MAD POLL, LOST YER WAY – ILM Artist Poll #16 – The Rolling Stones RESULTS THREAD

BB definitely has the edge over Sticky Fingers, i'll say that much.

Let It Bleed too, imho

I never could totally get onboard the country-folk-blues tunes on that album. It should have kicked off with "Jumpin' Jack Flash". No way is it better than Let It Bleed.

Jumpin' Jack Flash would make any album far better. But you can also say that Let It Bleed should have had Honky Tonk Women instead of Country Honk.

Yeah, but I only recently discovered that "Country Honk" was the original version.

3. Let It Bleed - 169 points (19 votes, eight #1 votes)

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1. Gimme Shelter
2. Love In Vain
3. Country Honk
4. Live With Me
5. Let It Bleed

6. Midnight Rambler
7. You Got The Silver
8. Monkey Man
9. You Can’t Always Get What You Want

for those of you gnashing your teeth over the low finish for Beggars Banquet, take a look at the point differential.

two #1s vs. eight #1s though! i didn't realize LIB would have sucha lead on it

I'm feeling okay about BB and Let It Bleed, i love them both, I love Let It Bleed slightly more, but I don't love either album more than the 2 that are yet to place.

really love the country-blues material that inhabits BB and find it to be really well executed and stripped-back with all kinds of swagger and poise. never found it to be insincere of too much of a stretch. thinking about it now, i'm reminded how i haven't thought much about "prodigal son" recently. damn that track smokes.

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BB is a really satisfying album, it hangs together so well.

it was probably the first one i fell in love with.

side note: there's been a very mild Rolling Stones sub-plot in the first 2 episodes of Mad Men this season :D

I always had 'Sticky Fingers' 4th. The other 3 could be in any order for me, although 'Exile' has the advantage of being longer. Sort of the same way I feel about placing 'Evol' 'Sister' and 'Daydream Nation' in order.

I don't understand Sticky Fingers anywhere else other than 2nd place

i do!

Rank these albums: Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main Street

Taking Sides: Let It Bleed VS. Sticky Fingers

2. Sticky Fingers - 176 points (30 votes, eight #1 votes)

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1. Brown Sugar
2. Sway
3. Wild Horses
4. Can’t You Hear Me Knocking
5. You Gotta Move

6. Bitch
7. I Got The Blues
8. Sister Morphine
9. Dead Flowers
10. Moonlight Mile

for those of you gnashing your teeth over the low finish for Let It Blled, take a look at the point differential.

YAAAAAAY

imo it is now Proven By Science that it's a three-way tie for second place

dunno, there was a lot of challopsy bashing of Sticky Fingers on that Can't Your Hear Me Knocking poll, but look at that tracklisting. So good! I know some people prefer the Marianne version of Sister Morphine (I might too), but i looooooove the sequencing of "Dead Flowers immediately following it. like, taking you to the darkest corners of addiction, and then saying lol nevermind, where's my needle and spoon?

I didn't vote for any albums, but ILX OTM with this top two.

Exile is going to have more than 300 pts right?

I do think the first 6 songs of Sticky are perfect. Maybe it does get a bit dark for me after that. 'sway' and 'wild horses' are among my all-timers.

Also, they never had a string arrangement (before or since) to compare with "Moonlight Mile."

i may be the only person who didn't vote for Exile

Sway, Moonlight Mile, Wild Horses, Brown Sugar, Can't You Hear Me Knocking, I Got The Blues...I mean, fuck. So great.

and BITCH! and Dead Flowers!

I just saw the "Stones In Exile" doc, the making of the album, for the first time. It wasn't bad. Lots of cool photos from the villa.
Looks they worked their asses off until the drugs finally spent them.
I can't believe I haven't heard the 11 additional tracks released from the sessions.
I am one sorry ass Stones fan.

The extra tracks aren't all great. But there's a couple of good ones.
Plundered my Soul is pretty good, and the alternate take of Loving Cup is cool.

one thing that the big relisten has really driven home for me is the Lost Art of Making An Album. pacing matters, and during this period the Stones were masters.

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Oh my God. I can't believe It's Only Rock n' Roll is going to come in first.

Pretty sure it's Steel Wheels dude.

Plundered my Soul is pretty good, and the alternate take of Loving Cup is cool.

Yes. The rest of the Exile bonus tracks are kinda dull, and in the case of Pass The Wine, downright awful. That song made my most hated list.

I just don't think I'll ever understand the logic of, 'we found some unfinished pieces of music, of course everyone will love it if old man me puts some half-ass lyrics to it'

worked for Tattoo You!

touche

Typical, none of mine are gonna place. (did Let It Bleed get 29 votes btw?)

I actually had to double-check if I placed Let It Bleed over Beggars as my #1 or not (I did). Both are just so great.

Let It Bleed is badass. My first Stones album.

er... yes, sorry. 29 votes for Let It Bleed.

i only voted for two albums, which may have skewed expected results slightly

which 2 did you vote for, Mookie?

1. Exile on Main St. - 269 points (39 votes, fourteen #1 votes)

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1. Rocks Off
2. Rip This Joint
3. Shake Your Hips
4. Casino Boogie
5. Tumbling Dice

6. Sweet Virginia
7. Torn and Frayed
8. Sweet Black Angel
9. Loving Cup

10. Happy
11. Turd on the Run
12. Ventilator Blues
13. I Just Want To See His Face
14. Let It Loose

15. All Down the Lin
16. Stop Breaking Down
17. Shine a Light
18. Soul Survivor

i'm with Mick on Exile, i still can barely hum any song on that album besides "Tumbling Dice"

the top two, in that order

that would have been my 2 as well.