Reviews (page 7 of 14)
I find the Rolling Stones to be an odd band, in that every album has a single or two that are quite good, but the rest of the songs are mid at best and some are downright bad. Of course, it's hard to write consistently great songs for so long and you have to give them a lot of credit for having at least some hits on every album for 50 years. (Not in the last 10 or 20 as far as I know, though) This album is in their heyday and is always celebrated as groundbreaking. But almost all of the songs I find to be kind of same-y. Sure one's a little more country than blues, but it's still pretty close. The singles are good: Happy, Tumbling Dice, even Sweet Virginia. I'd listen if they came on. Perhaps these are the ones with a different producer?? Turd On The Run is horrible and Torn and Frayed grates on me. All of the rest are ok, like fine as background music or if I were at a bar and the band was playing these songs, it'd be fine, but I wouldn't throw money at them.
A double album, we are not off to a great start. Rocks Off is great classic Stones though. Shake Your Hips is a classic blues song...I prefer ZZ Top's La Grange though. Tumbling Dice is the hit and one of the best Rolling Stones songs. You got to roll me. Sweet Virginia is another great album cut. The Rolling Stones might have the best album tracks of any band ever. I know that's a function of the era, FM Radio playing entire album sides rather than just singles. Loving Cup is another great song. Maybe it's not double albums that are the problem, maybe it's the bands doing them so far. Happy isn't my favorite song and it was the other single. Gospel Stones is not my favorite. Shine a Light is amazing.
Okay okay
The knock against the Stones has always been that they make great hits, but the albums often have fillers. In this album’s case, the only knock has been it didn’t have the hits. The lack of hits is only by Rolling Stones standards. I think Rocks off, Tumbling Dice, Happy, and All down the line, are certified bangers. This is the most complete Stones album and, to me, the standard bearer, for a Rock & Roll album.
Solid track after track
This album is just so damned good. This is peak Stones, with enduring sound, amazing arrangements, and fantastic songwriting. There's really no low spots anywhere in here, making this one a no-brainer all-time top 10 for me. I suppose I could get tired of it after a certain number of spins, but I'm 100's in and counting in this lifetime and that hasn't happened yet. Roll on, boys.
Great rock n' roll album with lots of genre influences.
Quite an enjoyable listen from the Stones. Enjoyed the bluesy theme throughout
I feel like the Stones’ target demographic is people who liked Queen but stopped listening when Freddie went public with AIDS. Talented bunch though
Amazkng
I can't believe I'm about to give the Rolling Stones a 2, but this album just didn't hit. Out of an hour, I only liked three songs and I don't I'll remember them after an hour. So many of these songs sounded jumbled, or garbled(?), that I just ended up getting distracted. Favorite songs: Rocks Off Ventilator Blues
I saw them touring during this time. Great record without much filler.
I've gotten a ton of Stones albums so far, they're just a solid band. I never knew they got so bluesy, almost like cowboy saloon sometimes. The songs sometimes blend together, but it's really good
• 4/5 • Stones at the peak of their early years - dirty yet polished, so loose yet it all fits together perfectly
I like the blues, I like rock, and I like quite a few Rolling Stones songs, but this album, while okay, didn't meet the hype.
The first thing about this album is that it's... AWESOME! Of course, they are the Rolling Stones, but this Exile On Main Street is a great example of how good they can be, in every song. Even being over more than an hour long, this album feels short, being a timeless masterpiece.
There is something about the sound of this record.... it sounds much older than it should, in a good way. Like taking pictures on an old camera with an ancient film stock they don't make any more. The graininess adds to the charm. If you've listened to any Stones albums that preceded this you know how inconsistent they are. They'll have a solid-gold classic one song, a complete nothing the next, going back and forth until the 9 songs are up and hey, wow, that wasn't very satisfying! With Exile there are no "nothing" songs. And it's a double! All four sides kill. One of the greats from one of the greats. FIVE STARS
3rd Rolling Stones album from the generator and I'm starting to realize I probably won't ever like their music fully. No matter the era Mick's voice pisses me off and the catchy tunes are few and far between. Arguably there's nothing wrong with this album and it's not bad music but I just don't care 2/5
i want to rage rate this a 2 because oh my it would’ve been impossible to get through if i hadn’t been cleaning at the same time.
Kult men ganske standard
folky & jazzy, multi genre
I initially quite like this but felt that it just droned on and on at the end. Just couldn't tell one song from another and it all just sounded very similar.
Not their best work. Bit too Americana
Ragged brilliance. Shine a Light is the highlight.
A blues bar jam essentially, nice sound overall but nothing in particular jumps out as outstanding. Rolling Stones continue to be a great singles band only in my opinion 3.5*
Very fun
I've never understood the appeal of the Rolling Stones and I've really tried. I've listened to this album many times. So many samey melodies and tracks. Of all the albums this one is really the one I can't fathom
Every time I check out The Stones part of me is convinced that I'll finally have some kind of revelation and see what so many others seem to see in them. The only major success I've had thus far is figuring out that Gimme Shelter and Paint It Black are really fucking good (and there are a couple of other Stones songs I go back to as well). Although, going into this, I was feeling pretty good, this album *is* held in extremely high regard, and I could only imagine there must be something here. And in short, there are things about Exile On Main Street that I like, but this is largely an hour plus of music I don't feel very strongly about. Firstly, I'd like to say I think I get what The Stones were going for here, this very much feels like a "sum of it's parts album", but it just never really came together for me. I do like the overall production aesthetic here, there's plenty of rock and roll grit, and I think everyone is doing what they need to do to achieve the sound. I'd like to single out Mick Jagger's vocals in particular, for being a kind of loose and mushy that makes it seem like he's using his voice more like an instrument than anything. I think this all works best on songs like the opener, Rocks Off, which is probably my favorite here. They really sell their particular rock sound, and there are some really great lines here, "The sunshine bores the daylights out of me" hits in particular. However, nothing else here quite reaches this high again, although there are some other songs I like: Ventilator Blues and All Down The Line, among others are also pretty good. Although my biggest issue I think is that I just don't really like The Stones' brand of blues rock. I think my problem may be that while I have no doubt The Stones truly love the (predominantly black) art that they are inspired by, their mode of appreciation seems to be to attempt to clone it so exactly that their whole shtick feels way more put on (to me at least) than I think it would have otherwise. I actually think it may be more distracting here than on some of their other stuff I have heard, like it really feels like they want me to think they're from New Orleans or something. Anyways, aside from this, I do have some other more tangible complaints about this album. It feels like they're trying to do the "song fragments that create a coherent work" thing, but some of these "fragments" are like 3 minutes long so they just feel like underdeveloped songs. I Want To See His Face has a cool sound, but it may be the most egregious example of this I can think of here. It also feels like The Stones don't know how to end a song. A trick they pull out again and again is repeating a couple bars of music and maybe a single line for slightly longer than you want, then abruptly stopping. It happens quite a bit, and feels really awkward to me. Like I said, there is some stuff I appreciate here, I like a couple of songs, I like the production quality, it just doesn't come together for me. I did at least add a couple of songs to "The List of Rolling Stones Songs I Like" so I got a little out of this. But I really can't tell if I'm closer or farther from figuring The Stones out, maybe it'll happen someday, maybe it won't, we'll see.
Perfect album
One of the few classic albums in Rolling Stones’ collection. This is a mammoth when comparing to their other stuff but it’s still worth it. Over an hour of different genres (rock, country, blues etc) yet still consistent. Maybe couldn’t been trimmed a little but still a classic. 1. ROCKS OFF 2. TUMBLING DICE 3. SHINE A LIGHT 4. SWEET VIRGINIA 5. LET IT LOOSE 6. LOVING CUP 7. HAPPY 8. RIP THIS JOINT 9. ALL DOWN THE LINE 10. SOUL SURVIVOR 11. TORN AND FRAYED 12. VENTILATOR BLUES 13. STOP BREAKING DOWN 14. SWEET BLACK ANGEL 15. SHAKE YOUR HIPS 16. CASINO BOOGIE 17. TURD ON THE RUN 18. I JUST WANT TO SEE HIS FACE
Love it.
I have pretty fond memories of this one. Couple songs I know are bangers but don’t remember too much else. Definitely didn’t remember how stripped down this is. It works. The brass works extremely well here. Deeefffinitely drags on toward the end. Pretty sick cover Rocks off is a solid starter, rip this joint kinda boring. Eh, kinda fun. Today is the day I found out ZZ Top ripped off the stones. Granted zz took it to another gear, and the stones probably ripped off someone else. Tumbling dice and sweet Virginia are great. Ventilator blues is a good one. Shine a light is the best song here. Easy.
The sum of the parts is greater than the whole? Perhaps! This has never been my favourite Stones album, they have much better albums. That said, 4 stars. Side one 1 "Rocks Off" - 4 stars 2 "Rip This Joint"- And they do "Rip this joint"! - 5 stars 3 "Shake Your Hips"- Sleezy - 5 stars 4 "Casino Boogie" - 3 stars 5 "Tumbling Dice" - The best track on the album. Country tinged. Wonderful opening riff. The guitar positively slurs, a bit like Keith Richards speaking! - 5 stars Side two 1 "Sweet Virginia" - Wonderful. - 5 stars 2 "Torn and Frayed" - 4 stars 3 "Sweet Black Angel" - 3 stars 4 "Loving Cup" - 3 stars Side three 1 "Happy" - Indeed, happy! - 5 stars 2 "Turd on the Run" - 3 stars 3 "Ventilator Blues" - 3 stars 4 "I Just Want to See His Face" - 3 stars 5 "Let It Loose" - 3 stars Side four 1 "All Down the Line" - 3 stars 2 "Stop Breaking Down" - Love this song. - 5 stars 3 "Shine a Light" - Super song.- 5 stars 4 "Soul Survivor" - 3 stars Total - 70 Average - 3.89
Solid
I keep listening to the stones hoping that it will grab me, but this album didn’t again. It’s not bad, it’s just not moving me the way the Beatles did.
Meh. I thought I would love it, but I came out disappointed. It's not bad, but I thought it would be a great Stones album. It's not
Хороший блюзовый альбом ролингов, игривый, бодрый
Every time I think I can set aside the problematicness of the Stones, I hear a song that reminds me of just how bad they can be. The album is too long, there are some great tracks, but some that should really be left in annals of history
Stærkt rockalbum, lidt blues’et, måske en anelse langt
This might be my favourite Stone’s album
4 Stars (11/15)
Oh no not another Stones album. Maybe this one will be good. Over an hour later…nope
I like the energy and the first song on the album is really good.
I feel like in my head The Rolling Stones sound a lot different than they do when I actually listen to them
Надуха ми главата
Really great album. Some of the best rock, country, blues sound I’ve heard. Classic from the stones, sounds almost American, but it isn’t. Putting these songs in the playlist
A real comeback/revival of the best Stones, the blues Stones.
Starts hella strong, but feels like it loses some momentum around "Ventilator Blues." Some huge singles. Definitely see the transition from the sound of the 60s to the 70s as the album goes on.
bastante movido pero no era lo que esperaba de los rollings sino que tenía unos sonidos menos de rock y más de otros géneros, pero me ha gustado bastante.
A bit bloated but also some of their best songs. Shine A Light almost pushed it to five stars but it felt more like a four throughout so I’m sticking with that.
Some good tracks but over all a sprawling mess of boredom.
My biggest issue with the Stones is that they never did learn how to trim the fat.
not so on the over analyzing the lyrics side of the musical spectrum but so much into the lay back and enjoy the good old rock and roll side. the musical quality is amazing. rlly loved it
I don't know what it is about the Stones, couldn't get past the first two tracks and don't want my Spotify algorithm messed up by them 😂
I kinda expected to like this more since I do enjoy rock so much more. This seemed more bluesy almost folk than rock to me, which surprised me since I’m used to the typical stones hits.
🧓🏻
Not my favorite Stones album. There’s two types of Stones songs, one type has heavy blue riffs with a gritty swampy sound and the other is more hook heavy rock, I prefer the latter. The songs Happy and Tumbling Dice represents everything I love about the Stones while songs like Casino Boogie do not.
Sounds like classic rolling Stones. Nothing super catchy, but I imagine if you're a fan of the band it would've satisfied the itch for new music
Eu gosto desse albúm, nada contra, mas sou da geração MTV: escutei tanto determinados artistas que hoje não suporto mais nem ouvir o nome... O Rolling Stones é esse caso! :-(
Life OST and yes I would still buy this album even for one single great song, like Tumbling Dice. They were never that cool, and yes they can be awesome and boring at the same time. This album is way too long and it should never be listened on earphones.
I was fully prepared only to award this 4, given it's a double album, and just the one big single, thought there was bound to be some filler. But hell, this is the Stones, the GOLD standard, from their golden period. Jewels everywhere 💪💪💥
High-level Stones performance, though not truly exceptional for me.
Miscellaneous 70s dad rock. Just kidding. 🤘
A great album, one of rock's best double whammy albums. I like Beggars Banquet more (Stray Cat Blues is sooooo nasty!), but this is a late-prime Stones rocker. Near perfection.
Could have been a three if I actually like Mick Jagger's voice
What a mess. Muddy sound, incoherent vocals, saxes and horns mixed too loud, a band drugged up so badly they can't tell if they want to sound like delta blues or a contemporary 1970s rock band. I mean, if you like the mess, then this record is for you. Just didn't make sense to me. Life is short.
I repeat myself: The Stones Work as a Singles and collection band. Their proper records never make Iit for me. While this might be their most consistent record, it still contains too much uninteresting fillers. I secretely know this won't BE the last of such ratings here...
You can't say anything bad.
I heard someone mention that The Stones were a blues band and that Led Zeppelin was a rock band. I get it now.
A good banger. Not top notch, but a good 7-8/10 album.
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Mythic group, but only doing, sometimes well, what is already existing
Quelques chansons sympa mais ça tourne en rond
I LIKE IT. A LITTLE LONG BUT FLOWS PRETTY GOOD 4/5
I've always been a fan of The Rolling Stones, I was inundated with it growing up. However this is probably the first time I've listened to one of their albums from beginning to end. I love the raw, bluesy feeling this album has. There are some incredible hits but there are also some incredible deep cuts too. I think if I could do half stars this would be a 4.5 but I'll round up to a 5.
Really good
This was an established and competent Rolling Stones making passible yet unremarkable music. Truth of the matter is that they are clearly capable of making hit songs yet this album is mediocre and quickly vanished into, however decent, simply background music. 3/5
It's fine. But honestly, it doesn't particularly stand out. I mean... There are the one or two or even three standout singles, but there are 18 tracks here. It doesn't give me much reason to revisit it again, honestly. It also begs - again - the question why there are so many Stones albums on this list. It's like the authors want to convince people that the Stones are/were more than what we've seen of them in the 80s. Honestly, though - Let It Bleed and Beggars' Banquet (both also on this list) make that point much more convincingly than this... Okayyys collection of songs.
Too samey, only the harmonica stood out and not in a good way. Sorry dads.
Never listened to the stones. It felt as normal background music
Exile on Main Street is a funny one for me. I'm not the biggest Rolling Stones fan, but appreciate this album for it's significance in their discography. I didn't hate listening to the album, not it was very much background music for me. Tumbling Dice is obviously a popular song and I liked that one the most but I think overall, it got quite tiring to listening to. Very repetitive, which is maybe listening to it after it's 50-odd years of existence and with a modern perspective, but wasn't the most thrilling listen. Fine for background though.
Pre-listening thoughts: man I thought we were done with the Stones lowkey 😭 turns out there’s still two more after this. Also I listened to this like a week ago but have genuinely just forgotten to rate all of my backlog. But I promise I’m not 14 behind 😭😭 Post/during listening thoughts: this was like on par with Beggars Banquet for me. Maybe a little higher. Sticky fingers is still their best album on here (and I’m STILL pissed about the omission of Some Girls but their like first Beatles-y album is on here???? F yall for real). There were some songs on here that I definitely feel had the Stones vibe I like the most, idk how to explain it. Like I’m not a fan of their blues stuff or their rockabilly inspired stuff, and their country stuff is hit or miss for me. But there’s some niche in the classic rock sound they hit and it really works for me. Anyways this was good. I still think Sticky Fingers is better overall but this had some hits and highlights I’d put on par with that albums best. But it was a little long and the back half had much less I really enjoyed. 7/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: no Fav tracks: Rocks Off, Tumbling Dice, Torn and Frayed, Loving Cup, Happy Least fav tracks: anything with that stupid 12 bar blues progression I actually am so sick of it
It was fine. The Rolling Stones have some absolute bangers in their catalogue, but this album didn't hit those highs. It was well executed, albeit quite generic, blues rock. Fine, but nothing I'll want to go back to.
meh
I forgot to listen until like the last 2 songs but i was still vibin'
Lmao the other top reviews as of writing this are all 2s and 3s. I have to agree. The whole album was pretty samey. I don’t particularly like Mick Jagger’s voice either. Which is interesting, because I can’t think of any popular artists today who have unpleasant vocal performances. Maybe in 30-40 years I’ll eat these words.
GREAT energy and spirit. Feels like it brings their blues side more to the fore in this album. Very enjoyable but quite long as it’s a double album and probably got used to the 30-40min albums so far. But enough variety and energy to stay engaged. Close to 4, but maybe just misses out and 3.5
An absolute favorite 5/5
Not bad but I'd much rather just listen to the artists that they've, shall we say, "paid homage" to.
Danger. Sex. Drugs. Rock and roll. This is dark and evil stuff. The Stones recorded distilled blues rock that hasn’t been equalled. A bunch of English degenerates took Black American music and moved it right up to and over the line of common decency. Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, and Leadbelly did the same thing, a few decades earlier. In the process I’d argue they developed the idea of the modern rock star. Leather? Booze? Women? Drugs? Androgyny? Poor grooming habits? Heroin thin and sexy to boot? That’s just describing the Glimmer Twins in 1970. For this listen I tried to find where I’d cut this record down. There’s not a single track I’d lose. Even the low energy points are needed to let you catch your breath. The recording doesn’t sound great, which is no surprise considering the band and producer and staff were all on hard drugs and/or chasing women. The fact it actually got released is a small miracle. The Beatles were recording masterpieces of pop around the same time. Plenty of other acts were breaking ground all over the place. But for my money, the Stones were the best band in the world for a few years in the late 60s-early 70s. It’s really a goddam shame Mick decided he couldn’t sing any more just a few years later.
para empezar bien el día. ostia shake your hips es literal la grange de zz top. Jim Jones tmb inspirados en esto, son el origen de todo los rolling. me ha parecido un poco largo pero me gusta en general. lo volvería a escuchar, para levantarme por las mañanas, mientras me ducho o para ir en coche o pa tener de fondo.
Is this country?
One of my favorite Stones albums A rarity, a double lp with no filler
These guys are English you say? They sure sound American. And they're white? You don't say. Look. I don't know what to make of this. I mean, everyone of a certain age has heard of this, but do they like it? I guess they do, but I don't know if people would like it as much these days. I like some Rolling Stones as much as the next guy, but this is pure nostalgia fest from a time when competition was slim and people were starved for entertainment. (Could make the same excuse for Morrissey, but then, he's a C*$#.) Three stars.
Good Album !
While I know this is a popular album it doesn’t do much for me. I recognize the musicianship but the album is a let down for me.
I tried really hard to like the Rolling Stones when I was younger, and this is their most beloved/acclaimed record I'm pretty sure. The problem is that it's just too fucking long. It's 18 songs long and over an hour. This is from a time when people would sit with one record for a long time and play it over and over, but it feels of its time to me and lacks a timelessness that makes it kind of hard to sit through.
Sounds like a jam session to me and not a very good one
Honestly never listened to Rolling Stones before this, and it is actually such a vibe I like this
Can’t tell if I’m a big stones fan yet or not. But this album was killer. So much great energy and loved most songs.
I don't think this is the Stones' best album, but I'm giving it the five stars it deserves. It's just that unlike their other albums presented so far by this project, I feel Exile on Main Street justifies only five stars, where the other albums would receive more stars from me if it was possible.
bangers
A rock album that you can dance to? That’s something I can get behind
Not interested
This album is REALLY good. My most-streamed Rolling Stones album. Rocks Off is such a good opener. I love the trumpet part in the chorus. Shine A Light is also a personal favourite of mine. Such a well-made album
Eh, it's The Rolling Stones, you know what you're getting. And personally, I don't need this much of it. More and more I find Stones tracks to just be aimless blues jamming, like what my uncle does on Saturday nights in the garage with a Jack & Coke.
Ofmetið. Tumbling Dice og Shine a Light er alveg topp lög. Restin er bara ekki að ná mér. Of mikið americana. Stundum í stuði fyrir það en ekki í gær.
Aldrei skilið hæpið í kringum þessa plötu, reynt nokkrum sinnum. Ég er líklega merira rokk en blús. Nokkur góð lög.
You can never have too much rock and roll. But this one does drag on a bit too much. 18 tracks feels bloated.
The album definitely began to shine brighter in the second half, especially with the song "Shine a Light" which was likely the favorite song of the album. As a first listen of Rolling Stones, this definitely didn't disappoint but also didn't completely blow you away given the aura and acclaim around the band. Will give this a 3.5/5 and bumping it to 3, as it didn't quite hit the heights of other albums here.
Really liked the album. I enjoyed the blues, folksy and soul vibes throughout. I also liked the fact that some parts of the album felt a bit gritty/unpolished and more natural. Really liked Torn and Frayed, Sweet Black Angel and shake your hips.
Never heard this album before, more familiar with their 60s singles and probably because they are more radio friendly. It's not a bad album by any means, was expecting more of a hard rock sound but got more blues. It finished strong with Shine A Light and Sole Survivor. I don't know why this goes down as their 'best' album on critics lists though. To quote the wiki: "Exile is not one of my favourite albums" - Jagger "Jagger also stated he did not understand the praise among Rolling Stones fans because the album did not yield many hits." 3.5/5. Raising to a 4.
Solidly good, but I'd hesitate to call it great. There are no memorable hits or exceptional songs despite the album's popularity. Not their best work, but it's still The Rolling Stones.
Not a bad album for sure, but I feel like there are much better stones albums that could be on this list. I'm starting to recognize that pattern with this list.
An absolutely essential album. It could be knocked for its subpar mixing, but I think the rough sound reflects the shambolic way the recordings occurred and only adds to the mystique.
Not bad, just boring.
Exile On Main Street is an album that i had a hard time keeping up with. I am mostly just going to blame it on it's length and the fact that there isn't all too much variation on the formula. The songs tended to flip-flop between two formulas, one being a more country like style and the other being a harder, more rock and roll style and that lasted for about an hour. I don't think that this album is bad, far from it actually, the music is pretty good especially from the latter formula and the vocals are also really good hear as well. I just wish that it were cut down a bit. This may be another album where I'm struggling to find a favorite and least favorite song due to them being overly similar to each other. It's not bad, i just wish it wasn't so long. Best Song: Stop Breaking Down Worst Song: Sweet Virginia
Quality. just quality. Loved this album, would listen again
This album was great. Really good music that was really enjoyable to listen to. Can’t ask for much more than that. I was expecting this especially to just be really basic 70s rock, which it still was cuz that’s what The Rolling Stones kinda is, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be absolutely bangin good too.
3/5
It’s like the definition of loose, groovy classic rock n’ roll. I still think Sticky Fingers is their best album but this defines everything that makes the Stones great.
Solid album if you’re into bluesy rock. Had a few lulls but overall not bad. Rocks Off, Torn and Frayed, and Tumbling Dice were highlights.
Great record. Tumblin Dice is such a classic. I can appreciate that Keith was in love with the US Blues movement. Amazing riffs straight out of the delta.
This was already one of my favorite albums, and I couldn't have claimed to be able to list every track on it, nor do I know all the song formats or lyrics. But even with just a few listens, this album is persistently and consistently one thing, at least to me: a party. You don't remember every detail of a party you attend, you don't remember everyone you met, all the jokes you heard, or all the drinks you had, but you remember that it was fun. And that's what I knew going into this one - it's a blast. I don't think I'd listened to it in full in quite a while, but "Tumbling Dice," "Rocks Off," and "Rip This Joint" are among some of my favorite songs, probably ever. Listening to it again with fresher ears, I was really left wondering throughout - is there a skippable song on this album? I guess MAYBE "I Just Want to See His Face," but it's between "Ventilator Blues" and "Let it Loose," and helps to bridge the gap between the two pretty different vibes of those songs. So if you're listening in full, I don't think you skip it. It keeps things moving, isn't too long, and serves as a nice reset. Maybe they could've done without the couple of old blues covers in "Shake Your Hips" (though the Stones' version is superb) and "Stop Breaking Down" (a track I first knew as a White Stripes song, oddly enough), because they aren't necessary to make this a great album. They might've been fun B-Sides. As they are though, they're great and I don't think the album is worse for them. But ok, enough nitpicking. Let's talk about what's great. The horns. If I have any non-sexual kinks, it's horns (specifically saxophones, but also trumpets and even a trombone) showing up in rock music, especially where you wouldn't expect them. And the use of horns on this album (namely in "Rocks Off," "Rip This Joint," "Sweet Virginia," and "All Down the Line") is absolutely sublime. The volume and depth they bring to the sound, and the vibe. For me, it's part of what separates this from previous Stones albums. Sure, they could be raucous and loud, but the horns make this a party. Like a weird mix of rock n roll and old New Orleans jazz, and kind of early fusion style of rock that really scratches a very specific music itch. I don't really know how else to explain it, but it's an x-factor for me, and I love it. The back vocals, especially on "Tumbling Dice" and "Shine a Light," also really had a ton here. For me, it's another vital element that adds to the party atmosphere, as if the Stones invited some friends over and they're all there just to sing and have a great time. I also gained a new appreciation for songs I didn't used to care much for, like "Loving Cup," "Happy," "Turd on the Run" and "Shine a Light." I think I previously dismissed them, maybe because they're later in the album and the tracks I knew had already come and gone. I don't know. But they're just as important to the overall depth and variety of the album as the more raucous songs here. I think that's the word I'd use to describe this album - raucous. A raucous party, filled with good times and ton of people sounding like they're having a blast. And I have a blast listening to it. I think it's among the Stones' best records, and it is more than deserving of a spot on this list. It's incredible. Five easy starts. Love it to death. Standout Tracks: Rocks Off, Rip This Joint, Casino Boogie, Tumbling Dice, Sweet Virginia, Loving Cup, Happy, Ventilator Blues, All Down the Line, Stop Breaking Down, Shine a Light, Soul Survivor
I wanted to really like it, I mean it’s the stones! It was but ok.
Enjoyed the album. Never gonna complain when the Stones are playing, but also not much stood out as being particularly great.
I never really got the rolling stones hype. This album didn't change that for me. Nothing wrong with it but it's not blowing my hair back either
Очень динамичный альбом с нескучным звучанием. при этом композиции перетекают друг в друга. хаос + шум + поток мыслей = гармоничный и целостный альбом
Growing up is realizing that Exile is the Stones' best record. There is something raw and premordial that the Stones never quite captured on any other releases. It sounds gritty, almost lo-fi at times and it's perfectly compounded by brilliant musicianship. Most importantly, every song feels grand, even the less known cuts and the band sounds like it's constantly on edge.
No notes
Banging
Nothing spectacular but I enjoyed this more than I expected to.
I don't really love the stones much and never listened to one of their albums. Surprisingly nice sound and decent songs. Surprised at how American the sound is of this album, though I don't mind that at all.
Not my style. Very blues influenced and a bit too much boogie woogie for me
Do your best Jagger
kinda forgettable tbh. perhaps i wasn’t paying enough attention to fully grasp the album. it was okay. would probably rate a 3/5 since i didn’t dislike any of it.
A chaotic collage of sounds, styles, influences and impact. I am not sure if the brilliance was entirely intentional but sure that that doesn't matter
I haven't really listened to the Rolling Stones since high school and now I've had 2 albums generated in less than a week! In my Sticky Fingers review I stated that it's probably not my favourite Stones record, but I'd figure that out when I had more generated for the project. Both records are great in their own right, but Exile On Main Street feels like the more polished and arranged record, whereas Sticky Fingers seems to have some of the bigger hits and felt more in-your-face rock and roll. I'm enjoying the second half of Exile a lot more than the first half and it might be squeezing out Sticky Fingers a bit. Favourite tracks: Sweet Virginia, Sweet Black Angel, Loving Cup, Ventilator Blues, I Just Want to See His Face, Let It Loose
I keep thinking the Stones are overrated.
Great band. Not their best album. 3
A classic one
Album 789 of 1089 The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street (1972) Rating : 5 / 5 Awesome mix of blues, rock, and gospel influences. This is one double album that goes down easy. This perfectly represents the Stones, in my opinion. May lack in top of the chart hits but entertains from beginning to end.
A bluesy Stones' album. Reminds me of going to an American dive bar where people are playing pool while smoking.
4 von 5 Klassiker, insbesondere mit der Geschichte dahinter. Bestes Album der Stones, insbesondere wegen der Hits. Für mich aber auch mit Blues Standards Filler…
Perfection from the kings of the 60s and beyond.
I love it. It's long, there are some n-words (said by a white man no less), but this is iconic. The Stones at their dirtiest and grimiest (and therefore their best).
Aika perus rollari meno, vähän rauhallisempaa kuin mitä odotin. Rentoa ja ihan perus hyvää. Parhaat: Ventilator Blues, Let It Loose
Hell yes. I really enjoy the anticipation of reloading this screen every day when I turn on my computer and seeing what we get. Some days it's something I've never even heard of, some days it's something I've heard of but never checked out before, some days it pisses me off (in other words, some days it's Hole,) and some days it's an album I already love and am excited to hear again. This album falls in that last category. Perfect Friday before a holiday weekend music. I think my conversion to latter-day Stones fan is well-chronicled, so I won't go into it again here. But this album was basically the skeleton key for that.
>>>> The Beatles
-listened to this while hammered out of my mind as Jagger would have intended probably… wow I REALLY ended up liking it! i had no strong thoughts either way about Let It Bleed but this was great, kept me interested and had such incredible energy -I would really like to listen to it again soon honestly, I’ve began to fall in love with blues rock I think -Favorites are Rip This Joint, Ventilator Blues, and All Down The Line
You can’t go wrong with The Rolling Stones but there are much better albums out there from them.
The Rolling Stones are a band everyone has heard of. I've always had them categorized as 'ok but not my thing' so it's hard to see past that. I thought the straight up blues rock songs were all filler. There were a handful of songs that I liked a lot despite not wanting to like them. Mick Jagger is just such a friggin weirdo. But there is some good stuff here even if I'll probably not go back to it much.
Thank the Lord this selection arrived on a Friday, for I don't listen to Exile On Main Street often, but when I do, so do my neighbors. If my life depended on correctly guessing the one album that appears on more "desert island selections" than any other, Exile On Main Street would be my guess. A+ album title, A+ cover art, ample selection of gutsy performances of well-written songs captured with truly magical atmospherics. Recorded in the dank basement of an otherwise sweltering villa Keith rented up the hill from the Cote d Azore. You can hear the dankness, which plays to the Stones's benefit. Nellcote, the villa is named, and to this day Stones fans make their pilgrimage. A modern holy site if ever there was one. Also, you don't hear many double albums with so many good songs. Mick:s lyrics can seriously irritate sometimes but "the sunshine bores the daylights out of me" is undefeated. And every time Tumblin' Dice comes on you remember that you, too, are all sixes, and sevens and nines..and everyone needs some kind of ventilator - Don't Fight It! Peak Mick Taylor, the Stones' best lead guitar player BY FAR. Bootlegs from this era confirm that they truly were once The Greatest Rock And Roll Band In The World. Seek them out and the movies.Cocksucker Blues and Ladies and Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones if you can.
I think this is number four of six Rolling Stones albums in the collection, so more than halfway through our allotment of Stones now. I'm not all that familiar with their discography, but I *did* recognize the album title, so that seemed promising, although I was surprised scanning the song list that there weren't many obvious Rolling Stones classics listed aside from "Tumbling Dice". And as I listened to this long dive into the Stones' version of American rock-n-roll, I was kind of disappointed with the album, largely because of all the accolades I was reading about how it was reassessed as their best album several years after it was released. As I listened to track after track of largely similar bluesy-rock (and grateful for a few deviations, like "Sweet Virginia", "Sweet black angel" and "Let it loose"), I thought of Paul McCartney's dismissive critique that the Stones were a "blues cover band", and thought that this album perhaps help justify to him this unfair caricature. It probably says something that Mick Jagger said just after the album was released that he was himself bored with rock & roll; I found the album kind of boring in a way that I haven't found other Stones albums in this collection so far, and I didn't put months of sweat and effort into it. (I also agree with Jagger's later criticism of how poorly mixed the album was, largely the result of more than half of the band/producers constantly abusing drugs during the recording; the 2010 remastered version definitely helps, but still.) But I also like it that this was clearly Keith Richards' labor of love, down to his lead take on "Happy".
Can't fault this just because it's not my favorite Stones album. Great bluesy rock that goes on and on...
2.5/5
Against all the odds I enjoyed this quite a bit. Liked the mix of Blues, gospel and rock. Standout tracks were Rocks Off and Tumbling Dice but there were also some mediocre tracks too. It’s the Stones I don’t really see the appeal but it was better than I thought it would be
Very fun album. I really like the bluesy vibes. Managed to feel pretty varied for a double album, but it did start to fade into the background towards the end. Fav song: Sweet Virginia Least fav: I Just Want To See His Face
Solid from start to finish. Bluesy Stones. I've always liked a lot of their songs but never found an album I particularly liked, this isn't really loaded with their 'hits' but works as an album. 7.5/10
Great album.
The Stones aren't generally my jam. I truly don't get their appeal and have always chalked it up to Boomerism-you-had-to-be-there sound. But 'Exile...' straight up sounds like a helluva fun basement party, and I'm here for it. Bluesy rock, playful lyrics. It all sounds like brewskis with the babes and bros with the stereo cranked to 11. They're still not for me, but I had fun with this.
Некоторые треки показались довольно интересными, но конец какой-то нудный. Слишком продолжительный альбом, так что могу поставить только 6 баллов из 10.
the rolling stones were magnificent specimens of something very gross and vile
I enjoyed it more than I expected. Good vibes.
They really found a sound and stuck to it for an hour but at least it was quite a good sound they went with, though still could do with a bit of variety. 3 stars
It's never been my *favorite* Stones record, but I can't pretend anymore like I don't absolutely love it. Not sure I'd change a thing about it. 5/5
This is a must-listen (#143). It surpasses the other two Stones albums I've heard so far, in that it maintains a scrappy energy and vibe all the way through without really flagging, and it is pretty much always enjoyable. But it suffers through the same issues I had with the other albums - sounds great and has a wonderful energy, but none of the songs individually do much for me. I guess they'd have been best experienced live?
Go Stones!! 🤘
This is pretty good. No stand outs but a general feel of rocky nostalgia from my early years of listening to The Stones
I guess I was expecting this to really blow me away, since I'd always heard it spoken of as a really important, excellent album. I can see how it was influential, but I just didn't find it that interesting. It felt like the same sound all the way through.
This is my second hearing the album and I think I enjoyed it more than the first time. It’s a fine album throughout and it’s definitely got a consistent sound, but I feel that it doesn’t offer much more than that. Maybe it’ll grow on me but for now there’s nothing too striking to me, so it’s hard to rate it anything more than a 7/10. Simply a collection of rock songs.
I definitely believe that this had its time and was very important in its day. It still feels like important listening. I just think we’ve largely outgrown this sound, but that’s a good thing! Progression is good. We can still respect the history.
an epic, meandering journey through more faux-blues bullshit. it's beyond me how this so regularly ends up on lists of the greatest albums of all time. at times it did remind me of the grateful dead, only without any of the heart or playfulness
Bluesy rock'n'roll, not feeling it
This album was not quite what I expected from it, but not in a bad way. It's solid and I only wish I had been more in the mood for this kind of sound today - but even that doesn't detract from the virtues of the album. I can certainly see myself enjoying it more on another day
This is one of those albums that have been reviewed 99 million times in more than 50 years. Yay for listening notes. As an album it's good - just not my thing unless I'm in a very precise mood. It's good, but not quite sure why this is heralded as one of rock's pinnacle achievements.
It's a good Rolling Stones album. A few great songs and a few meh. Nothing to be upset by, but nothing stands out as Holy Shit this is amazing.
meh
One of the top 5 albums of all time.
Pretty good stuff but not my favorite of their work
My first vinyl. Exceptional album.
Not my style
Is this their American blues cover band era? Or have they always borrowed heavily from the blues?
Pure undistilled rock and roll, baby. Don’t mind the double album here, even the less memorable songs fit well.
Absolutely got my rocks off listening to this. Someone hand me a Kleenex.
Just a classic Stones album, a party with dark/seedy undertones, a spine of good ole fashioned rock n roll with the draperies of other styles thrown in (gospel, country, etc.). It's the good local dive bar of music.
A few standout great songs - I forgot I love all down the line! :) It just felt very unfocused and bloated?
Favorite Track: Rocks Off
The Stones has a run of golden albums in the late 60s/early 70s (Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street) and this is the apogee, for my money the best Rolling Stones album of all time. In a couple of ways, it’s The Stones White Album (no wait, bear with me). Whiles Loot off tracks originate from the Sticky Fingers sessions, much of them recording process (if you can call it a process) happened in a very disparate way, with all sorts of odd combinations of people in the studio at the same time. It was also a double album, the band’s first. Recorded using the famous Stones mobile parked outside party central at Nellcôte and some makeshift setups in the house, the result sounds like what it is. Where it differs from The White Album it’s that, rather than being a record of a band approaching disintegration, it’s a record of a band revelling in their sound at its peak of perfection. That it has any coherence at all is in large measure thanks to Jagger, who took the tapes to LA and recruited an impressive roster of industry professionals to add key overdubs.
I love The Rolling Stones but this is not their best album.
6/10 I feel like I’m with the majority of some on this site where I don’t see the hype of the stones, at least when you see publication websites rate them one of the greatest of all time. While this is their most consistent album and my favorite song is on it, 18 tracks is too much for an album in my opinion. Tracks started to blend together, nothing too offensive though Favorite Track: *Let it Loose*
No notes. Every song is great. The songs I’d never heard before just as good as the radio hits. Added to annual rotation.
Amazing album. Great rock and roll album.
Just one of the best albums by on of the best rock bands ever
Cool bluesy rock album
Don’t know how I have not listened to this album in its entirety…..Just fantastic rock and roll! It’s bluesy, jazzy, a bit of country just great music from the 1st song to the last! A total BANGER! Stones in the 70’s were firing on all cylinders…Will be one of my clutch albums to go to! A top 50 of all time for me!
Been waiting for a Stones album on this album project. Have really only listened to one of their albums fully (Steel Wheels) over the years so happy to get to dive into one. Overall, not disappointed , honky Tonk blues were on display throughout . A big listen (for one day) and probably still needs to be revisited.
I have never been a big fan of 70s era Rolling Stones. I think it has something to do with the slide guitar, too much piano, saxophone, harmonica, Mick constantly screaming, the black female back up singers, etc., etc. Each element on its own might be fine but all together and it’s too much. At times it seems all a bit too cacophonous. And frankly some of their songs give me a headache. This album, however, has me thinking differently about them. Some of those elements also exist on this album but more than anything I find them to be really just rocking the fuck out on this one. I feel like it’s part homage to American soul, R&B, gospel, blues, funk. And part middle finger to the American music status quo. Like they’re saying, hey fuck you we can do this too and even better than you! Again, another classic album that I have never heard before. In fact, I think there might’ve been only one song on this album that I had heard before (Tumbling Dice). 18 songs on one of the most famous Rolling Stones albums and I only know one song, I’ve got some work to do. I can’t wait to give this one another listen and really get into it. *loved: Rocks Off, Rip This Joint, Sweet Virginia, Torn and Frayed, Loving Cup, Ventilator Blues, Shine a Light
Good album, a lot of the roughness that I like about the Stones. The general sound feels more American than the rest of their work. It's not exactly my style, but it's an interesting span of blues into rock. I think Tumbling Dice is my favorite of the bunch.
High 3, almost a 4, arguably a 4, torn.
Okay, more background music than a classic
Given the length I had hoped for better
A stone cold classic. If a space alien asked you what rock and roll was, this is the album I'd play them. Well, this and Let it Bleed and Sticky Fingers. No notes whatsoever. Listened to it four straight times.
For what?
solidno
I've heard this before but never managed to get into it. Fun in parts, boring in others. Realise I don't like Jagger"s voice much is their blues stuff. It's very long too. 2.5 would have been my preference.
3.5 if that were an option
This is a weird album. It sounds like the rolling stones having a drunken party that lasts too long and nothing is coherent enough to be a memorable hit. Then I read about it and that is exactly what happened. Loads of drugs, loads of session musicians etc. It's not bad, it's just not great and it's long. Apparently everyone who slated it loves it 10 years later, so ask me again in 2035.
einmal mehr Stones, bluesig, rauh und immer wieder gut.
Kerniger Rolling Stones Sound, nicht meine Lieblings Musik aber ok
Not really a bad song on the album even if it isn’t my favorite of theirs. Stones in their prime, just a great baseline floor. Does taper off a bit at the end. My faves include: “tumbling dice”, “rocks off”, “shake your hips”
Great album. I did not know The Rolling Stones very well before so I was surprised by this catchy blend of blues, rock and rock'n roll. The only critique I could possibly level at it is that it lacks any "hit" songs. On the other hand, it has no weak points either.
One of the greatest.
This was okay, but I didn't love it. I know it's legendary Stones album, but I'm just not a very big fan of the Stones to begin with. I'm sorry to say it, but it seemed really long and I just really didn't enjoy much of it. Two stars.
Yep I love this one.
This is the first album by The Rolling Stones I listened to and it was kind of underwhelming. It was largely a blues rock album and blues is just not a genre that I find interesting. Although it was not bad the tracks just felt bland and boring to me. Nothing stood out. Nothing made me want to listen to it again. I felt like I was listening to the same song over and over again.
The musicianship is awesome, love the inclusion of all the various instruments, but I just don't like Mick Jagger's voice.
Great intro to British blues
Enjoyed having it on and Rocks off and Shine a Light stood out for me. A little bit long overall though and couldn't give it my full attention for the whole album 3.5.
A classic album, 15 years before I was born. I would love to have listened to it with 16 years in 72', to feel the raw impact on the music scene and the contrast of their sound, but I got to listened to it with 38 years as an musical archeologist. This period of 60 to 75 is a blessed collection of pearls and golden necklaces you can wear at any occasion.
Okay album. I was never that interested in the RS, but I did see them live in 2024 and gained a big appreciation for their musicianship and ability to deliver a great show. Mick Jagger is still amazing and incomparable. That being said, this album has Tumbling Dice, but the rest of the tracks are solid R&B and soul but relatively uninteresting.
Pretty good, but did drag on a bit.
not the same "zip" as their newer stuff.
Good.
The Rolling Stones and me just aren't really happening.
3.5
Bless this mess. Non-debatable, this is the best Stones album. It may be the best rock album of all time. The legends behind the recording of it, the personalities that came through the mansion, the heroin.. It is lightning in a bottle.
I'm not a huge fan of The Rolling Stones. I never liked listening to a full-length album by them, and this one doesn't change my mind. I always felt their non-hits felt like filler, but if you are an RS fan, then I can see you loving this one; it's just not for me.
Decent
It's fine. No song really stood out to me that much, though. Just sounded like The Rolling Stones. Bang average.
The bluesy songs a pretty boring to me. I did enjoy the sound of the more rock and roll stuff.
This is excellent throughout but just doesn’t quite have anything that stands out to make it 5⭐️ A really, really good Stones album but with none of their big songs
My least favorite stones album.
This generator is certainly stretching my musical genres as the Rolling Stones are an iconic band, but only one for me that I would hear occasional songs on the radio. This album gave me a new appreciation for them.
Really just not into this era of Stones. Hard for me to listen to and enjoy.
i actually am very obsessed with this album. i need to go back in listen again more intently but the vibes were just great the stones are so iconic for a reason! fav song: happy (i think)
8,17
A chaotic collage of sounds, styles, influences and impact. I am not sure if the brilliance was entirely intentional but sure that that doesn't matter.
can't get the fruit
As is so often the case with double albums, this does not really earn its length. Whilst clearly very well put together, I struggled to find a standout track and everything felt a tad ... inauthentic? Like they were trying a just bit too hard to sound bluesy, but lacking the conviction to really sell it. Perfectly fine to listen to, but it failed to be memorable in any way.
Good, but not their best.
one of the greats
Good
Really fun bluesy sound. This was my first listen and I was surprised by the more stripped down version of the Stones I’d solidified in my mind. Will revisit on occasion for sure.
9 out of 10
10/10 great from start to finish
I simply don’t get the Rolling Stones. Warmed over, derivative, stolen blues, the only reason they are revered is because they did it first. It’s not bad, but that’s only because it’s inoffensive sonic wallpaper. Beige music.
The Stones were great at making singles, but not good at all at making an engaging, encompassing record as their contemporaries could. Exile On Main Street is the shining example of this - 18 songs but not a lot to remember for this. Nothing offensive on this, but many forgettable tracks best left in the past. Best Tracks: - Happy - Let It Loose Worst Tracks: - Turd On The Run Rating: 5/10
Very blues and rock n roll. The classic Jagger vocals and Richards guitar licks. Happy is a track with vocals by Richards which is rare. Rip This Joint is up tempo. Shake Your Hips has that Mississippi Delta feel. All Down The Line a good track, guitar, rock n roll.
Great listen. Lots of variety of influence to the music.
Listened. Overall a good album, I liked that it was upbeat and there were a few songs I really enjoyed. However I would say it's not my cup of tea as a whole, so not an album I would be actively listening to again, but I'm glad to have listened to it.
A long album, with not all tracks hitting. I like their take on the bluesy stuff. Can really see how it influenced some of the later rock that came after it. Not sure how often I'll revisit this but glad I've listened to it as I have not given the Rolling Stones a proper listen.
its got good tracks, its got hopeless stuff, EOMS is a crazy mix of everything and nothing that has bluesrock as its only theme, which is not what a great record is supposed to look like. Just listen to some of the songs, theres some good stuff on here, its just not complete. Favorite track: Tumblin dice. Overall score: 4.2/10
i have a certain amount of respect and appreciation for the Rolling Stones because there is a pretty huge number of bands and artists i love who in all likelihood wouldn’t exist without them. having said that, i do not care for the Rolling Stones one bit. i find them obtuse and annoying, overly worshipful of blues/blues rock without really elevating the form at all. on some level, all of their songs, style, image, feel like they just *need* you to understand how cool they are. they have nothing for me. i’ll give this one extra star for not having any of the big hits that really crawl under my skin and drive me insane, but i really tried to give Exile a fair shake and only ended up making it halfway through.
Lots of classic tracks on this one
The third Rolling Stones album so far. From my experience with the other two, I'm not really expecting much. Some decent but kind of basic to today's standard rock and roll tracks, played and performed very well, but not leaving much of a lasting impression. Going to guess there's some content on here that hasn't aged well. Gonna say I reacted quite negatively to the runtime, will probably drag a bit. Wish I was a bigger fan of this band than I am. I see people glazing them all the time, but I just don't see what others see in them. Hoping to be convincedt this time around. Rocks Off Definitely recognizeable as a Stone's song. The piano is pretty alright. The production makes the song sound a bit unclear. The horns is something I could do without. Would say that the chorus remains my favourite part of the song, it's probably it's most memorable asset in my eyes. Doesn't exaclty strike me as very memorable, but fine for what it is. Fine. 3/5 Rip This Joint Fast paced rock and roll track with a saxophone solo. The vocal performance is pretty fun, though the track itself isn't that interesting. Each element has a lot of polish to it, but the track lacks memorable moments. Fine. 3/5 Shake Your Hips Bluesy. Hollow, boring, lacking in any sort of payoff. Energy drain. Bland. 2/5 Casino Boogie Stereotypical white blues rock. Lacking any sort of personality or soul. Goes on and on without ever building to anything. Tired, sluggish tempo. Uninspiring sax solo. Not bad, just very very boring. Was probably cool for the time, but not to my taste. Did not like. 2/5 Tumbling Dice Chorus has some personality to it. The backing vocals has some playful energy as well. Smooth guitar sound. Also enjoy the bassline quite a bit. Definitely the catchiest track so far. Decent. 3.5/5 Sweet Virginia Opens pretty well. Awful vocal effect. The vocals are straight up terrible, regardless of the effect. Sounds drunk and half asleep. The sax has a pretty nice tone. The backing vocals carry this song out of disaster territory. Average. 2.5/5 Torn and Frayed Agressively average rock song. Just gives me absolutely nothing. It's pleasant to listen to, but goes in one ear and out the other. Zzzzz. Average. 2.5/5 Sweet Black Angel Yikes. Yikes. Yikes. Who listens to this shit? Beyond dogshit. Not even worth discussing. 1/5 Loving Cup The instrumental builds pretty well upon itself. Grows larger and more intense as the song goes in. There are some interesting instrumental fills here and there. Fine. 3/5 Happy Filler. Does not need to exist. 2/5 Turd on the Run One of the songs of all time. Out of all songs ever written this is definitely one that exists. Has a single harmonica part worth mentioning. Boring. 2/5 Ventilator Blues That guitar riff drains every ounce of energy from my body. Annoying. 2/5 I Just Want To See His Face You can't seriously expect me to believe that this couldn't have been cut to reduce the already bloated runtime. Tries to build atmosphere, but ends up just sounding muddled and unintelligable. Waste of time. 1.5/5 Let it Loose I find the instrumental mostly pleasant. Has a slight dreamy vibe to it due to the reverby keyboard. The piano grounds the track adding some impact to the floatiness of the keyboard. The horns kinda ruin the vibe, really crass and loud. Hate the vocals, really whiny and all over the place. The backing vocals clutter the track, making it even more disjointed than it already was. Did not like. 2/5 All Down The Line Has some good energy, the tempo and the uncaring attitude enhance the party like feel. Decent guitar solo. The chorus works well as a sort of anthemic rock and roll dance sing along. Decent. 3.5/5 Stop Breaking Down Predictable but charismatic blues rock track, with a swinging attitude and a good amount of swagger. Has some sprawling guitar moments that add some complexity to the track. Nothing spectacular, but does the job with a lot of quality. Good. 4/5 Shine a Light Really greatful that it picked up after that extremely melancholic intro. Won't say it's great. The backing vocals are really cheese. Instrumentally it's very much of its time, though I can't say I dislike it fully. The guitar solo is pretty great. And the generally dated gospel homage has its charms. I find the mix of piano and organ to create a decent amount of depth to the track. Grew on me. 3.5/5 Soul Survivor Rambly and aimless. Keeps up the same sound as the rest of the album which is really tired at this point. Does not feel like a closer. Average. 2.5/5 A bloated slog of an album which ended up feeling even longer than it did thanks to many similar sounding songs with no real space to process anything. Again I have failed in my quest to understand the hype behind this band, again feeling underwhelmed and extremely drained by the end of one of their albums. To me it just sounds extremely average, delivering a classic rock sound which today has been played out so much it becomes cliche. Sure it might've been innovative at the time, but to my ears other subgenres of rock music are infintely more interesting than this. I would say the quality on display here is impressive, both technically and in their performances, remaining consistent throughout, but it doesn't help when I'm not entertained by it. The length doesn't help. Could probably cut four or five tracks from the tracklist with no issue. Over all the Stones continue to disappoint. 2.5/5 leaning more towards 3/5. Fave track. Stop Breaking Down Least fave track. Sweet Black Angel
Seminal album by Stones at their peak.
it's fine
Stones eh.
Consistent the whole way through
Classic
Similar to the Beatles
Great enjoyed
Genuinely fantastic apart from those 20 secs of rocks off. Don’t know what the jaggermeister was thinking with that one. Really liked every single song Specific rating - 4.8 Fav Song - Tumbling dice Least fav - Rocks off
Good stuff! Very Rolling Stones
i liked this album and would listen again, but its pretty long… no super strong opinions just some classic rolling stones tunes!
Over an hour of jangly mumbling white man bs blues. Blegh.
Honestly makes me understand the love for The Rolling Stones a little bit more. This felt like they had a little bit of everything.
One of my all time favorites.
While I dind't felt bored listening to this album, I certainly was left not wanting to return. This is not a bad album, not at all, as it is filled with some nice jams and performance. But this style doesn't really do anything for me. People who loves rock and blues, may find this album great, but not for me.
5 - Own this and listen to it often.
This is their best collection of material. However, the muddy production keeps it from Being their best album. Still a great ride.
Rating: 3/5 | Favorite Track: Rocks Off --- This project is certainly making me realize that I do not like roots rock whatsoever. There is almost nothing on this album that grabs my attention.
Lubię Stonesów, nie udają nikogo kim nie są. Ta płyta nie jest pretensjonalna, nie próbuje mnie przekonać, że jest największym artystycznym doznaniem tamtych lat. To po prostu kawałek dobrej muzyki, która cieszy. Czuć, że zespół się dobrze przy niej bawił - emanuje pozytywną energią. Czasami słychać lekkie inspiracje country i Dylanem, to też na plus. 8/10, bo są lepsze płyty Stonesów.
Between 1968-1972 the Stones could literally do no wrong, and my favourite changes constantly to this day. But this murky, rowdy and hedonistic outing deserves bonus points for maintaining its excellence across 2 LPs.
I’ve never really been into The Rolling Stones, and this album did not change that. It was a long album and all the songs felt pretty much the same to me. I constantly felt like I had heard the track before already. There were not really many standouts, and especially with a runtime of over an hour, it turns into quite a boring listen. Favourite tracks: Rocks Off, Let It Loose, Shine A Light
Energetic and enthusiastic. Perhaps a little too much for me right now. The album is fine as a whole, but none of the individual songs really stood out for me.
Legendary but not my first Stones choice.
This album gets a lot of hype. And I don’t know if I’ve ever listened to it. There are great moments on this album. Shake your hips and ventilator blues. Still not sure if this lives up to the hype. I really like all down the line.
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It was nice, but did not get me hooked.
Good album, I'm just not a big fan of the stones
I'm sorry I just don't like the rolling stones. This album feels like they're trying to be the beatles without plagarizing them
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The songs are all new to me, but of the Stones’ albums I’ve heard so far, I like this one best - it sounds like a party.
Really not what i expected, only liked a few songs
Maybe felt a little long but I did enjoy it!
4/5
обычный хороший большой альбом ровных песен
I knew some of it, but not all. Such a grimy album. Sounds like a party.
Very enjoyable as a non-stones listener. Very laid back, blues/gospel/folk vibes. “Authentic” 60s production quality
Dope
This is a fun album. Rip This Joint really caught my attention with how fun and high energy it was. It sounded like true rock and roll. I seriously loved the instrumentation and energy on this one. The instrumentation on Turd On The Run sounds a lot like the instrumentation of Grateful Dead's Cumberland Blues.
Brilliant. It seems like every Rolling Stones album is "the best Rolling Stones album" but I think really, it's just the sweet spot between 67 - 76 that probably is. This album has everything you want. Blues, country, rock and roll. Its rowdy, its soulful. It's just so nice to have on and live inside of. I think what The Rolling Stones do best is just create an incredible musical environment. Its a vibe, its a feeling, its a continuous song that changes with each track. Its so easy to just flow with this music and boogie.
Not my favourite of their albums, feels like a lot of same-y 12 bar blues
This album is fine. I've had to listen to it at least 3 times to get through the whole thing and feel motivated to actually rate it though. For that, I have to knock it down a bit. It's a british band's take on rock and roll + the blues. Again, it's fine, but I think other RS albums are much more important to listen to. Best Songs: Sweet Virginia, Shine A Light Worst Songs: I Just Want To See His Face, All Down The Line
Very good. I feel like the stones were in full swing here. I love the country and blues of elements. Good listen front to back
own it
Not a huge Rolling Stones fan. Classics on it but not something I’ll revisit
Fire. Made me realize I've been sleeping on the Rolling Stones. Definitely need to listen to this one a few more times through