The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St (1972)

The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. (1972)

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Greeted with decidedly mixed reviews upon its original release, Exile on Main St. has become generally regarded as the Rolling Stones' finest album. Part of the reason why the record was initially greeted with hesitant reviews is that it takes a while to assimilate. A sprawling, weary double album encompassing rock & roll, blues, soul, and country, Exile doesn't try anything new on the surface, but the substance is new. Taking the bleakness that underpinned Let It Bleed and Sticky Fingers to an extreme, Exile is a weary record, and not just lyrically. Mick Jagger's vocals are buried in the mix, and the music is a series of dark, dense jams, with Keith Richards and Mick Taylor spinning off incredible riffs and solos. And the songs continue the breakthroughs of their three previous albums. No longer does their country sound forced or kitschy -- it's lived-in and complex, just like the group's forays into soul and gospel. While the songs, including the masterpieces "Rocks Off," "Tumbling Dice," "Torn and Frayed," "Happy," "Let It Loose," and "Shine a Light," are all terrific, they blend together, with only certain lyrics and guitar lines emerging from the murk. It's the kind of record that's gripping on the very first listen, but each subsequent listen reveals something new. Few other albums, let alone double albums, have been so rich and masterful as Exile on Main St., and it stands not only as one of the Stones' best records, but sets a remarkably high standard for all of hard rock.



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Tracklist:

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01 - Rocks Off

02 - Rip This Joint

03 - Shake Your Hips

04 - Casino Boogie

05 - Tumbling Dice

06 - Sweet Virginia

07 - Torn And Frayed

08 - Sweet Black Angel

09 - Loving Cup

10 - Happy

11 - Turd On The Run

12 - Ventilator Blues

13 - I Just Want To See His Face

14 - Let It Loose

15 - All Down The Line

16 - Stop Breaking Down

17 - Shine A Light

18 - Soul Survivor



* 2005 Toshiba-EMI / Virgin | TOCP-66452.{Japan Mini LP, TOCP-66452}





Personnel:

- Mick Jagger: lead vocals, backing vocals; harmonica (on "Shake Your Hips", "Sweet Virginia," "Sweet Black Angel," "Turd on the Run" and "Stop    

Breaking Down"); electric guitar (on "Tumbling Dice" and "Stop Breaking Down")

- Keith Richards: guitars, backing vocals; bass guitar (on "Casino Boogie," "Happy" and "Soul Survivor"); electric piano (on "I Just Want to See His Face"); lead vocals (on "Happy")

- Mick Taylor – guitars (on all but “Tumbling Dice”, “Torn and Frayed” and “Happy”); bass guitar (on "Tumbling Dice," "Torn and Frayed," "I Just Want to See His Face" and "Shine A Light")

- Bill Wyman – bass guitar (on "Rocks Off," "Shake Your Hips," "Sweet Virginia," "Sweet Black Angel," "Loving Cup," "Ventilator Blues," "Let It Loose" and "Stop Breaking Down")

- Charlie Watts – drums (on all tracks except "Happy" and "Shine a Light")