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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Nobody can tell me the music here isn’t outdated and tired as hell.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
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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.
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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
There are some really great songs on here, but as with the other Rolling Stones records, it gets too honky tonky sometimes. I enjoy the songs that are punk/blues in their style, and luckily they weigh the most on this album
Oh my God, it's the Rolling Stones, certified legends, etc. etc. and this is often cited as their best album, and yet I can't escape how they sound like a very good bar band and not much more on here. It's a solid album, but nothing jumps out to me as a must-hear song, and every genre touched I think has better exemplars elsewhere.
6/10 - I was honestly let down by this album. Many Stones fans cite this as their favorite album, but to me it falls a bit flat. This album suffers what most double albums suffers in that there is too many meh songs for every great song. This could have been more with less.
I was expecting a bit more from this having heard its praises sung so often. There are some amazing songs - Rocks Off, Tumbling Dice, Happy, Shine a Light - but for one of these there are 2 or 3 blues rock songs that are just okay. Maybe it'll grow on me but for now it's a 6/10.
I don't mind the Rolling Stones, I think Beggars Banquet is the only album of theirs that I love. This album is not an album that I love, it's fine but definitly not for me. I think they are more a an occasional hit band than a good album band. This album is just way too bluesy which isn't for me. I'd give it a middle of the road 2.5 score.
Ändå gött. Jag var skeptisk till en början men en bit in så landade Stones hos mig. Jag har ingen tidigare relation till gruppen mer än några hits och bandnamnet. Låtarna är varierade och det är kul att man experimenterat med massa olika ljud och instrument. Kan rekommendera denna.
Pretty enjoyable
It’s a good album. But it’s one of those albums that I’m supposed to really love. Everybody puts it at the top of their Stones list. However, it has never really reached those heights for me. I guess I’m more of a Some Girls guy.
Ok background but nothing peaked
Really, REALLY solid album. Satisfying blend of blues and rock&roll
Some decent tunes but goes on a bit
Don’t mind the Stones and a couple of tracks on here are decent bluesy tunes
I forget that early rock is often just blues and honky tonk
Damn good album by a damn good band. Stones rock! 7/10
315/1089 - Was wondering when I'd get them again. I don't think I've gotten any Bob Dylan albums yet and I know he has a lot on the list too, looking forward to some of those. Anyways, it's competent but samey and I'm not really a blues rock fan. Shake Your Hips and I Just Want to See His Face were alright.
A very good record. I don’t think it’s as great as everyone believes but I do get who they are in terms of history.
I feel like I’m supposed to like this album but it is just OK. I can see the R&B influence and the twist these English kids used but… meh.
Long mythologized as the band’s murkiest, most decadent statement, Exile on Main St. still lands as a raw and ragged sprawl—though modern remastering finally lets the guitars snarl and the horns punch through the haze rather than sink into it. What hasn’t changed is how samey the record can feel: a narcotic shuffle of bluesy churns and midtempo or slow-burn country detours, all held together less by hooks than by a humid, lived-in atmosphere. Still, the highlights remind you why the band’s creative excess remains legendary. “Rip This Joint” tears out of the gate with 1950s rockabilly abandon, “Sweet Virginia” leans into its country twang with a wink and a yee-haw, and “Happy” finds Keith Richards barking out one of his most straightforward, good-time rockers. Messy? Absolutely. But it’s a glorious kind of mess—the Stones at their most unpolished and unapologetic.
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Weird
[Bill Simmons voice] Are we sure The Rolling Stones are good? This is fine, generic classic rock, but I don't understand why this album is so revered. 3/5
Random thoughts: * I couldn't help but think of Sir Paul McCartney's quote: "they’re a blues cover band, that’s sort of what the Stones are." * That thought just didn't leave my head as I listened to Exile on Mainstreet twice. * I understand it's historical significance and I know it is critically adored. It just sounds like some good rock/blues music. Not one of the 100 best albums of all time. * I'm pretty sure the story of recording this album has made this album more popular than it should be. Somehow even I know the basics without ever listening to the album before. * Shouldn't hit songs count for something? I did like "Tumbling Dice". Maybe the next best song was "Sweet Virginia" but there weren't many songs here classified as hits. * I'm glad I listened to this album. I don't find it a classic like so many others. I prefer Let It Bleed way more than this Stones album.
there’s some country in here which i appreciate. but otherwise not my vibe
It's fine.
Average Rolling Stones album. Their influence is undeniable, but I wouldn’t find myself going back to this on the regular. Though I don’t think I would skip any of the songs if they came on shuffle either. Good for background noise
Pretty solid album, I think this has been my favourite Stones album so far but I still just can’t get into them. It was solid the whole way through.
Meh, 3? Not a big stones fan. Nothing really wrong with this I just don't like the sound of the album and nothing really blew me away
The Rolling Stones. Not The Beatles but a close second as one of the greatest Rock & Roll band. Not one of their best album but still very good.
midway through listening to this i made the mistake of looking up one of the blues riffs they used in a song, and then youtube kept playing good 1970s era blues music automatically without my realizing it. so the rest of the stones album sounded like SHIT compared to those three random songs. i just find them embarrassing…of all the “white brits trying to be black americans” musicians from this era they are the least successful at surpassing the inherent corniness of that venture through genuine talent and skill and originality (compared to the beatles or led zeppelin, for example). their sound is just so derivative and boring to me…and this album was wayyy way too long. whatever. stream EXILE IN GUYVILLE by LIZ PHAIR.
I just don't really love them. Occasionally I come across one of their songs that really grabs my attention -- on this album it's "I Just Want to See His Face" and "Let It Loose", the first of which feels inventive in its subdued delivery, the second is just plain beautiful -- but mostly it just feels like background noise.
Blimey - just when I thought I would try to get back in the swing of listening again I get hit with another mega double album. Not my favourite Stones album and a few songs start off as if they are other classics but mutate into mediocre. Not bad but nothing to blow my socks off.
I can see why this is legendary, but I’m still not fully converted. The loose, basement-like sound and the mix of blues, gospel, and country are fascinating. Yet most of the songs blur for me; it’s more of a vibe than a collection of standout moments. I respect the album’s place in history and its influence on bands I love, but emotionally, it doesn’t quite click with me. Still, it’s impossible not to fall for Shine a Light.
not even my top 5 stones album. sorry girls
the kind of album that plays in the background at a white people bbq joint
If I only had an hour and 6 min left to live I’d listen to this album because it would make it feel like a year It’s not bad just eh
interesting...
Fine album, very bluesy and garage rock inspired. I don't find a single song here to standout but they are all very well written.
Supposedly this is both one of the most coherent and most varied Stones albums. My feeling about The Stones through the various albums I've heard by them, is that they are a step above ACDC - very samey songs, very samey sound, though very good at what they do. This album feels like a bunch of white boys ripping off the Blues forefathers they adored. Which is essentially their entire career, aside from brief forays into ripping off The Beatles. Honestly, I've never understood how The Stones got quite so big or remain so adored. I get their live status and how they were so energetic and electric on stage. I get that they were controversial. But the music feels so anaemic in comparison to how people talk about them. They lack the tunes of The Beatles, and lack the potency of Led Zep. Now, I say all this even though there are a bunch of all time bangers that I love. Paint It Black. Gimme Shelter. Wild Horses. A few others. This album doesn't have anything close to any of those. It has some middling rock songs. It has some middling country rock songs. It has some others songs. A few foot tappers. But it has too much if what I can stand - too much honky tonk piano. Too much harmonica. Too much sax. Not enough melody. Not enough emotion. It's a big, overcooked, overrated rock album filled with the extremes of ideas by a band that, by my reckoning, didn't have many ideas of their own at all. Oh yeah - The Manic Street Preachers lyric 'Daylight bores the sunshine out of me' is a VASTLY better lyric than The Stones original version here.
Jeg kan skjønne hvorfor dette er et album som står seg ut blant Stones' LPer, og det er fordi det er consistent. Denne skiva kunne vært 40 minutter eller 120 minutter, og det hadde fortsatt fungert. Den er fattig på Klassikere, men det fungerer på et vis i albumets favør. Her er en samling låter av et band i sin prime, og skiva føles av den grunn ikke som den skiva som har feks. Gimme Shelter eller Sympathy for the Devil og x antall andre låter. Det er nesten så jeg klarer å bry meg om blues rock her, men selv om jeg likte tiden jeg tilbrakte i exil på Main St., er det fortsatt veldig mange andre album jeg heller ville tatt med meg i exil.
Detta var ikke så gærent, det var ihvertfall bedre enn Aftermath, og takk for det. Litt av problemet mitt med Stones er at låtskrivinga ikke er så bra, enten så er det bare litt kjedelig blues, eller så er det for mye jamming. Gode vibber, kulhet og alle de greiene der. Komposisjonene blir litt for kjedelig. Men det er noe gode låter her, så hvis de hadde halvert albumet så hadde det kanskje vært bedre. Det har også vært endel sammenligninger med White Album, men det skal man ikke gjøre. Dette albumet nærmer seg ikke. De som også mener at White album hadde hatt godt av å trimmes litt kan trimme litt av huet sitt i samme slengen.
C'est marrant j'avais ajouté cet album à ma liste de lecture après 3 autres albums et une fois arrivée dessus j'avais oublié que c'était les stones et je me suis dit "encore du rock lambda, mais tiens y'a une vibe rolling stones". Bah du coup voilà, les rolling stones sans surprise, à nouveau. Des instrus quali qui sortent un peu du lot mais c'est toujours un peu la même chose quand même. Des bons solos de guitare sur plusieurs morceaux quand même, notamment Shine a light
'Rocks Off' is a great opener, The Stones come out swinging. 'Tumbling Dice' has become one of my favourite Stones tracks. Really soulful, and Charlie lays down such a cool groove, love the fills. Aside from that there are lots of cool bluesy and acoustic guitars but hardly any stand out songs.
More Rolling Stones. More mediocrity.
Interesting use of brass instruments, but a little samey
I wish my dick were as long as this album.
meh não gostei muito não
Ah, it was OK but not memorable.
Definitely a Rolling Stones album. Not my favourite, but adequate.
Another standard effort from the Stones I think? There's been so many of these that I'm starting to think I'm missing something. Yes, this one sounded better than the others, but I'm sure I could find very similar sounding offerings with ease.
überzüügt mi nöd mega, aber ich chan navollzieh, wie mes chönnt guet finde.
Cancún edition: This fit better with the vibe of being poolside in Mexico. I do have some concerns that at least one of these songs will be repeated by the one man cover band on stage tonight.
Classic Stones, blues driven Rock.
I can see where they have borrowed sounds from other cultures here, to the point where its really on the nose. Good, but no stand out hits for me.
pretty good album listened too while driving on a rainy southeast Minnesota day, seemed fitting
Double albums can rarely hold me for their full duration. And this one is no exception! It’s a great album, but if I had to pick one stones album, I think I’ll go for one that packs more of an efficient punch. Sweet Virginia never hit as hard as it did on this listen though, that’s a great song. 3.5
Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: Ventilator Blues Rolling Stones album number 3 on the List so far (I think out of a 6 or 8) I'm still not really getting it. They are a British band with a very American rock sound. You have a song like Sweet Virginia and you instantly think Grateful Dead or Lynyrd Skynyrd or Credence Clearwater Revival - Americana-like - not British invasion Beatles or Pink Floyd. It's just a weird dissonance I'm grappling with. The music is fine. I would even lean towards good and interesting, but I just wasn't hooked on anything. It's certainly no Paint It Black or Gimme Shelter.
Interesting album this one. It excels at creating a vibe if you can just let go of attention to lyrical detail, while simultaneously reminding you that these are some white guys performing music that definitely clearly originated in black culture. “Rocks Off” is my pick from the album, I don’t have a particular reason for liking it, I just did. “Sweet Virginia” was also a fun instance of slowing the pace down a bit. “Tumbling Dice” was never my favorite Stones hit, and it doesn’t sound any better or worse in the context of this album. After a strong effort to be an attentive listener for most of this year, it’s now October 2025 and I’m feeling a bit burnt out by one rock album after another. Maybe just a bit of a bad pocket but I want to be wowed by things I haven’t heard. Soft 3/5 for this one
It was ok kind of a cool sound
More great work by the Stones. This one doesn't have the standout singles like Beggars Banquet or Let It Bleed, but it's very jaunty and enjoyable throughout.
my favourite rolling stones album!!!!!
Sounds like classic old era bluesy Stone’s Album
Solide, aber nichts außergewöhnliches.
A Stones albums I don't really know. Some good tracks, some generic blues filler. Horn section saves some of the blander tracks. There are better less bloated Stones albums. 3 Heard before? Some songs Owned: No 17/1001, 17/73 (23%) Will I get? No
I never really understood the hype behind this album. It's not bad by any means, but I think the Stones have a lot better material. Would have been better as a single lp for sure.
Not memorable
I know The Rolling Stones are a legendary rock band, but this album was just ok for me. Mick Jagger’s voice has never been my cup of tea.
All the songs sound the same.
3.4/having never listened to a rolling stones record, that was better than I thought? got a hint of the blues at the end and I can't hate it.
I’m not sure why the decided to go for the blues. Some of the album works well with Turd on the Run and Sweet Virginia, but I wasn’t feeling half of the album. Maybe because I wasn’t expect such a blues-heavy influence?
I like the honky tonk vibes but a lot of the songs are meh
Kinda half-listened. It was fun and also fine.
I understand the appeal, but I do not connect enough with this band. It feels too superficial or something.
This album is a bit long in my opinion, I think 3-5 songs could’ve easily been trimmed. It’s easy to forget how inspired by blues music the Stones are if your knowledge of them extend only to their radio hits. I enjoyed quite a few songs, but I kept finding myself tuning out from time to time.
I was wondering before listening, if it's their best album how come I don't know any of the songs? So now I know why.
Nice. Probably a 4. Nah. 3
Nothing necessarily groundbreaking, but not every album has to be to be good. Solid record, start to finish. Mick Jagger is exactly who he thinks he is lol.
It's not an album I would buy, but I did like some of the songs. Classic.
Pas grand chose à dire
hmm ça va mais ça sonne vieuuuux
It’s fine. Not a big Stones guy. 3.5⭐️
More Stones. This is a long play with some good tracks but nothing that gives me Stones magic. It's pop and jazz and soul. Listened before? N Saved tracks? Y Favorite tracks? Casino Boogie, Tumbling Dice, Sweet Virginia, Happy ⭐⭐⭐ Liked it. Saved a few tracks.
Incredibly mid for rolling stones standards
We're past their peak and their albums are starting to get old. 3/5
6/10 - nice blues rock, not what I thought the rolling stones was. But it is a few songs too long
cool rock
It's fine background music. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): Casino Boogie, Happy ⭐⭐⭐: Liked it. Saved some tracks.
Rolling Stones are like the Beastie Boys (hear me out.) They make music inspired by American black people, in the same genres as American black people, but for white audiences. Both groups do inject enough of their personal style (all Beastie Boys songs sound like THAT for example), but ultimately would not exist without the hundreds of artists that laid the groundwork for them. I'm not a massive fan of the Stones. I know they're important historically and contributed to the rise of Rock and Roll world wide, but if I wasn't doing this list of albums I wouldn't have thought to listen to this album. That said, that's the best part of this whole site.
442/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
did not listen to all of it :(
Found this easier to listen to in 2 parts, as was getting slightly bored. Much prefer Sticky Fingers or Beggars Banquet, but it’s still a decent album on the whole.
i definitely feel like a zoomer listening to these sometimes - i can tell why this is good, that it’s foundational, but because i don’t have the cultural connection of the time to it, i’m not that compelled by it! great rock n roll. it’s the rolling stones!! what can I say!! definitely entertained by the song titles. it’s workshop music to me. there’s enough variety in the album that i wasn’t bored of it, but it’s consistent. overall good! glad I’ve listened through it. i like the horns, i like the funky vocals. feel like i should listen to it again for my Education
Okay. Niekada išskirtinai neoatiko rock n rollas. Gan panašios dainos. Gal tekstas geras, bet nelabai klausiau.
The Rolling Stones are one of the all time great bands and the impact they have had throughout the years on later bands cannot be understated. That being said other than the most famous songs I really never got in to them before. Now having listened through an entire album I appreciate them a bit more. Its easy to listen to and has some great guitar work. I still have other rock bands that I would rather listen to if I had a choice but its better than I expected.
Not a big fan of the Stones but the album is pleasant enough. Solid blues rock with no glaring weaknesses.
Not overwhelming. I can see the attraction, would need to listen again.
This album is great. Probably a little longer than it needed to be but still great. I prefer earlier stones though.
Yeah it's a layered and complex album, I just found it a bit dull. Not bad, but the Stones have better.
Me ha gustado. Sobre todo la variedad de instrumentos y sonidos diferentes que han combinado a lo largo de las canciones
long. same song. rock. background.
As many times as I have heard of The Rolling Stones, I have never actually had the pleasure of hearing their music. For my first introduction to them, this was quite good. It's unlike the other British rock I have been exposed to on this generator, likely because it leans a bit more blues. While it was good, it didn't keep my attention held throughout the listen and didn't exactly stick with me.
Not sure if it's their best work but still pretty decent
Geluisterd terwijl ik in de trein zat. De Monster Train 2 om precies te zijn. Een prima maar voor mij niet al teveel zeggend of beklijvend album. Ook geen herkenbare tracks. 3 sterren.
--Rocks Off...oh hells yeah. the horns are everything --Rip This Joint...not a total banger but that damn saxophone elevates it --Shake Your Hips...guitar is great, average song --Casino Boogie...a decent groove elevated by the sax and Richards' guitar --Tumbling Dice...great song. I love when backup singers are properly utilized --Sweet Virginia...I like Richards' guitar work but I'm not sure Mick has the type of voice to pull this off --Torn and Frayed...piano, guitar, and bass are all fun --Sweet Black Angel...an acoustic ballad with a healthy dose of woodblock. nothing special --Loving Cup...great track. feels like the entire band is contributing equally and it's great --Happy...a boring version of Rocks Off --Turd on the Run...I've read multiple critics that claim this is a weak track. I think it's a little simple but fun and it fits the overall vibe --Ventilator Blues...I prefer Turd --I Just Want to See His Face...filler --Let it Loose...this song is remarkably lame for its title --All Down the Line...another lesser Rocks Off imitation --Stop Breaking Down...here we go. dirty and fun --Shine a Light...a good song and I'm sure Mick is an electric live performer, but I never understood how these guys were rivals with the Beatles when both McCartney and Lennon's vocals were much better than Jagger's (in my opinion). Never mind the songwriting but that's a different discussion. "Rock n Roll", I guess --Soul Survivor...decent closer. also sounds like Rocks Off
stones
It's alright. Better the first album I listened to off this list from them. But it's uninspiring and pretty dull. Middle of the road 3
Great
i can't really get it
Very good album. Nothing outstanding but certainly enjoyable
Blues more so than rock probably wasn't in the right space
Raw. With few exceptions this is the Stones’ basement tapes!
No real bangers, but pretty solid all the way through.
Some fun songs. I liked the feeling of the album being played in one big room with a crowd. Maybe like a blues bar.
Decent Rolling Stones album. I don't think I knew any of the songs on here before listening to this, and they all kind of registered as ok to good for me. 3/5
Pretty listenable for a Rolling Stones album, but also a lot of it sorta passed me by. Average Rolling Stones for me. 3/5
I’m really of the mindset that I like the Stones more with their Greatest Hits vs a regular album. Very blues driven. I liked “Ventilator Blues”. I only knew one song overall. Album 3/5, greatest hits 4/5.
Another double album filled with great songs and mediocre songs that are Stones' blues cliches . I would appreciate a trimmed album, myself. 3/5
Very bluesy, quite country. Nice og rock vibes.
Honestly they all sound the same minus tumbling dice and happy
A good album but being a double I feel there is some filler. 3.5/5
This projected has affirmed that I’m just not a Rolling Stones guy. Not that there bad. They’re just extremely ok. Record was fine. Does do on for a bit too long. 3/5
Not their best album but a few good songs
The fact I didnt recognize any of these songs as hits made me like it more. It was like a solid blues rock album that I could listen to without having to pay too much attention.
Never been big on the Stones but this was a decently fun blues rock jawn.
Rock album. Great if you like rock. Very rocky
I just listened to Aftermath a couple days ago, and I definitely enjoyed this one more. I feel like, when I think of The Rolling Stones, this is the exact vibe I hear in my head. Best Track: Rocks Off
Started with a bang but was hard to get into for much of the middle. Liked it a little more towards the end but feel like with a better base of Rolling Stones music I’d appreciate it more.
1972 I really want to like this...but at 67 minutes my interest soon wanes. It all seems so contrived; they're from London for heaven's sake I'll try again one day. Heard before ✅️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ✅️ reluctantly Bloated ★★★☆☆ (6/10)
Yeah, it’s prettay good.
I liked this. Never listened to a Stones album in its entirety. Very much of the time, but a great feel to it. Looking forward to listening further, particularly within the list. Good start to the week.
Being a Luddite/millenial a few steps removed from the Rolling Stones, this is the first Stones album I have listened to all the way through so it was interesting to give it a go. I think for me this album is at its best when the soul/blues influences are at their strongest and the rock and roll is taking a back seat. In general I didn’t have any standout songs, but it was pretty decent background music. A strongish 3.
Very rock and roll! Fast paced gritty explosion. Not sure if its supposed to but has a very American sound with the specific use of the guitair sound. I really enjoyed it. Solid 3 but doesn't elicit any special feeling for me.
A solid album of American blues tracks being drawled out by Mick Jagger. Some cool naturalistic recording giving the impression of how great this must have been to see live. "Sweet Virginia" was a really cool track, but it was at this point I started to have thoughts heretical to hardcore Stones fans: Aren't they just trying a little too hard to sound American? Through this lens, it started giving me vibes of a novelty tribute act in a themed restaurant. I was imagining a bunch of English lads all dressed up in Stetsons, high heeled boots, and leather tassels and the whole thing suddenly seemed faintly ridiculous.
Maybe not that expansive for 19 songs. But they do rock. And the performances are fun. It makes it feel much shorter than an hour.
[DNF] It’s nice but giving old songs you play at op shop. Not really my style.
Meh
some songs were very good, some songs were lifeless
solid & classic Stones sound 3/5
Expected to like this a lil more. Some classic songs but a lot of filler, the Stones have way better
This is my fifth Rolling Stones album on this project, and it's the first one that I thought was pretty solid all the way through. I still don't get the hype behind the band, but just about every track is decent to good. Unfortunately there isn't really anything that stands out as exceptional, it's a consistent album for better and for worse. Favorite track: "Tumbling Dice"
I think I'm at a point where I have to admit that I enjoy Rolling Stones hits, but I just find albums to be too much filler.
I get there’s some great music going on but I’m not sure I get the Rolling Stones
Gosto de Rolling Stones, mas o meu gosto é baseado em músicas isoladas, singles, músicas enquadradas em várias playlists com diferentes bandas. Agora que ouvi o álbum completo, fiquei meio aborrecida: pareceu-me tudo no mesmo tom, parecido e desliguei ligeiramente.
I was a Beatles fan
Never was a fan but can’t deny they were influential. 3
This is the 4th Rolling Stones album I got. It has by far the best filler, but it doesn't have a Gimme Shelter or Sympathy for the Devil for an extra star.
Songs: Let it Loose
Probably worth another listen
Peut-être considéré comme brouillon, mais entraînant et plaisant à écouter
Some songs were good but mostly not my vibe
Ehhhh kind of a banger
A classic rock album, although you can hear the bluesy, country influences which give it depth. Although not my favourite genre of music, I can appreciate it! This album does make me wanna wear flare jeans and line dance in cowboy boots lol
Snelle inhaal review #14: Als je de beste nummers zou pakken van dit album, zou het echt een goed album kunnen zijn, nu staat er naar mijn gevoel iets te veel filler op.
Geen grote rolling stones fan maar dit was wel aardig
It’s the Rolling Stones. What can you say? They’ve never been my personal favorite but hard to argue with the quality. Don’t think this is their best work though.
such a strong beginning and end. not a huge fan of the middle
Meh. The Rolling Stones have never really connected for me. It’s fine. It’s also way too long and nothing really sticks apart from Tumbling Dice. It’s not bad. It’s just there. Which feels like a weird thing to say about an album this widely heralded and famous.
Meh too twangy. It's not bad. Just not what I care for.
It all shares the same vibes divided in subsections given the different sides of the vinyl, Shine a light is the highlight of the project, will need more listens to fully grasp the rest of the material.
Not as good as Let it Bleed, but better than Beggar's Banquet. Kinda made me second-guess finally "getting" the Stones.
Blues rock, standard Stones stuff with country and gospel vibes in places. Didnt do much for me Best track - Torn and Frayed, Shine A Light 3 stars
I dunno, not really my think I think. Fine as these things go.
I find the Rolling Stones to be an odd band, in that every album has a single or two that are quite good, but the rest of the songs are mid at best and some are downright bad. Of course, it's hard to write consistently great songs for so long and you have to give them a lot of credit for having at least some hits on every album for 50 years. (Not in the last 10 or 20 as far as I know, though) This album is in their heyday and is always celebrated as groundbreaking. But almost all of the songs I find to be kind of same-y. Sure one's a little more country than blues, but it's still pretty close. The singles are good: Happy, Tumbling Dice, even Sweet Virginia. I'd listen if they came on. Perhaps these are the ones with a different producer?? Turd On The Run is horrible and Torn and Frayed grates on me. All of the rest are ok, like fine as background music or if I were at a bar and the band was playing these songs, it'd be fine, but I wouldn't throw money at them.
I like the blues, I like rock, and I like quite a few Rolling Stones songs, but this album, while okay, didn't meet the hype.
Kult men ganske standard
Not their best work. Bit too Americana
A blues bar jam essentially, nice sound overall but nothing in particular jumps out as outstanding. Rolling Stones continue to be a great singles band only in my opinion 3.5*
I have pretty fond memories of this one. Couple songs I know are bangers but don’t remember too much else. Definitely didn’t remember how stripped down this is. It works. The brass works extremely well here. Deeefffinitely drags on toward the end. Pretty sick cover Rocks off is a solid starter, rip this joint kinda boring. Eh, kinda fun. Today is the day I found out ZZ Top ripped off the stones. Granted zz took it to another gear, and the stones probably ripped off someone else. Tumbling dice and sweet Virginia are great. Ventilator blues is a good one. Shine a light is the best song here. Easy.
Solid
I keep listening to the stones hoping that it will grab me, but this album didn’t again. It’s not bad, it’s just not moving me the way the Beatles did.
Meh. I thought I would love it, but I came out disappointed. It's not bad, but I thought it would be a great Stones album. It's not
Every time I think I can set aside the problematicness of the Stones, I hear a song that reminds me of just how bad they can be. The album is too long, there are some great tracks, but some that should really be left in annals of history
I feel like in my head The Rolling Stones sound a lot different than they do when I actually listen to them
Надуха ми главата
My biggest issue with the Stones is that they never did learn how to trim the fat.
I kinda expected to like this more since I do enjoy rock so much more. This seemed more bluesy almost folk than rock to me, which surprised me since I’m used to the typical stones hits.
🧓🏻
Not my favorite Stones album. There’s two types of Stones songs, one type has heavy blue riffs with a gritty swampy sound and the other is more hook heavy rock, I prefer the latter. The songs Happy and Tumbling Dice represents everything I love about the Stones while songs like Casino Boogie do not.
Sounds like classic rolling Stones. Nothing super catchy, but I imagine if you're a fan of the band it would've satisfied the itch for new music
Life OST and yes I would still buy this album even for one single great song, like Tumbling Dice. They were never that cool, and yes they can be awesome and boring at the same time. This album is way too long and it should never be listened on earphones.
I repeat myself: The Stones Work as a Singles and collection band. Their proper records never make Iit for me. While this might be their most consistent record, it still contains too much uninteresting fillers. I secretely know this won't BE the last of such ratings here...
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Mythic group, but only doing, sometimes well, what is already existing
Quelques chansons sympa mais ça tourne en rond
Really good
This was an established and competent Rolling Stones making passible yet unremarkable music. Truth of the matter is that they are clearly capable of making hit songs yet this album is mediocre and quickly vanished into, however decent, simply background music. 3/5
It's fine. But honestly, it doesn't particularly stand out. I mean... There are the one or two or even three standout singles, but there are 18 tracks here. It doesn't give me much reason to revisit it again, honestly. It also begs - again - the question why there are so many Stones albums on this list. It's like the authors want to convince people that the Stones are/were more than what we've seen of them in the 80s. Honestly, though - Let It Bleed and Beggars' Banquet (both also on this list) make that point much more convincingly than this... Okayyys collection of songs.
Never listened to the stones. It felt as normal background music
Exile on Main Street is a funny one for me. I'm not the biggest Rolling Stones fan, but appreciate this album for it's significance in their discography. I didn't hate listening to the album, not it was very much background music for me. Tumbling Dice is obviously a popular song and I liked that one the most but I think overall, it got quite tiring to listening to. Very repetitive, which is maybe listening to it after it's 50-odd years of existence and with a modern perspective, but wasn't the most thrilling listen. Fine for background though.
It was fine. The Rolling Stones have some absolute bangers in their catalogue, but this album didn't hit those highs. It was well executed, albeit quite generic, blues rock. Fine, but nothing I'll want to go back to.
Lmao the other top reviews as of writing this are all 2s and 3s. I have to agree. The whole album was pretty samey. I don’t particularly like Mick Jagger’s voice either. Which is interesting, because I can’t think of any popular artists today who have unpleasant vocal performances. Maybe in 30-40 years I’ll eat these words.
GREAT energy and spirit. Feels like it brings their blues side more to the fore in this album. Very enjoyable but quite long as it’s a double album and probably got used to the 30-40min albums so far. But enough variety and energy to stay engaged. Close to 4, but maybe just misses out and 3.5
Not bad but I'd much rather just listen to the artists that they've, shall we say, "paid homage" to.
These guys are English you say? They sure sound American. And they're white? You don't say. Look. I don't know what to make of this. I mean, everyone of a certain age has heard of this, but do they like it? I guess they do, but I don't know if people would like it as much these days. I like some Rolling Stones as much as the next guy, but this is pure nostalgia fest from a time when competition was slim and people were starved for entertainment. (Could make the same excuse for Morrissey, but then, he's a C*$#.) Three stars.
While I know this is a popular album it doesn’t do much for me. I recognize the musicianship but the album is a let down for me.
Not interested
Ofmetið. Tumbling Dice og Shine a Light er alveg topp lög. Restin er bara ekki að ná mér. Of mikið americana. Stundum í stuði fyrir það en ekki í gær.
Aldrei skilið hæpið í kringum þessa plötu, reynt nokkrum sinnum. Ég er líklega merira rokk en blús. Nokkur góð lög.
The album definitely began to shine brighter in the second half, especially with the song "Shine a Light" which was likely the favorite song of the album. As a first listen of Rolling Stones, this definitely didn't disappoint but also didn't completely blow you away given the aura and acclaim around the band. Will give this a 3.5/5 and bumping it to 3, as it didn't quite hit the heights of other albums here.
Solidly good, but I'd hesitate to call it great. There are no memorable hits or exceptional songs despite the album's popularity. Not their best work, but it's still The Rolling Stones.
Not a bad album for sure, but I feel like there are much better stones albums that could be on this list. I'm starting to recognize that pattern with this list.
Not bad, just boring.
Exile On Main Street is an album that i had a hard time keeping up with. I am mostly just going to blame it on it's length and the fact that there isn't all too much variation on the formula. The songs tended to flip-flop between two formulas, one being a more country like style and the other being a harder, more rock and roll style and that lasted for about an hour. I don't think that this album is bad, far from it actually, the music is pretty good especially from the latter formula and the vocals are also really good hear as well. I just wish that it were cut down a bit. This may be another album where I'm struggling to find a favorite and least favorite song due to them being overly similar to each other. It's not bad, i just wish it wasn't so long. Best Song: Stop Breaking Down Worst Song: Sweet Virginia
3/5
Solid album if you’re into bluesy rock. Had a few lulls but overall not bad. Rocks Off, Torn and Frayed, and Tumbling Dice were highlights.
I wanted to really like it, I mean it’s the stones! It was but ok.
Enjoyed the album. Never gonna complain when the Stones are playing, but also not much stood out as being particularly great.
I never really got the rolling stones hype. This album didn't change that for me. Nothing wrong with it but it's not blowing my hair back either
Nothing spectacular but I enjoyed this more than I expected to.
kinda forgettable tbh. perhaps i wasn’t paying enough attention to fully grasp the album. it was okay. would probably rate a 3/5 since i didn’t dislike any of it.
Great band. Not their best album. 3
A bluesy Stones' album. Reminds me of going to an American dive bar where people are playing pool while smoking.
Aika perus rollari meno, vähän rauhallisempaa kuin mitä odotin. Rentoa ja ihan perus hyvää. Parhaat: Ventilator Blues, Let It Loose
The Rolling Stones are a band everyone has heard of. I've always had them categorized as 'ok but not my thing' so it's hard to see past that. I thought the straight up blues rock songs were all filler. There were a handful of songs that I liked a lot despite not wanting to like them. Mick Jagger is just such a friggin weirdo. But there is some good stuff here even if I'll probably not go back to it much.
I think this is number four of six Rolling Stones albums in the collection, so more than halfway through our allotment of Stones now. I'm not all that familiar with their discography, but I *did* recognize the album title, so that seemed promising, although I was surprised scanning the song list that there weren't many obvious Rolling Stones classics listed aside from "Tumbling Dice". And as I listened to this long dive into the Stones' version of American rock-n-roll, I was kind of disappointed with the album, largely because of all the accolades I was reading about how it was reassessed as their best album several years after it was released. As I listened to track after track of largely similar bluesy-rock (and grateful for a few deviations, like "Sweet Virginia", "Sweet black angel" and "Let it loose"), I thought of Paul McCartney's dismissive critique that the Stones were a "blues cover band", and thought that this album perhaps help justify to him this unfair caricature. It probably says something that Mick Jagger said just after the album was released that he was himself bored with rock & roll; I found the album kind of boring in a way that I haven't found other Stones albums in this collection so far, and I didn't put months of sweat and effort into it. (I also agree with Jagger's later criticism of how poorly mixed the album was, largely the result of more than half of the band/producers constantly abusing drugs during the recording; the 2010 remastered version definitely helps, but still.) But I also like it that this was clearly Keith Richards' labor of love, down to his lead take on "Happy".
2.5/5
Against all the odds I enjoyed this quite a bit. Liked the mix of Blues, gospel and rock. Standout tracks were Rocks Off and Tumbling Dice but there were also some mediocre tracks too. It’s the Stones I don’t really see the appeal but it was better than I thought it would be
Некоторые треки показались довольно интересными, но конец какой-то нудный. Слишком продолжительный альбом, так что могу поставить только 6 баллов из 10.
They really found a sound and stuck to it for an hour but at least it was quite a good sound they went with, though still could do with a bit of variety. 3 stars
This is pretty good. No stand outs but a general feel of rocky nostalgia from my early years of listening to The Stones
I guess I was expecting this to really blow me away, since I'd always heard it spoken of as a really important, excellent album. I can see how it was influential, but I just didn't find it that interesting. It felt like the same sound all the way through.
This is my second hearing the album and I think I enjoyed it more than the first time. It’s a fine album throughout and it’s definitely got a consistent sound, but I feel that it doesn’t offer much more than that. Maybe it’ll grow on me but for now there’s nothing too striking to me, so it’s hard to rate it anything more than a 7/10. Simply a collection of rock songs.
I definitely believe that this had its time and was very important in its day. It still feels like important listening. I just think we’ve largely outgrown this sound, but that’s a good thing! Progression is good. We can still respect the history.
Bluesy rock'n'roll, not feeling it
It's a good Rolling Stones album. A few great songs and a few meh. Nothing to be upset by, but nothing stands out as Holy Shit this is amazing.
meh
Pretty good stuff but not my favorite of their work
Is this their American blues cover band era? Or have they always borrowed heavily from the blues?
A few standout great songs - I forgot I love all down the line! :) It just felt very unfocused and bloated?
I love The Rolling Stones but this is not their best album.
6/10 I feel like I’m with the majority of some on this site where I don’t see the hype of the stones, at least when you see publication websites rate them one of the greatest of all time. While this is their most consistent album and my favorite song is on it, 18 tracks is too much for an album in my opinion. Tracks started to blend together, nothing too offensive though Favorite Track: *Let it Loose*
Cool bluesy rock album