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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.
Non l'ho ascoltato tutto che YouTube ha fatto casino. Comunque un ottimo album anche se forse un po' peggio rispetto all'altro.
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
I have never been a big fan of 70s era Rolling Stones. I think it has something to do with the slide guitar, too much piano, saxophone, harmonica, Mick constantly screaming, the black female back up singers, etc., etc. Each element on its own might be fine but all together and it’s too much. At times it seems all a bit too cacophonous. And frankly some of their songs give me a headache. This album, however, has me thinking differently about them. Some of those elements also exist on this album but more than anything I find them to be really just rocking the fuck out on this one. I feel like it’s part homage to American soul, R&B, gospel, blues, funk. And part middle finger to the American music status quo. Like they’re saying, hey fuck you we can do this too and even better than you! Again, another classic album that I have never heard before. In fact, I think there might’ve been only one song on this album that I had heard before (Tumbling Dice). 18 songs on one of the most famous Rolling Stones albums and I only know one song, I’ve got some work to do. I can’t wait to give this one another listen and really get into it. *loved: Rocks Off, Rip This Joint, Sweet Virginia, Torn and Frayed, Loving Cup, Ventilator Blues, Shine a Light
Good album, a lot of the roughness that I like about the Stones. The general sound feels more American than the rest of their work. It's not exactly my style, but it's an interesting span of blues into rock. I think Tumbling Dice is my favorite of the bunch.
High 3, almost a 4, arguably a 4, torn.
Okay, more background music than a classic
For what?
solidno
I've heard this before but never managed to get into it. Fun in parts, boring in others. Realise I don't like Jagger"s voice much is their blues stuff. It's very long too. 2.5 would have been my preference.
3.5 if that were an option
This is a weird album. It sounds like the rolling stones having a drunken party that lasts too long and nothing is coherent enough to be a memorable hit. Then I read about it and that is exactly what happened. Loads of drugs, loads of session musicians etc. It's not bad, it's just not great and it's long. Apparently everyone who slated it loves it 10 years later, so ask me again in 2035.
The musicianship is awesome, love the inclusion of all the various instruments, but I just don't like Mick Jagger's voice.
Enjoyed having it on and Rocks off and Shine a Light stood out for me. A little bit long overall though and couldn't give it my full attention for the whole album 3.5.
A classic album, 15 years before I was born. I would love to have listened to it with 16 years in 72', to feel the raw impact on the music scene and the contrast of their sound, but I got to listened to it with 38 years as an musical archeologist. This period of 60 to 75 is a blessed collection of pearls and golden necklaces you can wear at any occasion.
not the same "zip" as their newer stuff.
Good.
The Rolling Stones and me just aren't really happening.
3.5
Decent
It's fine. No song really stood out to me that much, though. Just sounded like The Rolling Stones. Bang average.
The bluesy songs a pretty boring to me. I did enjoy the sound of the more rock and roll stuff.
can't get the fruit
As is so often the case with double albums, this does not really earn its length. Whilst clearly very well put together, I struggled to find a standout track and everything felt a tad ... inauthentic? Like they were trying a just bit too hard to sound bluesy, but lacking the conviction to really sell it. Perfectly fine to listen to, but it failed to be memorable in any way.
Good, but not their best.
Good
Very blues and rock n roll. The classic Jagger vocals and Richards guitar licks. Happy is a track with vocals by Richards which is rare. Rip This Joint is up tempo. Shake Your Hips has that Mississippi Delta feel. All Down The Line a good track, guitar, rock n roll.
Listened. Overall a good album, I liked that it was upbeat and there were a few songs I really enjoyed. However I would say it's not my cup of tea as a whole, so not an album I would be actively listening to again, but I'm glad to have listened to it.
A long album, with not all tracks hitting. I like their take on the bluesy stuff. Can really see how it influenced some of the later rock that came after it. Not sure how often I'll revisit this but glad I've listened to it as I have not given the Rolling Stones a proper listen.
The third Rolling Stones album so far. From my experience with the other two, I'm not really expecting much. Some decent but kind of basic to today's standard rock and roll tracks, played and performed very well, but not leaving much of a lasting impression. Going to guess there's some content on here that hasn't aged well. Gonna say I reacted quite negatively to the runtime, will probably drag a bit. Wish I was a bigger fan of this band than I am. I see people glazing them all the time, but I just don't see what others see in them. Hoping to be convincedt this time around. Rocks Off Definitely recognizeable as a Stone's song. The piano is pretty alright. The production makes the song sound a bit unclear. The horns is something I could do without. Would say that the chorus remains my favourite part of the song, it's probably it's most memorable asset in my eyes. Doesn't exaclty strike me as very memorable, but fine for what it is. Fine. 3/5 Rip This Joint Fast paced rock and roll track with a saxophone solo. The vocal performance is pretty fun, though the track itself isn't that interesting. Each element has a lot of polish to it, but the track lacks memorable moments. Fine. 3/5 Shake Your Hips Bluesy. Hollow, boring, lacking in any sort of payoff. Energy drain. Bland. 2/5 Casino Boogie Stereotypical white blues rock. Lacking any sort of personality or soul. Goes on and on without ever building to anything. Tired, sluggish tempo. Uninspiring sax solo. Not bad, just very very boring. Was probably cool for the time, but not to my taste. Did not like. 2/5 Tumbling Dice Chorus has some personality to it. The backing vocals has some playful energy as well. Smooth guitar sound. Also enjoy the bassline quite a bit. Definitely the catchiest track so far. Decent. 3.5/5 Sweet Virginia Opens pretty well. Awful vocal effect. The vocals are straight up terrible, regardless of the effect. Sounds drunk and half asleep. The sax has a pretty nice tone. The backing vocals carry this song out of disaster territory. Average. 2.5/5 Torn and Frayed Agressively average rock song. Just gives me absolutely nothing. It's pleasant to listen to, but goes in one ear and out the other. Zzzzz. Average. 2.5/5 Sweet Black Angel Yikes. Yikes. Yikes. Who listens to this shit? Beyond dogshit. Not even worth discussing. 1/5 Loving Cup The instrumental builds pretty well upon itself. Grows larger and more intense as the song goes in. There are some interesting instrumental fills here and there. Fine. 3/5 Happy Filler. Does not need to exist. 2/5 Turd on the Run One of the songs of all time. Out of all songs ever written this is definitely one that exists. Has a single harmonica part worth mentioning. Boring. 2/5 Ventilator Blues That guitar riff drains every ounce of energy from my body. Annoying. 2/5 I Just Want To See His Face You can't seriously expect me to believe that this couldn't have been cut to reduce the already bloated runtime. Tries to build atmosphere, but ends up just sounding muddled and unintelligable. Waste of time. 1.5/5 Let it Loose I find the instrumental mostly pleasant. Has a slight dreamy vibe to it due to the reverby keyboard. The piano grounds the track adding some impact to the floatiness of the keyboard. The horns kinda ruin the vibe, really crass and loud. Hate the vocals, really whiny and all over the place. The backing vocals clutter the track, making it even more disjointed than it already was. Did not like. 2/5 All Down The Line Has some good energy, the tempo and the uncaring attitude enhance the party like feel. Decent guitar solo. The chorus works well as a sort of anthemic rock and roll dance sing along. Decent. 3.5/5 Stop Breaking Down Predictable but charismatic blues rock track, with a swinging attitude and a good amount of swagger. Has some sprawling guitar moments that add some complexity to the track. Nothing spectacular, but does the job with a lot of quality. Good. 4/5 Shine a Light Really greatful that it picked up after that extremely melancholic intro. Won't say it's great. The backing vocals are really cheese. Instrumentally it's very much of its time, though I can't say I dislike it fully. The guitar solo is pretty great. And the generally dated gospel homage has its charms. I find the mix of piano and organ to create a decent amount of depth to the track. Grew on me. 3.5/5 Soul Survivor Rambly and aimless. Keeps up the same sound as the rest of the album which is really tired at this point. Does not feel like a closer. Average. 2.5/5 A bloated slog of an album which ended up feeling even longer than it did thanks to many similar sounding songs with no real space to process anything. Again I have failed in my quest to understand the hype behind this band, again feeling underwhelmed and extremely drained by the end of one of their albums. To me it just sounds extremely average, delivering a classic rock sound which today has been played out so much it becomes cliche. Sure it might've been innovative at the time, but to my ears other subgenres of rock music are infintely more interesting than this. I would say the quality on display here is impressive, both technically and in their performances, remaining consistent throughout, but it doesn't help when I'm not entertained by it. The length doesn't help. Could probably cut four or five tracks from the tracklist with no issue. Over all the Stones continue to disappoint. 2.5/5 leaning more towards 3/5. Fave track. Stop Breaking Down Least fave track. Sweet Black Angel
Similar to the Beatles
While I dind't felt bored listening to this album, I certainly was left not wanting to return. This is not a bad album, not at all, as it is filled with some nice jams and performance. But this style doesn't really do anything for me. People who loves rock and blues, may find this album great, but not for me.
Rating: 3/5 | Favorite Track: Rocks Off --- This project is certainly making me realize that I do not like roots rock whatsoever. There is almost nothing on this album that grabs my attention.
Energetic and enthusiastic. Perhaps a little too much for me right now. The album is fine as a whole, but none of the individual songs really stood out for me.
обычный хороший большой альбом ровных песен
Not my favourite of their albums, feels like a lot of same-y 12 bar blues
This album is fine. I've had to listen to it at least 3 times to get through the whole thing and feel motivated to actually rate it though. For that, I have to knock it down a bit. It's a british band's take on rock and roll + the blues. Again, it's fine, but I think other RS albums are much more important to listen to. Best Songs: Sweet Virginia, Shine A Light Worst Songs: I Just Want To See His Face, All Down The Line
Not a huge Rolling Stones fan. Classics on it but not something I’ll revisit
So apparently this is their album where they went wild by locking themselves in a mansion doing drugs or something. Well, Sabbath did the same with much better results.
6/10. Like it's alright. A very pleasant blues rock album from the seventies with coarse vocals and some catchy riffs. But that's it, didn't change my life tbh.
Exile On Meh Street I had such high expectations for Turn On The Run saved slightly by the excellent Shine A Light
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It was ok. I think my favorites were Let It Loose and shine a light. Kinda wondered which was the single because none of them really stuck out to me as single material.
Well, after I eventually found this album on you tube. (The first one you got is some electronic album with all the same track names). It did exactly what it says on the can. It's standard Stones fare, ok but nothing to write home about. The only track worth a special mention is when they covered La Grange by ZZ Top, which of course they didn't, and it was called Shake Your Hips. Gobsmackingly enough, it came out the year before the ZZ Top classic too. Other than that just a standard album.
It’s ok. Considering it’s always featured in any ‘best album’ list you’d care to look at it, it’s not great! Got some catchy guitar hooks and some decent bluesyness here and there, but by no means a classic album. ‘Tumbling Dice’ and ‘Soul Survivor’ the stand outs for me.
Bluesy rock. That’s what it is.
Fantastic album. Simon and Garfunkel can go from this slow and whispering almost haunting vibe in songs like Old Friends to explosive sing-alongs in mrs. Robinson. Lots to explore here. Notable song: Fakin’ it
I have always been very vocal about my assertion that The Rolling Stones are overrated. I've said that they only have two good songs: Sympathy for the Devil and Paint it Black. That said, I think most of this album is fairly new to me. Some of it is far more Blues-inspired than their more mainstream music. I like the Blues stuff, but if I'm going to experience Blues I will go to the source and listen to some authentic delta blues from the likes of Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson. There's nothing wrong with the Stones' rendition, it's just not where I go for that style. Their more conventional rock songs on this album do the same thing that most of Rolling Stones songs do for me... not much. They just don't inspire me. And whoa boy.. the runtime of this double album certainly makes it overstay any welcome it started with.
Pet favs: Shake Your Hips (Slim Harpo); Sweet Virginia; Stop Breaking Down (Robert Johnson) The Rolling Stones are fine. They have some great songs but I've always thought their reputation exceeds their grasp. Mick Jagger is no singer and should not be demonstrating this defect on songs like 'Let It Loose'. He's fine enough when he stays in his narrow lane. This album is too long but still listenable without being tedious. It's too messy in parts. (It's recording history reads like a rolling disaster.) I know I'm supposed to like this album, like this band, and accept it without argument. I won't. I await another RS album listen to change my mind because this one ain't going to do it.
I don't like The Rolling Stones, but nice album
Ok the Stones a basically a blue band but I think I expected more from this famous album. There's a lot of standard blues here. I didn't find it a creative as the previous few albums.
It's not bad nor is it good perfect for background music. Nothing grabs your attention in a good or bad way.
MID
Still not a huge Stones fan, although I liked this album as a whole better than Let It Bleed. You can hear this album's influence everywhere, from La Grange by ZZ Top to Shania Twain. Overall though, solid, just wasn't blown away.
This album definitely had some good songs, but I think none of them really spoke to me
Not the best stones album imo. Still quite solid 3.5
3 stars
The style of this album doesn't really suit me as a listener. The country and gospel elements are off-putting. It's not terrible - it lands somewhere between meh and annoying.
3.0 - Ok
naja, da ist aber noch sehr viel Luft nach oben
It's a very solid rock album and glad I listened to it. That being said, it's not one I would choose to listen to often.
A nuria le rechiflo porque es rockera, a jaime meh
Exile On Main Street is a good overall listen, but nothing really stands out or rises above the rest. The album rolls along with a loose, bluesy vibe, making it solid background rock music. It’s gritty, it’s raw, and it’s got that signature Stones sounds, but it never quite hits a high point that demands attention.
Битлы-панки. Плюсы и минусы. В жизни я не люблю три вещи: смотреть трехчасовые фильмы, читать трехтомные произведения и, конечно же, слушать длинные альбомы, особенно когда их длина необоснованна. Мой идеал - 13 треков, которые в сумме идут больше часа и содержат ёмкий концепт, не расплываясь на десятки дополнительных песен. Здесь же ситуация двоякая: вроде бы этот альбом и надоедает, а вроде, словно кантри-альбом Марти Роббинса, вводит слушателя в атмосферу. Атмосферу злобных типов, которые не любят The Beatles. Если вкратце, мне этот альбом не запомнился и не выделился чем то уникальным, очередной альбом в серии, коих было уже достаточно. Но я все таки рекомендую его послушать другим и ознакомиться с ним поподробнее, так как в нем действительно есть что послушать и чем проникнуться: интересный инструментал, эксперименты, которые по качеству сведения не уступают тем же битлам и многое другое. Битломанские 3,5/5 (3/5)
Good Stones. Very Bluesy.
Rocks Off: I like the psychedelic-sounding break in it. The lyrics are kind of funny even though the song is about heroin use. Rip This Joint: Very fast-paced, not as sure about this one. Ok actually I like the saxophone solo. Shake Your Hips: So this song is actually a cover from blues artist Slim Harpo. I really like this one, the guitar is the highlight. And of course the harmonica. Casino Boogie: This one's an easy listen, pretty basic, but I like the way they came up with the lyrics, by writing phrases on paper and then cutting them up and sticking them together. That's so fun. Tumbling Dice: About a promiscuous gambler, and their only major hit from the album. Lyrically I enjoy how the dice theme is threaded throughout the whole song, I think that's really creative. Sweet Virginia: A country-inspired track. His voice sounds really far away, which I think reflects the hazy, drug-induced atmosphere at the time of recording. Harmonica and guitar are great. Torn and Frayed: Another easy listen, I like the instrumental break in the middle. Enjoyable, not very memorable though. Guitar in outro is satisfying. Sweet Black Angel: The percussion/instrumentation in this one is really interesting and works well with the guitar.
Classic blues album. Cohesive, fits together beginning to end.
For one of the greatest rock bands of all time they sure like to play the blues. I've always heard that they and alot of other bands from the era juts stole the blues and I finally get it. It's nothing but blues. There is track that I'm assuming zz top took. There is another track where mick jagger sounds like he's attempting to do Dylan. What a wild time where everything just flowed into and out of everything else. I'm sure today isn't any different but I don't have 50 years of progress to see it at the moment. Good nice album though. Nothing too crazy but it's solid
The Stones keep doing this "funky Americana" thing, vacillating between Gospel, Soul, straight blues, country, bluegrass... I mean, it's good, the band is tight but spontaneous (for the most part - I think they play up the sloppiness a bit to the detriment of the tunes), Keith Richards is always excellent. But it's more of the same since they started, this one has a little more orchestration. They're kind of poseurs, though. I guess they were the original Blues Poseurs™. Paves the way for a lot of fairly mediocre stuff to come later like the Black Crowes and Creed. Doesn't suck but a bit long.
Best Stones album on the list so far. After the first two tracks I was convinced er dere talking about a classic, but the Shake Your Hips happened and they went back to their normal selves with some great songs and a lot of filler. Apart from the mentioned tracks, I really enjoyed Sweet Black Angel and Shine a Light. 6/10.
Pretty good; But didn't leave a crazy impression on me
I feel very conflicted about this album. The first half is very country rock and samey, not bad but forgettable. The second half is some of the best rocking Rolling Stones I've heard. This did not need to be a double album; sides C & D are so much better than A & B. Classic case of less is more, but still all around solid. Top tracks: Ventilator Blues, Let It Loose, Soul Survivor