The Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main St.
Though originally panned by many critics, the Rolling Stones' 1972 album Exile on Main St. is now considered a masterpiece. Jim and Greg serve up a classic album dissection for the deeply influential recording.
Exile on Main St.
Jim and Greg offer up a classic album dissection for Exile on Main St. by The Rolling Stones, a recording that's still shrouded in mystique over 45 years later. Jim says that even after loving this album for decades, "he has yet to plumb the surface" of the double album. He adds, that the genre-blurring album reflects "the American music canon, the weirder things in Grandma's attic."
Exile on Main St. is the band's 10th studio album. In many ways, its dark, murky sound makes it a bit of an outlier in their extensive catalog. That often imitated sound was a product of being recorded in the basement of Keith Richards's villa in France. Jim and Greg explore the recording process, the sound and the infuence on what Greg calls "The Post-Exile generations" from the New York Dolls to the White Stripes.
Featured Songs
- The Rolling Stones, "Soul Survivor," Exile on Main St., Rolling Stones, 1972
- The Rolling Stones, "All Down the Line," Exile on Main St., Rolling Stones, 1972
- The Rolling Stones, "Wild Horses," Sticky Fingers, Rolling Stones, 1971
- The Rolling Stones, "Ventilator Blues," Exile on Main St., Rolling Stones, 1972
- The Rolling Stones, "Rocks Off," Exile on Main St., Rolling Stones, 1972
- The Rolling Stones, "Rip This Joint," Exile on Main St., Rolling Stones, 1972
- The Rolling Stones, "Tumbling Dice," Exile on Main St., Rolling Stones, 1972
- The Flying Burrito Brothers, "Colorado," The Flying Burrito Brothers, A&M, 1971
- The Byrds, "You Ain't Goin Nowhere," Sweetheart of the Rodeo, Columbia, 1968
- The Everly Brothers, "All I Have to Do is Dream," All I Have to Do is Dream (single), Cadence, 1958
- The Rolling Stones, "Torn and Frayed," Exile on Main St., Rolling Stones, 1972
- The Rolling Stones, "Happy," Exile on Main St., Rolling Stones, 1972
- The Rolling Stones, "Title 5," Exile on Main St. (Deluxe Edition), Universal, 2010
- The Rolling Stones, "Sympathy For The Devil (Live)," Beggars Banquet, Rolling Stones, 1968
- The Rolling Stones, "I Just Want To See His Face," Exile on Main St., Rolling Stones, 1972
- James Cleveland & the Angelic Choir, "Peace Be Still," Peace Be Still , Savoy, 1963
- The Rolling Stones, "Let It Loose," Exile on Main St., Rolling Stones, 1972
- The Rolling Stones, "Sweet Black Angel," Exile on Main St., Rolling Stones, 1972
- The Rolling Stones, "Shine A Light," Exile on Main St., Rolling Stones, 1972
- The Rolling Stones, "Loving Cup," Exile on Main St., Rolling Stones, 1972
- The Band, "In a Station," Music From Big Pink, Capitol, 1968
- The Rolling Stones, "Stop Breaking Down," Exile on Main St., Rolling Stones, 1972
- Pussy Galore, "Loving Cup," Exile on Main St., Shove, 1986
- White Stripes, "Rag & Bone," Icky Thump, Warner Bros., 2007
- Liz Phair, "Johnny Sunshine," Exile in Guyville, Matador, 1993
- Red Red Meat, "Rusted Water," Jimmywine Majestic, Sub Pop, 1993
- New York Dolls, "Trash," New York Dolls, Mercury, 1973
- The Clash, "Death or Glory," London Calling, CBS, 1979
- Wilco, "Monday," Being There, Reprise, 1996
- Kings of Leon, "Taper Jean Girl," Aha Shake Heartbreak, Columbia, 2004
- The Black Keys, "Do the Rump," The Big Come Up, Alive , 2002
- The Rolling Stones, "Shake Your Hips," Exile on Main St., Rolling Stones, 1972
- Carly Rae Jepsen, "Call Me Maybe," Kiss, Interscope, 2012
- Bon Jovi, "Runaway," Bon Jovi, PolyGram, 1984
- Radiohead, "No Surprises," OK Computer, Parlophone & Capitol, 1997
- Oasis, "Champagne Supernova," (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, Creation, 1995
- *NSYNC, "Gone," Celebrity, Jive, 2001
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