Exile On Main Street

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

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

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

Not my fave.

6 - AVERAGE

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

Really good album

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

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

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

6/10

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

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

No es mi estilo

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

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

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

It was fine.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Not my favourite stones album - listened way before

fine stones

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

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

A mediocre Stones album.

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

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

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

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

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

Always enjoy the stones

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Classic Stones material!!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nao sei, soa me tudo ao mesmo

Meh

Already know this one

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Turd in the Runs.

I haven’t got enough time to rate :(

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

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

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

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

More straight blues-y than I remember it being.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Listen out of order since Spotify licensing shenanigans

It started good but kinda fell off.

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

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

let it bleed was better

Песни ролинг стоунз ну норм че, хз что еще добавить

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

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

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

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

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

Was fine

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

Good

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

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

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

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

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

Nice bit of rhythm and blues

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

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

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

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

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

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

mono

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rv

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Not my favourite Stones album

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

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

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

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

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

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

This is really a 3.5 - a fun little album!

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

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

Сара 3 Марко 3,5

Listened 14 May 2006 Back to their R&B roots

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Best Stones album.

i mean its okay

2.75

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

The rolling phones CALL FOR SOME HELP

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

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

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

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

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

Meh. The Stones are kinda boring.

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

fun!

Way more “just ok” than I was expecting.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

not bad, pretty easy listening

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

Prima

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

yes queen

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

¡Increíble álbum! Tiene mucho estilo.

Rock / Blues 2,8

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

This is pretty good. Not my favorite Stones record. Not my least favorite either. I’d put it on par with The Black Album

I'd say better than the last one but still not as good as I want it to be. Maybe a little too honky-tonky.

Welp I didn't care for this as much as the previous album, Beggars Banquet but still fun.

Another one of the Stones.

I have always enjoyed listening to rolling stones' Hot rocks compilation album, and I suppose it is about time I listened to their later work. This album was actually not too bad, although I wasn't really paying attention since I was concentrating on drawing, but I may give it a proper listen some other time.

Really wish this hadn’t come up as my first Rolling Stones album but it was a good listen and perfect for a long walk on a nice day. Maybe my dad had a point after all!

lost most of my interest after hearing gratuitous use of the n word! also, it should have been half as long. despite these things, there was some of it that i enjoyed.

Not bad just not for me

alright

i mean, it's fine

Demasiado R&B

Was ok I guess. 3.2

It's okay, but that's about as far as I'd go.

Never quite understood the hype on this one.

okay vibey danceable

no lo acabe de escuchar peroes rolling stones entonces 3/5

Good ole’ blues album.

The classic rock and roll album. Without a doubt a gen of the genre and a must listen. To me, it didn't age very well. I find it old and interesting. I prefer more experimental and artsy music. Still a solid listen.

Really fun to listen to Fav: Tumbling Dice

The rolling stones have so many better albums/songs. This was just okay.

Yeah, alright. Nothing jumped out

I like the Stones but haven’t listened to this in many years. What struck me was the level of cultural appropriation - black blues music rehashed by white guys. Others also did the same. I do believe that the Stones made better albums and that their best work is less derivative!

For a group as overwhelming as the Rolling Stones, I was expecting... more?

Blues Rock just isn't my thing. I'll probably relisten to this at a later date, but it just didn't do anything for me

Could have been 45 minutes shorter, and it would have been a 4.

Fun listen, but for some reason I can't get into the Stones that much.

I'm surprised about how boring I found it - I had heard of this album as one of their best work. I guess I need to manage my own expectations

Love the first half. Don't remember much from the second.

I've listened to it once before, thought it was fun but nothing memorable yet

Pretty blusey / rock blend. 3 stars

A few good songs overshadowed by mediocrity! Definitely better Stones albums out there

honestly kinda mid

I think I preferred this to let it bleed as a whole, had some good songs, had some bad songs, but feels like a more complete album than Let it Bleed

Loved tumbling dice

This being my the first album from The Rolling Stones that I've listened to, I had expectations pretty high. I don't know why, but I was expecting something that could potentially live up to Led Zeppelin 4 or something from CCR or The Beatles. And yet somehow, through the hour+ long record, not a single song managed to stand out in any way. I am suspicious of some sort of fatigue setting in with these daily albums, but if that doesn't explain it then I'm not sure I can. Mick Jagger's vocals are serviceable at best, and a bit grating at worst. The tracks are all okay to good. But there's nothing here that wowed me at all, or that I would tell people about, unless they really wanted to listen to more of The Rolling Stones specifically and hadn't stumbled across this somehow. Highlight: Shine A Light Lowlight: Sweet Black Angel Highlight #2: Let It Loose

Didn't really love this. But the groove and the production were really, really good. Sweet Virginia and Tumblin' Dice definitely boost it.

Upbeat songs. Didn't realize how much blues influenced their music. Fav was 'tumbling dice'. 3/5

Must say I've been a bit disappointed by the Stones albums I've heard so far on this list - this one included. It feels like quite bluesy rock, vanilla rock, which is not my favorite to start with. The album is always way too long. There isn't much variation in the songs in my opinion, which makes it tedious and a bit boring.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I don’t think The Rolling Stones make good albums. They make great singles, but their records tend to get boring—this one included. There are plenty of songs in its very generous runtime, ranging from standard blues tracks to more rock-oriented songs. Not many of them piqued my interest. The main standout songs are the hits. “Tumbling Dice” is a decent song, and “Shine a Light” is one of the best Stones tracks. The rest was a clear meh. Mid 3 from me.

It start good, but by the end you're tired of hearing it.

Not really a Stones fan, I am more of a Beatles fan. And I can see why this would need multiple listens for it to sink in.

I see people saying this is their best album. It’s okay music. I can see that they were trying to get back to blues roots. It was decent I just don’t think their music is for me. This also went on too long. I guess if you like it then it wouldn’t be.

Prior to being assigned this I have 6 songs liked on this one. And I have 79 songs liked by The Rolling Stones across all of their albums putting them in the top 5 of all artists for me. 6 songs I already liked - "Rocks Off", "Tumbling Dice", "Sweet Virginia", "Loving Cup", "Happy", "Shine A Light" Even though the Stones are a top 5 artist for me, I find that I often like only about half the songs on most of their albums - exceptions being the albums Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Some Girls which all are either perfect or near perfect. As a side note: I have a general opinion that nearly all double albums are stuffed with a lot of filler (with a few exceptions, such as Pink Floyd The Wall and Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti, and I'm sure there are others but those are 2 off the top of my head) - and I think this album is a good example of proving that point. I've seen people compare it to the Beatles White Album - and while I can find a bunch of reasons to disagree with that - the fact that they are both overstuffed with a bunch of songs that range from underwhelming to very average that sit alongside some good songs is one definite similarity. If the Stones kept the best songs and made this a single album it would be a perfect album. The other thing about this album - I'd say the songs that I like on this one are all "pretty good" but they are not absolute classics that are peak Stones like "Sympathy for the Devil", "Gimme Shelter", "Street Fighting Man", "Let it Bleed", "You Can't Always Get What You Want", and "Can't You Hear Me Knocking". I'm glad I listened to this all the way through 3 times - because I did add 5 more songs upon re-listen - "Torn and Frayed", "Sweet Black Angel", "I Just Want To See His Face", "Let It Loose", and "All Down The Line" One other thought while listening to this - I find the Stones songs that aren't just straight up blues to be much more interesting. I think I dig the more country-fried and gospel-ly Stones better. And even better when they are combining multiple styles in one song - plus adding their unique spin. Liked songs on Spotify: 11/18 Rating: 3/5

Неплохо для замшелых британских говнарей, этот альбом - пока лучшее, что я у них слышал

👍🏻

It sounds as though the Stones got interested in the blues and took a tour of the American South. While there, they got involved with several Black luminaries, some of whom introduced them to gospel, as well. They took their experiences back to France and recorded some raw music in sweltering conditions in a townhouse. Most of the songs exist only on the album and haven't been played often, or at all, at concerts.

not their best

As someone who’s never listened to Rolling Stones albums, I truly adored Sticky Fingers, and played it on repeat the whole day after I listened to it for the first time for this list. It’s truly a brilliantly fantastic album. I was excited when this album came up because I know it by its reputation and it being on so many lists as the greatest Stones album of all time. It had the benefit of being partially recorded during the making of Sticky Fingers so I could not wait to dive in! Wow. What an underwhelming piece of mediocrity. Is this a joke that this album is so highly regarded? It’s long, average, and mostly dull. As someone who loves the blues, this is a shit blues album. Led Zeppelin does the blues better. This is plain white bread. I don’t know what everyone sees here that I’m missing. No hits, no bangers, no good blues songs. Just mundane drivel.

Apparently not my favourite album from them. It's just boring me to sleep.

Звучит плотно, довольно зааранжирован. Возможно, надо будет переслушать.

Fun cohesive album, but nothing in particular stands out above the crowd. Have liked some of their other albums much more.

I was quite excited about this album. I like the Rolling Stones and have listened to quite a few albums of theirs but not this one. In the end it was fine, but nothing really grabbed me. A lot of pretty samey country blues. Really enjoyed their version of Stop Breaking Down.

Getting to realise that I'm definitely a best of Stones man. Most of this just seems like formulaic 4 bar blues stuff to me. Used to say The Stones were better than the Beatles, i think I've revised my opinion

A very groovy album! Im not much of a big Rolling Stones fan, but this country rocky album isn't that bad. Though I am a fan of blues and country, not many are. Overall, my favorite songs were Casino Boogie, Sweet Virginia, & Sweet Black Angel.

Voor 1 van de beste albums van de Stones, is het toch redelijk eenzijdig en bevat het weinig hits. Grappig hoe Amerikaans het overkomt, als ik niet beter zou weten zou ik denken dat het uit Nashville zou kunnen komen ofzo

certified roadtrip album felt different from other rolling stones music (e.g. paint it black)

I like rock, country rock on the other hand is a bit too jarring for me to appreciate

As the first bars of the opener came up, I was actually quite into it. Jagger wasn't sounding too Jaggerish, the guitars seemed fun and there was a cool energy in the drums. Later Stones albums just remind me of rip of Americana and the early ones are a bit hit or miss. Sadly, four songs in, I felt it was too much for the former. Even the song with turd in the title was not memorable. 3 stars.

I enjoyed some songs, like Rocks Off and Happy. But others were just a drag or too same same. Not really my cup of tea.

it’s them

Was not feeling this one, all of the songs sounded the same eventually.

Review - there are some good songs here. It's not a bad record. But to me, every The Rolling Stones song just sounds like a The Rolling Stones song. Some are a little better than others and occasionally there's a great song, but a whole double album is just too much of the same. Rating - 5.5/10 Need to listen? YES

Best leuk. Snap dat mensen dit leuk vinden maar ik vind het nou niet zo super mega goed als mensen zeggen

I'm not sure I prefer the Stones' 70s work over their 60s. The songwriting is leaps and bounds ahead here, but it is a tad too long and the highlights seem to run out before even reaching the midway point. Still, this is one of the band's undisputed classics, but it also confirms why we continue to hear a lot about The Beatles but less and less about The Stones. Key tracks: Rocks Off Tumbling Dice Torn and Frayed Happy

Never really understood the hype on this one. A good overall vibe, but not much in the way of songs. I do like Rocks Off and Tumbling Dice. Could have been a single album. It did cause me to google whether anyone else the remarkable similarity between Shake Your Hips and Tush by ZZ Top and while there is some discussion out there it doesn't feel like it is enough.

Another one of those albums where I can understand why it has the reputation it does, but just doesn't resonate with me as much as I want it to

I never realized how many horns were on this album, and how bluesy Stop Breaking Down is.

Disappointingly, exactly what I expected. Its alright, but there's little difference to standard Stones fare

It's ok. Took me until about Tumbling Dice to get into it, and I was ready for it to be over before it finished. The Rolling Stones with the Americana turned up to 11. Felt a bit nondescript.

So... Not my favorite Stones album, there a lack of roughness in it. But musicaly speaking it's really great, lot of inspiration from américains music culture. It's 3.5

I like the sound of The Stones

it’s alright, i’m not crazy about the rolling stones.

Highlights: Rocks Off, Tumbling Dice, Happy, All Down The Line Lowlights: Shake Your Hips, Casino Boogie, I Just Want To See His Face Not what I expected for the Stones. Wasn't bad but couldn't really get into it. Album could have done with being a single instead of a double, the more bluesy songs really took me out of it as well.

2/16 This is the first time I've listened to a Rolling Stones album all the way through. It's okay but I'm not interested in listening to it again.

Best: Ventilator Blues While Exile on Main Street has some great tracks, this album was less of a compact statement and more of a document steeped in excess, I found it hard to stay engaged for the runtime (I actually had to restart it a few times). For me, its reputation overshadowed actual listening experience, the apparently intentional inconsistency wasn’t to my taste and made the album feel unfocused. Genre wise EoMS is a blend of American roots styles with rock, country, gospel etc, chord progressions are very bluesy and many of the tracks share similar harmonic foundations. Obviously guitars are the dominating sound here but layering felt loose and negated tight riffs, this paired with the cluttered production where the instruments bleed into each other gave it a very dense, murky feel which matched the tired/cynical mood of the album. MJs vocals were cool as always, even when at times sounding sort of slurred, they worked well with the compositions, blending into the music and complimenting the moody lyrics. Although my review has felt largely negative I did admire the raw authenticity of this album.

Not the best stones album but still a solid album.

Bluesy but peppy with a beat.

not my type. i liked it

Most of this album just sounds like white british men singing blues rock to me, but Happy does sound ahead of it's time.

слишком много блюза(((

A good road trip sounding album seems to be the type of thing that inspired the white stripes, good rock album. 👍🏼

Like Let it Bleed more

I forget how country they can get, and it doesn't do it for me. This does have an incessant groove and a well-executed simplicity of translating parts of blues and country back to the UK context, but this is not their best for me by a mile. There are few stand out songs

THIS is it? One of the highest rated Rock 'N Roll albums of all time, the "best" Rolling Stones album of all time, this is it? It's mediocre on its best day. Please, quit disappointing me like this King Generator. Favorite Track: "Ventilator Blues".

When I saw a Stones album come up, I was expecting more. I feel like there are not a lot of memorable moments on the record, no real high marks. The album is a steady stream of middle of the road. Not terrible, but not great either.

More Stones, more blues rock, and surprisingly more ballads. While I understand Exile On Main Street's appeal (it sounds GREAT), it all just sounds like a less interesting Sticky Fingers. On Exile, The Stones do all the things they're expected to do really well. They take it a step further with a stadium ballad of "Shine A Light". Not a bad album, and not the least interesting Stones album I've heard so far, just standard fare.

Its ok nothing much to say

8/18 songs added, lowkey my kind of jams 3.5/5

I've never really liked most of what the stones produced or I've heard it too many times. This album is certainly full of forgettable tracks. There are some great tracks which I really like, but unfortunately would only fill one side of an LP.

This is one of those albums where I can understand why it’s considered great, but it didn’t really land for me yet. I liked the idea of it more than the actual listen, it’s loose, warm, and grimy in a way that feels very intentional, but also kind of exhausting. A lot of the songs blurred together for me, with Sweet Virginia being the one that actually stuck and felt genuinely charming. There’s a sleazy, lived-in vibe that I really liked and was almost comforting, but the messiness sometimes tipped into feeling unfocused rather than immersive. I didn’t hate it, I just wasn’t in the right headspace for a double album like this. Definitely one I’d come back to on a different day, because I feel like there’s more in there than I caught.

Fun, upbeat rock album. Really can't go wrong with this one. 6.5/10, Favorite Song: Rip This Joint

Classic Prime Stones.

Can’t believe this has such high reviews. The double album’s worth of songs are all way too similar, and most of them just amount to gang vocals over a chord progression repeated ad nauseam. An absolute sham that these guys are mentioned in the same breath as the Beatles.

Boring, inoffensive, nondescript, forgettable, pleasant enough, dad rock

My goodness, does this album have a lot of influences from different parts of music. This is fun at times and a bit average at others, but this is what you would expect from an album of this length. Mick Jagger is just consistently good and does this blues thing well, but it doesn't live up to their best stuff.

Say this for most stones album, it was too long

7.8

Listened to it twice today. Honestly didn't think much of it. There are some solid tracks, but the Stones hype for blues rock didn't draw me in. Leagues better than the last Stones album I had on the list. It's certainly not bad, but it's doesn't fit my tastes well enough for it to be a 4 star release.

This album is all over the place in song style and some great songs and some in my opinion some not so great songs.