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Originally Posted by WaspStar
Apart from Before They Make Me Run (which is one of the Stones' all time best tracks), I don't see what the fuss is over that album.
Personally, I'll extend Brad's 1976 cutoff for the Stones to 1972. Exile was their last stand for me.
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For me, Exile was the end of their "Great" album run.
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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger
I'd say it's solid rather than spectacular , but it's a vast improvement over the 2 that preceeded it.
I've never really understood this whole Exile cut off point regarding the stones , Goats Head Soup while being a step down from Exile is still just as good as anything they put out in the late 60s.
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I don't mind Goats Head Soup, and Black and Blue has "Far Away Eyes" which is a good song. I think Goats Head Soup just has "Following a great album Syndrome", where it doesn't matter if it's decent or not, people are still going to expect Exile Pt. 2.
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Originally Posted by WaspStar
Well, I think they peaked with Let It Bleed, and if Sticky Fingers was a step down from that, Exile was even further down the ladder, but still decent. Goat's Head Soup is, at best, mediocre (and Black & Blue is awful).
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No way! I think Sticky Fingers is just as good as "Let It Bleed" and "Beggars Banquet", with Exile eclipsing all of them. 'Sticky Fingers' has 'Sway', 'Dead Flowers', 'Ive Got the Blues', 'Wild Horses', so many great tunes. And of course, Exile being my favorite Stones album, no explanation neccasarry.