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Did the female back up make exile horrible

on the album? absolutely not...

but they do help to ruin any exile songs performed by the vegas stones.

The frequent use of backup singers and horns on Exile, IMO, makes it more of an "ensemble" record than a "core 5" Rolling Stones album (compared to Sticky Fingers, for example, where a larger share of what you hear is Mick, Keith, Mick T, Bill, and Charlie). In a sense, it foreshadows the number of musicians who would be on stage with the Stones in the later part of their career.

I would also suggest that because the female back-ups and horns are so prominent, it is less a "rock and roll" record than a homespun gospel album.

Drew

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Did the female back up make exile horrible

on the album? absolutely not...

but they do help to ruin any exile songs performed by the vegas stones.

The frequent use of backup singers and horns on Exile, IMO, makes it more of an "ensemble" record than a "core 5" Rolling Stones album (compared to Sticky Fingers, for example, where a larger share of what you hear is Mick, Keith, Mick T, Bill, and Charlie). In a sense, it foreshadows the number of musicians who would be on stage with the Stones in the later part of their career.

I would also suggest that because the female back-ups and horns are so prominent, it is less a "rock and roll" record than a homespun gospel album.

Drew

I would say it's more of a rock & roll record because it is closer to the roots that made rock & roll: Blues, R&B, Boogie, gospel, and country. It may be less of a "Rock" record, which I think is a good thing.

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"The frequent use of backup singers and horns on Exile, IMO, makes it more of an "ensemble" record than a "core 5" Rolling Stones album (compared to Sticky Fingers, for example, where a larger share of what you hear is Mick, Keith, Mick T, Bill, and Charlie). In a sense, it foreshadows the number of musicians who would be on stage with the Stones in the later part of their career." Quote drewmaster/Drew.

An interesting opinion. Those who love Exile (me too) should not be blind for it. Imo it there's too much horns on Exile. Sometimes I think: why a sax solo again, I want to hear Mick T. playing the solo instead of Keys. I'm also not fond of the sax as an instrument. As for the backup vocals: I have no problem with them on Exile, they are not dominant and often fit in well. But later the backup vocals were replacing an essential part of the band itself, covering its shortcomings.