Exile On Main Street

1.5 stars I’ve always said that the Stones are not an album band. They love filler too much. But I was prepared to be wrong about this. After all, it was #7 best album of all time on the 2003 Rolling Stone list. So it’s got to at least be good, if not great, right? I first tried to listen to this album when I made a playlist of the best double albums of all time according to some google research. I was driving for Uber and wanted to use my time to listen to albums I never had gotten around to listening to, as well as kill time. Through that playlist I discovered The River and Sign O’ the Times. I also remember putting this on the playlist. I remember not knowing anything about the album, being surprised by the fact that I knew no songs from it and that it had been rated so highly. When I listened to it, I didn’t get it. I never tried again until earlier today. I complained about Sticky Fingers having filler track with faux Southern accents and cheesy country rock. But at least it had enough classic tracks to make up for that and make a passable album. This album is if someone listened to Sticky Fingers and thought: “hey, why not take out all of the good music and just make 18 songs of mediocre country blues rock.” And that’s what it is. The best thing about this album is that it is only barely a double album. At 66 minutes it is not a double album by CD era standards, but technically was more than could fit on a single LP. If they had shaved off 3 tracks (really most would do) they’d have a single album that wouldn’t feel any different. I don’t get it and won’t listen to it again. It wasn’t miserable, but it pissed me off how forgettable it was given the reputation. This isn’t one of the best albums of all time. It’s not even in my top 5 best Stones albums and I think I’ve only listened to 6 of their albums.

Liked it, would listen to again.

4.5 It's long but doesn't seem as long as it, surprisingly few hits but some really great songs

The Stones get some really full instrumentation and make a fun album that keeps itself exciting. It sounds pretty good

The Stones aren't my favourite of the big bands of their era, but I like them well enough and I quite like this album. The songs are solid throughout but there aren't really any towering standouts for me. The miscellaneous sprawling approach has its appeals, but ultimately eighteen tracks of Stones sleaze is far more than I ever need in one go. (I could've at least done without Sweet Black Angel, regardless of how people bend over backwards to explain that it's so cleverly political and well-intentioned and Angela Davis would've totally appreciated the condescension, actually.)

The first Stones album I bought and has always been my favourite. I still have a flexi-disc sampler of it given away with New Musical Express just before it's release which was the bait. From here on in I was hooked. It won't please those hoping for recognisable hits (apart from Tumbling Dice) but shows off all aspects of their music that I love. Has the feel of a live session rather than studio album for much of it too which makes it stand out from both later and earlier albums. The remastered CD edition had an extra 10 "new" tracks which I have had an excuse to listen to again today :) It includes the single released in 2010 - "Plundered My Soul" - which deserved to be on the original vinyl but was resurrected from 1971 out-takes and overdubbed with new vocals etc. in 2009.

Surprisingly enjoyable! Cannot stand Jaggers voice but the blues rock vibes were entertaining. The album is far too long and a bit samey so could easily have been a single not double album. Particularly enjoyed Let Loose and Sweet Virginia … I think … they did kind all blur into one.

Any Rolling Stones record starts from a point of disadvantage because I absolutely cannot stand Mick Jagger’s voice, and I hate that I can see his stupid gurning face flapping around in my mind whenever I hear it. This is one of the few Stones records I had heard all the way through before because people bang on about it a lot - it didn’t sound any better this time. Overly long, repetitive gurning and straining, and yeah I guess if you like 'rock & roll' music this is a great example of that (?), but I really, really don’t.

My personal favorite Rolling Stones album. So much variety throughout the various tracks on this double LP. My favorite song by the band in Shine A Light. So many different genres explored. Amazing performances from the entire band and excellent contributions from the guest performers. Truly the Stones magnum opus. 5/5

Finally, after nearly two years, I get my second Stones record on my album journey! Here I thought I was gonna finish the Beatles before that happened. Anyway... Exile on Main St. gets a lot of notoriety in the Rolling Stones' catalog. Not only was this the band's first double album, but the recording process was particularly messy. They had spent the money that they owed in taxes to the British government, prompting them to leave their home country to avoid seizure of their assets. Keith Richards rented out a villa in Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, where the band set up a makeshift recording studio in the basement, working all night and all day. As if that weren't enough, heroin was abundant during their stay, which proved to be disruptive, especially for Keith, as it became a drug habit for him. Tensions arose between band members who indulged in drugs and those who abstained from them. After some time, the basic tracks were brought over to Sunset Sound Recorders in Los Angeles, where overdubs were added, and Mick Jagger took charge at this stage. After all the turmoil, it's amazing that this record turned out as good as it did. Across two discs, the Stones run through a smattering of rock and roll, Delta blues, soul, gospel, and country - the most American-sounding that these Brits have been. Side one alone showcases this variety, firing on all cylinders with the hard-hitting ode to that heroin on "Rocks Off", the rockabilly swagger of "Rip This Joint", the earnest cover of Slim Harpo's "Shake Your Hips", the country-rooted slowburn of "Casino Boogie", and the tribute to gambling on the grooving "Tumbling Dice", complete with a call-and-response outro. Mick Jagger commands the mic with his Southern-esque drawl amidst the assorted backup vocalists. The instrumentation of this record is anchored by the well-influenced guitar interplay between Keith Richards and Mick Taylor, and the purposeful brass arrangements from Bobby Keys and Jim Price. I was certainly into this musical palette across other tracks like the barroom country swing of "Sweet Virginia", the piano-driven soulful bliss of "Loving Cup", Keith Richards's twisted jaunty number "Happy", the harmonica-infused fast-paced blues of "Turd on the Run", the swampy gospel of "I Just Want to See His Face", the rocking opener of side four "All Down the Line", and the anthemic penultimate organ-driven chant of "Shine a Light". But somewhere along the way, I realized that this album could have been trimmed down a bit. I have the sneaking suspicion that by the time they got done with recording, the band and producer Jimmy Miller were burnt out and ended up throwing as many tracks together without thinking about the structure of this record. That does leave me feeling there could have been some cuts and rearranging of tracks, especially in comparison to the more succinct Let It Bleed and Sticky Fingers. I look back on tracks like the twangy country rock of "Torn and Frayed", the lowly slide guitar stomp of "Ventilator Blues", the fervent gospel singing of "Let It Loose", and the decent cover of Robert Johnson's "Stop Breaking Down", and while I didn't hate them, I feel that they add to this repetitive nature as the album kept going. At the very least, "Shine a Light" should have closed out the album instead of another by-the-numbers rocker in "Soul Survivor". Also, for as much as "Sweet Black Angel" was well intentioned in advocating for racial equality after being inspired by civil rights activist Angela Davis, the execution leaves a lot to be desired as the band opted for this backward-looking country-blues track with a West Indian rhythm, as Mick Jagger laid it thick with this Caribbean-esque accent, and he also dropped the n-word on a line. As such, the song winds up being an unfortunate byproduct of its time, and unlike "Brown Sugar" off the preceding album, it couldn't hide that fact behind an infectious hook. All in all, Exile on Main St. is an enjoyable yet flawed record that represented the Rolling Stones' strengths alongside their lows. Truly an album that would have come out of being drawn away from home and into the throes of excess and exhaustion.

Meh, un disco distinto a la vibra que me dan los Stones, un estilo blusero muy americano, casi un country de cantina. Realmente aprecio que sea un disco más unplugged pero me esperaba otra cosa, no destaca otra cosa además de la ambientación que te da, solido 3/5.

I just don't think it's that good.

This album was great. Easily the best Rolling Stones I've listened to. It's solid all the way through and has great high points. It's fun, energetic, bluesy, very rockabilly. I'm excited to revisit this album. I think it deserves a lot of credit.

Is this really supposed to be one of the greatest rock albums of all time? Maybe 3 songs stuck out of thewhole thing to me, and the rest might as well have been the same blues jam (nearly in the same key) for 45 minutes. "Tumbling Dice", Ventilator Blues" and "Let It Loose" were the only ones that left any sort of impression on me and even then it wasn't that good, it was just a changeup from the two chord (somehow) blues rock of the rest of it. The solos aren't even interesting. Maaaayybe some of the saxophone and trumpet hits save it from total mediocrity? I don't know. I seriously do not get what is supposed to be special about this.

really enjoying the stones music ive listened to so far on here, definitely will return to it

Was fine

Expertly produced pub blues. But I can't take a double album of Jagger.

Their music is borrowed but perfected and exported globally , anyways one of the otp Blues RnR albums ever

Tämä klassikko löytyy omasta hyllystä. Tätä on tullut kuunneltua jo 80-luvun puolesta väliä, jolloin ostin tupla-vinyylin. Paljon hyviä biisejä ja tämän paketin tenho ja anti ei tunnu yhtään vähenevän, kun kuuntelukertoja tulee lisää. Päinvastoin.

Has been my favorite Stones album for a while now. Just love the sound. Tumbling Dice, Rocks Off, Loving Cup, Ventilator Blues. So good. Sweet Black Angel is well-meaning, doesn’t hold up necessarily. But this is just a classic

Their absolute best. A double album with no skips

Para ser un disco de 1972 de una banda Inglesa, tiene una gran producción y busqueda en los géneros que quiere fusionar. Gospel, jazz, country, rock&roll. Suena MUY Norteamericano en cuanto a la elección de géneros y como fusionarlos. Las canciones un poco más lentas, como Sweet Virginia, Tumbling Dice o Ventilator Blues, que tienen un groove más suave y diferente, le dan el atractivo principal, a mi parecer. En general encuentro mucha presencia del bajo, no con grandes lineas pero si con un gran sonido. Por último, el disco levanta MUCHISIMO sobre el final, con su nivel de producción, interpretación y mezcla. Mis 2 canciones favoritas son Ventilator Blues y Shine a Light

Good

Very bluesy!!

Если 60е уже закончились, то в принципе можно забить на всё и уехать в изгнание в какую-нибудь американскую деревню и медленно спиваться там в салуне вместе с колхозниками

У меня всегда были смешанные чувства к этому альбому. Группа в целом для меня особенная, плюс по сути их пиковый период (их предыдущий альбом Sticky Fingers один из моих любимых), плюс восторженные отзывы критиков и звание одного из величайших альбомов в истории. Но я все никак не мог его понять. Хотя при этом часть песен там замечательные. В общем, смешанно. Обожаю открывашку Rocks Off, в ней все лучшее, что было в их звуке тех лет. Госпел-бэк-вокал в Tumbling Dice. Губная гармошка в Sweet Virginia. Душевный припев в Loving Cup. Сильная концовка альбома. Но в остальном, что это вообще? Какая нахрен какашка в бегах? Почему I Just Want to See His Face записана как будто на диктофон айфона 3 из кармана? Или это специально, чтобы в будущем породить направление lo-fi? Почему так много явных филлеров, всяких блюзов и буги без какой-либо выдумки? Переслушивание в 20й раз мое мнение не поменяло. Очень странная запись, и буду ждать практически любого другого их альбома. Чисто из-за нескольких великолепных песен ниже 4 конечно не обсуждается. При этом всех, кто поставил ниже 6, я занес в черный список, само собой.

Свит хоум Алабама. В этом альбоме есть моя любимая их песня Sweet Virginia. Она милая, хоть и америкоская ас фак. Остальное просто америкоское ас фак. Еще и длинное.

Не фанат роллингов от слова совсем - 3,5 в с округлением в 3

слушал раньше их много, но этот альбом не порадовал, 3

Primera vez que escucho a los Rolling Stones, siempre me han dicho que son muy buenos:) He acabado el album, es bueno

this one didn't need to be a double album

about 18 songs too long

well no my type

Now typically I don't like old rock and roll, kind of more bluesy stuff but the way they experiment and changed certain things up intrigues me, like with the heavy flanger effect on the guitar on Let It Loose or the canned sounding recording style of the vocals on I Just Want To See His Face. Without these effects and production choices I think it would be much more forgettable to me, but in pairing with the dense instrumentation and original song writing it goes well with me even though it's not my type of style.

I was never a huge Stones fan growing up, ya they had a few good hits (Satisfaction), but the weren’t The Beatles. Time passes, tastes refine, I still love The Beatles, but what the Stones have achieved over their long career is absolutely astounding. They have continuously evolved, and I have come to realize what huge volumes of original music they have written recorded. A great example is Exile on Main Street, so many songs that have become Stones standards. I can’t think of another band that has fused Rock and Blues better! The rhythm section is nothing short of incredible, and when it comes to longevity who can beat the glamour twins for song writing and performance?

Just not for me i guess..

1/5.

definitely had a handful of songs i thought were good and that i enjoyed but i just don’t think it needed to be this long….. could have done without a lot of those songs

very country drive w dad album

Good

Not for me

This was the right vibe driving through the streets of Boston.

Nice bit of rhythm and blues

a nostalgic feel to it, as if im living a distant memory i never lived, one where i am friends with dad and we are the same age, although it is not necessarily my cup of tea, i do like the mood it puts you in. overall its 6/10

Pepsi would have made the same album if Coke broke up

This is what a Rock ‘n’ Roll band sounds like - a bit of blues, a bit of soul, a bit of gospel, a bit of country. The recording sessions were legendary and it’s all a bit of a mess, but glorious.

Good story to this album. No major hits on this album, but I think it's the Stones being creatively the Stones!

Not something I'd listen to daily but I found myself enjoying a few tracks! Favorite song: let it loose

This is so fucking boring. I feel like I'm missing something because this is such a highly regarded album but I didn't get a whole lot out of most of the songs on here. There's some exceptions of course, I loved Tumbling Dice and Rocks Off and 1 or 2 others too, but everything else just kinda went in one ear and out the other.

The two singles, “Tumbling Dice” and “Happy,” are two standout songs on this album. “Happy” has Keith Richards on vocals, a change up I always appreciate. A song called “I Just Want to See His Face” has another change up: a positive reference to…Jesus? Am I hearing that right? I’m not a huge Stones fan to begin with but it’s a solid album. I’m also really glad that, having received this album, it’s the last I’ll see of them for rest of this 1001 journey, and perhaps forever.

This is a good Stones album, but like most of the Stones' work, the hits are the things that matter. No different here. I could easily give this a 3 out of 5, but I am giving it a 4. The hits, whenever the Stones deliver them, are always great. The 4 is for Tumbling Dice.

didn’t have half the mind to listen to it. im constantly worrying about my finals, constantly studying - and this album just couldn’t put me in the mental flow wich i require in this period. felt like a jolly cowboy in a tarantino movie, at another time in my life it might be nice to revisite this. im also not a huge rolling stones fan, even if i liked sticky fingers this was just too much mick jagger in two weeks.

increibke como todo lo q apra zca mick jagger excelente de principio a fin

This record ended up being fairly okay. Favourite Track(s): Shake Your Hips, Let It Loose Least Favourite Track(s): Sweet Virginia, Torn And Freyed

es un 3. no me gusto mucho. me esperaba más viniendo de the rolling stones

No. 205 I enjoyed this as much as I enjoy most blues rock, although I don't think it sounds like peak Rolling Stones and is very Americanized

Just give me the Greatest Hits collection please! I've never found anything hidden on the albums that I would care to listen to on a regular basis

Probably one of their better ones I've heard, but it still wasn't anything hugely spectacular

Remarkable

One of the all time great albums. Nice list of blues covers and some banger originals. Favorite track: Tumbling Dice other picks: rocks off, happy, casino boogie, let it loose

fue completamente lo que esperaba la verdad, al principio fue bueno aunque siento que se volvio repetitivo muy rapido.

I do not understand the praise for this album. With a couple of exceptions that hint at the genesis of punk, most of this was really, really derivative blues. I just thought so much of this was cookie cutter 12 bar blues at best. At worst it was some serious appropriation of black music masquerading as originality.

Best Stones record on the list yet. There are some heaters here. With that said, I don't think there is a single Stones record we've heard that would crack the Beatles top 5. Maybe even the top 10.

my first time listening to this one. super underwhelming. this is one of those albums that I've heard about since I started paying attention to music and expected it to live up to its place in the canon. not so much, to my ears anyway. I'm finding with The Rolling Stones that their "rock" songs I'm down with (but not blown away), and then the rest just appears to be blues for people who like blues when it's coming from white people? in other words, mediocre. maybe there's something I'm not getting here. at least I enjoyed it more than Aftermath.

Hey, a Stones album I enjoyed all the way through! This is a quintessential “more than the sum of its parts” album. On the third listen I started taking notes on each song so I could have something specific to say in the review, but I gave up after four or five tracks and just let it wash over me again. The choices seem more instinctive, intuitive, and natural than on their other albums. I gotta mention “Rocks Off” though. Jagger kills that song. It’s such a great opener, and this thing is impeccably paced.

mono

Me encantan los Rolling pero no sé si este es mi favorito. Disfruté escuchándolo pero no me volvió loca.

It was good. Nothing ultra memorable but I liked it.

Segundo album de los rolling, todavía me aburren. Creo que el dolor de cabeza que tengo tuvo algo que ver con el album. De ser buenos obvio que lo son, pero no es para mi 5/10

Avant même la première écoute, la pochette donne une tres bonne impression de l’album.

Menee siihen keskiverto rollareihin tää levy, ei mitään erikoista mutta pari ihan kivaa ”uutta” tuttavuutta

Löysää menoa, ei vaan lähe.

Ensin mietin, että eikai taas ja alkuun tuntukin vähän turhan junnaamiselta, mutta kylhän tää tästä aukes ja ol rajuu menoo.

Ihan ok, vaikka nyt kovimmat hitit puuttuukin. Kivaa ja helppoa kuunneltavaa, mutta ei juurikaan sen enempää.

Rv

Familiar with The Rolling Stones (kin duh!). Though, not with this album. First Listen, This album is immediately better than my last listen to an RS album (that being Let It Bleed). Rocks Off was a good start but the following track, Rip This Joint, is a favourite for sure. Personally, that should've opened the album. Casino Boogie and the bass performance from Keith Richards is chief kiss type shit. Keep elderly white women away from this song. Let's go! We got some Marimba in Sweet Black Angel! Let's go! We got some N-Word in Sweet Black Angel! The marimba dominants my attention pretty heavily. Good? I don't know. What also dominants my attention is the line "Ten little @#$%@#^&%$#%#$%$#" AGH! Really like the marimba. I think there's a reason why they only performed this song once live. Maybe I spoke too soon. I'm not really connecting with this album as much as I thought I was going to be. The middle of the albums tracks are not working for me. Though, the last third seems to be bring back some of the aspects I was enjoying from Rip This Joint, it still isn't really enough for me. Highlight of the album, All Down The Line is really the only track in the later half of the album that I found myself really enjoying. Overall, I'm feeling exactly how I did with Let It Bleed. There really are only a few songs from this album I found myself wanting to repeatedly go back to. I can 100% say that the performance are stellar, RS's kind of rock only sometimes works for me. T3: Rip This Joint, All Down The Line, Casino Boogie

Weer huilen, twee dagen achter elkaar de stones. De positieve noot die ik er uit kon halen dat we nu nog maar één rolingstones hoeven te luisteren (5/6). Helaas wel een dubbel lp dus was wel weer bang voor lange lijdensweg. Toch viel het mee. Misschien komt het omdat ik er totaal niks meer van verwachte. Het voelt wel meer authentiek en betrap mijzelf er op dat ik sommige stukken best wel aardig vind. Het voelt minder aan als een blues coverband. Er word iets meer geëxperimenteerd op dit album maar het blijven toch enigszins beperkte muziekanten die cultureel de muziek meer hebben verandert dan muziekaal. Misschien had je er bij moeten zijn

Handig dat we weer een album hebben mogen luisteren van the Rolling Stones, nu kan ik mijn review van de vorige nogeens gebruiken: Opzich kan ik hier kort over zijn. Ik heb het geluisterd en er zijn mij niet perse nieuwe dingen opgevallen aan dit album, gewoon het gebruikelijke recept van the Rolling Stones. Daarom geef ik het ook mijn gebruikelijke 2 sterren.

Rock and roll, country blues, hard rock.

Classic rock album. Too boring for me respectfully

Couple okay songs.. not my fav

Rolling Stones is always very boring to me ;(

Väldigt bluesig. Gillar det man hör men minns inget efteråt.

No me gusto mucho

Saaks kõrgema, aga mul tõesti pole tuju sellise muusika jaoks praegu

Never listened to this and never thought I would enjoy it but it was pretty alright. Solid 3 stars.

Sounds like any other rock album

Against lot of common held opinions but this isn’t my favourite Stones album, it takes the looseness a little too far on occasion. I really like it and listen to it often but never loved it. 4 Star

First 2xLP of the project! I terms of which disc is better, it's easily disc 1, as disc 2 kinda didn't have a lot that jumped out at me, at least from what I've heard so far. Not bad, but could've been cut down into a strong 1xLP. Highlights-Rocks Off, Rip This Joint, Shake Your Hips, Tumbling Dice, Sweet Virginia, Torn and Frayed, Let It Loose, and Stop Breaking Down.

God I hate the stones.

Overall Rating - 3.64/5 (7.28/10). Very much the Stones playing what feels like Country/Southern Rock. It's a choice, and the musicianship and skill of Mick and the lads definitely pull it off.

Great bluesy dad rock to wash your car or garden to. Some great songs and then lots of nice same-sounding songs.

Attempted to listen to this album on so many occasions and failed. I was going to give up on it but had a spare hour on a train journey and thought why not... This time, I listened through and different lense and a different mindset and what a difference it made. I absolutely loved this album. My main issue previously was the production. How everything sounded like there was no room to breath between instruments, how the vocal is thrown into the mix and expected to compete with everything else that is going on. It just felt a little chaotic. However, this is the intent. It sounds like a group of musicians, playing the music they love, in a smoky bar in the American South and that was what had to click in my brain before I could appreciate it. That, and playing at volume helped!

Took a few listens to get into it. There were a few songs I enjoyed, might come back to it. Top Songs: Tumbling Dice, Torn and Frayed, Sweet Virginia, Loving Cup, Let It Loose

i don't think it rocks hard enough for an hour. some songs are alright.

The Rolling Stones have had many excellent songs over the decades but their albums always seem to have only one or two of these tracks on them. The rest is just filler. And not very good filler at that. Compared to the Beatles, there albums seem to be loaded with killer songs, is why the Stones alway seem to pale by comparison.

Yeah.

Not my favourite Stones album

mama je bila u pravu stonesi>beatlesa

It was okay, seems generic from my 2020's perspective of rock 'n roll, but would have been cool to hear in the context of when it came out, and maybe with more listening I will gain that context! This was released in 1972, and was the Stones' 10th album.

The Rolling Stones, when I was growing up, was the music for older brothers and cool parents. It wasn't until early 90s when I really listened to anything they did. Of course, I heard a single hear and there - Paint It Black was the theme to Tour of Duty and that was cool. Sympathy for the Devil and Mother's Little Helper played occasionally while we were swapping seats for a C64 game at a friend's house. But I hadn't listened to them really. It was somewhere around 93 when I was living with a bunch of guys and had discovered Liz Phair's Exile in Guyville and wanted to see how the whole thing was a response. One of my roommates had quite a few of the remastered CDs of the Stones. He took me on a tour of the early stuff; stuff that had departed from what they were doing at the time. It reminded me of 50s rock, honky tonk and older country (or roots) music that I had been weaned on. There was a healthy dose of blues there and songs that I had heard covered many times. I listened to Exile all the way through. Maybe it was once, possibly twice. Nothing struck me as something I needed to revisit. This album is now considered one of their best but even then with the remasters, it sounds muddy. The mix reminds of a live performance where you strain to hear the lyrics as the mix favours the instruments. I wonder how many rock albums are a result of the drugs and how it affects the listening? I hear Dwight Yoakam and so many other bands that copied the copier. This is a good rock album. I found a few that I would like to listen to again. Torn and Frayed - you can hear some of the same inspiration in bands like the Band and CCR, country inflected rock. I just want to see his face - This is gospel rock. All in all, this was one phase in the Stones career. My friend who I lived with would say it was probably their best phase. While the Stones had played it out for themselves, music still returns to this part. You have to respect that this is one of the records that keeps being pulled out to create the next wave of rock. I would give this a 4 - Relistenable. A record that when I am feeling blue about the direction of rock music, I can put it on and know that someday another band will rediscover it.

This one felt a little bit of a chore unfortunately. I just don't think I'm a massive fan of The Rolling Stones, and once I had heard the first few tracks, I knew what the rest would be like. Not that there's anything explicitly had about the album, it's completely fine. Favourites: Tumbling Dice Torn and Frayed Ventilator Blues

Strung out on smack and on the run from the taxman at Keef’s villa in the south of France, the Stones created a masterpiece.

Full of catchy blues mixed with rock. It was exactly what I wanted to listen to today. My favorite songs on the album was Rocks Off and Tumbling Dice.

Ok so it's the Stones, we all get it. I can't he too critical BUT I have my own gripes. Firstly, Tumbling Dice is an excellent song, and Happy is fun. Secondly and mainly, I know that the Stones (and a wide swath of other British bands of the time) are heavily influenced by and love Blues music. Now when you make your hour plus long album, and then give me a bunch of super bluesy tunes in your fun lil romp, it's frustrating. I get you like it but make some original stuff too

I’ve not really explored the stones outside singles in video games. It appears I’ve missed a lot.

I think project is starting to challenge my previous music habits. I’ve always been a self-described classic rock lover, although admittedly the Stones were never my favorite. Happy and Tumbling Dice are great but the rest of the double album, while fine, just didn’t grab me like I thought it would. Good, but not great. I’ll be interested to see if my ceiling for the Stones is any higher.

Number 14 greatest album of all time? I’m not buying it… well I haven’t and I won’t. Sounds like a bunch of drunken blues rockers jamming. There are, at most, half a dozen keepers and even those are mostly just OK. This band was capable of so many awesome licks & hooks but there’s not many to be found here except maybe on “tumbling dice“. Humbug

i fuck with this heavy not as hardcore as some of the other stuff i've listened to in the past but i just highkey vibe with it ngl i really like the funk/swing/jazz vibes of the album esp the (trumpet?/sax?) in some of the songs

son los rolling la mejor banda de la historia

Yay! Haven't listened to it in a while and it was great to revisit it. As much as I believe that Stones are generally overrated, anything with Mick Taylor is a real fire.

I am not a fun of country music... I can say this is an acceptable country album 3/5

MID

already one of my tio 10 favorite albums, listen to it monthly.

Albums i will listen to later

This is really a 3.5 - a fun little album!

The pinnacle of boring Boomer blues rock.

On second listen, I tried to imagine I didn’t know it was a Rolling Stones album. It was more enjoyable as a blues/rock&roll experience. However, I struggled to really see how it has been widely received as their best work. OK but no revisit.

Really drives home the Stones’ bluesyness, but kind of dull.

Blues, rock and country all in one. A little frontloaded but Sweet Black Angel only miss. BTB of Tumbling Dice/Sweet Virginia the highlight

26/1001 Exile on Main Street - The Rolling Stones (1972) Ah, the ran-away-to-the-south-of-France-to-evade-tax album. A mammoth of a record which was recorded in the stuffy basement of a 16-room mansion, in an atmosphere that is heard and felt throughout the project. The dirty and hazy tracks, with Mick's always pristine vocals buried in the mix, is a great reflection of context. 'Rocks Off' is a explosive and near perfect opener, while 'Rip This Joint' gives us our first taste of how Nicky Hopkins' keys and the horns of Bobby Keys (shame he weren't a pianist) and Jim Price take centre stage. 'Tumbling Dice' stands out as a masterclass in song composition with every party playing an equal and crucial part. 'Sweet Virginia' oozes the scenery of a claustrophobic drunken campfire song with drunk friends singing along in the wee hours. 'Torn and Frayed' is pure country rock that portrays its subject matter of exhaustion well through the vocals and instrumental, while 'Happy' on the other hand is a simple ballad with Keith Richards' vocals driving us along. The less said about 'Turd On The Run' the better, but luckily we still have some highlights to go through. 'Let It Loose' is a burst of soulful and uplifting energy, with the choir-horns-keys combo refusing to quit. 'Shine A Light' is the emotional highpoint and likely my favourite track, being a heart-warming tribute to a lost friend. Finally, 'Soul Survivor' brings this 18-track marathon to an explosive end. This is a killer project that is very clearly inspired by rockabilly, gospel, and blues. An American rock classic recorded by drugged out British men in France, with the tax man to thank. ★★★★½

Сара 3 Марко 3,5

Listened 14 May 2006 Back to their R&B roots

damn

amazing, up beat, rock, funky, really like this one mate

Never really been a Stones Fan. Lots of Blues & Honky Tonk, a long listen, fun at times, but hard to get through.

i like "tumbling dice" & "i just want to see his face". extremely mixed thoughts on "sweet black angel". everything sounded sort of samey. didnt hate it. back half better than the front.

Litt oppskrytt band? Alt av dem høres ganske likt ut. Men helt kurant i bakgrunn. Svak 3.

Dette var ganske kult, og noe jeg gjerne hører mer på. Behagelig, passe variert. 3-4

I liked the sound and vibe; however, too many songs sound like uninspired, never-ending jam sessions over the blues progression.

Christ on a bike, five albums from these guys? Don't want or need to hear this one, there's maybe two acceptable songs (Happy, Tumbling Dice seems to have made it to radio somehow) and the rest is same old same old. The longer it wears on, I wonder more and more how these guys made it to the forefront of rock. Was it their live performance? This is solid middle-of-the-pack blues rock as far as this list is concerned, which isn't saying much, so I'll have to give it my average rating of 2 for failing to pleasantly surprise me.

This is #day642 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… here's to my fourth record by The Stones, aka the culmination of the band's run of critically acclaimed late-'60s/early-'70s albums, or so they say. This is solid stuff through and through, the kind you can just put on and let roll with it, even if there aren't any hits sticking out. Rooted in rock'n'roll and blues rock, the record has an experimental edge. What else is there to say? It's not the shortest album out there. But then again, it is the Stones' first double album, so... Anyway, this is a 4 out of 5. Looking forward to #day643.

I don’t know if this is just because it’s the second Rolling Stones album in a row but this was completely forgettable for me, I don’t know what the impact of this album was but i don’t care. I think it’s always bad when I can’t recognise when the album repeats but this is what happened for me.

Is this my favorite Stones Album now?!

There's not a single musical idea on this entire double album that is explored in a meaningful way. Every song is a pastiche of the last one, with there being absolutely no variety over the agonizing runtime of this record. How anyone could listen to this and think that this band is worth being compared to The Beatles is beyond me.

No, just not for me. I understand why they have 'legendary' status amongst some but the music does nothing for me. 'Turd on the Run' is about right

A classic. I still don't think I fully appreciate it and need to listen to it more.

RATING: 9/10 HIGHLIGHT: Loving Cup LOWLIGHT: Turd on the Run

The Rolling Stones are a weird one for me. I enjoy their music, it's great to listen to, and there's parts that feel really great - but it mostly just washes over me. It's just there, you know? Great, but not impactful.

Världshistoriens mest överskattade band. Detta är inte på något sätt bra.

Bra för att vara 70-tals mainstream rock, vilket inte brukar vara min genre. Lite långt men jag lyssande inte på hela i sträck så det gjorde inte så mycket den här gången. En stark trea.

Stålsatte mig när det var dags för Rolling Stones här igen, men den här skivan var ju faktiskt ganska trevlig. Stark trea!

Finns många honky tonk-höjdpunkter här, Ventilator blues inte minst. Rökare! Här gör de ju det de är bäst på, brassar på med bluesrocken. Känns genuint dessutom, inte efterapat. Älskar gospelfeelingen i ”tumbling dice”, riktigt bra körer och blås rakt igenom. Men som vanligt med Stones har vi att göra med en helt del bjäring grejer. Flera låtar är odynamiska och jämntjocka och skivan är på alla sätt för lång. Men stark 3a i alla fall, inte minst för swaggen.

Mycket trevligt. Föredrar Rolling Stones när dom låter som Faces och det gör dom ju här. Är också ett gäng låtar med otrolig feeling typ tumbling dice, shine a light. Skulle betalat mycket för att höra dom live (dock inte på arena). MEN, finns också en hel del som jag ruttnar på. Svag fyra!

tvåa pga dåligt humör

Transformation complete. 100% gubbe activated. När Stones här väl lyckas (de lyckades väl aldrig i närheten av så här bra?) med att låta så här otroligt släpiga men ändå håller i svänget, ja då tänker jag inte kämpa emot.

Unexpectedly bluesy, flows well, never had the urge to skip, no songs stood out to me though

A perfectly serviceable blues rock album, there are 2 songs that I genuinely enjoy but besides that it’s a long album that doesn’t blow me away and at times overstays its welcome

Meh. Never been a Rolling Stones fan, and this album didn't change my mind. They're good at what they do, sure. It's a solid blues-rock record, but I don't connect with it on any level, and I had a hard time listening all the way through. Probably won't remember any of it tomorrow. It's also certainly not their best album. It's unnecessarily long, with not enough hits and too many filler songs that should have been cut out. It feels like at this point, the Stones were just rollercoasting on a well-established formula without putting much heart into their work. On another note, Mick Jagger describing the Stones as "runaway outlaws using the blues as a weapon against the world" during this album - while they were actually hiding in a luxurious French villa to avoid paying taxes - has to be peak hypocrisy. No wonder the punk movement would later express disgust at this kind of rock star posturing. Won't listen again. Ideally I'd rate this a 2,5*, but since I can't, it's a 2*. 4/10

Messy, drunk, dusty blues rock. Sometimes too long, but the vibe is great. Some tracks like Sweet Virginia or Rocks off work very well, but too many don’t. Still, it’s probably the Stones at their dirtiest and coolest before becoming shit.

there’s not a single reason for it to be over an hour

Buen álbum. No es lo mejor de los Rolling Stones pero me gustó. 7/10

Me pareció un trabajo variado, pero a la vez nada sobresaltó muchísimo, probablemente sea que se debe escuchar en un ambiente más tranquilo para poder disfrutar más de muchos elementos que ellos aportan que son más sutiles , que es lo que los ha hecho destacar a lo largo del tiempo, mi favorita fue Let It Loose donde se van mucho más al blues y las vocales resaltan

Never been a fan and this record does not change that...

Fun and interesting.

Shit

ehh

Better than the kinks with some good songs but does just sound like a standard rock and roll album to me

Listened on YouTube, May 9th 2026, on JBL pocket speaker. Basque Cheesecake baking in the oven. Lydia is doing the vacuuming.

Highlights: Rocks Off, Rip This Joint, Tumbling Dice, Sweet Virginia, Loving Cup, Let It Loose, All down the Line, Shine a Light

I always felt like the stones were over-emulating blues to the point of making a bit of a joke of it. Like, their fans weren't in on the joke. I will say there's some great tracks on here but I can't shake the feeling and I have definitely listened to some stones as my close friend has ever been a massive fan.

I've always been more of a Beatles guy than a Stones guy (the two genders of early rock music). This one does nothing to convince me - most of the album is pretty generic, slightly raw and sloppy blues - well executed, but nothing special. The few exceptions ("Tumbling Dice" and "Shine a Light" being the standouts) are a little more interesting, but still nothing exceptional. It's fine, I guess.

Feeling this one is super overrated. It’s like they went back 20 years and stole all the American music from that time and before. Not great. Might dock it a star for the dated, thieving.

It's too long. I'm surprised that a lot of people think this is their best album because I've liked a couple of their others from this list more. It's ok.

I’m a single Stones fan. Never listened to a record until now. It was good.

-gran dúo el de richards y jagger -se entiende porque es un clásico este álbum -love the guitars -deffo algo que te ponía tu papá en un roadtrip de chiquito y tú solo vibrabas -como que nunca había procesado really que Rolling Stones eran de los 70’s, estaban ahead de su tiempo

I thought it was alright, most of the songs were nice

Buena música, pero no me encantó, no es de mi estilo y no lo escucharía nuevamente sinceramente o al menos no por ahora

Había escuchado canciones de ellos pero nunca un disco entero veo un disco con muchas reminiscencias de blues

It is pretty bluesy. Definitely not my drama but i can agree that its a good album. 2/5 personally for me.

The Best Stones album.

i mean its okay

Stones > Beatles imo!!! Sexy rock n roll, iconic voice + frontman performances, wicked guitars. Only critique is this album could have been about 3-4 songs shorter!

2.75

Some classic Rolling Stones. I'd never listened to this one cover to cover before, and I have to say that there weren't many standout moments or songs for me. Overall I think I could have died without listening first. 5/10

I don't get how this is one of the most loved albums. Felt dull and boring and didn't do anything to me. Didn't even make it the full way through

I guess I’m okay with the fact that I really just don’t like The Rolling Stones

Every time I see Rolling Stones I roll my eyes a bit, but this was good. I think the problem is that their more popular stuff is kinda crap, and a lot of the music that was a bit edgy for the time is actually pretty neat and interesting and has held up a lot better.

Not my fav RS album, but it is still very good.

The rolling phones CALL FOR SOME HELP

Upbeat album, not what I expected given all of the classic songs that I was aware of. Felt very Bluesy

Four albums make up the Stones’ greatest era of albums, and this is the thorny crown on top of all of them. In my opinion, it is the best rock and roll record of all time. It’s a dirty, gritty testimonial to the seedy side of British culture at the time, a response to Sergeant Pepper that resonates more with a commoner like me. In a year filled with legendary albums, this is the shining light 😉 Easiest 5 star rating ever.

Good songs, but why does every Rolling Stones song identical?

If you don’t love this album you must not love rock n roll May the good lord shine a light on you

No complaints but now I need to listen to Phish cover the album

very good. some good songs but not entirely my style. would like to know them by hard to get to sing them

Son los rolins a quien no le gustan los rolins

Pretty good as a whole, and enjoyable to have in the background. Didn't end up adding any songs though

It was fine. That Rocky-Blues kinda sound worked well for the time period. I did not recognize a single track, however. Which, considering it's the stones, is kinda weird. I guess that's why the album is only, "fine".

Meh. The Stones are kinda boring.

This was good to me but not great, never really been the biggest RS fan though.

Amazing

1972. Known for its wide stylistic range and the strong influence of Delta blues, gospel music, and country rock.

Muy buen álbum

loved - 4 stars

Just an hour of white 70s rock. Bro. Why are we doing this. I kinda dont care. It's insignificant to me. Its nothing. Just fuckin yelling all over the place. I don't care. I don't wanna hear this it's not anything new it's just more white fucking 70s rock can the critics making this list jump off that dick please. Favourite: Least favourite: Rip This Joint/All of it

This album took me several tries and several restarts over the course of a few days to get through--which is surprising because I understand The Rolling Stones' roots and influences. I do love the blues tones of this album. Their earlier work is more fun in that aspect and I think it deserves more love, so it was fun to have this album on the list. Overall, I think this album just needed more of my attention than I initially wanted to give it. If I could, I'd give a 3.5 and not a 4, but it's the Stones. You kind of have to round up.

this was a lot of fun

Peak Stones. Perfect rock n' roll sleaze. This record is so perfect that it's a miracle Liz Phair's response record is even better.

I was always too young for the Stones I felt like but this really slaps

it's okay, personally not my cup of tea

fun!

Exceptional, probably my favorite stones album

Once again, first time listening to this full album all the way through - and all I can say is finally some good fucking food. The previous Stones albums I've had on this challenge have been... inconsistent. No doubt they have many incredible singles but this is the first album from them that has had me locked in for the full run-time - and a double album at that! Rightly anointed as their greatest!

Way more “just ok” than I was expecting.

i have to be in a really specific mood to listen to the rolling stones, and i wasnt in it :(

Sloppy, bluesy mess of rock classics and blues remakes. There’s some attitudinal swagger going on here. Fabulous.

Rocks Off - 4/5 Rip This Joint - 4/5 Shake Your Hips - 3/5 Casino Boogie - 3/5 Tumbling Dice - 4/5 Sweet Virginia - 3/5 Torn and Frayed - 5/5 Sweet Black Angel - 3/5 Loving Cup - 3/5 Happy - 4/5 Turd on the Run - 3/5 Ventilator Blues - 5/5 I Just Want to See His Face - 2/5 Let It Loose - 5/5 All Down the Line - 3/5 Stop Breaking Down - 3/5 Shine a Light - 4/5 Soul Survivor - 5/5 Average score: 3.7/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ honestly, this is probably the most i've ever enjoyed a Rolling Stones album. i don't think i liked it enough to round my score up, as there was still quite a bit i wasn't crazy about, but there were a handful of tracks i'd easily come back to listen to

Aburridooo me voy

I liked this one better than Beggar’s Banquet, but I still cannot believe how much these British dudes were just parodying Southern/black American music - not a bad thing, just like, woah. The Beatles did it but introduced enough other influences that you didn’t notice as much and it felt more global, but these Brits are purists! None of us American could sing or write as well as Jagger? Anyway, I know where I stand in the Beatles vs Rolling Stones debate.

I guess this was peak Rolling Stones and then afterwards they honed the sound and surfed on through the decades with that. It's alright.

Still don‘t get them.

Lol just listened to this last week, amazing

типичные ролинги, ничего нового и интересного просто хорошо звучит, но все одинаково 2.8

probably their most enjoyable album ive heard so far some hit or misses though

crap

I’m sure this was groundbreaking at the time, but my today ears hear the sounds of a classic rock radio station doing a marathon of Rolling Stones songs when Keith Richards ultimately kicks the bucket. 2.7/5.0

The one Stones album I can put on whenever and feel pretty happy about it. There’s no real classic single here, just a sustained mood/performance.

good album thou like i like old music very much i find this pretty cool

Fucking rad. Sick to hear the stones in blues mode. Sick to imagine them hiding from the american tax authorities and recording this thing in an RV somewhere out in europe. Just good fun overall

Boring, not my type of music at all, I can see myself bopping my head to it if it was in the background of a feel good movie about a man, a dog, and his ford pickup.

It definitely seems good in general but to me specifically I don’t really like it? Like you can tell someone cool would definitely like this album, or that it’s well made, but it doesn’t specifically speak to me

Cool Album! full by my style

Yet another album of the Stones revisiting blues. It's nice and cool but once again it's not exactly my kind of stuff. Favorite Songs: Shake Your Hips ;

i enjoyed rediscovering the sound and DNA of the rolling stones in a more bluesy way than usual this album may not contain any big hits but is definitely still a great one

There’s a reason this is referred to as their best album. It’s because it is.

I have never understood the appeal of The Rolling Stones and I’ve seen the reviews calling this one of the best rock albums ever made. Maybe if, like the Beatles for me, I had grown up in a home that listened to them, I would feel differently…sort of like a “you had to be there” type thing. This album is inoffensive and they’re clearly accomplished musicians and the mix of influences and styles (blues, gospel, country) but it all comes off as bland to me. There’s little hook, little memorable, little meaningful or emotional by the time it concludes. I’ll give ut a bump to promote a relisten if I ever come back through. Maybe with time and more listens I’ll come to see it more favorably. 3/5

already listened

inoffensive and boring

Stones rule

Never really had much of the stones on my phone. Album was catchy but no must haves for me.

This is typical Rolling Stones for me: not great, but not terrible either... 3 stars :-)

One of my favorite albums of all time. They are so good at producing interesting lyrics and melodies and this album highlights that.

It's the best Stones album and it's not really close. It's like their drugs became animate and helped them write an album, Rattatouile style. Standout Tracks: Rocks Off, Shake Your Hips, Loving Cup, Stop Breaking Down

great

Was alright. Maybe I need to revisit it but I didn't love it too much.

Yep

Found myself struggling to find the appeal of the Stones once again, but I gotta say, this album definitely helped me see it. It's such a bizarre and unique style -- twangy blues-rock from a super-white band from England. And yet, I guess it does work. Lots of bangers here. Still do not care for Mick Jagger's voice, but alas. He's a great showman. Fave tracks: - Rocks Off - Casino Boogie - Tumbling Dice - Torn And Frayed - Sweet Black Angel - Loving Cup - Happy - Ventilator Blues - I Just Want To See His Face - All Down The Line - Shine A Light - Soul Survivor Edit: on a relisten, keeping it at a 4. I don't fully understand the adoration this particular album gets. Obviously it's fun and solid, but goddamn this thing is pretty bloated. 12-bar blues can only go so far.

Old blues meets rock

This is my 3rd Rolling Stones album. I've been pretty "Meh" on them so far, maybe this will change it, but I doubt that. I just don't think these guys are for me. Let's see how this goes tho... Okay, so i knew if I sat here with genius lyrics open focusing on every single little thing that this would feel like I'm in a mini version of hell. So I put it on as background music, which is something I rarely do for any album on first listen. It did help me keep my sanity. So, with the understanding I didn't pay attention to the lyrics, this is probably the best I've heard from them, but still not anything that's really pulling me back in. I just think The Rolling Stones are simply not for me, and that's fine. I entirely understand their place in history and influence on many, many artists, some of whom I really enjoy, but idk. These guys just do not click with me at all. A lot of it comes down to lyrics

Never really listened to the Stones before this project beyond their really well known hits. Amazing to discover how much I love their albums. This was a high energy better.

not bad, pretty easy listening

Great album but Mick's voice does start to grate on me after long enough.

Rating: 7.5/10 Review: I mean, the Stones are good. This isn’t their best album, but it’s by no means bad. I just don’t think these British dudes were the best at making this kind of American music. I would probably choose to listen to other artists in a similar style before putting on this album again. Listen again?: Sure

Prima

Meh. It was fine. Ran a little too long, really stagnated for me.

Without a doubt one of the very best from the Stones. This album doesn't exactly break ground or anything, but it sees them riding the high of the 3 legendary albums before it, and they decided to get even more ambitious with a double album, which was a risk that absolutely paid off. Through and through this is simply a classic Stones album at the peak of their career, and will forever be one of my favourites from them.

Who am I to not give 4 to rs

(92/100)

First song was promising then it devolves into generic rockabilly nonsense, I cannot stand boomer rock even though I like elvis

I haven't listen to many songs of The Rolling Stones before, but this album don't fall out of place in every track, all of them are coherent with one another. The blues influence in the album is just perfect for the identity of The Rolling Stones.

80/100. Not my personal favorite from their catalog. It’s impressively consistent in tone and shows more experimentation compared to their earlier work. While it doesn’t always hit the highs of their best material for me, it’s still a strong album.

One of the best albums by the Stones. From track one you have that energy blues rock stuff that we all love the band for!

well it's a classic, innit?

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Ik ben geen groot fan van de rolling stones maar het is ongetwijfeld iconisch.

This was okay. Not something I’d gravitate towards usually, but good for expanding my music palate.

I just don’t get the hype. I have yet to be impressed by a full album of TRS. This is one of the better ones, but not by much.

I genuinely don't see the appeal of this- It's like fine.

Muy country para mi gusto, si ese es el estilo de este disco. tiene algunos temas buenos pero ñe, no soy fan de los rolling

- generally upbeat - longer album than the last few - kind of samey -

Lots of varied instruments and fun, fast-paced blues stuff but drags on without much change from song to song. Highlights: "Rocks Off", "Sweet Virginia", "Let It Loose"

way too long. So many songs just blend into one another. Not the worst, but overrated to me.

Maybe their best one, they're just so boomer coded Will I listen to again: 25%

This one grew on me. You kind of have to sit back and let it do it's thing. I do think the front half is probably a little stronger. Tumbling Dice is an excellent song. The Stones are sort of interesting as a band in general becuase they are active through the time that the album is being redefined as primary object that music is being made for. They have a tone of hits, but unless you're a fanatic, you probably only know a song or two off a given album. This is probably their most related to itself album. None of these songs feel like they could be pulled off and put onto some other project. Perhaps that's why this thing is so long, they felt like they had to just go ahead and get all the material together in one package. It will only sink it's claws into to you if you can find some room for the stones particular brand of rock n roll, but if you go on the ride it has some cool places to take you. I think it ends up being a 5 as a cohesive piece, but I'm not sure if everyone would feel that way.

opera prima

Solid, if a little long for me.

All fine enough, but little in here I can grab on to. And I've tried so many times. Just blends into the background in a harmless way, which I'm pretty sure is not the intention.

There is something about the Rolling Stones that I find insufferable. Similar to Primal Scream.

Party party

Excellent, no notes.

Who but the Stones for honky-tonk rock. Credit as always for folding in horns and backup vocals to make a good song great. I think Steel Wheels is their best "album", but though Exile wasn't entirely cohesive, there was a lot here to get into: - Tumbling Dice (✅✅✅) is a one of all-time favorite songs of theirs - Sweet Black Angel was ???? - Rocks Off is the same story as Satisfaction – someone prescribe this man some sex therapy!

Soooooooo good. A classic. Never gets old.

It’s rare for me to have no qualms with such a long album

the big bang of contemporary rock and roll

10/10

you can critique this for its appropriation sure but man, it's stacked and then some. the stones seem to have been forgotten from the conversation in recent years (there was still a big Beatles Vs Stones battle when I was younger which has seemingly completely died out) but this is as good an album as you'll ever hear

satisfyingly country, I love the slide guitar and the whole vibe, not at all what I thought the stones were like sweet Virginia and torn and frayed really stand out good vibe, upbeat, fun to listen too, hard to pick up on any political meaning in these two particular ones, more of a vibe. In general, very enjoyable, better than I thought and would defo listen again

Musically speaking it is a fine qwork, but I don't know. The Rolling Stones just don't do it to me.

I love an album where you can just feel the excitement in the studio. If you don't feel anything when the horns kick in on "Rocks Off", you and I can't be friends.

Overall good. Not that memorable to me but it's just. It's the Rolling Stones being the Rolling Stones. You know what I mean?

A fantastic outing by the Rolling, a Very close to a five

I like the blues sound underlying some of these tracks, and the loose sound of the album in general. I can see this playing the in background at a party, but none are songs that I can really retain after listening to the record.

I’ve heard this before and I own it. I am the type of insufferable record nerd who will tell you this is not their best album and the run from Aftermath through Their Satanic Majesty’s Request is better than the run from Beggars Banquet through Exile, but I believe it and I’m not being a contrarian. I have a problem where if someone tells me something is the best ever, and then it isn’t, i end up hating it. This isn’t the best album ever, so it took me a long time to get it. This is a very good album! There are some great melodies, riffs, and hooks, the horn and key arrangements are good and not over or under used, and they pull off a double album without getting self important or turning into a rambling mess like a lot of double albums from the time.

I’ve heard good things of this album but I’ve never heard it before. Rocks off: 7/10 High energy rocker, good for an opener. Rip this joint: 6/10 Shake your hips: 5.5/10 Holy. Thats la grange. Casino boogie: 5/10 Tumbling dice: 7/10 Sweet Virginia: 6.5/10 Torn and frayed: 6.5/10 Sweet black angel: 6/10 Loving cup: 7/10 Happy: 6.5/10 Keithy on vocals for a song. The definition of rock and roll. Turd on the run: 5/10 Ventilator Blues: 5.5/10 I just want to see his face: 5/10 Let it loose: 6/10 That guitar does not make it sound like a stones song. That intro threw me off All down the line: 6/10 Stop breaking down: 5/10 Shine a light: 6/10 Soul survivor: 7/10

i want to play guitar an write ong that rock thi har

Nothing inherently wrong with it. Doesn't really go hard. Pretty boring, honestly. It is good. I dont like it.

yes queen

Mycket bra! Jag fattar inte hur många kan jämföra Beatles med Stones? Så olika musik. Beatles tillrättalagt medan Stones är rockigt, svängigt med fuck you attityd. Älskar det lite mer oslipade i tidiga Stones. Shine A Light, Torn and Frayed och Tumbling Dice är skitbra men resten av låtarna funkar också!

This album is the same song for an hour and 15 minutes, I could not wait for it to be over. It is escaping a 1 because I was not giving it my full attention and will give it the benefit of the doubt. I will never relisten to determine if I was right or not.

Good old-time rock n roll. Like an elevated bar band.

Every Rolling Stones album really solidifies that I do not understand the hype. I truly cannot comprehend why they are put on the same level as The Beatles

All time. Best guitar solo ever to open it up. Probably my favorite album by either parliament or funkadelic. They sound so tight and focused on this record. The story behind how Hazel played the title track's solo under the direction to imagine how he'd feel like if his mother died is crazy. Super Stupid is super amazing and my favorite song on either side. Classic that still kinda sounds fresh to this day

This might be my favorite Stones record. I like the more blusey tracks, I like the country too.

I’ve never really got The Stones. There’s songs that I do enjoy if I hear them but they’ve never been a band that I will go out of my way to listen to. This one’s getting a 4 but it’s on the low end of my 4’s. It’s really good and I did like it but I don’t think I will go back to it.

¡Increíble álbum! Tiene mucho estilo.

One of the best

Rock / Blues 2,8

Esse album é feito pra ouvir enquanto viaja nas estradas de minas gerais num carro velho

viva el racanrol y la evasión de impuestos