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

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.

otm

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)

http://i43.tinypic.com/4g2jqa.jpg

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.

I always liked that guy with the three billiard balls in his mouth

The resounding endorsement of Exile for me is that I cannot hear a single song off that album without automatically singing the next track immediately afterwards in my head.

I love that there's no 'singles' in the classic Stones sense...even having Tumbling Dice as a single sort of seems an afterthought decision. It's not a commercial album at all, I get that's probably why Mick doesn't really get down with it, there's nothing super hooky or super meaty...but UGH GOD SO GOOD.

and I really love 'Happy' as Keith's little mini bio song. It's great.

Loving Cup is maybe my favorite track. But there are days when it's Let It Loose and there are days when it's Torn and Frayed.

It's been my favorite album of all time since the day I heard it. I'd love for something to dislodge it, but nothing will.

another recent poll won by Exile: best big iconic classic rock studio double LP of the 1960s and 1970s

btw roger how many tracks are you counting down? top 50 or what?

Good discussion here: Exile on Main St.

xpost yup based on ballot volume we've got enough for a solid top 50

my first full stones album; still tremendous

rocks off, ventilator blues, let it loose, loving cup <3

ventilator blues. YES.

let's take a moment with this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oski4SN18OU

72 Rehearsals

I kinda love this

(btw no harm no foul but let's keep youtubes to a minimum so that folks can load the thread -- we're nowhere near the danger zone yet but we've got 50 tracks to go)

oops sorry

yeah, folks need to be posting the unembedded youtu.be versions imo

xp

please don't apologize! i just remembered getting effectively locked out of the Jacksons thread...

Well, regardless...I will be on my best behaviour from now on. Youtube-wise, anyway.

I didn't vote for albums, but hearty approval of the top four.

Sticky FIngers is the first great Stones album that I don't LOVE. I think the lyrics got weaker(?!) and it's simply not as interestingas Aftermath, Between the Buttons or LET IT FUCKING BLEED. on the other hand, songs that can compare with Brown Sugar and Moonlight Mile are rare indeed.

BJM is definitely more of a comedy than The Time Traveler's Wife Eternal Sunshine

oh christ wrong thread

Let It Bleed is definitely the weak link out of the big four Stones albums for me - I've tried and tried but I can't get into it beyond maybe four songs. It seems missing some spark that the others have.

Final album rundown, with two small corrections (thank you Ismael K!):

10. (tie) Voodoo Lounge (11 points, 2 votes, one #1)
10. (tie) Flowers (11 points, 2 votes, one #1)
9. Tattoo You (11 points, 5 votes)
8. Their Satanic Majesties Request (31 points, 6 votes, one #1)
7. Between The Buttons (59 points, 12 votes, one #1)
6. Some Girls (61 points, 15 votes, two #1)
5. Aftermath (70 points, 17 votes, three #1)
4. Beggars Banquet (163 points, 33 votes, two #1)
3. Let It Bleed (169 points, 29 votes, eight #1)
2. Sticky Fingers (176 points, 30 votes, eight #1)
1. Exile on Main St. (269 points, 39 votes, fourteen #1)

and yes, i'm going to let ties share the slot in track results as well -- more/merrier plus avoids "wait where's number 34?" type concerns

haha my vote for voodoo lounge made a difference after all!!!

I have never understood Dr. Morbius as well as I do in this moment.

Your love is strong, Some Dude

i voted for that song, too!

u make me weep

your love is bitter