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good album. has one of my favorites- under my thumb. Bluesy.
Fantastic album. Has a blues/country undertone that makes it very fun to listen to; twangy guitar and harmonica to compliment that raspy voice. Standout song(s): - Shake Your Hips - Sweet Virgina - Ventilator Blues - Soul Survivor
4/5. While bigger doesn’t alway mean better, I thought every song consistently captured the spirit of the Stones.
Classic rock. Good for Chillout and perfect for working.
Great album, tons of fun and enjoyed every song. Added 3 and have been listening to sweet Virginia all weekend
Love this album, basically stoned rock and roll. Sometimes go on a bit long in the middle The start and end of the album is amazing but the long run of dreary songs in the middle spoil it. A bit more critical song selection would make this a 5
It's the Stones......
I don't know but I have to give it a 4/5 because it was pretty good.
It's a good Stones album; not my favorite, but good. Blues, rock unoffending background music.
I listened to my first full Rolling Stones album, Hackney Diamonds, last week. It opened my eyes up to what I had been missing with the Rolling Stones. Then I get this album. I didn't recognize any of the songs so I'm not sure what made it special enough to make the list. But I definitely enjoyed it more than I thought I would. There were a lot more blues elements than most of the Stones songs I've heard in the past. Lots of harmonica and trumpet (?). It was a fun listen. Solid album.
Rip This Joint, Casino Boogie, Tumbling Dice рок-н-ролльные. Sweet Virginia хорошо начиналась, а Loving Cup определенно неплоха. Понравились: Harry, Ventilator Blues, Let It Loose, Stop Breaking Down, Shine A Light, Soul Survivor. 6/18 = 33%
Classic rock, really nice vibe when listening on the beach
Classic and clean
This is a very consistent throw back album! Very song is at least good and a few are drop dead perfect! The only thing holding this back is I wish that Jagger had more of a presence on this album either with his lyrics or with just a more emotive voice. Like if he was yelling more or just sounded a bit less despondent that would easily take this to maybe a 5! Also, \"I Just Want to See His Face\" is so fucking underrated!! Why don't people love that song :(
Pretty solid all the way through
Really liked the blues-y elements to it probably my second favorite album of that type next to “Second Helping”. Fun and dynamic instrumentals. Fav son: Shake your hips. Entirely because I think it’s funny that it and “La grange” share a riff and neither made it.
Lot of great jams on this album. Really enjoyed the listen. I'm giving it a soft 4
Love the sax, love the keyboard, love the harmonica, love the voice. This album is a jam; I really enjoyed Stop Breaking Down. The southern rock tune combined with Jagger's voice reminds me of Van Morrison. Not much of a Stones guy, but I think this album changed my mind, the boys be jammin.
I share the position of Ian Cohen from Indiecast--I never had a Rolling Stones period and I don't know why. Obviously a classic album critical in the development of rock from the formative late 60s to the mature 70s form. That said, the cultural distance from Keith Richards at Villa Nellcôte in the early 70s to today is almost incomprehensible.
nice music but theres something its missing
Klinkt heerlijk!
More or less what expected from Beatles. Fav song probably Shine a Light. Feels more inspired than the rest.
Way more bluesy than I was imagining
I didn’t listen super closely but it was good 👍
The Rolling Stones' double album. I already know where I stand on the Rolling Stones: they're fine. They have a few great songs, but they've never been one to wow me. I will say that Exile does not have all that many heavy hitters in my opinon, but it is their most consistent album in terms of quality. Based on the now-5 albums I've heard from them, I can confidently say that this is their best.
First listen Saved 12/18 Top track: Shine A Light
Enjoyed this one
‘Ders sum rock n roll der
You can exile me to Main Street anytime
Still fun
I’m not the biggest Stones fan, but have tremendous respect for their career and longevity. This album has great songs on it, but it is quite long and overstays a bit. The chemistry in this band is palpable and the songs benefit from the added brass section. 8,5 out of 10
Sounds surprisingly American for an English band, very impressed
Ja echt wel goed, wel heel lang en sommige dingen waren niet helemaal voor mij bestemd. Muzikaal wel heel goed
The Stones at their loosest like the world’s most famous bar band. I love this record but there are some toss off tunes. This record is more famous for the situation surrounding the recording and the vibe but honestly not as many of their memorable tunes as other records. Still a great listen every time.
bluesy moolt bluesy
Not bad, but it does go on a bit
Great mix of blues, rock, and country. This feels like a super technical album with a great layout of tracks. Double length albums are hard to pull off but the Stones do it well here. Songs like "Sweet Virginia" and "All Down The Line" provide awesome contrast.
My wife is a huge Stones fan … or, rather, there are, like three Stones albums she loves but she kinda shrugs at the rest. When I played this one for her yesterday, she didn’t make a single comment. I find that telling. My super conservative friend, however, loves the Stones and bangs on constantly about how cool Mick Jagger is. He loves most (all?) Stones albums, and I’ve even heard him talk about this one. He’s in the closet. I find that telling, too.
Classic
As we arrive in the last third of this project, I expect to hear a lot more of the Rolling Stones. I was so surprised that this was just our second, after Sticky Fingers. I enjoyed this entire album. It's a solid double portion of classic blues-influenced rock and roll sound. What I didn't hear much of is a distinct Rolling Stones sound. I didn't really know any of the songs and none really stood out. However, since many folk consider this the best Rolling Stones album, maybe this is the sound that I'm supposed to think of. I'm no expert.
I loveddddd some of the early songs on this album. But at around the halfway point it lost its momentum for me - became a bit too country rock for my tastes - and then it dragged on until the end.
Solid album from one of the longest running acts in rock. Not my favorite, but definitely a good one.
I forgot how much I actually like this album. Even so, it has a couple tracks that I don't like all that much. A super strong 4 though for all the best parts.
An hour and a bit of classic blues rock 'n' roll. No stand-out hits, but good quality throughout and well sequenced. Side two is a nice change to a gentler pace after a rip-roaring side one. Plenty of brass which helps to hold interest and keep the record from fading into the background. Not even remotely like the Beatles. Rating: 4/5 Playlist track: Shine A Light Date listened: 29/07/23
Great. Has one of their best songs in their catalogue in "Tumbling Dice." 8-9/10
Fun classic rock
I like the Stones and know this is a huge album for them, but I expected bigger highs than I actually heard. It’s consistently really good, but I’m not hearing greatness
I feel like this album has "lazy and carefree" performance and I don't mean that in a bad way. It's just loose and a free and a little unpolished, which makes it sexy?
Really fun sound. Felt like I was on a riverboat cruise. Good easy listening
I like the rolling stones, but personally prefer them when they stay away from the 12 bar blues. Not a fan of the opening track and I do think the album could do with cuts here and there, but overall is a really good album. Shine a Light is probably my favourite stones song and it and soul survivor are a great way to end off the album. Not my fav stoned album but good. Solid 4
This is the bluesiest point at which I've heard the stones. I like the looser sound and the rawness on here. They were definitely shooting for an outlaw feel, and succeeded. I like all the horns, sax, saloon piano and rootin-tootin harmonica sprinkled throughout to keep things interesting. It's too long for my taste, but maybe I would've felt different if I was around to hear it back in '72. Generally these days, I prefer a more concise listen, unless I'm heading on a seriously epic journey, or if there are enough stylistic shifts to hold my attention. Overall I had fun listening to this, didn't have too many complaints, and it put me in a great mood.
This is the fourth Rolling Stones album I've had on this list, rounding off their imperial phase. After "Beggars Banquet", "Let It Bleed" and "Sticky Fingers", there was 1972's "Exile on Main St": a double album juggernaut which seems to have stuck as a critical darling more than any of their other work. Rated number 7 in Rolling Stone's original "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list, earning a litany of five star reviews, it's a fearsome beast to approach. When listening to the other Stones albums on this list, I've repeatedly told myself to hold off on a five-star rating. Because none of their albums were better than this one, and if any deserved top marks it was "Exile". I've listened a few times and stand by the opinion that it's their best work I've heard. "Exile on Main St" feels much more cohesive than their earlier albums: there's a singular mood locked into its grooves. It sounds like a greasy, grimy deep-south saloon, where a group of Kent poshos have seamlessly super-imposed themselves onto America's musical heritage. Was this the end goal of the feted British Invasion? "Exile" suggests it worked. Arguably, though, the album's biggest flaw is that the Stones have always excelled as a singles band, and "Exile" lacks any monster-smash-hit-knock-out singles. "Tumbling Dice" is as close as we get to something "Greatest Hits" worthy, but there's nothing else to match their best songs on other releases (no "Gimme Shelter", "You Can't Always Get What You Want", "Sympathy for the Devil", etc…). The other drawback is its length: a double-album set is ambitious by anyone's standards, and for true greatness every track needs to justify its position. There's at least a side of filler on this record, from "Turd on the Run" to the underwhelming closer "Soul Survivor" to the two classic American blues covers (Robert Johnson's "Stop Breaking Down" and Slim Harpo's "Shake Your Hips"). They feel a bit like rehearsals, warm-ups, sound-checks. But there are still plenty of great tracks to be found here. "Sweet Virginia" is swinging, swaggering country joy. "Shine A Light" is as close as we get to "You Can't Always Get What You Want"-level catharsis: it's a crime that the Stones haven't made a full gospel record, because I always really enjoy them dipping their toes into the genre ("Let It Loose" and "I Just Want To See His Face" are also very convincing). "Ventilator Blues" has a sleazy menace which gets under the skin and stays there like an oily parasite (and interestingly, was recently named by Bob Dylan as one of three Rolling Stones songs he wishes he'd written). And "Rocks Off" is a wonderful, grab-you-by-the-throat opener which doesn't seem to get enough praise. It's elevated by the horn section, which is wonderful across the whole album. But ultimately, I'm going to be stingy here, because as much as I love "Exile", I have to accept it just isn't quite top-tier for me. Maybe it's because I recently discovered Liz Phair's "Exile In Guyville", and its torn apart my perception of masculine rock and roll. Maybe it's because I'm listening on a lazy Saturday morning before going pottery painting, which is hardly the ideal circumstance to enjoy something as debauched as this. Or maybe the Rolling Stones have genuinely never had a five-star album. There's still time, though: over fifty years on from "Exile", they have a new one on the way and have just released "Sweet Sounds Of Heaven", a gospel track with Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder that sounds like it could have come from these sessions. Now that's endurance.
I feel like i’m not musically literate enough to comment on this album. I will say that although I didn’t find it very coherent as a whole (maybe i’ll get it on subsequent listens) there are some solid bangers in there (rocks off, sweet virginia, let it loose off the top of my head).
Solid throughout, but not many standouts
Love love love Tumblin' Dice. Shake your hips == La Grange Which is just Blues Riffs 101
-rolling stones is hitting different than other rock albums i have listened to -there is something about them man…… -loving rocks off -favorites: sweet virginia, -i like how varying the instruments on this song -sweet virginia is almost a little country -this album is cool and definitely one of the better rock (?) albums i’ve listened to
fun summer “roll” around rock!
I'm coming back around to some albums that I must have listened to a dozen times but never reviewed. This is a particularly difficult one. I love Sticky Fingers, but the Stones generally don't land for me because, at this point, it's shorn of all the things I love... melody, song, things about the recording or production that make you go wow. There is no wow. None of it grabs at me immediately. So I stashed this album away as yet another, overlong, double-album fest for something that really didn't catch me. But then something happened. I came back to it again after a month and... all of the ways it had felt too smooth for me, too flat or uninteresting, were giving way to this feeling of attachment. I just like rock and roll, and I like that this feels like a loving, confident send-up of it. It feels like you're listening through the studio door to this long-drawn out party. It feels really alive. Maybe rock at its most alive I've ever heard. Nothing about this is programmed, it's messy, it's kind of bad even at parts! But that's what you get when you hang with these guys. So now, thinking of it like an experience, a send-up to a big old party and worship at the feet of blues and soul and rock... I actually get it. It's really bright. Not perfect, but I'm coming on over. I'm getting converted. 4/5
Classic Rolling Stones album. Solid tracks all the way though.
Ben voyons, c’est la semaine des Stones? Solide album néanmoins un peu long, ils aurait eu assez de bon stocks pour faire 2 albums avec
Very enjoyable album
Not their best album, but still good enough.
badd asss
Een van de hoogstgewaardeerde albums van The Rolling Stones. Tracklist is een Americana smeltkroes van rock & roll, blues, jazz en hard rock, mede door invloeden van Gram Parsons en blues mazikanten. Goed album, The Rolling Stones op hun best. leukste nummer: Shine A Light Tijdens de productie waren de Stones tax exiles. Ze verbleven daarom in Frankrijk. Het grootste deel van het album is opgenomen in de door Keith Richards gehuurde villa Nellcôte aan de Côte d'Azur.
Monkey neurons activate for each song, but nothing truly stands out. Can't believe there's a song called "Turd on the Run".
Good album but a little overrated, drags in the middle and isn't the Stones' best work.
Classic album.
Not bad
a solid 4 bordering on a 5. I've listened to this record through a NUMBER of times and wasn't as impressed as I was this time for some reason. More intentional listening? Really enjoyed this one.
This is a great album
por mais que tenha umas das minhas musicas favoritas dos stones, é um album duplo que cansa de ouvir. podia ser um album incrivel se fosse mais curto. puro rock and roll, com versos e refrões marcantes, piano e ritmo dançantes e bem animados. tem baladas lindas tambem, com sweet virginia que é uma das musicas mais bonitas deles.
I did not know that song was called Tumbling Dice. And that's really the only song on here that I know. But you know what - whatever it is I like about the Stones, I guess it's all on this album because I liked it so much the first time through that I listened to it again. This was pretty great. The fact that it got rebutted by Exile in Guyville makes it all the better.
Not purely rock and roll. Lots of horns and piano complementing the standard guitar, drums and bass. Lighter than their earlier work. Incorporate a lot of blues and jazzy swing feel to the record. Works well as a full listen as it doesn't have the standalone hits that other Stones albums do.
pretty standard rock/blues album
Simply a great album. I will say that I had never listened to most of these songs before (and certainly never the album in-full), and I had no idea how bluesy it would be. Not all the songs were as smooth or catchy as I normally prefer, but great classic rock.
Solid album. Each song held up with the others and they meshed together well. I wouldn't listen to this straight through again but it was still very enjoyable.
The ultimate pub rock album. Highly testicular.
My friend Max likes this album
It's a really fun album. There aren't a whole lot of classic bangers on it but everything just feels good, you know? The whole thing is a jam. But it's too long. Long enough that the jam starts to wear on you and you start thinking about what you're going to listen to next. And I hate that because this is a really good album and, had it been 4 tracks lighter, it would have left me a little sad that it was over. Almost a 5 but, sadly, it's just a 4.
Great stuff.
Upbeat, bluesy feel. Not an album I would have chosen to listen to on my own as I’m not a huge Stones fan but I really enjoyed it.
This is one of the better Rolling Stones albums that I've listened to, and I understand why people hold it up as their best album. However, from this era I like Sticky Fingers a lot more. It just feels so much more focused and concise than this album. On the other hand, it took the world a while to come around to this album, so maybe I just need to listen to it a bit more to really get it 4/5
8/10 quite long but generally really good.
Very solidly listenable. 8/10
I really enjoyed this! Haven’t really listened to much Stones but am a big fan after this album.
The Stones are really a band who are damned if they do and damned if they don’t. Their derivative style of blues rock for the arena stage is frequently dismissed as formulaic, but when they pushed the boat out into the psychedelic realm on “Their Satanic Majesties Request” they were lampooned in the music press as a second rate Sgt Pepper. And so they reverted to type and released a string of critically acclaimed records, beginning with Beggars Banquet in 1968, followed by Let It Bleed in 1969. I’ve had both of those records on my project so far, and so rounding off the triumvirate is Exile on Main Street. Admittedly, my patience with the Stones is really wearing thin at this stage, and upon seeing that this record is a double LP my expectations were low. And, truth be told, this album exceeded those expectations. The songwriting here is really tight, and the production introduces a lot more stylistic variety than on the previous two records. I still struggle to pinpoint exactly which element seats the Stones at the top table of rock music, but I can’t deny this record has some great tunes. It does veer into the obnoxious boogie-woogie territory on a couple of occasions, but actually this is some of their best work. I feel that this record could have substituted for any of the previous three or four in their catalogue - if nothing else it would allow for their outstanding debut and sophomore effort a deserved place - and I hope this is their last on this list (although I imagine Sticky Fingers will show up). As it stands, I’m not quite fed up with the Rolling Stones, but one more record and I will be too beleaguered to be objective about it.
Great album. Slightly too long though
I like the Rolling Stones but this is not my favorite of theirs.
A really gritty, down and dirty album and all the better for it. The Stones mix blues, rock, country, soul and gospel on one of their last truly great records. It's well paced with Rocks Off, Tumbling Dice, Happy and Shine a Light sprinkled among some less well known but decent tracks
There's always a bit of a twang to Mick Jagger's voice tat is... unsettling to me. I'm not quite sure what it is. But it's that bit of his voice that never made me fully a Stones fan. Sure, the hits are great, but the deep cuts never quite move me like they do others. But there's a lot to like on this album, though, hits aside. "Happy" was one of the songs I think I first heard by the Stones, actually. But most of the other songs are really strong, even "Turd On The Run," which seems like a bit of a potshot at "Band On The Run" to me. I've played this album a few times, actually. Which says something because I normally don't do that to these albums. I usually just do one take and that's it. But with so many songs on this, I felt I needed to do more than one take. Really strong effort by the Stones. Really enjoyed it.
Some great songs onnhere
4.5
Legendary sleaze.
Just a good classic rock album the whole way
This is the Stones’ “White Album”. Although I think this one is much more cohesive. Tons of groovy, soulful songs on here. I like the production too. It feels like you’re sitting in on a jam session. Good record.
It’s not bad but I don’t love it 4/5.
exile on the main street is up my street!
Not my favourite, it has its highs and lows but all in all a fantastic album all round.
When Keith kicks a riff it's like nothing else in rock and roll. You can feel it through to the soles of your feet, and he and Charlie (and Jimmy) kick it on this record. And the colour and light is Mick Taylor, he gives these tunes that extra layer that make them great. Most of the narrative goes to Keith smacked out of his head in Nellcote with Gram Parsons showing him country tunes, but I reckon this is one of Mick's finest efforts, his vocal range and lyrics are up there with Beggars and Let it Bleed. This is a good album with a lot of great tracks, the first six are a run like no other. Tumbling Dice just rolls, what a feel, timeless, country and yet a total groove. The Stones are a great covers band too, and Shake Your Hips is up there with Love in Vain and Route 66. It doesn't quite hold the quality across the four sides, but so what, what is good is just superb.
This has the makings of a great single album, but there’s not enough quality to make a great double album. Take out Sweet Virginia, Tumbling Dice, Loving Cup, Happy (Keith on vocals), Rip This Joint & All Down The Line. What are you left with? Reasonable, but not classic Stones material. The idea that this album is superior to any of the 3 studio albums (or even the live Get Yer Ya-Yas Out) that preceded it, I find ludicrous. Still, a good listen & the good stuff is still really good.
Exile is one of the sacred texts of rock and roll. The story of the recording sessions are the stuff of legend, but I think it is really Mick's work trying to wrangle and edit the mess into a coherent album that is the heroic achievement of this album. Oh, and Charlie keeping everything moving along. Like most doubles, this is over-long. Trimmed back, this would potentially be as focussed as the previous three albums. But the Stones never really managed that level of focus again; too much drugs, booze, money and fame. That they made this record at all is a miracle. It is a classic, and there is a lot to learn about how to play rock and roll here, but not their best. The Stones are at he height of their powers, but the rot has set in.
Strong album fairly long especially the extended edition nearly 2 hours
I was a little high when I listened and I got distracted and left to do the dishes and some other stuff, but this was definitely the sound of the Stones that I have heard and enjoy in the past.
3.75
Un 4, venga.
One of the reasons I believe music to be the most superior art form is the way that it attaches itself to memories. To me, this album is the soundtrack to long evenings of bitter pints, dirty bong rips and thoughtful conversations with my good friend Ryan who I met on a landscaping crew. Now he owns his own landscaping business. Hardest working motherfucker I know. Music for the working man to rest his weary bones to after a long, brutal week.
... doth mine ears deceive me? A good Rolling Stones album? And a double album at that? I never thought I'd see the day. I genuinely liked almost every song here, and loved many of them. Finally.
Wow! A pretty good Rolling Stones albu. with no real misses.
Прослушано! Ролинги есть Ролинги, хороший альбом, можно переслушать.
There is so much material (maybe too much, at over an hour it's a lot to really listen to in one sitting) that it's hard not to rate it highly. Not my favorite Stone's album, but still a great listen.
Excellent album
A lot of really good songs on this album. I can’t say I was absolutely blown away with it but I still really enjoyed the album as a whole. Pretty much any type of influence works its way onto here in some way which keeps each of the 18 tracks fresh. 7/10
There's a little something to the Stones that I just don't quite love the same way I love a lot of other classic rock artists. Great overall album but falls short of excellent for me. 4.5
I was largely unfamiliar with the songs on this album, and generally it takes me a few listens to really dig songs and pick up elements that I enjoy. Not so with this album, it was quite easy to pick up from the beginning and enjoy it throughout. Being one of the greatest rock bands in the world certainly helps.
Some of the sharpest rock 'n' roll the boys ever delivered. It needs more ballads in my mind, but a hefty, quality album nonetheless.
Album was okay. I'd give it a 7/10
10/02/2022 Being real…I didnt actually listen to this album all the way through. I played each song for a few seconds, thought to myself “omg this song is such an iconic bop” and then went on to the next one. I did that mostly bc I’ve fallen behind on logging my albums and it’s making me sad :( Also I skipped through this album like this bc I have heard it before. Just iconic rock and roll, this is the stones at some of their best years. The run from beggars banquet up to goat’s head soup is the stuff of legends. — Long day today, I had a beautiful birthday weekend and am so deeply in love. Went out drinking last night and it went really well. I handled myself perfectly and took care of business like a big girl. Things are going to be okay :)
This is great record to listen to, in part because it's pretty consistent quality from top to bottom, there's no real weak points. I'm aware of the reputation as the best Stones album and one of the supposed best records of all time. But I like "Sticky Fingers" better, and other than being a fun record I don't think it's all that remarkable. "Tumbling Dice" is magic, but aside from that, no individual song measures up to the three singles off "Sticky Fingers". And it doesn't really do anything innovative - it's just a pretty by-the-books roots rock record, albeit one with no obvious flaws. There's about a dozen others from this same time period I could name that I think are equally good, and plenty that are better (off the top of my head, both of the first two Band records, Harvest, and Europe 72 come to mind). It's also fairly long, and because all the songs are in a similar style and kind of consistent throughout, it tends to run together a little. Enjoyable with no clear flaws gets you a four - to get a five, you need either transcendent peaks or to change the game, and this doesn't cut it.
Surprisingly, I actually liked this. Mick sounds good for a change.
Songs where Keith sings are chronically underrated.
Stones' fourth best album. Four stars. Five stars are reserved for their three best albums.
Not what I was expecting. The album was something you’d hear in a blues bar and not a stadium. Not bad, just wasn’t what I thought I’d get. Enjoyed overall
Classic album by the Stones holding up over the decades.
Sounds very american, like the begining of a movie when they list the actors and show the city and how busy life is. Enjoyed it a lot, and it is very chill and easy going, feel good music. Definitely will listen to some of the songs again.
Excellent!! Rock & Roll, Garage, Blues, hell even Folk and Country mixed together to create a bevy of iconic songs. 4.5/5
I say this a lot. Great album, not my favorite by them. But really, doesn't all but one of their albums fit that bill? Need to stop saying that. End of the day, great album.
Dang, that jam at the end of “Loving Cup”! Delicious! I like how you feel like your in a garage with these guys, listening to them play. I never listened to whole Stones albums before this, and I’m grateful!
No highlights. Literally can't remember a single tune. But it was a fun time the whole thing through! Charisma and energy and lots of participants (somewhat) well-wrangled. Haven't had that experience since one of my first albums on this, from the Clash.
The Rolling Stones, nothing can go wrong.
Bit bloated but the highlights are special l. Loving Cup, Shine a Light, Let It Loose.
Better than I thought. I hated the stones
first listen stereotypical background music rock and roll
Somehow the Rolling Stones always sound like they are in an extended jam session, and this album is the epitome of this. Perhaps that is one reason why they are one of the greatest live acts ever. This is not their best album, but it is a good sample of less well known Stones music. Most people will only know Tumbling Dice from this.
This was good. I know there's a lot of history/story to this album.
Unknown band
A seminal piece of ‘70s rock this is The Stones crowning moment. Mixing their blues rock with that undeniable swag. It is a too to bottom great piece and one even casual fans can enjoy.
Best of what they do. Bluesy and raw.
Fijne plaat! Die mondharmonica is leuk. Lekker bluesy.
Strong album, not quite five stars
I like Let it Bleed more.
Fun classic rock with a lot folk influence and some jazz. Definitely plenty of material to listen to in this album.
I actually really liked this album, some country/blues mixed with brass and rock super well. Would never guess it’s a British rock group at all. It sounds like I’m listening to a road-trip through the countryside, while drinking, and stopping at small towns to get wasted. Ups, downs, and in-betweens.
Pretty good, a bit too repetitive
There are the big four records of the Stones (Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers & Exile On Main St.) and this one is like the Beatle's White Album. And for me that means it's a bit too long and the real fans adore it. I like it. It's rock 'n roll and the band really feels like they know what they're doing at this stage. They're pulling off every genre within the Stone's repertoire. It's a really good album, but I'll let other persuade me why it would be their best, because I can't hear it (yet)
The victory lap in a golden race, Exile on Main Street is generally considered by most music fans as the last all time great Rolling Stones album; the one with the most mythical status, a most gargantuan collection of songs so bountiful it had to be split into two records. Here is where the band were at their most boisterous, most rollicking like true outlaws. There are moments where they could have veered down a strange path but always find a way to get back up to where they excelled best. It can't all be loved, which is what makes it still appealing fifty years on. Essential listening. Favorites: Rocks Off, Shake Your Hips, Tumbling Dice, Sweet Virginia, Torn and Frayed, Loving Cup, Happy, Let It Loose, All Down the Line, Shine a Light.
This was a fairly difficult album to rate. Absolutely enjoyed listening to it and there were no duds on the entire, nearly two hour long, album. That's impressive. But nothing really stood out either. I didn't "fave" any individual songs, but did "fave" the entire album so maybe that explains how I feel about it better than I can express. I'm going to assume that was intended so even though it's probably a 3.5 star album for me, I'll give it the benefit of doubt and push it up half a star.
Will listen to later.
Love this album by the stones. I’d call it their magnum opus. It’s pretty long but none of the songs really drag on. The lyrics are a bit stronger and more unique than their bluesy other albums. I could listen to this album all the time. 8.4/10
Cool as
I enjoyed this album. This definitely was a more blues centric album which explored some exciting themes. Is it my favorite album on this list? No, but I think it is a contender.
Might have liked this more than 'Sticky Fingers' but I will have to listen again to figure that out for sure. Great album from the Stones, give it a listen if you haven't
Man, this is a huge album, not just because it's just under 2 hours of 4 minute rock and roll hits, but because it's kind of rock and roll distilled. Not a huge amount of Stones hits but an album of immeasurable quality.
I really didn't get how going back to traditional roots and blues rock made this a top Rolling Stones album. I wasn't into this lof-fi production, specifically the vocals being so hard to hear. Exile on Main St. really clicked on the second half however, especially with the bass. I understood the more light-hearted and passionate take this was approaching. It modernizes old rock-'n'-roll tropes even if not all of it is in my wheelhouse.
I'm not sure I've ever listened to a Rolling Stones album start to finish, so this was a good start! Firstly, I was surprise how much poo came up in this album but overall I thought it was a great listen. I drove to it which was definitely a good vibe. Sweet Virginia was my fave - I think there was a good metaphor in there about just getting on with it and wiping the shit of your shoe. Turd on the Run was a good follow-up I guess. Some of the 12 bar blues ones didn't do much for me. BUT overall this was great
This was a goodun, proper. Good to hear some Rolling Stones that isn't the classic bangers
Yep. The Rolling Stones!
Love how bluesy this is.
o que esperava de um bom álbum dos rolling stones, nada mais, nada menos. faltou algum clássico (que eu conhecesse, ao menos) e não teve nenhuma música que se sobressaiu. adorei os corais e backing vocals, dão uma pegada bem gospel e senti que o Screamadelica bebeu muito daqui.
didn't know many of these tunes so I didn't expect much, but this is way cooler than most Rolling Stones I do know...fully bluesy cool without too much pop or cheese. 4.5 for me, but can't round up
The fourth Rolling Stones album we got so far. This one's a lot bluesier than the previous ones. It's quite good, although not amazing. It would surely be better if they'd cut some of the less exciting tracks, as the album is very long. Giving this 3.5 stars but rounding up because it's better than the previous album I listened to today and gave 3 stars.
Like an overused toilet brush going in for one more dunk and somehow, against all odds clearing out the bowl.
Stones will always be great
Huh it's considered one of their best works, and best albums ever. Rocks-off had some nice distorted section and horns piece. Liked Sweet Virginia backing singing and sax. ZZ top feel to Ventilator Blues opening guitar and Shake Your Hips. VB is a good vibe with that buiding sax and brass. Stop Breaking Down very like Led Zeppelin! Wailing, baby, hard guitar and harmonica. Great sound.
Love the Stones and am always impressed by the breadth of their catalog. I hadn't heard most of this. There's some stuff that I really wasn't expecting. The 'Shake Your Hips' track sounds a lot like La Grange (?) by ZZTop. Rocks Off is great. Rip this joint sounds like a loud throwback to some 50's dance music. Mostly this is great. Put it on in the background and got busy (doing work). Great tempo and rhythm, also that jagger...what is it about that jagger...?
Classic stones but not single heavy.
I am surprised it took me this long to get a Rolling Stones album. I was not familiar with the album by name and surprisingly I was not familiar with many of the songs. After listening to the album, I cannot say that I have desire to go back and listen to it again, nor can I point to one song and say that someone should listen to this particular song.This album does not have any of the mega hits that the Stones are known for, which is fine but something to note. The album had more several country songs in addition to the blues and rock and roll songs. The second half of the album is better than the first. The album is a little long, close to 70 minutes. The album is better than some of the 3s that I have given. It should probably be a high 3, but I will round it up.
Not familiar with any of these tracks before, but I'm having a good time with this album. Incomprehensible hollering and then a piano and a guitar do something wonderful. Highlights are Tumbling Dice, Torn and Frayed, and Ventilator Blues.
Very good
It's a very well crafted album. Lots of Rolling Stone original music that inspired other musicians.
Yup, they are still good...
4/5 this is a nice one!
i know this album very well, as a long time stones fan, and have also seen the great documentary movie that covers its creation. this is an iconic sones album and also kind of marks a transition of style / maturity in the stones’ very substantial journey. this one is right up there with their best and as a double album was probably quite a statement at the time.
Essentially, rock n roll as a double album. I dig it.
Bättre än det förra!
Aucun moment faible sur l'album. S'écoute bien du début à la fin. Pas un masterpiece non plus, aucune pièce ne ressort. Mais c'est un parfait album à écouter du début à la fin sans se tanner
I ignored this album growing up outside of the singles (at least compared to other Stones albums). Dig it a lot Fav tracks: Sweet Virginia, Tumbling Dice,
Tykkäsin! Ei ilmeisesti ihan alkuaikojen Rollareita, kun soundi on jalostunut rokkiräminästä vähän sivistyneempään suuntaan. Hittibiisit loistivat poissaolollaan, mutta tämä oli jopa positiivinen asia. Jaggerin ääni ärsyttää paljon enemmän tällaisessa hieman rauhallisemmassa menossa kuin jatkuvassa bluesrockrevittelyissä. Nelonen.
Perhaps the Stones most consistent album across 18 tracks, so a very solid four stars. But there's no track here that would get in a Stones top tent. So four stars.
Okay, finally, listened enough of it... Not my taste, but not as bad as i thought ;) Good variety, but not a fan of the overall sound..
Not the Stones' best work, but nevertheless a great album and good example of the 60's sound.
Liked Torn and Frayed,
7/10
A really good blues album that's missing anything really memorable. Songs are good but not 'next level' like some other Stones stuff
One of my favourite Stones albums - loose and raucous.
Surprisingly liked this more than the "classic" stones sound - probably because this sounds more raw and authentic before they became icons.
The Stones most coherent album. This album is widely regarded one of the greatest rock albums of all time and I agree to an extent. This album distills rock down into its necessary elements and delivers it in a soul/blues/country package. The songwriting is tight as well. I just am not seeing much experimentation here or with the Stones in general.
Not normally my kinda thing but clearly a great album, more folk/country inspired than I thought it'd be. Saved a few tracks. 4/5
Starting to get the RS hype
Great album Stones
This might be my favorite Stones album of the ones I've heard so far, but that's not saying a whole lot. This album feels like a good houseparty, with Mick Jagger as host. It might be a bit long and meandering, but it always keeps the groove going.
Exile On Main St. marked a point of decline for the Rolling Stones, but it was a decline from a trilogy of albums so great that it would take a decade before the Stones would truly settle into mediocrity. There were a number of 70s albums still amazing, but nothing would come close to touching Beggars/Bleed/Sticky. I would say it's a shame, but the Stones had more great albums than most bands. The fact that only three are perfect five stars is still a great accomplishment.
Very fun, very stones.
The music is good, but the album is too long.
Well it's a GREAT album and has some of favorite Stones song, which means some of my favorite songs period. Sweet Virginia, Tumbling Dice, Happy, Rocks Off, Ventilator Blues. Having said that it doesn't hold my attention the whole way through which keeps it just shy of a full 5 star rating 4.5
Knew the album already, good but boring at times
Loved hearing this again. The songs for the most part sound pretty loosely structured, but the grooves and chord vamps underpinning them are so good.
I enjoyed practically every song on this album, I just felt it was a bit too long for me. This has to be my favourite Rolling Stones album that I've heard through this time that I've been generating albums (and I've heard most of them).
It's the Stones. For a double album, it flows by relatively quickly. Not sure what else can be said about this record aside from, "I enjoyed it." Favorite tracks: "Tumbling Dice", "Ventilator Blues"
Rock n roll my friends!
Solid Stones album. Not my favorite but very listenable.
A bit embarrassing but I haven't heard much Rolling Stones beyond random songs here and there, but this was pretty damn good. I think you could easily rate this a 5, but in terms of enjoyment for me it's a 4. You can feel the energy on this one, I'm sure lots of these are great live.
Ágætis blúsívaf. Áheyranlegasta hingað til með Stones.
It‘s a grower on me, und ein Denkmal für Charlie Watts. Faves: Let It Loose, Rocks Off und Shine A Light.
Very bluesy. Would make great background music
Un bon album des Stones. Ca sonne bien et certaines tounes sont vraiment classiques. J'ai aimé écouté l'album mais la première moitié est plus faible que la deuxième. 4.25
Bluesy.
Absolutely classic. A few weak tracks and a lot of misogyny pull it down from a 5 to a 4, but this is a pretty iconic album.
solid stones album
Double album with 18 songs from the Rolling Stones. Much more bluesy vibe to the album, not as much in the pure rock that some of their more well-known tunes have. Funny that there is an 18 song Stones album and I haven't heard a single one of the tunes before, despite growing up on classic rock radio.
Nice blues rock that sounds like a big jam party. No Song really stands out and carries the album, the album is a rad bit too long but still good rock
Lots of people get super horny for the Stones. Not this reviewer so much. Good album - calm down
Listened while setting up my room. Pretty good, I haven't really listened to much of the stones but it had some pretty sweet grooves. Would listen again
Lots of bluesy filler which unfortunately dilutes the overall quality of the album which is a damn shame as there are enough great tracks here to make it an absolute classic. The best tracks are invariably the ones where they more overtly breakaway from standard rhythm and blues. Favourite track: the atmospheric 'Let it Loose' or the soaring 'Shine a Light'
Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Happy, Shine a light, Following the river
Honestly, I don’t get why this album gets praised as one of the greatest ever made. It’s still an amazing album, don’t get me wrong, but I just don’t see it as being superior to albums like Let It Bleed or Sticky Fingers. Personally, I feel it could’ve been a solid 12 track album that didn’t need to be a double.
I’m not the biggest Stones fan in the world…but this is FUCKING good man! I may just find myself investing more time in them! Great album, funky, bluesy, sexy rock!
Ok now this is what I'm talking about. Dirty, swaggering, rock n roll. Telecasters and bowl cuts and STD's. I've heard this one when I briefly tried to get into the Stones in my early 20's. I dunno why I never revisited this one because I distinctly remember liking this album the most out of all of them. First track kicks you in the fucking nuts; it might not be as loud or as crushing as modern rock music production wise but somehow the raw attitude sells it and it feels so much heavier than your run of the mill "rock" band these days. Suck my dick Royal Blood, Danko Jones, or whatever. This was when it was still dangerous and it was ok to be a self absorbed white guy with a guitar. I already love the song Rocks Off, let's hope that I don't suddenly remember why I stopped listening to the Stones in my initial attempt. Ok. I remember why I stopped listening to the Stones. Look, I love Bo Diddly's rhythmic guitar lines (to be fair the palatable context was provided by the first track off of VU so not that I'm trying to allocate any cool points here), I don't mind older rock n roll, but I just cannot fucking STAND the Chuck Berry dunga dunga dunga dunga guitar riffs. Fuck that shit. It's so fucking corny. But honestly it's not that bad here. I'm just not a blues guy, thanks to my dad who used to torture me with some of the worst examples of the genre (eat a dick Bonamossa, you're the blues version of pretentious metal guitarists that are more interested in speed and technicality than musicality), but maybe without that my guard would be down and I'd just stop being a hipster fuck and just appreciate it. Anyhow, it's all the more apparent how lost that glossy, but "clean" (by today's standards at least) tube amp sound isn't really prevalent in any kind of rock music that isn't indie or is trying to lean more on the masculine side of rock music. Perhaps I'm wrong because I've likely heard it in the afore mentioned shitty blues music my dad used to blast, but its swagger was probably completely ruined by the pristine production compared to this, which is a little grungier and rough around the edges, which is exactly how I like my standard guitar, drum, bass, vox album to sound like. Sounds organic and dirty and that shit hits my g spot. I'm more open to the classic country and blues guitar tropes these days, and now I get why I hated it so much in my early 20's despite being fond of guitarists that loved this era of the Stones, but yeah it's not rocking my world. Wouldn't call it average, it's just not singing to me. Except that first track, my God that shit gives me goose bumps. Intense attitude and swagger on that one. It's fairly difficult not to listen to this and hear it as a boring cliche'd classic rock album, but that's likely due to its age and my own ignorance on the subject. It's just hard to see it as a seriously creative thing, and it's not like I even believe that myself. Some of the tracks on here feel like they're meandering into obvious turns that I've heard a million times. Blame my generation's dopamine fatigued brain I guess. It's not horrible at all or even bad or even mediocre, it's just not for me. The piano riff of Loving Cup kinda rips. I gotta admit for how many songs are on this thing it doesn't feel for a moment that anything here was really uninspired, despite my previous remarks of how cliche'd it can sound at the same time. Ok, I'm nearing the end of the album and it kinda rips a lot harder than how I felt about it my first time hearing it. That's just how I am, either albums rip right out the gate or it takes me several tries before I can come up with an opinion.
I thoroughly enjoyed this album. Usually I like more contemporary rock albums, but it genuinely surprised me on how it created a cohesive sound throughout the entirety of the album. Instrumentals were good, they were par with other rock albums.
Stones, both attention grabbing and slight forgettable at the same time
Good album but I feel it's a bit to long. How ever it's got some rockers on it and who can dispute the stones!
Solid as a rock rock. Great guitar riffs, classic vocals. Not too much more to be said about an album that probably has a million words written about it.
Really enjoyed this. Not as familiar with these songs as other stones albums but it checked al their boxes. Tumbling dice, sweet Virginia, happy
Everything that made the Stones great - great hard rock soaked in blues. Favorite Song: Torn and Frayed.
Can’t go wrong with a stone’s album
[Rocks off] Опять студентота. Танцы в кафе. Рок'н'ролл. [Rip this joint] Пампит. Чистейший рок'н'ролл. Вашим детям понравится. Трубач трубаши. [Shake your hips] Катишь на Харлее. [Casino Boogie] Вестерн. Салун. Ковбой. И трубач. [Tumbling Dice] Дальнобойщики остановились у Эллис. Красная рубашка, и белокурая девчонка на плече [Sweet Virginia] Название говорит за себя. [Torn and Frayed] О, свит хом алабама [Sweet Black Angel] Болото Луизианы [Loving cup] Фермерский откисняк. Нотки Элтона. [Happy] Добрый, миддлкор рок'н'рол [Turd on the run] Ковбойский движ в штанах. Губная симфония. [Ventilator blues] Да, блюз. Поступь байкера. С сигарой. Биг босс. Топчик для стриптиза. Нотки слегка ебашут как надо быть. Притопы. [I just want to see his face] Что в кинотеатрах играет перед рекламой. Элеватор музик. [Let it loose] Вечер, ресторан. [All down the line] Киноклише испортили восприятие. Ассоциируется или с переездом в мелкий город или с нарезкой осваивания любой темы. [Stop Breaking Down] Перегар, табачный дым. Что на радио у него в трейлере. Стереотипный байкер, бородач. Уже ТАК УСТАЛ от этого сравнения. Это ОНО, то самое. [Shine a light] ОНО! Эти моменты. Будь они подольше, было бы 10/10 [Soul Survivor] Прогрессия аккордов местами звучит свежо, современно. [Pass the wine] Сцена. Полет над гоночными боксами. Хайп перед гонками. [Plundered my soul] Двое поняли, что зря поссорились и вспоминают друг друга и видят образы друг друга на их сигнатурных местах, куда они ходили на свидания. [I'm not signifying] Панорама горячего маленького города. От раннего утра до поздней ночи. Ебучие киноклише и узкий кругозор. Труба и нотки берут своё. [Following the river] from ResidentSleeper to Pog catJAM [Dancing in the lights] Образцовый пример рок'н'рола. [So Divine] Артхаус тусовка под накурку. [Loving Cup AL] Любвая, расслабляющая. [Soul Survivor AL] Как и было сказано, местами современно. [Good time woman] Ультрамегахарош [Title 5] Ещё лучшее. Уверенность. Наглость. Так, стоп, это набор сэмплов?
Keine Songs, die besonders herausstechen, nicht etwa weil wir hier keine guten Songs haben, sondern weil alle ein ähnlich hohes Niveau haben, gutes Album, sehr old school, sehr Blues-lastig, I like it
Está muy largo para mi falta de atención
Probably better than Sticky fingers, but still I think (hope) that Rolling Stones can be in even greater shape.
Pretty enjoyable but entirely too long
Como siempre, en mi imaginación los RS no eran tan country/folk. Pero en este disco está un poco más sutil. Me gustó Rip this joint y soul survivor. Mood: cosmic highway music on drugs
Muy bueno, pero muy largo
Having just reviewed London Callling, it is extremely appropriate NOT to just say the same thing about an album that most critics think is the best issued by the Rolling Stones. What makes this special is the constant presence of Richards and Taylors guitars -- riffs and solos. But I'm going to step back and NOT give a 5.
This album is heavy on American blues and gospel influence and each song carries a deliberation to it that can only be described as the spirit of rock n roll. At over an hour long, this album contains its fair share of toe-tappers with mediocre songs interspersed throughout. The background singers alone are reason enough to like this album. Listening while under the influence is recommended.
Un disco homogéneo, rockero, con sus destellos de blues, country, todo, quizá se siente largo no sólo por la duración, sino porque a veces parece que hay dos canciones iguales. Sin embargo, soy fan. "Rocks Off" es un rolón y otras que me gustaron: "Casino Boogie", "Sweet Virginia", "Ventilator Blues", otro rolononón "Let It Loose" y prácticamente las que vienen después me parecen muy buen final. 9/10
good stuff
fun listen
Bastante bastante bueno! Rock, blues.
Good stuff!
Great soft, upbeat rock. Good driving music to sing along to.
Classic, good afternoon sun album
Raw blues rock. The Stones at their most elemental - despite being disjointed they still managed to produce a rock classic
So, I'll admit it, I've never listened to a rolling stones album before. For my first time, I have to say that I really enjoy this album! I love how bluesy this album is, but in a hard-rock kind of way. It sounds so rough and abrasive, it really makes me realize why its called "rock and roll". It makes me feel like I'm on the road, in a freeing sense. I can clearly hear how much this album has been influenced by previous works, but perfected it, which explains why this album holds up so well againts modern bands that have clearly been inspired by the rolling stones. As far as blues-inspired rock goes, this is the best that I've ever heard. Also, I want to point out that there is no Stuart in this band, but there is an Ian Stewart which maybe counts towards our Stuart marathon.
Perfectly stones
Cool
the Rolling Stones will always be great even if some of the blues stuff is a bit bleurgh. saying that, ‘Ventilator Blues’ is one of the best tracks. I hope they have other albums on here.
Lovely bluesy sound
Before I listened to this album the first time (late 80s), the Rolling Stones were mostly part of the background radiation to me, a ubiquitous presence I was always aware of but thought about little. A friend turned me on to Exile and it captured my full attention immediately. Hardly any filler, compared to most double albums.
Very cool. A party I definitely want to be part of.
Another reminder as to how the stones have been relevant for half a century
Some brilliant stuff, prob a tad long.
super bluesy - enjoyed the raw feel to some of the tracks
Liked the album overall.
Fav Song: Shake Your Hips
Good, just good
Loved rocks off
Blues/rock mix. Rocks off = love it
Not my cup of tea but I can definitely hear how early blues influenced their sound. Additionally interesting to hear how the sound from the Stones influenced modern rock
Hab nicht zugehört, muss aber ok gewesen sein, hab dazu getanzt
Very good album, but not their best for sure.
Its amazing that a British band can make some of the most American music.
This is certainly an enjoyable record, and contains a couple of my favorite Stones tracks: “Sweet Virginia” and “Loving Cup.” I’ve long heard the mythology around this album, and appreciate that it was recorded in a unique manner, but to me it kind of just sounds like…another Stones album? This doesn’t feel like a radical departure from their earlier discography. Also, the idea of them being “exiles” because they rented a French villa to avoid paying taxes is a bit ludicrous to me. Maybe you had to be there… At least now I can listen to Main Street in Guyville!
I had no clue that Rolling stones started with heavy blues influence, which I hear a lot. Sadly no song stands out to me
This is the single most overrated album i've ever know. I come back to it over the years hoping to have a different mindset to enjoy it and understand why it's always ranked as an essential album. It's been over 20 years... it's still just ok. If only the rest of the album were as good as the last 2 songs.
Still not big on the Stones, but the childish side of me can appreciate them having a song called “Turd on the Run” in 1972
Sounds like The Rolling Stones. Not bad, just not 100% my thing.
Eh, it was fine. Sounded like The Rolling Stones, didn't seem super special or meaningful generally.
1064 - "Here's your juice box and orange slice. Thanks for coming."
Probably the best stones album.
meh
pretty good
I think the Stones may be wearing out their welcome. 3 Boolean: True?
Stones have never done it for me, but listening to this nos im 45+ years old it sounds better than ever before. Still not great tho
Sympa juste un peu redondant. Je n’arrive pas à savoir si on a écouté le même musique ou non
Нормал!
cool
Really solid, feels tinged with a gospel influence. I need to research what happened around this album. I still like the brash swag of Sticky Fingers more than the introspective and thoughtful numbers of this one.
Yeah, considering i don't really know any of the songs on here it definitely feels like golden age Rolling Stones... I'm not the biggest fan of them and this isn't going to change any hearts to that, but I'm a sucker for a bluesy guitar lick and everyone sounds like they're having fun - it's a shame that it's all just very samey to me. Also, i don't know if this is particular to me or if it's just how albums are nowadays, but when I hear a song with a long, semi-improv outro, with additional singers coming in, soaring horns, and general party feel, i start to KNOW that this is the last song on an album. Maybe its the 'encore' feel to it, maybe its just me. But that's the end of the record. Reader, EVERY song after about track 5 feels like this. I thought the album was over aniut seven times and it just. Kept. Going. I dont even remember half of them because i was already checking out by the time i realised Mick and the gang was srill there!
prima, leuke nummers niet geweldig
bueno
It was okay. I like Beggar's Banquet quite a bit more, but this is upper-mid tier Stones.
NON ESATTAMENTE IL MIO SUONO. ARRIANGIAMENTI MI PIACCIONO. “TORN AND FRAYED” LA MIGLIORE. TROPPO LUNGO SECONDO ME, AVREBBERO POTUTO RISPARMIARSI UN PAIO DI TRACCE. 3/5
Good sound. Enjoyed listening to this.
Weer eens een oke album
Man... Niets wat ik in het afgelopen uur voorbij heb horen komen is slecht ofzo, maar dit is weer zo eentonig en bloated. De Stones hebben echt wel hits, maar die zijn hier in de verste verte niet te herkennen. Leuke plaatjes voor op de achtergrond, maar echt weinig meer dan dat.
It's an excellent Blues tribute show, but I prefer psyc rock
Pre Listen: First Rolling Stones album encountered on here. I consider myself a pretty big Rolling Stones fan, they were one of the first bands I ever purchased a vinyl by, but I'm not a big fan of this album specifically. Haven't listened to it in years, so who knows, maybe my tastes have changes. Notable Tracks: Shake Your Hips - So this is where ZZ Top got La Grange from, eh? It's a shame, cause I like ZZ's take on this rift more than this song here. Sweet Virginia - This song feels like it goes on for so long, it's so boring holy fuck. Least favorite song. Makes me feel like a prisoner in Virginia. Let It Loose - My favorite track. That consistent distorted guitar sounds so great, and the little piano here in there compliments it. The vocals here also feel more soulful than elsewhere on the album. Post Listen: My tastes have changed a little bit, but not by much. This album is just so painfully boring to me. It's a Country-Blues album made to emulate the style of American Rock, from a UK Band who never experienced living in the countryside of the United States. Yeah, the sound for it is there, they each play their parts well, but I don't feel the soul behind it at all for the most part. Beyond that, I'm simply not a fan of this country style of rock whatsoever. It's so bland. The Rolling Stones as a band from what I've gathered gets the most personal fulfillment out of playing this sort of rock though, and you can hear it. They're having a ton of fun on a lot of tracks, so cheers to that I guess. 3/5
I did not like this as much as some other albums by The Rolling Stones. It was ok, but nothing really stood out to me.
Nothing too inspirational or introspective, but the bluesy sound is good
I like it...but not as much as the ine before and the one after
Overrated. Didn't find it amazing like I've always heard. Instead, found a white blues band playing some decent tunes. 3.5/5
I feel for it, just probably not my thing. There's a lot of music genre switches in this album, and I feel relatively lukewarm for all of them. I'm not a good review for this though; I think I need to listen to it more and more before I can totally say what the general public thinks about it.
it wasn't my type of music. it was very gentle. i did not listen to all of it.
Just alright stuff here.
The Rolling Stones would probably have been exiled if they ever decided to play something like this on main street honestly. Not because it is a bad album, but because it a loud and proud album that encapsulates the zeitgeist of their time. In other words, this record sounds like one massive party, with bold brass, jamming blues guitars, and Jagger's distinctive voice guiding them all. It might not be my favorite, but there's no denying the statement made here by the stones.
Fine, arguably too long, but not bad enough to give a 2
I’m never going to be overly thrilled by The Rolling Stones, but this was fine and I listened to it
Totally fine. Disappeared into the background completely while working.
Yeah, fine
I really liked the sound and his singing in some of the songs, but didn't really care for the lyrics. So it's a 3 for me.
I enjoy this band's rolling jukebox sound more than most rock of this era. Can see why they were influential.