About this title: 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. Jagger's vocals are buried in the mix, ...
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Tracks on this album
Tracks:
- Rocks Off
- Rip This Joint
- Shake Your Hips
- Casino Boogie
- Tumbling Dice
- Sweet Virginia
- Torn and Frayed
- Sweet Black Angel
- Loving Cup
- Happy
- Turd on the Run
- Ventilator Blues
- I Just Want to See His Face
- Let It Loose
- All Down the Line
- Stop Breaking Down
- Shine a Light
- Soul Survivor
Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is described below.
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