Ahhh, the blues.
How I've missed thee. Your passion, your groove, your everything.
Exile on Main Street, as Rolling Stone aptly puts it, is the Stones literally in exile. They recorded the album living in France, attempting to escape a variety of problems they were dealing with. And it sounds as un-British as is possible. If you didn't know the group, you would think this was recorded in Nashville, or the deep south.
I'm tired, so I can't quite give this album the length it deserves, but needless to say it's higher than 7th on my list. One more thought: people who try to compare The Beatles and The Stones, just because they're both from Britain, don't really understand how different the two bands were. There is no experimentation in Exile, just straight blues, great licks, and boogie beats.
P.S. "Shine a Light" comes from this album, it's also the name of the Scorsese documentary released last month. I haven't seen film yet, so I can't comment, but I hear it's really good.
Artist: The Rolling Stones
Year: 1972
My Favorite Song: Tumbling Dice
Tomorrow: The Clash.
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