Exile on Main St.

jackhammer · 10-11-2008, 04:35 PM

I do like Sticky Fingers but I don't listen to it enough to qualify myself as a fan but I should really give Exile a listen. There are a few gaps in my collection that need to be addressed.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 10-11-2008, 04:37 PM

Sticky Fingers is probably the Stones album from that era I listen to the least.

I'd say it's more of the Stones doing a stadium rock album whereas Exile is more of a roots album.

Akira · 10-11-2008, 04:42 PM

I think the Stones are overrated but they are still good. The reason why I don't rate them as high as most fans is because, for me, they haven't made a great album.

That isn't to say that I think their best albums aren't any good, not at all. But they always seem lacking to me, making them consistent but sometimes 'meh'.

Exile, for instance, doesn't have any bad tracks, but nothing that makes me think, 'wow, what a great album, I'm gonna listen to it again straight away'.

They have had great songs, both singles and un-released, but spread out over their albums.

But.....

......very good review. I don't have to agree with it to like it. I especially appreciated you writing about how it made you feel etc rather than just saying 'this song rocked' 'wow that was good'.

4ZZZ · 10-11-2008, 06:21 PM

I enjoyed the review immensely and consider it spot on. FWIW I consider the Stones an all time great of Rock & Roll music from the 1960's and 1970's and have an immense regard for most their albums up until 1978's Some Girls. All to me are very good to excellent but after that I think that it was all a bit downhill. I would also suggest that they have become a bit of a stadia cabaret act in recent years along the lines of say Kiss and Andre Rieu and that may make a younger generation unaware of their standing as premier rockers of their early years.

gopaldev · 01-26-2009, 01:44 PM

The album is raw and really captures what the Stones were about, especially in the early 70's. Although I prefer Beggar's Banquet and Let It Bleed, mostly for ''Gimme Shelter'', Exile is their '70s Centrepiece. They always played second fiddle to The Beatles in the '60s and Led Zeppelin in the 70's but The Stones are still around and embody what is simple, raw, and dangerous about rock 'n' roll. Cheers!

Gopal (The Musical Mad Scientist)

Roygbiv · 01-26-2009, 02:38 PM

I thought that the Exile was pretty good. The only thing I complain about are the lyrics.

almauro · 01-29-2009, 08:57 PM

Thanks for the great review. One of my favorite tracks on Exile is the minimal, hauntingly beautifully, "I Just Want To See His Face", which boils the trademark Jagger/Richards swagger down to a simple piano riff, tribal drumming, angelic background vocals and yet another fantastic vocal by Jagger, who on Exile, delivered one of the great rock vocal performances. Oh...and by the way, the Stones played second fiddle to no one.

RadioWunderbar · 01-31-2009, 10:58 AM

I can't get over Jagger's voice. I hate it.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 05-20-2010, 06:42 PM

The Stones in Exile: An Imagine Special
BBC 1
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010
10:25pm to 11:30pm

Alan Yentob introduces a revealing documentary which tells the story of the making of The Rolling Stones' acclaimed 1972 album, Exile on Main Street. Facing huge unpaid tax bills in Britain, the band fled to the French Riviera. Life was crazy and chaotic there, yet the band still managed to make one of the seminal albums of rock and roll history.

Can't wait to see this.

TheCunningStunt · 05-20-2010, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

The Stones in Exile: An Imagine Special
BBC 1
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010
10:25pm to 11:30pm

Alan Yentob introduces a revealing documentary which tells the story of the making of The Rolling Stones' acclaimed 1972 album, Exile on Main Street. Facing huge unpaid tax bills in Britain, the band fled to the French Riviera. Life was crazy and chaotic there, yet the band still managed to make one of the seminal albums of rock and roll history.

Can't wait to see this.

I must remember to watch this. Anyway in relation to the thread Exile On Main Street is an album I've never really been able to fall in love with, I mean I like it but I wouldn't say 10/10. Maybe watching a documentary on it may make me appreciate it more.

My favourite is definitely Sticky Fingers followed closely by Let It Bleed.

10-11-2008, 04:35 PM	#11 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I do like Sticky Fingers but I don't listen to it enough to qualify myself as a fan but I should really give Exile a listen. There are a few gaps in my collection that need to be addressed. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

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Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Sticky Fingers is probably the Stones album from that era I listen to the least. I'd say it's more of the Stones doing a stadium rock album whereas Exile is more of a roots album. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

01-26-2009, 02:38 PM	#16 (permalink)
Roygbiv marquee moon Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 759	I thought that the Exile was pretty good. The only thing I complain about are the lyrics. __________________ Roygbiv's Review Revue LATEST REVIEW SILENT SHOUT BY THE KNIFE

01-29-2009, 08:57 PM	#17 (permalink)
almauro Way Out There Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 850	Thanks for the great review. One of my favorite tracks on Exile is the minimal, hauntingly beautifully, "I Just Want To See His Face", which boils the trademark Jagger/Richards swagger down to a simple piano riff, tribal drumming, angelic background vocals and yet another fantastic vocal by Jagger, who on Exile, delivered one of the great rock vocal performances. Oh...and by the way, the Stones played second fiddle to no one. __________________ rock n music blog

01-31-2009, 10:58 AM	#18 (permalink)
RadioWunderbar Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Posts: 18	I can't get over Jagger's voice. I hate it. __________________ I am a cliche.

10-11-2008, 06:21 PM	#14 (permalink)
4ZZZ Forever young Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Brisbane Posts: 608	I enjoyed the review immensely and consider it spot on. FWIW I consider the Stones an all time great of Rock & Roll music from the 1960's and 1970's and have an immense regard for most their albums up until 1978's Some Girls. All to me are very good to excellent but after that I think that it was all a bit downhill. I would also suggest that they have become a bit of a stadia cabaret act in recent years along the lines of say Kiss and Andre Rieu and that may make a younger generation unaware of their standing as premier rockers of their early years.

01-26-2009, 01:44 PM	#15 (permalink)
gopaldev Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 36	The album is raw and really captures what the Stones were about, especially in the early 70's. Although I prefer Beggar's Banquet and Let It Bleed, mostly for ''Gimme Shelter'', Exile is their '70s Centrepiece. They always played second fiddle to The Beatles in the '60s and Led Zeppelin in the 70's but The Stones are still around and embody what is simple, raw, and dangerous about rock 'n' roll. Cheers! Gopal (The Musical Mad Scientist)

05-20-2010, 06:42 PM	#19 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	The Stones in Exile: An Imagine Special BBC 1 Sunday, May 23rd, 2010 10:25pm to 11:30pm Alan Yentob introduces a revealing documentary which tells the story of the making of The Rolling Stones' acclaimed 1972 album, Exile on Main Street. Facing huge unpaid tax bills in Britain, the band fled to the French Riviera. Life was crazy and chaotic there, yet the band still managed to make one of the seminal albums of rock and roll history. Can't wait to see this. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.