Best song on Exile On Main Street

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Well Rocks Off won after all.

Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Friday, 27 April 2007 01:54 (seventeen years ago) link

Linda Ronstadt owns "Tumboing Dice"- if you've never heard her version you'll be surprised!

I was very surprised, and, yes, she slays it.

Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Friday, 27 April 2007 02:36 (seventeen years ago) link

soooooooo much gospe influence on this record, in a real and groovy way, too! one of many things to love about it.

Mike McGooney-gal, Friday, 27 April 2007 02:38 (seventeen years ago) link

GOSPEL not 'gospe' of course -- mostly referring to "see his face," "shine a light," "loving cup," and "all down the line."

Mike McGooney-gal, Friday, 27 April 2007 02:47 (seventeen years ago) link

I soooooooo don't get Ronstadt's version of "Tumbling Dice." How precisely does she slay the original?

Kevin John Bozelka, Friday, 27 April 2007 03:38 (seventeen years ago) link

All Down the Line got no votes? that's a shock

Bill Magill, Friday, 27 April 2007 13:28 (seventeen years ago) link

two years pass...

so 'shake your hips' is my jam right now

mark cl, Wednesday, 3 June 2009 16:28 (fourteen years ago) link

so good

mark cl, Wednesday, 3 June 2009 16:29 (fourteen years ago) link

All Down the Line got no votes? that's a shock
― Bill Magill, Friday, April 27, 2007 9:28 AM (2 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

^ I still love this song

Bill Magill, Wednesday, 3 June 2009 16:56 (fourteen years ago) link

There's a demo version that's even better than the one on the record.

kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 3 June 2009 18:27 (fourteen years ago) link

Never heard it. Any type of link would be greatly appreciated!

Bill Magill, Wednesday, 3 June 2009 19:00 (fourteen years ago) link

one year passes...

i agree that 'all down the line' is one of the standouts. a prime example of how boundless and exciting these guys could be when band chemistry (and chemicals) was at a peak.

charlie h, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 04:37 (thirteen years ago) link

and 'soul survivor' with one solitary vote? that song's got a killer verse, which i kind of wish they dragged out a bit longer each time round. but there's something to be said about quality in small doses. listening to the song now, it has a fairly complex arrangement. i don't normally notice that type of thing with stones tracks, because they're usually so effortless and immediately engaging. but i think i'll play a whole bunch of stones albums tomorrow or something and think about some of the songs in a new light.

charlie h, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 04:46 (thirteen years ago) link

yeah 'all down the line' is killer. love 'turd on the run' and 'shake your hips' too -- speed along with the murk. reminds me of too-bright sun, coffee, and hangovers.

Matt P, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 05:17 (thirteen years ago) link

ten years pass...

i know this is meant to be one of those albums you have to sit with for it to work its charms on you, but i dont totally get why this is so great (but then i prefer the stones as a singles band). still, i do like rocks off, down the line, happy, shake your hips and stop breaking down. i think i love the album cover more than anything else.

candyman, Wednesday, 3 March 2021 22:23 (three years ago) link


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