listened to the Rolling Stones as much as I should probably. Liked this

It got better and better, but still didn't convince me. I will for sure listen again, because I know in my heart it's the sort of album you need to listen to more than once to truly appreciate. On that note, Pitchfork gave this 10/10 and Apple voters put this in the top 100 greatest albums of ALL TIME. For now, these are both things I disagree with strongly. The album itself is very strong. It starts with pure grimy rock, but seems to 'mature' as you go through it, with the band exploring different styles (something very important to me: variety). This makes it a lot more enjoyable, because you become more entertained as the album goes on, and more excited for what comes next. However, the rolling stones have a habit of falling into a repetitive form of vamping and screaming, which forces the listener to either really get into it, being in a particular mood, or feeling slightly annoyed (for some very annoyed) because you can't really leave that sort of sound on in the background. I'll be listening again, I saved many of these songs. I love the stones! But top 100 albums of all time is not OK for me right now. I think my score will increase over time, with each listen!

I played this to my dad once. He complained that it didn’t have any hits on it. And I suppose in a way he was right, there’s none of the songs a casual listener might be aware of but songs like Torn & Frayed and Tumbling dice are evidence of a band at the height of its powers. Tight and slick they interplay superbly with each other it feels live and lived in

Any album with “Sweet Virginia” gets four stars minimum, even though it gets sludgy in the middle.

Very CCR vibes. Alright overall, and definitely something of the time and genre. Not my favorite cup of tea, but overall, an easy listen. Hadn't ever head any of these songs before.

É descrito como um dos maiores albums de rock já feitos, mas eu achei entediante, as músicas parecem ser boas e os estilos variam, mas nenhuma me pegou em particular, vai ser um 3 mesmo.

Not my fave Stones record, but pretty undeniably great!

I quite liked it! Loose was my favourite.

6.5/10. Классический рок-н-ролл, на мой вкус слишком размеренный. Альбом пришлось слушать в 3 захода, он одновременно и спокойный и довольно шумный. Для себя выделю Shake Your Hips и Shine A Light.

Очень сильный альбом, слегка проседает в середине, но настолько крут в первой и последней трети, что полностью это компенсирует. Рок-н-ролл, блюз, госпел, жирная жанровая база. Атмосферы в половине треков наваливают хоть ложкой ешь. Лучшие треки выбрать было очень сложно, но остановился на: №1 - Sweet Virginia №2 - Rip This Joint Заслуживают отдельного упоминания: Shake your Hips Turd on the run Ventilator blues И последние 6 треков все вместе.

It's a Very Good record, just not as much variety as I'd like to justify the length. But the songs are so agreeable, I don't mind they gave us a whole bunch of them to chug through. If you're going to say farewell to the bluesy roots rock style that made you famous, it's hard to do it better than this.

6/10

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I have to say, I was disappointed when I saw I had to listen to a Stones double album, but this wasn't that bad. It wasn't exactly great either, but I found myself enjoying more of it than the previous Rolling Stones albums. The saxophone was a nice addition as well.

I'll take this version of The Rolling Stones over the jangly faux-backwoods blues they often pretend at but I'm not excited about it. Not a single hit on this bloated double album.

No es mi estilo

The music and the grooves are good but my problem with this band is that I literally cannot understand what the lead singer is even saying 90% of the time which takes me out of it. A day later and I cannot even remember a single song off of it

Maybe if I was alive when this album was released, I might have more of a bearing WHY many consider this to be one of the Stones' best. There's nothing wrong with the album as you can feel their influences throughout the songs. But - and this comes back to my first sentence - nothing of importance really happens with any of the songs. There's no banger on the album. Tumbling Dice sounds like a radio single in the making but seriously, it just doesn't have the chops that some other singles on other albums have had. For their longevity, for what they have given rock 'n roll, and nostalgia, as I do believe those that say they were a class of their own, this album gets 3/5. Not my cup of tea.

Perfectly average entry from The Rolling Stones. A good collection of songs that sort of breeze by, but without any sort of twist or new take on the blues and country rock sound from their previous three albums. And I'd argue their sound's a fair bit tamer here. It is insanely consistent though, almost to a fault. It's not without its highlights, of course. The blaring horns and saxophone on 'Rip The Joint' were great; the song has that raw and sort of messy presentation that I really dig from the Stones generally. 'Shake Your Hips' reminded me of that one ZZ Top song, 'La Grange', just a really great, slow build - so much unreleased tension. 'Tumbling Dice' might be one of my favorite songs by the Stones period, just super soulful and cheery, an absolute hit in the mix here. I felt similarly about 'Let It Loose' and especially 'Shine A Light' later on in the tracklisting; they really show the Stones nailing this uplifting and grand sound - it's the one thing this album has over their previous ones. 'Torn and Frayed' was one of the better acoustic-driven cuts, just an infectious atmosphere created by the piano and guitar, especially in its final moments. And 'Sweet Black Angel' was a much-needed breather in the tracklisting; I enjoyed the grainier quality of the recording and the stripped-back instrumentation. A record I think I would've loved more if it were cut down to its best songs because there's a lot of fluff and padding here. As it stands, this is just another pretty safe, but ultimately enjoyable Rolling Stones record.

sorry...I skipped half of these songs midway through 😭 tbh I only kinda liked Tumbling Dice and Let It Loose (maybe all down the line too) MMMMMMMM I'd say a 2

Good album

I appreciate an album that really takes things back to basics a lil; especially one so heavily rooted in Blues. That being said, while I enjoy The Stones deconstructed, I think I actually prefer them at their peak like Let It Bleed. Still, a solid pick.

It was fine.

I was dreading listening to this album because the other Rolling Stones albums on this list have been bad, but this one was actually good, I can see why it’s on this list Fav song: Stop Breaking Down

Beginning and end were decent. Middle was just filler.

I believe many of these songs would go crazy if I heard them being performed while I was out at the bar and especially if I had a few drinks in me and started to move a little... Unfortunately for today, I listened to this album sober at home and the individual tracks felt rather... boring. Each songs intro in the first 15 seconds sets up exactly what you will be hearing for the next 2-5 minutes, the songs don't have much change or variation throughout, and despite the bands reputation and musical ability, they did not do anything of interest with the drums and rhythm throughout the entire album. It just felt like one hour long "jam" with some classic rock instruments, which leads me to say if I had to describe this album with one word it would be "fine". I am not displeased with this album, but I am not particularly interested in listening again as very few tracks stood out as noteworthy.

For what I know The Rolling Stones to be capable of I was disappointed by the majority of this album. Lowkey felt like “how many ways can we play the blues in an hour,” and don’t get me wrong I love the blues. I additionally loved the flow between songs - the transitions and theme were a great part of the project This collection of songs would make great background music but in an album of over an hour I don’t feel like I should only have 3-4 songs that stand out to me, and that’s while I’m looking for a song to stand out. But overall fun listen. Fav songs Rocks off - really liked the brass in it Ventilator Blues - the groove was so freaking good in this one All down the line Shine a light - good send off, I feel like this should’ve ended the album

Really strong start to the album. Rip This Joint and Shake Your Hips back to back had me hipping and hopping around the room tbh. Those were my favorites for sure. Felt like it lost a bit of momentum and energy once it got further in though which was disappointing. Still, Rolling Stones once again delivered what for me can only be described as the perfect “going west” sound. It’s the vibe of hitting the road and watching the exit signs loom above fields of nothing with the windows down and a beautiful woman sitting at your side crackin a beer.

Another strong name with a weaker-than-expected showing. For what’s supposed to be the Stones’ best album, I was unimpressed. I’ll be meaner in my review than my star rating because nothing was really terrible, but the whole of the album just kind of bored me. The throughline for this album is its consistently bluesy sound. It felt like it was recorded in a dive bar in Memphis, which is impressive given that the Rolling Stones are as British as can be. Unfortunately what you see is what you get. It’s an hour of very listenable (albeit mumbly) music, but there’s no variety. You need a changeup or a curveball, you can’t just try to paint the corner with 101 every pitch. The album was bloated, and the middle of the album sags. I could have lived without the entire run of tracks from Happy to Stop Breaking Down. So many songs would just drag at the end as they repeated the same lyrics and faded the instruments for an extra minute. It’s okay to just end a song sometimes. Song Notes: - Rip this joint is good old fashioned dancing music. A little bit of rockabilly and a little bit of Bourbon Street - Sweet Virginia is a stone cold classic. Easily my fav track on the album. You can easily hear the strong influence of the Memphis blues. - Sweet Black Angel was fucking WILD. Was talking with Austin about how the album felt Deep South and then we got to this song. The affected “slave accent” and the HARD R Mick was using was certainly a choice. Lordy Lordy - Loving Cup is a great song. I think the lyrics are really sweet but the ending of the song drags on. Good use of the brassy sound and piano to keep it alive and semi-fresh as it fades. - Happy was the first song where I had the thought “this is the same song as the last one” which unfortunately was not the last time I had that thought - The run of songs from Turd On The Run, Ventilator Blues, and I Want To See His Face was SO REPETITIVE. Nearly put me to sleep - All Down The Line was a nice pickup in energy after the 5 wailing minutes of Let It Loose - Stop Breaking Down was a pretty egregious example of bloat within the songs themselves - The gospel influences in Shine a Light come right through, but you’re kept on your toes with the vibrato effect on the organ and the solo that breaks the straight churchy feel you’d get otherwise. A good showing that would arguably be better as the album’s closer 6/10 so an even 3 stars here Favorites: - Rip This Joint - Sweet Virginia - Loving Cup - Shine A Light

Halfway through this album I was already wondering when it would end. We get a a couple fast paced tracks to kick things off. Rip this Joint took us all around the country, then the album hits a lull. From Shake Your Hips onward we get a very consistent from track to track with a couple change ups near the end. Not much variety of sound from track to track as many feel they were included just to increase the number of track. When we did get a change up I had to listen to Mick Jagger mumble. I know this is considered the Rolling Stones best album by many but with the amount of bloat and the lack of creativity I come away quite disappointed. Lastly, wtf was Sweet Black Angel. I don’t think I’ve ever listened to a full album that had such a blantantly racist track. HARD R AND ALL!! Mick you need to chill buddy. Favorite tracks: - Rip this Joint - Sweet Virginia - Loving Cup Rating: 6/10

Favorite songs: Rocks Off, Tumbling Dice, Sweet Virginia Torn and Frayed, Loving Cup, Happy, Let It Loose, All Down the Line, Shine a Light

Their viscous branch of rock 'n' roll is like no other, and this is arguably The Stones at their peak. While the album is grooving like hell throughout, the really great songs are few and far between. 3.5/5.

If "Brothers" by The Black Keys was music destined to be used in reality TV, this album is destined to play in mock-1950s diners. There's energy here, but it's milkshakes and root beer floats, not fireworks and beers. It's saccharinely stuck in a time gone by, and never really escapes that feeling.

One of the only albums so far that I’d actually listen to. Kinda repetitive Top songs:

They could've trimmed 2 or 3 songs off this album to make it more cohesive, but stellar overall.

I've never been into the Stones.

Relally high 4. Not as iconic as some of the other 5 albums. Definitely not average. Enjoyable album that leads into so many other amazing artists.

A lot of range

Clean 4.5

I thought this was so good!

Loved it. Everyone look up Nicky Hopkins NOW

This is definitely one of those albums that although I think it is an excellent album, I will never get the accolades of it being not only the best rolling Stones album, but I've heard some people even say the best rock and roll album ever made. There is an underlying energy a dangerous energy that you actually don't hear in any other Rolling Stones album. I think that's what it's appeal is, but I also think that's what kind of keeps it from being a state of perfection that I would say the previous three albums were. In a way there's nothing new on this album and nothing that's was better than what they did on the previous three albums. But... there's a fierce energy that more present in this than I feel in the others. That's possibly what people see in it, but for me it doesn't necessarily turn out to be a plus. It does make it exciting. It does make it grand. But I'm still not quite up to a 4½★s. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that there is a lot of sloppy play and chaotic mixing. But then again, I think in a way it adds to the mystique of the album. I don't think mystique necessarily makes a five-star album... but it makes it a mighty fine listen. (8.8) ★★★★

Going in many directions, but overall very good. 4.5 stars

It took me a little bit to fully appreciate this album, and it's still not my favorite Stones album, but it's still a masterpiece. It's a testament to the band's craft that it feels so loose and organic and that they're able to shift between genres so effortlessly, but somehow make it hang together as a singular piece of art. The highlights seem almost too numerous to name, but "Rocks Off", "Rip This Joint", "Tumbling Dice", "Sweet Virginia", "Let it Loose", "Loving Cup", "Happy", and "Shine a Light" all rank among the bands finest songs. 5 stars.

3.5

Easily their best album. Has the coolest album art and best backstory with the band getting strung out on heroin and evading British tax for 5 months in a French mansion.. Also unusually for a Rolling Stones album has 4 or more truly great songs with a particularly strong first and final few tracks. No slippy fingers this time. Comfortable 4 stars!

Again, unfamiliar territory. Fun, whiny voice with country/southern accent. Thank you for your sweet and bitter fruit

I enjoyed all of the songs in this album. Definetely a great band for the ages.

Not a stones man - paint it black is about my experience of their work. ----- Country blues/rock and roll seems to be the vibe, and it's one that persists throughout the majority of the album, making it a bit one note. The vocals don't really suit the music at all. In fact there's a few occasions the backing vocals outshine whiny Mick. It's kind of ugly hearing him try to come across as a soulful All American and coming across as a poor mimic performing white boy blues. The drums are probably one of my favourite parts of the record. They are tastefully done. There's also some great piano parts that provide some nice depth of sound in an otherwise flat mix. Hopefully you like sax solos because they are everywhere. [Rolling dice] is a decent number, mainly because the powerful backing vocals, funky bass and piano chops. [Ventilator Blues] is also a rare occasion of where it comes together. Mick sounds angry, the music is gritty, the horns and piano add a good tension and atmosphere. This is pretty heavy compared to the rest of the album. The album otherwise feels very derivative and doesn't offer much of note. Go listen to real blues, the artists that made this music originally and saw a fraction of the success these imitators had.

They have written some of the best songs of all time (which I love) but I still struggle to enjoy a whole album. Much of this sounds like a (very good) long jam, almost a live album.

There is a chunk of good songs on this, but some of them just sound like background music at an old club. The back half of the album is stronger than the first but still has some sleepers. It falls victim to the same problem as every double album I’ve heard before, good enough songs get thrown in with great, focused ones and it gets a little messy.

so many hits on this one, stones at their jammiest folkiest selves

The stones do less good blues

If Mick Jagger has 0 haters I’m dead

Blues is not my thing but I would eat a hot dog at a cookout and vibe to this

Not my favourite stones album - listened way before

fine stones

My favorite Stones album

Idk how much the stones are for me but i definitely really enjoyed some of these (sweet virginia and let it loose in particular). I think in a different context i would have had more fun with this but you can only rate the experience you had while listening and im simply too far behind to be thinking about revisiting anything!

I found this pretty boring overall, maybe with the exception of Let It Loose and Shine A Light. I thought by reputation that the Rolling Stones would make really thrilling music but I just didn’t really find that here?

An excellent outing. Its positives are in its vibes; it feels like a band jamming with immaculate skill and precision and energy. The only downside is that it is a double album. It’s not the length that I find frustrating, it’s that rarely has a double album justified all of its songs. For every Tumblin Dice or Sweet Virginia there’s a song that wouldn’t have made it onto a single album.

First Listen: Rocks Off - Love the trumpets. Started off alright, got more into it the further along it got. Heavy topic for an opening, wondering if the album will keep exploring themes like this. Solid start for the album, 7.9/10 Rip This Joint - A fun song, not what I'm used to from The Rolling Stones. 7.4/10 Shake Your Hips - Idk why but the guitar makes me think quite a bit of La Grange by ZZ Top, which released just a year later. Definitely getting a blues rock feeling that wasn't really there in the previous two songs. Don't care for the lyrics but oh well. I know it was normal for songs to just keep going for a while as they end, but I just didn't care for it here. 6.8/10 Casino Boogie - Fully into blues now, but I can still feel the more typical rock elements. While the lyrics aren't meant to mean much, it almost feels like it's about America's capitalist approach to war and such. 7.4/10 Tumbling Dice - Surprisingly was the only big hit, but I can see why it was one. Catchy, but nothing that sticks out as great to me. 7.3/10 Sweet Virginia - We've transitioned from rock into blues and now we have country in the mix. Harmonica caught me by surprise. This slow blues/country rock genre has never been my thing, but I like the sax. 7.5/10 Torn and Frayed - Surprisingly, I really like this one, despite it seemingly being a less popular one. Nice to listen to. 7.8/10 Sweet Black Angel - Interesting turn to folk, but strongly political, almost directly calling to free and show support for Marxist and feminist civil rights activist Angela Davis who was on trial for ties to a shooting. Like the marimba. Also Mick Jagger says the n word???? 7.7/10 Loving Cup - I really like this one. 8.5/10 Happy - Another song going more in the direction of what I like. Hard instrumentals. Realizing how often they just repeat the same line at the end of songs 8.0/10 Turd On The Run - Definitely going for a fun one here. I can feel some more of the country influences. 7.7/10 Ventilator Blues - Guitar starts of country/blues as hell. That intial feeling sticks through the whole song. Felt like there was some spiritual meaning in the lyrics. 7.6/10 I Just Want To See His Face - Begins with a faint fade from the last song. Starts with a long, subtle gospel intro. Weird reverb. The vocals sound like they were recorded out of a studio, but it kinda works. Interesting lyrics about religion and talking abiut Jesus vs wanting to see Him directly. 7.4/10 Let It Loose - Starts off with a completely new type of sound. I like this sound, depressing and unfortunate lyrics 7.7/10 All Down the Line - A straight up electric rock song. I like it. 8.0/10 Stop Breaking Down - it's hitting but at the same time not. Another one I don't care for lyrically. 7.6/10 Shine A Light - When the piano hits, IT HITS. Same with the guitar. And then the lyrics. Damn. HOLY FUCK THAT INSTRUMENTAL BREAK. 9.3/10 Soul Survivor - Another one that hits. Thematically I think it works well as a closing song. Chorus just drags a bit. 8.3/10

Good music, definitely a classic. I would listen if I was in the mood for this type of music, but right now I'm not. Great music though.

A mediocre Stones album.

I would consider this exceptional average for the Rolling Stones. Not my favorite album.

This album in mostly some pretty alright Rolling Stones. It lacks their big hits, but it does have some good songs. The album to me peaks at sweet Virginia and torn and frayed, but the music before and after really felt unremarkable.

This is perfectly acceptable bluesy rock. I've yet to be excited by a Rolling Stones song, but I've yet to find myself annoyed by one. Here's another album of music the fits the mold.

3.5/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-rolling-stones/exile-on-main-st/ I think I can now quite safely say that the Stones are not for me. I really enjoy some songs, but overall I just cannot get invested. Especially with the length of this album, that becomes a problem.

It’s good bluesy rock and the Stones at the top of their game, but a bit repetitive and goes on too long. 3.5

I can’t believe I’ve never listened to this album in full before. I love it.

The only issue with this album is there’s too many good songs. Tumbling Dice, Sweet Virginia, Torn and Frayed, All Down The Line, etc… It’s a good problem to have.

Not a fan, maybe was good when it was released but to me songs sound similar in style and expression.

Apart from a few highlights (Tumbling Dice, Happy and Shine a Light), the songwriting isn't particularly strong, but the blues, country, and soul influences keep the album enjoyable from start to finish. Around 3.8 stars.

The beginning of this album feels a lot more Blues than I normally associate with The Stones. Not in a bad way, just interesting. Overall ok.

Always enjoy the stones

Music to drink a cold beer on a boat in the lake to. Favorite track: Sweet Virginia.

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meh

Really excellent album

Classic Stones material!!

It's one of those albums that I respect for what its done for music but isn't going on my favorites list. Which, seemingly is a lot of this list.

Good rock album, nothing special in my taste

Best Stones album in my opinion, back to back bangers, my most listened of theirs by far

A great album of scuzzy and lazy rock n roll

Loose, bluesy, shaggy… and w a misogynistic attitude that needed Liz Phair to blow it out of the water

This album wasn't really for me, but I liked ventilator blues.

ive never been able to get into this album for whatever reason

yeah whatever

Exceptional from beginning to end. One of the groups masterpieces. I could be exiled if I had this album to accompany me.

Stark start och håller kvaliteten genom albumet. Låter äldre. La grange? Lite långt dock. Ingen låt jag tyckte illa om. 3/5

How incredibly boring

Not really into rock so I didn't finish this one.

Amazing! a rock classic

I mean, it's the Stones. It's all been said before.

No me gustó en comparación a otros álbumes, lo sentí bastante monótono

Probably the best stones album so far

Like the magazine

Listened on last go around. Opens strong. Solid blues rock. Tumbling dice is a great song. Sweet virginia still slaps. Maybe better if shorter.

An unrefined and magical catalog of of uninhibited and expansive music that will never be matched

I struggle with this rating because this album is still better than my other 3 stars, but it's 3 stars *for the Rolling Stones* as in... they have albums and songs that are so much better! Favorite songs were "Tumbling Dice" and "Let it Loose."

A fantastic album

JL : 2, Let It Loose

One of the best

average rolling stones vibes

I love the Rolling Stones, but this album is okay, allot of songs felt like they dragged, this album delt really 70’s the way it’s produced and the bass just gives it that vibe. I love the bass work but tbh for guitar and stuff theirs not allot that’s memorable, can’t Remeber a single riff, but vocals ofc are great

Isn't this supposed to be one of their better albums? I found it pretty mediocre. Perhaps I should give it a few more spins. I likely will, but probably not anytime soon. For now we'll call her a 3 & 1/3. **Edit: WELL, WELL, WELL!! Reading about this one, I find "the album was originally met with mixed reviews before receiving strong reassessments by the end of the [decade]." I do not anticipate it will take that long, but let's check back nearer the end of the decade.

It was about time that my rule about double albums was broken. I'm only as far as 'Loving Cup' and there's already more here than you can fit into a single LP in 1972. It's the Stones doing roughly what they always did best: write and perform a whole bunch of variously raucous and sensitive tunes broadly drawn from the blues tradition, sometimes more rock & roll, sometimes more country. It's got great gang vocals, superb and unpretentious guitar playing, infectious grooves (all Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman). I'm not an expert at teasing apart Mick Taylor and Keith Richards' guitar playing, but they're both good throughout. Mick Jagger is great: at times shouting like Fogarty and at times very tender. The guests are all spectacular -- the horns, Nicky Hopkins, Billy Preston, five backup singers who all crush it. The only irritating thing about this album was having to change back to the music player all the time to flag the songs as 'liked'. It's not complicated. There's a valuable conversation to be had about the cultural appropriation of the Blues from Black artists by white artists. But that doesn't change the quality of this. I counted ten standout tracks through this double (basically, things I bothered to add to my liked songs) and a good single album will usually have three. The guitar solo at the end of 'Shine A Light' may be perfect (Mick Taylor, I think). Anyway, it's a masterpiece. 5/5 and maybe the best double album I've ever heard.

Obviously amazing album start to finish with massive hits throughout. Also displays a bit more musicality than you typically hear in their radio hits.

Overrated stone album

The songs were okay, I know they have much better albums

The Stones have always left me cold. This is boring country rock.

Rolling Stones do the Beatles

I can't help compare the Stones to the Beatles and the Stones always come up wanting. This is OK for a blues cover band but I think the Stones are a singles and filler mob.

Ventilator Blues may be my favorite Stones song and there are some other strong ones throughout the album, though it's all a little uneven.

Honey tonkin blues and classic rock & roll. Its got a lot of good songs that I was unfamiliar with but not a lot that stood out to me in particular, I do like Soul Survivor as a closer. Jagger bringing his specific style and variations on the exact genre they are shooting for throughout and all the instruments are competent despite how disjointed the recording was with members missing or on drugs. If I want to jam on some old school rock this would be on the short list.

This was SUPER good! The music was really great. Great hooks and super interesting. I loved this. The horns when used were great and the sound was big! Sometimes it was a little too country for me, but not bad! Actual rating...4.5 Liked Songs: "Rocks Off" , "Rip This Joint" , "Casino Boogie" , "Tumbling Dice" , "Sweet Virginia" , "Sweet Black Angel" , "Loving Cup" , "Happy " , "Turd On The Run" , "Ventilator Blues" , "Let It Loose" , "All Down The Line" , "Stop Breaking Down" , "Shine A Light" , "Sould Survivor"

Mais um álbum que deixa confuso por que Rolling Stones é tão famoso... Parece que nenhuma música bate tão forte que tu pensa "os caras são pica mesmo...", até parece que eles tão forçando uma cultura americana, um country de lá. Parece tipo "os caras compram nossos discos, vamos fazer algo pra eles", nada de errado, mas é a impressão que traz. Talvez tenha sido a inspiração inicial deles fazerem música.

#377 Until recent years, I was more of a greatest hits fan of The Rolling Stones but having heard a few of their albums, it’s clear there is a lot of quality to be found. I don’t know this album well but I have listened before and contains some great songs. It might not be my favourite of those I have listened to so far, and its run time probably doesn’t help in that regard. Heard before? ✅ Would I revisit? ✅ Listen before you die? ✅ Fave track(s): Tumbling Dice; Happy Rating: 8/10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Another Stones album. A long album and not any tracks that I’m familiar with. It was ok, but I’ve never listened to it before and probably won’t again.

There's a lot of good stuff here like "Rocks off" and "Tumbling dice", but also loads of filler. As a single disc this might have been the one and only perfect Stones record, but this just drags on far too long.

Lots of great blues-influenced Stones here and many tunes I hadn’t heard before. Not every song was mu cuppa tea, but overall great album.

Nao sei, soa me tudo ao mesmo

Meh

Tinha este álbum em CD na colecção e ja ha muito tempo que nao ouvia um CD do inicio ao fim. Gosto bastante deste álbum. Melhor para mim Shine a light

Groovy and fun, just don't pay too much attention to the lyrics

I’ve never been keen on The Rolling Stones—I recognize their influence and they had a handful of songs that I do like, but overall, I’ve generally found them irritating and overrated. But Exile on Main Street is a genuinely excellent album. I think it’s partly because Jagger’s voice is nestled in a choir, which is both effective, cohesive, and an excellent veil for his voice’s less-desirable tendencies. I didn’t mind the album’s length, which is worth something from a band I don’t really like.

Already know this one

This band has a handful of songs I like. None of them seem to be on here.

Another reminder of how much the Stones owe their sound to American country, blues, and gospel music. They do it well, and this is a really good album. But let’s not forget the true pioneers such as Willie Dixon, Robert Johnson, and all the other greats from the delta. .

A solid Stones album full of honky-tonk and blues rock. Raucous, the energy spills over, often sounding like a live performance.

This is good but not great in my opinion. None of the 18 tracks here are bad by any means but there are no real hits either. Did expect more coming into it so maybe I liked it a little less due to that. Favourite song was probably Tumbling Dice.

Nothing exciting

Very good but some songs blend together but still a good time 8/10. First listen.

I really wanted to like this but it just ran over my head and I can’t even remember anything about this album. I’ll have to be a 3

the more full albums i listen to from the rolling stones, the more i think that their big hits that everyone knows, don't necessarily represent them the best. their roots in the blues and like hard rock really shine through when you listen to them for an extended period. its not a bad thing by any means, but sometimes i don't think they match the "persona" that they have. that said, its a solid album and its a lot of content. i would be so stoked for a band's 10th album to have 18 tracks, all of which flow pretty well together. all in all, a solid listen.

I listened to this album a couple days ago while driving across South Dakota fighting with a new car’s cruise control/lane assist that completely shuts off with too much glare from the sun on the ‘eyes’ on the windshield. For those that don’t know, there aren’t really any large trees in South Dakota, so the sun shines freely. No huge hits on this album to keep my mind off of having to have my foot off the gas pedal for hours at a time.

In the great Beatles vs Rolling Stones debate I think I have come to my conclusion. The Beatles have higher highs with their most famous songs, but The Rolling Stones have a better more consistent sound throughout their albums. I think I am a Stones over Beatles fan after this list.

Nunca le había dado realmente una oportunidad a este grupo, pero muy chulo el álbum! Diver

- Uh it’s aight - Sorry I’m putting like zero effort into listening and writing notes

Ça c'est un album qui fait parti de mon top 5 tous styles confondus.

Masterclass des Stones. Richards au top de sa forme. Je suis particulièrement fan des blues, dont Shake your hips. Mais tout est bon, et l'unité de l'album est impressionnant. Turd on the run suivi de Ventilator blues, est-ce qu'on peut dire que Shit hits the fan?

Pas sur que j'ai tant aimé que ça! Pas autant que Félix certain. Je crois aimer mieux Sticky Fingers. Mais je lui donnerai une autre écoute, certainement!

I know the mythology of Exile, the band holed up in their tax exile, working out songs until they thought they were perfect and the hitting record. But to my ears, these songs sound like a band white knuckling these tracks by the very edges of their fingernails. There's Tumbling Dice, which is my single favorite Stones song, and it's brilliant. But for every spark, there's a Turd On The Run to counter. The album bounces through 18 tracks that vary wildly in sound, style and quality. This isn't my first time giving this album a listen, but I find myself repeating the sentiment that this album does not live up to the hype. Exile on Main St is one of those albums that is consistently on the list of all time great albums, but I continue to not hear it. I think the rolling stones are a band that makes great singles (by virtue of releasing so many albums), but middling albums. Exile is no exception to that rule.

Turd in the Runs.

There are a few good songs here but this was painfully long.

I expected this not to totally live up the the hype but it does. I’m not sure I can handle a full album (any album) without getting tired of Mick Jagger being Mick Jagger, but otherwise this was a great blues rock record. I’m sure it’s directly influenced almost all of the music I really like.

Tolles Album, das sich auch gut nebenbei hören lässt. Ein richtiger Klassiker, der zum Mitwippen einlädt.

Their best? Probably.

I haven’t got enough time to rate :(

5.5/10 i liked most of them and would be fine to listen to casually but i don't think any were particularly memorable they sort of blended into one for me but the good ones were pretty good, probably a nice driving album, tolerate his voice bit more now

Enjoyment: 7/10 Replayability: 6/10 Cohesion: 6/10 Flow/Pacing: 6/10 Artistic Merit: 7/10 Weighted Average: 6.5/10 Review: This is the first time I've listened to a Stones album all the way through. Of course they're a phenomenal band that has become synonymous with the idea of Rock 'n' Roll itself, but they're right on the periphery of my taste in rock. I've never heard any of these songs until today, and most sounded like filler to the point where after five songs in, the music all blended together. I liked the blend, but nothing stuck out as exceptional like I would expect from this band. Liked Song(s): Rocks Off, Rip This Joint, Sweet Virginia, Loving Cup, All Down The Line, Shine A Light, Soul Survivor Disliked Song(s): Shake Your Hips, Turd On The Run, Ventilator Blues, I Just Want To See His Face Recommend? Yes Heard Before? No

Loved the blues/rock here, and how almost pirate or underground the album felt. No hits, just solid fun. I get people wanting the hits from the Stones, but if you want hits, listen to a hits compilation. This is quirky and fun and solid rockin'. My Rating: 5/5

The music on this album is relatively enjoyable, if a bot too samey. My problem is that I dont really like Mick’s vocals. For odd songs it’s fine, but sustained over the full one hour plus its just horrific. His vocals also feel a bit too low in the mix for a lit of the album, which actually makes them worse. I generally like a good bit of sax in songs but not so when they pipe up a lot of the time here (‘Happy’ being an exception). Overall it’s probably a 2.5 but it’s not strong enough for a 3

As previously established on this Generator, I think The Rolling Stones are overrated. I don’t get them at all. This album, at least, has one of the two Stones songs I actually like (“Tumbling Dice”), but this was not otherwise for me.

I just don't really get The Rolling Stones. I am still not a big fan of Jagger's voice, I hate that so many things just seem to end in a long jam session, and the whole thing just seems to last forever. The brass I like because I like the sound of brass instruments, but I just don't find this particularly interesting as an album. I think I gave the previous Stones album the generator provided a 3, and while I don't think this is that much better or worse, averaging the two out to a 2.5 seems appropriate, so: 2/5

Very good.

Generally solid tunes, some very solid. Sort of mixtape vibes from it, but this could be the start of me liking the Stones more.

more like the rolling mids lmao. yes grandpa you're soo subversive for putting a harmonica in your songs now let's get you to bed. it's not bad, per se, just kind of boring--at its best i get fun jam band vibes, and at its worst it's bob dylan (the most scathing critique i can levy). shine a light is a clear highlight.

Sweet Black Angel didn’t age well, but otherwise The Stones will never be this good again.

Rock and blues, baby! Some jams sound like raucous pub music, as if belted out by the house band and the regulars. Feelgood party music.

I’d never heard this album before, but after a couple of listens through there’s no doubt that it’s a brilliant collection of masterful musicianship & songwriting. Whilst there aren’t too many “hit” moments, songs that stand out as the catchiest or the most impactful, every song is written superbly well. The blend of rock ‘n’ roll, gospel & blues influence is fantastic throughout, and it’s one of those albums that I want to listen to over again to re-discover some of the gems tucked away in each track.

More straight blues-y than I remember it being.

Compare the Rolling Stones to Sonic the Hedgehog. In the 90s, Sonic was the epitome of cool. He was spikey, was super rad, had 'tude (of the atti variety). Thing is, that specific brand of cool wore off. By 2005, nobody wanted to be Sonic except a weird, underground-dwelling subset if the internet. The Rolling Stones brand of cool is still just as cool today. They're the kind of cool that is sort of cringe (as the non-sonic loving kids say) to dissect. They will never not be cool, because although they are indeed trying very hard, they do not appear to be trying hard. Sonic is a total try-hard. Beneath that spiked exterior lies a soul rife with insecurity. Not so the Stones. What you see is what you get. And what you see is dang cool. Anyway this record does go a little long, being a double album and all, and is a bit samey in parts. But it's good samey so you can't complain too much.

3/5 I don't really get the hype for this album. This is considered one the best albums of all time, but to me it just seems like a pretty good blues album. Most of the songs have a pretty basic structure, chord progression, and melody and lyrics aren't bad but don't seem incredible. I really enjoyed the brass and choral sections of some of these songs and there were some good guitar riffs, guitar tones, and drum fills, but nothing that made me go, "wow this album is incredible". Ventilator Blues was my favorite song. I also really hate "Sweet Black Angel", and even though it had good intentions the lyrics are trashy as hell. Rocks Off 4/5: A solid blues rock song, I like the horn section. The middle "hyponitized" section is cool and a nice way to change up the song. Rip This Joint 3.75/5: I like the blues piano in the background and the topic of the song is fun. Shake Your Hips 3/5: Almost sounds like ZZ Top got this riff from the Stones, but after doing some research sounds like the Rolling Stones also got this riff from John Lee Hooker. Pretty boring song other than the catchy riff. Casino Boogie 3.25/5: A pretty typical blues song with some crytpic sounding lyrics. A fine instrumental part at the end. Tumbling Dice 3.5/5: I like the background vocals. "Call me the tumbling dice" is a cool hook. Sweet Virginia 3/5: The guitar riff and harmonica are nice at the beginning but this song gets kinda boring for me. The melody is kinda interesting but not a fan of the chorus, the vocals just sound alright. Torn and Frayed 3.5/5: The melody is repetitive but the instrumenation is good (especially the guitar tone and guitar solo) Sweet Black Angel 1/5: Musically, the song is fine but honestly pretty boring. And the lyrics... aged like milk. I get this is supposed to be for Angela Davis, but the are you a kidding me? "She's a sweet blank angel, no a sweet black slave" ew. Loving Cup 3.75/5: I like the drum fills and the interesting middle section. Started out pretty boring but builds nicely. Great horn section at the end of the song. Happy 3.25/5: It's fine but not very memorable Turd On The Run 3/5: Funny song title and the guitar riff has a nice rhytmn but doesn't really go anywhere after that. Ventilator Blues 4.25/5: Cool sliding guitar riff (with an interesting tone) and a pretty funky beat. Favorite song so far and glad it varies from the other songs. I Just Want To See His Face 3/5: I thought the song was just gonna start the way it did, but it had the weird effect the whole time. Seems like a filler song to me. Let It Loose 4/5: Cool guitar tone and some nice piano riffs. A lot of interesting instrument tracked at the end At this point I got tired of rating each song. Soul Survivor 4.25/5: I did really like this song as the last song. Cool chord progrssion and great chorus.

It's The Rolling Stone's rock and blues opus. It's amazing. Tumbling Dice might be the best song by the stones. But you also have Loving Cup, Ventilator Blues, Happy, Sweet Virginia. Closing pair of Shine a Light and Soul Survivor. This is the album I would play if you didn't know who The Rolling Stones were.

The best stones album

I'm not a massive Rolling Stones fan, and this is definitely not my favorite record by them but it has been a long time since I listened to it and I think it fits my taste a lot more now. This isn't one of their records filled with their hits, and it is pretty much just a blues record. It followed two albums with massive impacts (Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers)but while there was nothing on Exile that I was blown away by, I did find it incredibly consistent. It was easy to listen to the whole way through without any moment taking me out of it. One stand out for me is the cover of Stop Breaking Down. I will love almost any version of that song I hear, from the 1937 Stop Breakin' Down Blues by Robert Johnson to the very noisy 1999 cover off of The White Stripes self-titled album.

A masterpiece of an album. The late 60's/early 70's Stones records can't be beat, and this is one of, if not the best in that run. It's a monster double album with really no filler at all. Every track is unique and feels crafted. There are so many great album tracks in addition to the hits that it never gets old or loses its welcome. I love the swagger, the perfect use of the horns, and the variety. This is a classic in every regard.

A few years back, I started finally listening to The Rolling Stones' discography and it has been a very enjoyable experience. And something that I could always say for certain is that Exile has been my definitive favorite Stones' records and one of my favorites of ALL TIME. Everything about this record is exquisite, it's pure fire all the way through. Fav Songs Sweet Virginia Tumbling Dice Torn And Frayed Is it Top 1001 Worthy (is it essential)? 1000% yes, one of the greatest albums by one of the greatest bands of all time. If you haven't listened yet, stop what you're doing and go listen now.

liked this more than i wanted to

You know, I like that this made Exile in Guyville possible (if that is the case) but just didn't love this one. Some Stones I dig (2000 Man, hello Bottle Rocket 🚀) but this just didn't start me up.

Put this off after half an hour. It’s been 6 stones albums (so far) I get it, it’s just not very interesting.

I liked Shine A Light...need to listen through again...

That's it. It's official. I don't like the Rolling Stones... in my opinion the most overrated band in history and the fact that they are often spoken in the same breath as the Beatles is an insult to the Beatles. They can't touch the Beatles in terms of songwriting, performance, and especially innovation and production.

I never understood why the The Rolling Stones were so popular. After listening to this, I still don't understand. Perhaps some things just aren't meant to be understood.

Great blues rock combination. May not have the anthems of other albums but good with bbq & a beer.

Ihan ok mut ei kyl mikään lemppari. Rollarit laittanu riman kuitenki niin korkealle et ei nää vedä vertoja millään.

I think this is maybe a little on the long side for what it is, but none of the songs are bad.

I had to listen to this one like 3-4 times to decide whether or not I just sort of liked it or quite liked it. Think I'm leaning towards quite liking it as I didnt really get tired of it throughout that many listens, finding it was actually growing on me with each time listening through. Thinking this is the strongest Stones album we've received yet on here! 7.5/10

meh meh 2,4

jak na stonesów to mehhhh

It was very groovy, I think it can really see how its impacted later artists

MUCH more enjoyable than my other stones experience on this list. I get it a lot more now. This is a great rhythmic driving dancing band. There is some blues and there are riffs too, and even some songs.

Somehow I missed this along the way, but holy cow, what a classic.

1. Rocks Off (★★★★⯨) 2. Rip This Joint (★★★★⯨) 3. Shake Your Hips (★★★★⯨) 4. Casino Boogie (★★★★⯨) 5. Tumbling Dice (★★★★★) -Fav 6. Sweet Virginia (★★★★★) -Fav 7. Torn And Frayed (★★★★⯨) 8. Sweet Black Angel (★★★★⯨) 9. Loving Cup (★★★★★) -Fav 10. Happy (★★★★★) 11. Turd On The Run (★★★★⯨) 12. Ventilator Blues (★★★★★) -Fav 13. I Just Want To See His Face (★★★★☆) 14. Let It Loose (★★★★★) -Favorita del álbum y más... 15. All Down The Line (★★★★★) 16. Stop Breaking Down (★★★★★) 17. Shine A Light (★★★★★) -Fav 18. Soul Survivor (★★★★★) -Fav -TOTAL = ★★★★⯨ (4,8)

Good listen. Great shop music. Didn’t blow me away. Tumbling Dice

All the stones albums on this list are good, solid albums. 4 stars

I love this album.

In many ways classic bluesy rock with elements of country here and there, and an excellent amount of horns throughout that give the album a more lived-in, grooving feel. Compared to the more stiff blues covers and rip-offs of the 60s, this album feels a lot more timeless.

I kept thinking, "Wait, this is the Rolling Stones??" I had no idea they were so rockabilly.

Listen out of order since Spotify licensing shenanigans

It started good but kinda fell off.

Absolute classic bluesy rock album my 2nd fav Rolling stones album

An all time classic. Probably the best Stones album for my money. It's loose and sounds like they're having a good time. Rocks Off is the driving song that will get you a speeding ticket.

What is there to say about one of the best albums of all time? Released in 1972, it was already The Rolling Stones' tenth release. Gritty, raw—blues, rock, gospel. Simply fantastic.

This was great. I went back and listened to it twice.

Ehh, was not in the mood.

one of my favorite stones albums, though i’m just not huge on the stones. hard to rate for me really as my enjoyment depends on the day

Consistent album in that there is no real highs or lows in it. I was expecting a bit more given the reverence some folks have for this particular RS album so slight disappointed that's it isn't amazing

dope

let it bleed was better

Песни ролинг стоунз ну норм че, хз что еще добавить

Have I listened to this album before No How familiar am I with this album I know this less than any other stones album How do I feel about this artist? I really like the Stones Pre-Listen Thoughts: My mom is questioning why this is on the list, maybe it’s not their best work Favorite track(s): Stop Breaking Down Post-Listen Thoughts: This was pretty basic. It wasn’t bad at all, but it didn’t seem up to par with their work. I personally would swap this out for Some Girls any day.

Nice, cool music, not my stile but it’s cool. Fav: all down the line

7/10 - Not my bag but I recognise how good this album is. Never thought I would enjoy the rolling stones but there was a fair few songs on there that I liked.

Rocks off - 4 Rip this joint - 3 Shake your hips - 3 Casino boogie - 3 Tumbling dice - 4 Sweet virginia - 4 Torn and frayed - 4 Sweet black angel - 3 Loving cup - 3 Happy - 3 Turd on the run - 3 Ventilator blues - 4 I just want to see his face - 3 Let it loose - 4 All down the line - 3 Stop breaking down - 4 Shine a light - 4 Soul survivor - 3

Best rock and roll album ever?

Is there a universe where this isn't 5 stars on a list of must listen albums in history?

I feel obliged to give this classic a rating of 4, although I'm no Stones fan.

it's ok