Exile On Main St.
YLed2
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Been revisiting the Stones now for the past couple of weeks in between in PJ boots - and I know this is rhetorical question, but really, how fuckin great is this album? A complete staple in the Stones catalog and the entire blues sound and feel of the album from top to bottom is a thing of beauty. Man, not only my favorite Stones song, but Rocks Off as the album opener - just a fuckin great start to such a masterpiece of an album. Their best work in my opinion - and I think Keith even has said, "While I was a junkie, I learned to ski and I made Exile On Main St." Also is a double vinyl - would love to own this.
Sit back, put on the headphones, and crank this gem of a record.
Sit back, put on the headphones, and crank this gem of a record.
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Much like a lot of the public and most critics at the time, it took a while for it to grow on me. I couldn't figure out why this muddy and boring piece of shit was considered their greatest album, and one of the greatest albums of all time. I was more into their mid to late 60's output as well as "Sticky Fingers". There's no "Paint It, Black", "Can't You Hear Me Knocking", "Gimme Shelter", etc on it. To my teenage ears there was no standout track (I think the only thing I could kind of get into was "All Down The Line"), and the concept of an album as an entity as opposed to a collection of songs was something that really wouldn't make sense to me until "No Code" came out. I would say I was a little young, but I'm sure there's some youngsters out there who appreciate the album. I don't think I truly learned to appreciate it until I was around 20. I remember reading an article about it in some guitar magazine as a teenager (I think the issue was celebrating the album's 25th anniversary) in which they described it as a "wall of sound" that takes many listens in order to sift through it all.
Having seen "Cocksucker Blues", "Stones In Exile" and absorbed various other information about the sessions/tour, it's amazing they managed to record and tour in support of anything. Especially Keith...
I bought this on vinyl when it was originally released back in May 0f 1972. [I was 9 years old ] Still own that copy. It is in my top 10 records of all time.
4-2-92
7-29-92
5-4-95 Hovercraft / Cleveland
8-26-98
4-25-03
5-20-06
8-21-08 E.V. Chicago
10-31-09 Philadelphia
5-09-10 Cleveland
5-10-10 Buffalo
6-26-11 E.V. Detroit
10-11-13 Pittsburgh
10-12-13 Buffalo
10-29-13 Charlottesville
4-18-16 Hampton
8-22-16 Chicago
This! Although I still prefer Beggar's. Didn't get it at first but it finally hit me around 30. 34 now. One of the greatest rainy day album's or, gotta say it, drinking album's. Fuck it, Stones at their zenith and lowest meeting at a perfect crossroads.
The turmoil, the raggedness, the range of different types of music (blues, rock) and overall angst...
The bass of both Bill's (Wyman and Plummer) as well as Taylor stand out awesome...
The remastering in 2010 is unbelievably amazing...I was so happy when this came out - was like a mini holiday.
Dream: always wanted Eddie and the boys to do 'Loving Cup' - when the redux came out, Mike in one of his interviews said this was his FAVORITE Stones song...
Made me love PJ/Mike even more
Great album - what a picture of the greatness of the Stones...to think of the insane shenanigans occurring while making this album, kind of mind blowing...one of the docs I've seen on the making of Exile claims Keith - along w/ half the band and engineers were gooned out on smack, dope and booze nearly every day!
Thanks for starting this thread. Listening to "Happy" as I write this!
7.9.03~9.28.04~10.1.05~5.12.06~5.13.06~5.27.06~5.28.06
8.5.08(EV)~10.9.09~5.21.10~6.20.11(EV)~7.5.11(EV)~7.9.11(EV)
11.21.13~8.27.16(EV)~11.14.16(TOTD)~4.13.20~9.27.20~9.26.21~10.2.21
2.15.22 (EV)~2.25.22 (EV)~2.27.22 (EV)~5.3.22~5.7.22~9.17.24~9.29.24
Listening to this today while I'm working and what a treat for a Friday - this album is the epitome of fusion of the Stones best work and material in my opinion. I know the entire album is more heavy with influence from Keith, but Mick's vocals during this time period are PERFECT for bluesy/rock sound of the album. Case in point - Rocks Off.....the way Mick sneers the lyrics hits a home run for the song and the sound of it. From the opening sneer "I hear you talk when I'm on the street.....your mouth don't move, but I can hear you speak" through the rest of the song - it's just so good. My favorite Stones song and my favorite segment of any Stones song us during the middle of Rocks Off where the song breaks down to the trippy insrtumental with Mick's mumbled lyrics (again, an influence from the drugs and the times) and then the song builds back up with the piano and horns blaring, and Mick belts out "The sunshine bores the daylights out of me.......chasing shadows, blue light mystery." I don't know why, but that segment is so powerful to me and hits me every time how truly amazing the song and the entire concept of the album is.
I've always wondering why PJ hasn't played more Stones covers than they have - I would really like to see them cover Rocks Off, but wouldn't be feasible with the horns. Loving Cup would be a a great fit for them and would love to see it. Jack White sang it with Mick in Martin Scorsese's documentary of the Stones, and he nailed it - perfect song for his voice.
One of the greatest albums of all time in my opinion - a true masterpiece.
"You got to scrape the shit right off your shoes."
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My only problem with the Deluxe Edition of Exile is that they didn't include the rough cut/demo (I hate to call it a demo as it's a beautiful and pretty complete recording) of "Shine A Light". It's titled "Get A Line On You", and I guess they didn't include it because it was recorded a few years before the Exile sessions and it was one of those leftover songs they dusted off and reworked for the album.
Give it a listen, it's a lot different than "Shine A Light", and at time I prefer it, at least the rhythm and bass. And whoever put together the video did a great job. Not to mention it has a lot more guitar.
The Rolling Stones - Get A Line On You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW7qaLIX1u0
Edit: Now that I think of it, that's not a very good reason not to include it. "Title 5" was recorded in '67 and was on the Deluxe Edition,
Excellent post....thanks for the insights!
Why stank you. By the way, great name.
I agree, the aforementioned version should have ABSOLUTELY been included...sounds more true to the spirit (sadness, angst, blues) of the original Exile...thanks for including that link...my wife just asked "are you going to play any other Stones videos today?" (
7.9.03~9.28.04~10.1.05~5.12.06~5.13.06~5.27.06~5.28.06
8.5.08(EV)~10.9.09~5.21.10~6.20.11(EV)~7.5.11(EV)~7.9.11(EV)
11.21.13~8.27.16(EV)~11.14.16(TOTD)~4.13.20~9.27.20~9.26.21~10.2.21
2.15.22 (EV)~2.25.22 (EV)~2.27.22 (EV)~5.3.22~5.7.22~9.17.24~9.29.24
It does doesn't it? Which is weird since it has a more upbeat tempo, but Mick's sorrowful sounding vocals and the slide guitar are what gives it that feel I guess.
The entire post from this is excellent - but this really stuck out to me and you hit the nail on the head with this. No Code is my favorite PJ album, as Exile is my favorite Stones album and both are the epitome of albums that are based on the concept of being an "entity" as oposed to a collection of songs as you exactly describe - it's what makes the albums, as well as both bands, legendary in their own right. It's these types of albums as you describe, that make you truly appreciate them more with time an takes several listens to grasp the entire concept of the album -and they get better and better with time and they exist in their own realm separate from the rest of the catalog.
I just love the way you describd that my friend. :ugeek:
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Atlanta, GA - 9.22.12
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Chicago, IL - 7.19.13
Dallas, TX - 11.15.13
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Seattle, WA - 12.6.13
Lincoln, NE - 10.9.14
Moline, IL - 10.17.14
St. Paul, MN - 10.19.14
Milwaukee, WI - 10.20.14
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New York, NY - 5.2.16
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Boston, MA - 8.7.16
Chicago, IL - 8.20.16
Thank you, I don't know much but I do know Stones. I wasn't sure if entity was the right word, but then I was like "fuck it, they'll know what I mean".
It's nice to see all the "Rocks Off" love, both here and in Speedy's "Dear God" thread over on AET. I know it's not a real deep album cut, but it's also not one of the "Warhorses" as they call them over on the Stones boards. It's been my favorite song on the album, and one of my favorite Stones songs, since I learned how to appreciate the album. I especially love Taylor's guitar, it's not his fanciest work, but it drives the rhythm more than the bass does. And it's probably Keith's most inventive use of the Open G tuning (it's actually a modified Open G, the low E string stays low E instead of D) and is one of the few actual "riffs" on the album. Possibly another reason I wasn't able to get into it as a teenager, I think I needed riffs back then.
It's just a perfect mess. I love the way that Mick's double tracked vocals and Keith's backing vocals are in no way synced. At any point it sounds like there are 2-3 different lead singers just doing their own thing, with great lyrics of course. It's such a raunchy song, but they somehow put it so eloquently
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Atlanta, GA - 9.22.12
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Las Vegas, NV - 11.1.12 (EV)
Chicago, IL - 7.19.13
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just sitting in front of the fire
see your face dancing in the flame
feel your mouth kissing me again
what a beautiful buzz, what a beautiful buzz
what a beautiful buzz
what a beautiful buzz
I think he's right. I think sometimes people forget just how great they used to be. Just look at this deal they have going on with ESPN to play all Stones music on Monday Night Football. A good opportunity to turn on a new generation to some great music, and what songs do they choose? Pretty much every generic rocker from 1983 to present, with only 2 decent songs sprinkled in. People who aren't familiar with their catalog are being introduced to them with bullshit from Dirty Work, Steel Wheels, etc.
Let's honor 50 years of the Rolling Stones, somebody crank up that classic "Undercover (Of The Night)".
I like undercover of the night, actually. as I do harlem shuffle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_S532DjrZk
ya did it
oh ya did it
But if you could only choose 16 songs (that's how many ESPN is using) to introduce somebody to the Stones, would they be on that list? I like a lot of their later work. But I can't help but wonder if I would even consider owning some of it had some other band recorded it. I think the same thing about some of Pearl Jam's work, I cut them slack. I think I can honestly say I wouldn't own at least 2 albums of Pearl Jam's had some other band recorded them. As long as it's listenable, I'll enjoy it to some degree though.
Side 2 (Sweet Black Angel, Loving Cup, Torn & Frayed, Sweet Virginia) will always be my all-time favorite album side
Ah yes, the "Country Side", or the "Gram Parsons Side", although some Stones fans get kind of butthurt over that name. They don't like the idea of Keith being influenced by somebody outside the band I guess. Though there seem to be more pictures of Keith and Gram at Nellcôte than Keith and Mick. That side of the album is definitely influenced by Gram.
I love these pictures.
that's because Mick was taking the pictures
Actually no. All of those pictures, as well as most every photograph taken in the south of France, were taken by Dominique Tarlé.