Exile On Main Street

Rock and roll, baby.

This is a really incredible album. It's one I've listened to a lot and I think it's one of the best double albums ever released. There's a good documentary on this album as well, super interesting how they recorded it. This has got to be a 5/5. Standout Tracks: Rocks Off, Rip This Joint, Shake Your Hips, Casino Boogie, Tumbling Dice, Sweet Virginia, Torn and Frayed, Loving Cup, Happy, Ventilator Blues, All Down the Line, Shine a Light, Soul Survivor

Some of the Stones' best work--full of driven, catchy blues riffs. Tight musicianship (for a blues-based rock band anyway), they make blending sounds seem effortless. Great stuff.

absolute classic from start to finish

Yeah

Rootsy and organic perfection. I especially love the country influence

Amazing. THE ROCK AND ROLL ALBUM.

This is a good example of a stones record. It doesn't have any of their big hits, but I still really enjoyed this album!

This is so far my favorite Stones album I’ve gotten. It’s a lot less polished and I quite like that.

I cannot believe I have not heard this entire record before. There were only two songs that I wanted to skip, the remaining tracks were everything I ever liked about The Rolling Stones.

i don't hear them going back and taking 30 takes to produce a song. This is making music. I saw another review that said if you removed one of the elements, the whole thing would fall apart; this is that well balanced.

Ok. It’s good stuff

Maybe the best rock n roll album ever

Honestly, I’ve never really enjoyed this album like I should, but I’ll give it full marks out of obligation. It’s still good classic rock, and I just never really listened to it whenever I would want to. Good album, just one I don’t enjoy so much.

en enkel femma.

Might be the most American-sounding album to ever come out of England. Extremely soulful. Yknow, even though the songwriting is quite simple, it’s basically a perfect album in its own right. Quality

like going down the main street of an entire city and hearing all of the different types of music in each block

Classic.

My kind of Rolling Stones album

It's greasy. It's dirty. It's raunchy. It's vintage Stones. Unlike most classic albums, this one hasn't been ruined by classic rock radio so the songs are more fresh. It may not have the hits but it's a great album overall.

Most of the tracks were new to me and I loved them all.

I sought out this album after seeing a documentary about photographer Robert Frank who created the cover. The music is way more bluesy and raw than I expected from a band I thought I knew from their hits. A terrific surprise.

It’s Exile On Main Street. It’s The Rolling Stones. I listened to this 3 times in a row while working with power tools and felt much cooler than I have any right to be. No wonder these guys are legends.

Great

Long time fave. Like top all time

Their masterpiece, words cannot even begin to describe how much this album means to me. It’s the perfect conclusion to their incredible streak of excellent records since the late 60s. It almost feels like a history lesson in rock n roll music with the number of influential genres that they seamlessly incorporated. Not a single minute is wasted, it’s quintessential listening.

Fantastic record.

If an alien landed in my yard and asked me what Rock-n-roll is, I'd put on Exile on Main Street. Nearly perfect album.

5.0

Love it one of my favourites

The fab four done it again, rip John lemon

A classic. 10/10

Thank you for your wine, California.

Valittelut koukuttomuudesta eivät yksinkertaisesti ole todenmukaisia. Millä muulla Rollarien levyllä on muka parempia biisejä kuin Rocks Off, Tumbling Dice ja Happy? Sallitaan heille Casino Boogiensa ja I Just Wanna See His Facensa. Tällaisetkin jamit edustavat bändin totaalista tyylitajua, ja pysyvät järkevän mittaisina, toisin kuin esim. kaikilla muilla bändeillä. Miltä muulta levyltä voi löytää, ja siis LÖYTÄÄ, Let it Loosen, Rip This Jointin ja Shine a Lightin? Mikä muu levy tuntuu siltä, kuin löydettävä ei loppuisi vuosienkaan päästä?

Top 5 summer album of all time

En la discusión de los mejores discos de los Rolling. Nada más que agregar.

It's been many years since I've enjoyed this album. In a way, my relationship with this album is very similar to yesterday's feed (Grateful Dead - American Beauty). I am not a fan of the Rolling Stones. They have some great songs, but overall I don't enjoy their sound. This album, however, has always been an exception. Like American Beauty, Exile On Main Street is the one sole album in a band's large catalogue that I love cover to cover. On a double album, that's real impressive. I think the only song that doesn't impress me is Let It Loose (kind of bland and ordinary to me). Besides that aside, for over an hour this album keeps me rocking. I don't really like the Stones, but this is album is an absolute gem.

Þessi er líka gömul uppáhalds. Happy er asnalegt lag, annað finnst mér algjört æði.

Eternal.

To me, one of the best double albums in history. I don’t love honky tonk, but this one is different. I don’t know if it’s the horn section or keys… maybe the arrangements or the production. It has a mistique. All those stories that surround the creation of the album and the long list of infamous characters visiting the manor (William S Burroughs, Gram Parsons, to mention few) gives it an extra spice. Not the best Rolling Stone album to start, but the best if you have a intermediate knowledge about the band.

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Rocks off-A song that gives drives on the beach in the 70's to a brightday. Very nostalgic 8.5/10 song. Rip this joint-Holy shit this one has it all. Dancing at a saloon vibe and singing all the crowd together to the sounds of the very funky and groovy band. 10/10 Easily. Shake your hips-A song that is quircky yet has interesting beats. I think the beat could have changed a bit in accordance to the tone of the lyrics so a solid 7/10. Casino Boogie-That one song that you can't sit calmly listening but must move and play along as if you're the pianist. 9/10. Tumbling song-Imagine sitting in a camp in the middle of the forest with 20 friends turn on lights and just vibe to that funk abd beat mix. 9/10. Sweet Virginia-Taking your partner out to stargaze with a pickup truck and sleep in the back of it to the sounds of the guitar and make out till you fall asleep. 8.5/10. Torn and Frayed-Same as Sweet Virginia, they could have even combined both of them. 8.5/10.

This album is exactly how the Stones are supposed to sound. Absolutely perfect encapsulation of what makes them incredible. Mick being Mick, incredibly arranged instrumentals, variations in musical feel, everything. Awesome, awesome album. Favorite tracks, non-Tumbling Dice division: Rip this Joint, Happy, Shine a Light

Absolute classic!

Is this one Rolling Stones record *slightly* overrated? Sure it is. But like all *good* double albums, it takes its sweet time exploring different moods and atmospheres, and offers a unique listening experience, as many bigger fans of the Stones than I am have already pointed out, and this for decades. So I'd say the assets displayed by this one can easily make you dismiss its flaws and "soft spots" (i.e. an handful of blues jam sessions and a couple of covers that are more a tribute to Jagger, Richards and co. as performers than they are a tribute to them as songwriters...) Besides, there are enough highlights in *Exile...* to get any rock fan excited: " Rocks Off" and its blaring and joyous horns, "Tumbling Dice" and its exhilarated backing vocals, "Happy" and its sleazy guitar riff, "Shine A Light" and its elated performance... Or closer "Soul Survivor" and its classic Rolling Stones feel... It's also interesting to see how this double LP is craftfully and smartly designed, behind the first-glance impression of a work where the let's-throw-everything-at-the-wall-and-see-what-lands-where ethos supposedly prevailed. Each one of those four sides has a distinct overall sound and thematic groundwork, actually. Beyond the highlights scattered on all sides here and there, my favorite part is side two, thanks to its moving ballads going from country "Sweet Virginia" and rhythm'n'blues-influenced "Torn And Frayed" to the instantly catchy and topically relevant "Sweet Black Angel", not to forget "Loving Cup"'s eventual return to rhythm and blues. So yep, *Exile On Main Streets* is probably one notch under *Beggars Banquet*, *Let It Bleed* or *Sticky Fingers* (well, it has a less striking collection of songs than the latter album, that's for sure!). But it's still a 5/5 record if we stick to the avowed goals of such a list (like... maybe it's a 4.7 or a 4.8 album... But who cares about the decimals at this point, huh?). Not everything in an album is about individual songs anyway, the overall mood and artistic intent matters too. And the ones The Rolling Stones had in mind for this double LP can rock your socks off for ages! Number of albums left to review: 589 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 197 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 92 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 122

If i were to choose a single album to summarize what Rock & Roll is, this would be the one. An absolute classic that has already stood the test of time, and probably the peak of the classic era of rock music.

Some of the Stones' best stuff on here. *Almost* justifies the double album but a few early-on bluesy tracks that go nowhere could have been left off. However, Rocks Off, Sweet Virginia, Tumbling Dice, Happy, Torn and Frayed, Shine A Light etc. are easily worth the 5* rating. Hugely influential (looking at you, mid-90's Charlatans and Primal Scream) and lots of fun.

Fantastic album...likely the best of the Stones. Maybe not as many hits, but just so solid end to end. Has my favorite Stones song of all time...Tumblin Dice!! 5/5

GOAT

Really fun. Even though it was very long, I still enjoyed it all

Historisk.

Some of the Stones' best stuff on here. *Almost* justifies the double album but a few early-on bluesy tracks that go nowhere could have been left off. However, Rocks Off, Sweet Virginia, Tumbling Dice, Happy, Torn and Frayed, Shine A Light etc. are easily worth the 5* rating. Hugely influential (looking at you, mid-90's Charlatans and Primal Scream) and lots of fun.

Arguably the stones best record, at least the most versatile

I own this on CD. Like the variety of styles, it's good!

Haven’t finished the album yet, but so far I’m enjoying it very much! Hopefully can edit this after I’ve listened to the whole thing

Oh, I needed this one today. This is truly one of the greats. This is the album I probably would present to anyone who asked me what the big deal is about the Rolling Stones. I go back and forth whether Exile is the Stones' greatest album, or if Let It Bleed is. Let It Bleed has the advantage in that it's a shorter and tighter album with more standout tracks. Exile is more of a vibe, but what a vibe it is. And the album doesn't suffer from the self-indulgence that tends to plague double albums. This is the Stones in top fighting form, lean and mean as they ever were. The songs are earthy, laid back, bluesy and engaging. The energetic boogie of songs like "Rocks Off" and "Rip This Joint" draws you in, but it's easygoing, soulful fare like "Tumbling Dice" and "Sweet Virginia" that give this album its depth. The quality from individual song to song can be a little uneven, but on this whole this is a masterpiece. Fave songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): Tumbling Dice, Shine a Light, Rip This Joint, Sweet Virginia, Torn and Frayed, Let It Loose, Happy, Loving Cup, Rocks Off, Shake Your Hips, Turd on the Run, Ventilator Blues, Stop Breaking Down, Casino Boogie, All Down the Line, Soul Survivor, Sweet Black Angel, I Just Want to See His Face

Holy hell is this amazing. I thought Sticky Fingers was THE Stones album, but...I think it's this one now. The band's recklessness and powerful sound is on full display. Some of Mick's best vocals are on here, and Happy is a stunner for Richards. This album merges all the Stones' influences into one perfect album, blues, rock, horns! This is a fun one!

This might be one of the first times that I'm really "Listening" to Exile, which I know sounds crazy when you know the rest of the stuff I love (which includes most Rolling Stones material from about The Last Time through literally right up to this album, and listening to Exile in Guyville a hundred times or so, since I bought that and OK Computer at the same Capital Records bargin sticker special display at the Woodfield Mall Sam Goody...in 2003 or so and I might have already have bought Hail to The Thief), or at least really sat down with it. I've obviously cherry picked the hits from it before. I think those are all still the highlights, but the runs on the full b-sides of each LP are so in line with the stuff I love that I picked up some new favorites like Sweet Virginia, Torn and Frayed, and a new appreciation for All Down The Line (where I hadn't picked up the Be My Baby vocal riff towards the end beofre) that all have that cosmic country vibe that I keep trying to lock in on the definition of (which usually does come back to "trying to sound like the bands Gram Parsons played with or the groups he wanted to be." The whole thing flows so good. I don't think I appreciated that until listening to it on this Vinyl Fetish app I found the other day that gives you a visual (and side based) vinyl experience. I've never really cared that much about vinyl and I'm not going to start buying real records for myself probably ever, but it is a fun little way to listen to high res streaming classics the way they were originally. Side 3, other than a real outlier in Happy, is just the heaviest feeling Stones stuff (or maybe junk), there is a weight to the sound that they're dragging around. It's a party that should have already ended, but the remaining members still think they're having a good time. Even the gospel songs that start still sound haunted. Stop Breaking Down is a little too white boy blues band for me, but the rest is so good, that it is easy to forgive, especially with the two resilient concluding songs. Giving this a good listen tonight makes me want to do a track by track comparison with Exile in Guyville.

Some albums require more than five stars. Yes, the muddy mix is not for everyone, but this is great music by a great band at the end of a magnificent run.

My favorite RS album. It covers the full range of their music -- raunchy, rockin', rough, rude, bluesy and soulful. A few great covers tossed in with Mick/Keith classics. Maybe a filler or two, but who cares. The rest of it is so good it makes up for it. An essential album to own! Easy 5.

Probably my 3rd or 4th favorite Stones album but a 5 nonetheless. A love letter to their influences, Exile gives us great blues, country, spill, and old fashioned rock and roll songs but it’s still the Stones and these guys are not messing around. My personal favorites are Shine A Light, Tumbling Dice, All down the Line and Sweet Virginia.

Extremely consistent rock record filled with typical Stones' blues-country-ish infusion. I will admit I am a fan of this sound and this album gives you over one hour of it and Mick's vocals don't even get annoying despite this length. Throughout listening to this came a few moments where I thought "yes, this is all very good, but right now it just starts to melt together and lacks some variety and a proper distinct hit" and then the strong distinct hit came along as the very next song. I just keep wondering if I should even get to the point of wonder, even when satisfaction came in the end each time. Wonder if this wound function better as shorted album. 4 stars seems low because it is a masterpiece, 5 stars seems a bit high because it is not flawless. But 5 it is.

THE Rolling Stones album!

This might be in my top 10 favorite albums of all time. Absolute fucking heat from start to finish.

Muddy. Dig it.

Pretty great road trip jams from front to back.

I Are Bort is not going to enjoy this.

It’s the stones

Loved it.

This album is much, MUCH better than Let it Bleed. Like, leagues better; there are simply no skips. And it's not that Let it Bleed is BAD--but rather, this was just simply so much better. LIB was a collection of one S-tier song and the rest were Bs and Cs; this was S-tiers and A-tiers only IMO. It's all aged beautifully: The vocals work, the instruments sound as layered and sophisticated as they did when this album first came out (I assume; it predates me). I'd be remiss to pick any fave track other than "Tumbling Dice," especially considering the cool history. Keith Richards got the idea for the track when he rolled out of bed one morning feeling uninspired and then tuned up his guitar. And out "tumbled"--heh, heh--the full melody of this song. Even for those of us who don't have Keith Richards's musical mind, it's easy to recognize a stellar track when you hear one. And this is IT.

Rolando as preda

Truly one of the greatest albums of all time. So soulful and bluesy. Songs like Sweet Virginia, Loving Cup, Let It Loose, Shine a Light are just incredible. There's enough variation in pacing and sound that this album just does not get old. Incredible and an automatic 5.

Always loved this album...gritty new orleans feel...Torn and Frayed + Loving Cup are absolutely solid

Easy 5/5, no question. Favorite tracks might be Happy and All Down the Line

Now this is a classic album. Heroin/coked up tax exiles record a double album of swampy rock and blues with a splash of country in an old chateau. What's not to love? Best Tracks: Rocks Off; Tumbling Dice; Sweet Virginia

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10/10

Stones at their finest... the best expression of rock and roll ever conceived

5.0 + unmatched for its loose swagger. This recording sounds like a rollicking weekend bender and I wish I could jump in and join.

It's the stones. they are as old as I am....always loved the stones

It's probably too long, but it's got everything you could want from a Stones album. Maybe my favorite of theirs. Best track: Tumbling Dice

Pre marking this. Like the songs so far, need to get this more embedded

Obvious banger no? Rolling stones BEEN having it

One of the greatest Rolling Stones albums and one of the greatest albums of all time; a perfect showcase of the brilliance behind the Stones' blues and country influenced songwriting. 10/10 Best Tracks: "Rocks Off" "Casino Boogie" "Tumbling Dice" "Sweet Virginia" "Torn and Frayed" "Sweet Black Angel" "Loving Cup" "Happy" "Ventilator Blues" "Let It Loose" "All Down the Line" "Shine a Light" "Soul Survivor"

One of the best double albums of all time (along with London Calling)?

Such a good blues rock album. Love an upbeat first track. So many good good songs in the record. The guitar work is so subtle but really adds so much to each song.

un grande entre los grandes

Stones when they are past their pop phase, getting some great rock & roll, country, and blues grooves. Absolute classic!

Stones are always a hit

Perfect alvum

This was really good. I feel like I hear a lot of this album in Jack White's work. Great Harpo Slim cover.

So much fun

Perfect album. Nothing to complain about at all.

Definitely one of their good album

I enjoyed it, I saved a couple songs to add to my own personal playlist for 2021. 😄

One of my favorites Stones LPs

This album was almost a new one for me! It’s woven genres is really cool. I’ll give this an RS 4.9

Love this album so much. Tons of variety and the playing is on point. This is about as good as rock n roll gets

One of the best Rolling Stones album, so many great songs and flows very very nicely.

I can totally see why this quite edgy for the time, and probably bit of a shock from a big-named band. It's loud, snotty, rambunctious. And this album I can tell was made on a lot of drugs just by my ears, let alone having Wikipedia tell me about it. Musically, it seems to be a continuation of their previous albums with it's country and blues-induced hard rock. Maybe the length is a bit much, maybe not, the album however didn't seem to drag just perhaps it would've benefited from a tighter structure and bit of a shortening. This has been by a long-shot the best Rolling Stones album yet (I've gotten Aftermath, Beggars Banquet and Let It Bleed.) I definitely gotten a couple songs from this I'd return to, not sure about the entire album. Highlight Song/s: "Rocks Off", "Tumbling Dice" and "Sweet Virginia"

Loving the blues rock of this album. I got so sick of The Rolling Stones' radio hits that are played constantly, listening to a full album with unfamiliar songs has been refreshing.

Really loose band sound. Love the bluesy guitars and the rhythm.

Definitely listen again and other songs.

Very good album album, "All Down the Line" was my favorite.

I know this. Dad used to play it. From the reviews, many people don't, and that means they're judging it from one listen. Which is criminal.

I loved digging into the blues chops of The Rolling Stones, but it stops being interesting after about 10 songs.

Very good album.

#96 I love the country flair this album has, it's very American sounding for a British album. Great use of steel guitar and horns sprinkled throughout, I especially like the brass parts in Rocks Off. A few recognizable classics appear here, as well as a few tracks that are nothing more than filler. It could benefit from cutting a few songs from the second half, but overall it's good. Highlights: Rocks Off, Tumbling Dice, Sweet Virginia, Torn And Frayed, Sweet Black Angel, Loving Cup, Let It Loose

Probably should be a 5. The best stones album.

Van de eerste tot de laatste tonen verkeer je onmiskenbaar in de wereld van de Stones. Dit is hun herkenbare bluesrock geluid. En dát is raar bij een Stones album. Want de andere albums boden een breder palet. Naast de soms geweldige bekende uitschieters, moesten we ons vaak ook door heel wat saaiheid heen werken. Helaas werkt het onderscheid twee kanten op. Ja, dit album biedt continue een heel prettig geluid. En is daarmee als geheel wellicht het beste Stones album. Maar dit album biedt geen uitschieters, waardoor het album mij na afloop ook wat teleurgesteld achterlaat.

Ik weet niet of ik het al vaker had vermeld, maar in theorie zou mijn voorkeur voor the Stones moeten zijn ipv de Beatles, omdat ze toch meer een bluesy geluid hebben en wat meer rocken over het algemeen. En toch ben ik nooit een fervent luisteraar geweest van de Stones. Misschien omdat de bekendste nummers van die oorwurmen zijn. Ik kondigde bij Beggars Banquet al aan dat dat album wsch de enige 5 ging worden, al stond dit album ook op de nominatie. Exile on Main Street is het laatste van de Stones dat we krijgen als ik goed heb geteld. Het heeft dat fijne bluesy geluid, wat ik tot het betere werk van de Stones reken. De hitjes zijn niet de allergrootste, zoals Tumbling Dice (2014 was het laatste jaar dat dit in de top2000 stond, aldus wiki), waardoor het (nog) geen oorwurmen zijn geworden, maar het juist leuk is om die mindergedraaide hits weer eens te horen. Het had van mij geen dubbelaar hoeven zijn, maar het gaat toch met redelijk gemak voorbij. Ik zit op een 4+, maar ik moet weer even temperen met 5en geven, want ja, wie weet hoeveel ik er nog uit wil delen!

Excellent Album on anyones must listen to list

Bien. Mais c'est un peu répétitif au final, les nuances entre les chansons sont subtiles. Quelques trucs cools. Shine a light Sweet virginia. 3.5

3.5

gutes Album, vor allem Shine a Light

Hat mir besser gefallen als Sticky Fingers

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!

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").

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

My fave Stones record. Tumblin' Dice is ace.

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

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

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

Уважаю, но Мик дохуя громкий для меня.

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.

Great rock album

Good but too long

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.

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

(8.2)

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

Not my fave Stones record, but pretty undeniably great!

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.

Good album

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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.

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

Really excellent album

Good rock album, nothing special in my taste

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

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.

A fantastic album

average rolling stones vibes

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

Rolling Stones do the Beatles

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.

#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 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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.

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.

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. .

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

Ehh, was not in the mood.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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?

very country drive w dad album

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

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!

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.

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

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

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.

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

Rock and roll, country blues, hard rock.

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

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.

Yeah.

mama je bila u pravu stonesi>beatlesa

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Is this my favorite Stones Album now?!

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.

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!

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

Fun and interesting.

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

-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

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!

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.

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

Son los rolins a quien no le gustan los rolins

Muy buen álbum

loved - 4 stars

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

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

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

Cool Album! full by my style

already listened

inoffensive and boring

Stones rule

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

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

Who am I to not give 4 to rs

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.

well it's a classic, innit?

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

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

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

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?

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

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!

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

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.

blues for dummies

Album bien rutero

The Rolling Stones go country! Very bluesy album. I think thematically this album works really well together, songs just flow into one another.

Plain old good music

Forgive me Rolling Stones I was unfamiliar with your game (this album).

Rudy's favoriete muziek.

As with the previous album I got on this list I’m like why I have I never gotten into them before !!! Very good!!

This is an album that helped me clean my kitchen! I really enjoyed this, much more than I thought I would.

I liked the upbeat vibe mix of rock and dance in a way

Favourite Songs: Rocks Off Rip This Joint Turd On The Road

This was my first listen all the way through and I loved it. Very grounding in a way I can’t really describe.

Solid stuff, one that grew on me as it progressed

Stenarna flyr skattmasen till Frankrike och vältrar sig i nostalgi. Det lånas friskt från Jaggers och Richards skivsamling är, ändå låter det som Stones och inte ett coverband i mängden. Gubbrock när den är som bäst. En svag fyra blir det.

Amazing!!!

This is an incredible, shambolic mess of sorts. It showcases a sort of messy, honky tonk style of rock. Instruments on each track sort of bleed into one another, and Mick Jagger's vocals often get buried into the mix. I wouldn't say the looseness of this album isn't a lack of skill, it sort of seems like it was deliberate which was very different to albums of the early 70's ('flowerchild' era of music). I love the use of the piano in this album. Rock and Roll doesn't really use piano as much and I love that the majority of these songs have a strong presence of a piano. My favourite songs: Stop Breaking Down, All Down The Line, Let It Loose, Soul Survivor.

The further from straight blues the stones get, the better they are, which is what makes their hits so great. Otherwise, they're just a bar band that got lucky. 4.8

My rating 3.6. Another Stones album I had heard of but hadn’t listened to. It was great. Raw and noisy. Just a fun time all the way through.

So good, haven’t listened to that album through in a long time

What a fantastic set it and forget it album. No big song stand outs but a great overall vibe. Really enjoyed it.

This sounds like a raw bar band on a really good night. Funky and fun. This is the sound I imagine when I hear Rolling Stones. Enjoyed more than expected

This album came out during a run of nonstop successful records for The Rolling Stones. In my mind I see Mick Jagger just smiling and confidently knocking it out of the park. The vocal delivery is seductive, the melodies are confident and the sound is everlasting. Right from the start I was hooked and it never really let me go until the end. The range is also quite impressive, it contains blues, country, and even some gospel elements, all culminating in a great rock album. My two favorites are "Rocks Off" with its subtle introspection and an unexpected psychedelic turn halfway through, and "Torn and Frayed".

Hell yeah

Even without the hits this was one of my favorite Stones albums, just because every song on it was consistently good. It could have used one of the big ones on it, however, to boost it into one of the best albums period.

Didn't realize this was basically a country album. Somehow this album is great with absolutely NO hits and I've never heard almost any of these despite being a Stones fan for 25 years.

Masterful blues rock.

Light 4,5