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memphiscats
Exile is an amazing album. I play at least one track a day. Maybe I'm obsessed with it but I think it's stunning. The holy grail, the cat's meow, the winning lotto ticket of Stones compositions. It lifts you up but still lets you get down and dirty. I prefer to listen to it's entirety because that's when it truly shines as a masterpiece. However, I think all the songs can live on "their own." EXILE: It's what bands should aspire to create.
And that's all I'm going to say about that!
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emotionalbarbecue
Exile overrated?
My old neighbour told me the same thing yesterday after ringing my door.
This is what happened afterwards..
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howled
Exile = all filler except for Tumblin' Dice.
As Hunter S. Thompson once penned...I feel the same way about disco as I do about herpes.Quote
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emotionalbarbecue
Exile overrated?
My old neighbour told me the same thing yesterday after ringing my door.
This is what happened afterwards..
hahahahaha...i bet your neighbour is more into disco.
Agree - Howled might need some kind of Stones intervention team to help him with this. You can be saved, Howled, one song at a time.Quote
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howled
Exile = all filler except for Tumblin' Dice.
The good news is that there is hope for you. Play it every day until you hear a little "click" in your head, the heavens open and you start dancing uncontrollably. Then you will know, my son.
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TrulyMicks
I somewhat felt the same way about Exile until a couple of years ago. I appreciate it more each time I listen to it and think it's quite amazing at this point...
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TrulyMicks
I somewhat felt the same way about Exile until a couple of years ago. I appreciate it more each time I listen to it and think it's quite amazing at this point...
I had the same experience, thankfully for me I continued to listen to it a few times back in the early 80s, even after I thought it was shite, and all of a sudden it clicked. It soon became my #1 album of all time, by any group - and remains so to this day! Lay down on the couch (or outside if a nice day), put on my headphones, and crank Exile for 1+ hour -- it is the ultimate high!
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scottkeef
More like EVERYBODY will disagree!
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scottkeef
More like EVERYBODY will disagree!
Nope, Havo is right Exile is overrated. The Stones have made much better albums before and since.
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emotionalbarbecue
Exile overrated?
My old neighbour told me the same thing yesterday after ringing my door.
This is what happened afterwards..
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scottkeef
More like EVERYBODY will disagree!
You're right. I had to reconnect with my first to recall when this happened...I admit - I didn't get it for a while. I heard Rocks Off this summer on my Cape station and it was love at first listen. But it took me me 20 or so listens to feel the "click." But now that it's happened, I can't stop. Every day or so, I find a new favorite...today it's Stop Breaking Down.Quote
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TrulyMicks
I somewhat felt the same way about Exile until a couple of years ago. I appreciate it more each time I listen to it and think it's quite amazing at this point...
I had the same experience, thankfully for me I continued to listen to it a few times back in the early 80s, even after I thought it was shite, and all of a sudden it clicked. It soon became my #1 album of all time, by any group - and remains so to this day! Lay down on the couch (or outside if a nice day), put on my headphones, and crank Exile for 1+ hour -- it is the ultimate high!
Interesting how so many of us have had this 'click'. For most albums you get sick of them after repeat listenings, and this one is the exact opposite.
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memphiscatsYou're right. I had to reconnect with my first to recall when this happened...I admit - I didn't get it for a while. I heard Rocks Off this summer on my Cape station and it was love at first listen. But it took me me 20 or so listens to feel the "click." But now that it's happened, I can't stop. Every day or so, I find a new favorite...today it's Stop Breaking Down.Quote
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TrulyMicks
I somewhat felt the same way about Exile until a couple of years ago. I appreciate it more each time I listen to it and think it's quite amazing at this point...
I had the same experience, thankfully for me I continued to listen to it a few times back in the early 80s, even after I thought it was shite, and all of a sudden it clicked. It soon became my #1 album of all time, by any group - and remains so to this day! Lay down on the couch (or outside if a nice day), put on my headphones, and crank Exile for 1+ hour -- it is the ultimate high!
Interesting how so many of us have had this 'click'. For most albums you get sick of them after repeat listenings, and this one is the exact opposite.
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scottkeef
More like EVERYBODY will disagree!
Well, not Mick Jagger... for one...
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71Tele
Not only is Exile their greatest album, "Plundered My Soul" is their greatest released outtake.
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Not only is Exile their greatest album, "Plundered My Soul" is their greatest released outtake.
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dannyhowells
I don't get how people can say there's "filler" on Exile. It's one of those rare albums that only gets better with age, and possibly one of the only double albums ever that doesn't contain (in my opinion) ANY filler. (Try saying that about The White Album.)
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Havo
i Know, somebody will disagree! Its a great album --for sure. but---where is a song like "Midnight Rambler" Or "Sympathie"?.. Casino boogie--"turd on the run--i just seen his face---soul survivour--are "fillers" --I mentioned "Beggars" and "Bleed"-but what i like most is "Aftermath" and "out of our heads".
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71Tele
Not only is Exile their greatest album, "Plundered My Soul" is their greatest released outtake.
Today's lick - Torn and Frayed...oh how I love that one.Quote
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Not only is Exile their greatest album, "Plundered My Soul" is their greatest released outtake.
Hellz yeh!