Best Stones Al***
Posted by: Malky on 30 March 2006
The eponymous debut is charming. Aftermath is interesting and exotic and there was always something interesting on such records as Goat's Head Soup (Winter), Its Only Rock And Roll (Fingerprint File). Even on later records you could always find some gems amongst the turd, Tattoo You (Heaven, Waiting On A Friend), Steel Wheels (Continental Drift, Terrifying) and Voodoo Lounge is much better than you'd expect. Their last truly great record was 78's Some Girls.
However, starting with Beggar's Banquet (68), Let It Bleed (69), Sticky Fingers (71) and culminating in their magnum opus 72's Exile on Main St, represents one of the greatest runs in rock, equalled only by the Fabs and Zimmie.
On first listen, Exile is too much to take in. There are no immediate standout cuts. It slowly boils into a maelstrom of blues, country, r n'b and gospel, revealing a band at the height of their demonic powers.
However, starting with Beggar's Banquet (68), Let It Bleed (69), Sticky Fingers (71) and culminating in their magnum opus 72's Exile on Main St, represents one of the greatest runs in rock, equalled only by the Fabs and Zimmie.
On first listen, Exile is too much to take in. There are no immediate standout cuts. It slowly boils into a maelstrom of blues, country, r n'b and gospel, revealing a band at the height of their demonic powers.
Slow burner but worth the wait.
