Exile On Main Street

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.

Decent start to finish. A couple hits.

Nobody can tell me the music here isn’t outdated and tired as hell. I mean, this is completely fine, but there’s nothing to get excited about. This came out the same decade prog became a thing, and this is not even remotely on the same quality level. Just a decent album but not memorable at all.

It’s hard not to appreciate this given what followed, I mean I love Primal Scream… overall this was slightly better than I thought it would be and there are some good tracks, but a bit too much filler. Before I listened I thought this would be a 2 but after a full listen it’s up to. a 3 for me

I Only Get My Rocks Off While I'm Sleeping 1001 Albums Generator 212 (1/23/2025) Exile On Main Street is a double album by The Rolling Stones, widely considered to be one of their finest works, although it was received quite coldly by critics at the time of its release. I find that a double album really needs to justify its existence as a double album, either by telling some story or some concept, or just by plainly having no filler, and I'm not sure that Exile does that. I found that sides A and D were far and away the best. Rocks Off and Tumbling Dice are both masterful tracks, although Shake Your Hips is literally just La Grange by ZZ Top but without the part where it gets really high energy and fun. I did love the piano-led Loving Cup, but I felt that it was a lone light in a sea of mediocrity where it was on the album. Luckily, around the end of the album, it really picks up again from All Down The Line to the super catchy Shine A Light. Exile On Main St. is certainly an interesting and eclectic blend of different rock styles, ranging from blues to piano to country, but it feels a bit plodding in the middle. Cool 3.5/5, rounded down to a 3. Favs: Rocks Off Tumbling Dice Loving Cup Least Fav: Turd On The Run

With its extended running time and its low-key, offhand mood, *Exile* is practically an ambient Rolling Stones record - you can put on in the background and listen to or ignore it as you like. There's no track on this album that's going to reach out and command your attention like "Satisfaction" or "Gimme Shelter" would - it's just Mick and Keef and Co. in default mode, easing their way through 18 blues-, R&B- and country-inflected tunes and eschewing big musical hooks. Ironically though, nothing really seems like a throwaway here, because each of the songs plays an integral part to overall tone of this record.

*1972. *At any given time, this album sounds really solid, but it took me so long to get through. Apparently 70 mins of the Stones is a little much for me. *There's not much nuance or volume play - just about every song sounds like it wants to be an anthem. Shine A Light at the very end is an exception, and a nice change. *Rocks Off is a great way to start of the record. I don't think I know any other songs off this one. *There's not much memorable here either. Nothing bad, just not a lot of standouts. RATING - 7/10

Didn’t finish it’s to my taste

i thought this was really good! the songs were a bit same-y at times, but the instrumentals and guitar work at some parts were brilliant. i saved 2 songs, rocks off and sweet virginia. there were definitely some others i could of saved aswell, i just got very into my history work lol. probably a 6/10, not what i usually listen to but i definitely liked it!

not quite my taste but definitely worth listening to. would i listen to it again? probably not but overall the album brought an enjoyable vibe and it made me want to dance

Its an alright album, but nothing that jumped out at me.

This album is fine, I like blues rock but I do think this one is a little too long and repetitive. By the end of the album songs start blending together.

Very generic, pleasant to listen to, but came and went without leaving any great impression. Three stars.

Stones are good, not one of my favorites (partial listen)

just didn't do that much for me

Listened again and there are moments but not my favorite Stones album

enjoyed

I never listened to the rolling stones before now listening to the frist track "rocks off" very interesting song and nice tune, the guitar is basic but I can see it did wonders in its own times I love how upbeat the song is and I like the lyrics so far Second track "Rip the joint" is so good I can start seeing the vision of the critics calling it one of the best albums of all times and I really love the Sax on this track Third track "shake your hips" I don't know how it feel but I sense it's not as instrumental driven as the previous tracks nice upbeat song regardless Fourth track "casino boogie" I love the instruments on this track a lot especially the guitar and the drums, great one! Fifth track "tumbling dice" great vocals, beautiful instrumental melody, I love the singing on this one so much probably my favorite so far Sixth track "Sweet virginia" amazing song I love the country elements of this one and sax solo, and the harmonica too Crazy how it's About herion and co cocaine grams. Seventh track "torn and fryed" Slow tempo but descent sweet melody, I love back up vocals along with the singing, good one Eighth track "

This is a double album, and is considered by many to be the best Rolling Stones LP. Two hits (Tumbling Dice and Happy) come from this album. There are a lot of rock & roll tracks here, yet still a lot of songs with blues, gospel, and country rock influence. I would rank this album below Sticky Fingers and Let it Bleed.

I think I need to listen again when I have an hour to spare. I had to listen to it in parts. It was good from what I heard.

Very bluesy and honky-tonk. Not bad at all. Plenty of new stuff from the Stones for me. But still very backgroundy and dull. Nothing really stands out.

Pretty classic album.not a big fan of this generation of rock but still a solid album.

have never listened to the band but I’m working my way through 1001 albums you must hear before you die and when I got this album I thought oooh THE rolling stones. I had high expectations and I can’t say I was disappointed but I also wasn’t blown away. when I saw it was over an hour long I was kinda taken aback since this is just not my type of genre but it didn’t feel that long, that was nice. the album felt like a mix of some different things which might’ve helped the listening experience for me. can’t rate if too low, not amazing, quite enjoyable, not bad… -favourite tracks: ROCKS OFF and SWEET VIRGINIA and SHINE A LIGHT

Classic rock and roll album, some good tracks that I will definitely come back to. Never really listened to much stones stuff before and I’m definitely going to listen to more.

Rolling Stones take 2.

Pretty great. My disdain for double albums drags it down.

It’s RS, it’s good. Classic.

Classic rock to the max. An album about wine, gambling, and shaking hips. Makes me wanna kick up some dirt with my boots ya know? A solid jam with nostalgia for a time not experienced but felt

17 albums to go. Only 112 previous listens to Rolling Stones tracks. Ready for an epiphany? Seems not, it was fine, but just reminds me of old dude jam nights at my local, and they are not fond memories.

Enjoyable rock/blues but no tracks that particularly stood out

Maybe I'm stupid, but I don't get the hype. It was good rock with a solid blues influence, but nothing here screams "big hit" to me.

Overall an enjoyable album, I enjoyed the songs on the second half more. Not much stood out though. It feels fun and rough at the same time. Only thing is that it is very consistent in its sound therefore only a few tracks stood out while listening, the rest kind of blurred together. Ventilator Blues and Let it Loose are two that did stand out to me.

Meh

I didn’t want to feel this way but this album just kinda bored me. It wasn’t unpleasant, and it’s good backyard barbecue background music, but nothing will stick with me about this album. If this wasn’t by The Rolling Stones I wonder if we would remember it at all. Still, not unpleasant, so a 5.5/10.

liked 4 songs- tumbling dice (fave), torn and frayed, ventilator blues, and let it loose

არ ვიცოდი ამათი ეს ალბომი და არც ის ჯაზის და ქანთრის მიქსი თუ ქონდათ გაკეთებული. მთლიანობაში მაღალო დონის ალბომია და გამისწორდა, არ დამისქიფავს არცერთი სიმღერა. ყველაზე მეტად მომეწონა casino boogie და stop breaking down.

It's some decent rock and roll. Not much else to say about it. I do like the slower jams better, but all in all it's pretty fun. Best song: Ventilator Blues

It's ok I just don't really like Rolling Stones very much

Listened to the end and it was not my cup of tea. Added one song to my favourite's.

75% of the album is good I like tumbling ice a lot there’s some songs that don’t sit right with me but for the most part I love the saxophone or the trumpets in the back ground a lot, it’s a pretty good album to listen to when driving down a lonely road and bored but over all a 3.5 rating

Had a good sound but I don’t really think it was for me. I’ll need to listen more thoroughly

Again, classic I know, but not really my jam, but it was a good listen. Might feel different on re listen

I never caught the stones nostalgia

Thought I would like this more

Enjoyed Rip This Joint and Shake your hips, very blues. The album is very blues with a lot of sax, bit country at times. Nice chill album.

Admittedly, I only really passively listened to this album while running, however I think I’ll return to it as when I was tuning into it I really liked it

Some rock n roll noises

Sorry, dad!

A 3.5, rounded down for not being a 4

I don't know why but I can just not get into The Rolling Stones. This album is objectively pretty good too. It's bluesy and has some great songs. I don't know, it just doesn't do it for me. Maybe its Jagger's delivery: I swear I listened to the album but I'm not sure of a damn thing he said. Musically, I like it. It's good solid tunes, but it doesn't do much to hold my attention much. It just blends into the background a bit. It's a great album to put on when you're just hanging out somewhere. Standouts were "Rocks Off" "Ventilator Blues" "All Down the Line" "Shine A Light." There are a lot of songs on this beast of an album and if you like the blues and good old rock and roll you'll have a good time. The back half of the album is pretty solid. All said and done, it's like a 3.5/5 for me. Pretty good and a well known Stones album, but it just doesn't have the staying power for me to want to listen to it over and over. A revisit every now and then would be great though!

I don't know. They always felt overrated to me. This has some interesting bits, but nothing I have strong desire to listen to again. Some parts make me wonder whether they were all playing the same song. 3/5, two of which are for Charlie Watts, who keeps the songs together, even when everyone else seems to wander off on their own.

норм

i didnt listen to all of it but it was good

heel erg rolling stones! heel leuk. wel beetje allemaal zelfde voor m’n gevoel

Probably should give it another listen. I’ve tried to get into the Stones but they’re really just a greatest hits band for me.

Preferred this to the first Rolling Stones one I was offered up. But why do they sound like they are trying so hard to be American?

i do love the rolling stones but this was kinda mid? idk nothing crazy but not bad at all faves: tumbling dice and soul survivor

Overall Rating: 7/10 Favorite Song: Ventilator Blues

Honestly just thought this was really average and very generic. I understand the Stones are one of the most influential rock bands of all time but nothing really stood out to me on this record but I also liked it at the same time.

3.69

Mid

didn’t finish icl 🫣

i was a tad overwhelmed

This album was pretty boring for a Stones album. A couple decent songs, but nothing that really jumps out. Mostly just blues-ey rock with Mick Jaggar's voice over it all. Seems like this was from that weird in-between time when their sound was moving from their early stuff to their later stuff.

This is a great countyside vinbe and would listen to it more on a long vacation to beach

so far it’s really good very groovy. I’m only 4 songs in

listened in background while brain-off running. most songs sound the same, but enjoyed it!

It's the Rolling Stones. Not their biggest hits, I only knew one song (Sweet Virginia). I'm not the biggest fan of the Stones, but it was alright. By the last 5-6 songs I was ready to be done. Just a lot of the same sound. Middle of the road, 5/10.

pleasantly surprised by the inclusion of so much brass southern rock from some british dudes, fun

Great but long. Better for background music