Wednesday, May 31, 2006

By "Tumbling Dice," I'm nearly convinced

I am listening to The Rolling Stones' "Exile on Main Street" as we prepare for a youth soccer match.
Here is what you hear from the onset:
"Rocks Off" -- great song
"Rip This Joint" -- cool song
"Hip Shake" -- "Forgotten" Stone Ian Stewart on piano, so it's great
"Casino Boogie" -- no let up here
"Tumbling Dice" -- OK... maybe this record *IS* the greatest rock album ever.
"Exile" has been endlessly eulogised as an enduring, creative high-point for the Stones.
I'm no Stones expert. Indeed, I have always fallen on the Beatles' side of rock's GREAT DIVIDE.
However, I know how things make me feel, and "Exile" always makes me feel like I'm at a great party with an ultracool dude spinning a variety of discs as an accompaniment. That's what makes this record great to me.
Besides, "Sweet Virginia" and "Torn and Frayed" are such heartfelt homages to Gram Parsons. What's not to like about that?

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