Was Exile On Mainstreet Their White Album.....

Urban Hat€monger ? · 01-30-2013, 06:09 PM

I think the 2 records are as different as night & day.

The White album is The Beatles trying to be everything they're not and as a result it just sounds like 4 guys in a studio with no direction other than making some awful art school hipster turd of a record for the sake of making it.

On the other hand Exile is the Stones going back to their roots and making an album that is 100% them and and all their various influences and as a result I think the songs are better, the album is much more cohesive and it's a much tighter record because of it.

It's kind of like one band goofing around in a studio and one band playing something that they've lived with their whole lives and I think it shows.

I've only ever met 2 types of people who don't rate Exile, and that's Beatles fanboys and people who don't really have much interest in blues & early rock n roll anyway.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 01-30-2013, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hat€monger ?

I think the 2 records are as different as night & day.

The White album is The Beatles trying to be everything they're not and as a result it just sounds like 4 guys in a studio with no direction other than making some awful art school hipster turd of a record for the sake of making it.

On the other hand Exile is the Stones going back to their roots and making an album that is 100% them and and all their various influences and as a result I think the songs are better, the album is much more cohesive and it's a much tighter record because of it.

I've only ever met 2 types of people who don't rate Exile, and that's Beatles fanboys and people who don't really have much interest in blues & early rock n roll anyway.

I completely agree with this, but honestly can't say much about the Beatles albums because I am really not a fan or interested in listening to them.

Justthefacts · 01-30-2013, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

I completely agree with this, but honestly can't say much about the Beatles albums because I am really not a fan or interested in listening to them.

In some countries, they'd have you hanged in public for saying such blaspheme.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 01-30-2013, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Slow Groove

In some countries, they'd have you hanged in public for saying such blaspheme.

Well, if it's a crime to not like Yellow Submarine, hang me now.

duga · 01-30-2013, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hat€monger ?

I've only ever met 2 types of people who don't rate Exile, and that's Beatles fanboys and people who don't really have much interest in blues & early rock n roll anyway.

I love blues and early rock n roll, I'm not a Beatles fanboy, and I still don't think too highly of Exile.

Though you have challenged me to revisit it.

TheBig3 · 01-30-2013, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by duga

I love blues and early rock n roll, I'm not a Beatles fanboy, and I still don't think too highly of Exile.

Though you have challenged me to revisit it.

So why is it boring?

sidewinder · 01-31-2013, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by duga

I love blues and early rock n roll, I'm not a Beatles fanboy, and I still don't think too highly of Exile.

I'm not a huge fan of Exile either. It would be a lot better as a single album - and even then, they'd have better albums.

neardeathexperience · 01-31-2013, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder

I'm not a huge fan of Exile either. It would be a lot better as a single album - and even then, they'd have better albums.

It is interesting that you mentioned that because I read all the time that when asked people express the notion that the White album would have been more focused and perhaps better if it had been a single album. George Martin even suggested it to them......

Psy-Fi · 01-30-2013, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hat€monger ?

I think the 2 records are as different as night & day.

The White album is The Beatles trying to be everything they're not and as a result it just sounds like 4 guys in a studio with no direction other than making some awful art school hipster turd of a record for the sake of making it.

On the other hand Exile is the Stones going back to their roots and making an album that is 100% them and and all their various influences and as a result I think the songs are better, the album is much more cohesive and it's a much tighter record because of it.

It's kind of like one band goofing around in a studio and one band playing something that they've lived with their whole lives and I think it shows.

I've only ever met 2 types of people who don't rate Exile, and that's Beatles fanboys and people who don't really have much interest in blues & early rock n roll anyway.

You got that right!

As much as I love The Beatles, I think the White album sounds like a collection of left over songs the band just threw together for the sake of putting an album out.

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Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,626	I think the 2 records are as different as night & day. The White album is The Beatles trying to be everything they're not and as a result it just sounds like 4 guys in a studio with no direction other than making some awful art school hipster turd of a record for the sake of making it. On the other hand Exile is the Stones going back to their roots and making an album that is 100% them and and all their various influences and as a result I think the songs are better, the album is much more cohesive and it's a much tighter record because of it. It's kind of like one band goofing around in a studio and one band playing something that they've lived with their whole lives and I think it shows. I've only ever met 2 types of people who don't rate Exile, and that's Beatles fanboys and people who don't really have much interest in blues & early rock n roll anyway. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.