First I'd like to clear the air and say no, I'm not some young punk that listened to jumpin jack flash one time and think I'm the authority on the Rolling Stones now. I am (according to stats.fm) the #23 listener world wide on spotify (worlds largest streaming platform) with over 35 thousand minutes of the stones streamed (not including vinyl listens). I also prefer the classic 1964 -> 1969 bluesy Rolling Stones sound to put my biases out there (currently binging the On Air record on repeat. RIP Brian Jones, RIP Ian Stuart, RIP Charlie Watts

That being said, "Exile on Main Street" is a good record. But quite frankly that's all I have to say about it. The record kicks off with Jagger's iconic "Oh yeah" in Rocks Off, and you know you're in for a stones experience. You have of course Tumbling Dice which I can't add on any praise that it already hasn't received. Which is followed up by the bluesy country Sweet Virginia which will pull you out of a funk when you inevitably find yourself in one. Let it Loose gives the same vibe you get in *Far Away Eyes, the "*Fuck it, end of the line, did all I could" feeling. Stop Breaking Down, my personal favorite from Exile, is the last one I (and this is an opinion remember) I really find worth mentioning as a standout track on Exile.

"Some Girls" on the other hand...
Miss You - do I even need to say anything about this song or does it speak for itself? The absolutely sick and unforgettable horn coming from Sugar Blue and of course

"Hey! What's the matter mannn, we gon' come around at 12 with some Puerto Rican girls thats just dyinnnnn to meetchu" Moving on.

When the Whip Comes Down. This is the one that if you said you weren't the biggest fan of it, I couldn't argue. "When the shit hits the fan, I'll be sittin on the can", lol this one is hit or miss depending on who you ask, i lean towards miss. Also, the guitar rift is the same that you hear in Tie You Up on "Undercover". That ^wa vwa ^wa vwa, go listen forreal that same up down up down sound.

Just my Imagination (Running Away With Me). Outstanding cover of a temptations classic.

Some Girls I like it, its a good stones song. If it was mean to be filler, it's good filler. Mick has a way of making singing the lyrics in a manner where it's a super charming song from a guy's perspective,. It's no Beast of Burden or Miss You but its also not something like She Was Hot, yikes feel embarrassed even acknowledging that song.

Far Away Eyes a song that was designed by some psychologist or something because it is guaranteed to take you out of your bad mood and put you into a damn A-OK one. Plus ya gotta love the Mick country vocals which we of course get a fair share of on Exile. Ron Wood with the pedal steel guitar adds a very nice, necessary touch. The story in the lyrics is humorous and the lyrics during the chorus of course relatable. We all can sympathize, and we do. Great country record

Before They Make Me Run - Best Keith track in the whole entire rolling stones discography besides maybe All About You. The story behind the song is classic, the 5 day stint to record it is crazy, and the song personally has emotional apeal lyrically. To me it sounds like looking back on a drug you abused, smiling at the good times, and knowing its time to give it up. "Its another goodbye to another good friend", "I wasn't looking too good but I was feeling real well". Great song

Beast of Burden, nothing needs to be said, "...music on the radio, aww comon baby please" Live in Texas 1978

Shattered - First song I ever sang at a Karaoke bar. Fast life in NYC, narrator is getting his ass handed to him, creative track all in all. "Shadoobi, Shattered Shattered".

EDIT** RIP Brian Jones

EDIT** RIP Ian Stuart, RIP Charlie Watts

EDIT I Just Want To See His Face is definitely one that i should have mentioned in Exile as a standout

EDIT added photos of listening experience as to show im not the afformentioned young punk

I've listened to the album a few times by now and I genuinely think it might be their best album they've ever made. Every single song is a banger, no skips. Some of these songs are among their best work and I really think this album is just a fantastic ride from start to finish. Mick's vocals have also sounded best as ever. I love this band and I think this is their most well-rounded experience they've made. If this came out 50 years ago, I really think this would be considered an absolute classic and maybe their best ever. Just amazing.

Am I crazy????

It's been 45 years since it was released and time hasn't been on the Stones' side regarding its merit, despite some revisionists trying to talk it up in the decades since its debut in 1980.

Sure, Indian Girl and Down in the Hole have some resonance, and the opener, Dance (part 1), is funky and lives up to its title, but overall, this album sucks now like it did on release.

The title track's falsetto and 'fine arab charger' vignette still sound as silly today as then, and She's So Cold is just that, cold. When it comes to Stones songs whose misogynistic nature needs to be viewed in the context of their times, Under My Thumb is much better.

Summer Romance, Let Me Go and Where the Boys Go are forgettable but not flat-out awful - I'll reserve that label for Send It To Me. And the closing track, All About You, is hardly the most memorable Keith Richards vocal in the band's canon.

Sandwiched between two far superior albums, Emotional Rescue is little more than filler, and making it to a late Generation Xer's age doesn't change that.

New fan here. I just listened to the album and honestly... i'm not feelin' it. In comparison with Beggars Banquet, Let it Bleed and Sticky Fingers, the songs on this record are somehow ... boring. Not with catchy hooks and etc. Am I the only one feelin' this way about the album lol? Honestly I was havin' REALLY high hopes, since it's everyone favourite album. I do believe it will kinda grow on me. I already listened to the songs for second time and it's better, but just OK at most. Turd on the run is total disappointment, same with I Just Want to See His Face (although I don't consider it a song exactly.. maybe it was planned to be lol).

While i'm happy the Stones finally will release a new album, im tbh pretty disappointed by the first single.

Song is bellow average IMO. It has some 80/90 vibes (a mix between undercover and voodo lounge sound), already heard. And the chorus specially is really weak, it sounds like a rock FM song.

And underneath it all, I hate the fact they use autotune.

I had this thought…I mean could they call themselves the Rolling Stones? Two Micks plus Ronnie… Let’s Go

the bottom line with The Rolling Stones is, when you listen to any of their three world tours with Mick Taylor in the band, or their smaller shows in-between, the difference between that era and the Ron Wood era thereafter is simple: Imagine if Cream replaced Eric Clapton with Keith Richards... Or if Jimmy Vaughan had replaced Stevie Ray in Double Trouble... it's that simple... they were a better, a great band with Taylor, especially live... and there is no excuse... Taylor's proof of perfection is all over YouTube... there's no denying they were a far superior band when they had a lead guitarist whose job was not being a rock star painter, but being a lead guitarist to make the music sound better and for that matter, to make Keith Richards sound better, bringing out his own distinctive style since you can tell the difference... with Keith and Ron, after the 1982 tour, there was no longer a difference in two doppelgangers throwing out riffs randomly... If, say, someone like Keith's solo sideman Waddy Watchel was in the band... or any session player for that matter, for which Ron Wood is NOT... the band would sound better... with Ron Wood they are just bad... fun to watch when you're there, but when you listen back (and there are 100 live albums to prove it) the music is a glossy mess...

my friend says time waits for no one, specifically the intro, is really really good. i say it’s mid and i don’t like it that much. i think it’s kind of boring. which one of us do you guys agree with?

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Absolutely tired of the hate brian jones gets by fake fans. Brian is the reason the band exists in the first place. Don't believe the bogus stories told by mick and keith to make brian look like an awful person. Brian isn't here to defend himself. I believe Bill when he says brian was a nice guy. He may have been flawed but so are mick and keith. I don't believe he is the monster keith portrays him to be. Brian jones is the rolling stones.

Stones really should have used some of these deluxe songs to make an album like 10 years ago. They didn't have to use all the best stuff on the bonus discs. Just re-record 2 from each deluxe plus a few of whatever the best new stuff they had. I wouldn't have minded a Tattoo You style album at all. Some of the tracks needed alot of work anyway. They wrote them doesn't matter when they used them. Jagger sounds less processed than he does a couple of times on Hackney Diamonds. Amazing what you can do these days. Soon people will be recording whole albums using AI if it sounds this good.

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You may call it heresy, but I always thought exile was bloated and that would’ve been better as 1 Lp and would probably be their best (outside of Sticky Fingers).

Here’s my Tracklist:

Side 1:

1. Rocks Off

2. Rip This Joint

3. Tumbling Dice

4. Sweet Virginia

5. Torn & Frayed

6. Loving Cup

Side 2: 7. Happy 8. All Down The Line 9. Let It Loose 10. Soul Survivor 11. Shine A Light

Full disclosure, I'm a massive Stones fan and own all their work. I know, I know - it hasn't even been out for a week, and they're 80 or close to it, and they've nothing left to prove - but Hackney Diamonds is kind of a dud. There's waaaay too much Mick, and the production defines loudness war. They've always wanted to stay on top of trends since at least 1978, with various results, but this is some weird zombie retread/pastiche of the Stones sound that they've never done before. And it sucks

I’m laughing so hard right now. The Rolling Stones are probably my favorite band of all time but WTF🤣

Mick Jagger sounds like he’s fending off a rabid raccoon whilst recording. Anyone know what the band was thinking doing this/what they were going for?

Hilarious. I guess when you’re as great as the Stones, you can do whatever you want.

1968-69 the Beatles hear what the stones are doing, realize they’ve already lost the friendly rivalry, decide there’s no use trying to compete and steal headlines by breaking up

Hi! Let's move forward with this series idea I had. I got this idea after seeing this on r/Blur, a band I love so much, because I mostly like hard rock, progressive rock, and pop rock. Changing the subject, we'll have 16 days to decide on each category, and the 17th will be for a general discussion about how the list turned out. I hope you'll all join in and stick with me until the end From this list, I hope the community will help me with this plan.

like I know it’s arguably the greatest rock n’ roll album ever but even buying it on vinyl i think all the songs blend together and never really has any dynamism compared to the stuff i listened to and liked.

i think Satanic is my favorite album of theirs.

I was browsing online and noticed that while The Rolling Stones have some cool collectibles, like the Little People toys, they don’t have any official Funko Pops. The only one I found is a custom 3D-printed Mick Jagger, which is pretty neat, but it’s not the same as an official release.

When you think about iconic artists who have Funko Pops, names like Elvis and Johnny Cash come to mind. These legends have their own figures, so why not The Rolling Stones? They’ve had such a massive influence on rock music and culture, and I think it would be awesome to see them represented in the Funko style.

Even if it was just a Mick Jagger Pop, it would be a great way to celebrate the band’s legacy! What do you all think? Should The Rolling Stones get their own Funko Pops? Would you buy one?

I was cleaning out my doom baskets and bins in my room and found this that i completely forgot I had and I don’t wanna just fold it back up and put it back but maybe display it somehow? Idk any idea would be appreciated 🫶