Re: Question to the elder ones here
Posted by:
vox12string
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Date: December 12, 2005 16:40
I'll be 56 in Feb so I guess that puts me in the 'elder' category.
In 1972 I was in the middle of my dope smoking-acid dropping faze so any music I listened to was filtered thru that sort of mind-set. I do recall, however, that it was an exciting album. They were in their post-BJ era & were without a doubt the best Rock-n-Roll band in the world. I saw Exiles as a continuation of the work they had started with Let it Bleed & Sticky Fingers, they were at the height of their creativity.
I felt they continued this thru Goats Head, IORR, & Black & Blue, but by Some Girls I thought they were running out of steam. I recall an interview with Mick where he mentions Chuck Berry & states that no one can keep writing songs at a consistant level for ever, everyone burns out eventually.
By Some Girls I had settled a fair bit, wife, kid, responsibilities, so again my feelings for this album & what followed where most probably tempered by my somewhat older outlook on life. Gone were the days of my misspent youth when everything was rosy & welcome to the world of unpaid bills on the fridge....