You found a gem! A lot of casual Stones fans have never heard this, but some of us who think "Exile on Main Street" is one of the best recordings ever have to listen to this song and all the other great songs on this album regularly. This song has always been a favorite of mine! Good choice! For a great quick banger, try "Rip This Joint" from the same album.
Exile on Main Street is considered by many rock critics as one of the greatest rock albums of all time. Unlike other popular albums, it didn't have a lot of hits outside of Tumbling Dice. But there are so many great songs on this album. This may be the most real rock n roll album in rock history. It's just down and dirty real mixing rock, blues, gospel, jazz, and country. My personal favorites are Loving Cup, Rocks Off, Happy, Sweet Virginia, Casino Boogie, and All Down the Line
That was Nicky Hopkins on piano. He played with the Stones often. Great song from a fantastic album. A few other Stones songs to check out: 2000 Light Years From Home, Jigsaw Puzzle, Lovin Cup, Soul Survivor and Rocks Off (yes, that's what it's about!). Also Moonlight Mile, Street Fighting Man... I can go on and on.
"Exile..." is a seminal work of art for the Stones, rock n roll, and music overall. It is massively successful representing a brilliant arc of development for the entire genre, particularly regarding the timeline in history. Having said that...this album is pure pleasure for the senses, pure indulgence, raw & primitive mixed with poetry. It's a supreme achievement.
Mick Taylor got a writing credit here, which Jagger and Richards give VERY reluctantly! They were recording in the basement of Keith Richard’s’ rented house in the south of France and it was hot down there.
Hallelujah! I have been requesting this one for years and finally someone reacted to it! This is one of, if not, my favorite Stones deep tracks. It has all the ingredients of the special sauce that makes the Stones what they are - the greatest rock and roll band ever!!
Thanks for keeping the Stones coming Biz. I feel you that the 70s may outdo the 60's as their best decade for production. The Rolling Stones Live have been equally amazing in many decades!
The Rolling Stones have only performed this track “live” once !!!! Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia on opening night of the 1972 North American Tour in support of “Exile On Main Street” #micktaylor
This as the whole album was recorded in basement of Neccolete France and at the bottom of the floor were vents shaped in the form of a swastika as the Germans had occupied it for a period in the early years of World War II and thus comes the title. DONT FIGHT IT. Made them wonder what kind of horrors. took place underneath that basement. DONT FIGHT IT.
There is a c.d called "paint it blue: songs of the rolling stones" that has some great blues artists doing some amazing version of stones songs. One of the standouts is Gatemouith Brown's version of Ventilator Blues but the whole album is fantastic. Luther Allison's version of "you can't Always Get What You Want" just burns. Check it out if you get a chance. As far as Stones deep cuts, you might try "Saint of Me" from Bridges to Babylon...rocking gospel!
For me it goes let it bleed, sticky fingers, exile, beggars banquet, some girls ,( b side ) metamorphosis, goats head, satanic majestic, between the buttons, black and blue, ect. - check it out. Give it a goog
Right on! Ventilator is way old school slang for a gun, and by way old school I mean the 1930's. The metaphor follows from the notion that a gun can fill somebody with holes through which the air can get out or in, providing ventilation, so to speak. The next song on the album, "I Just Wanna See His Face" will take you to church. There are still some Stones albums worthy of a full reaction and Exile On Main St. is one of them. But if you just want some singles, check out "Tumbling Dice", "All Down the Line", "Rocks Off", "Rip This Joint", "Let It Loose", "Stop Breaking Down", "Sweet Virginia", "Soul Survivor" ...
There are many slang terms for guns in America, some more widely used than others. Heaters was more popular. The lyrics mention a gun and gun makes more sense to me than a breathing machine. I could be wrong though. I poked around google a bit and found one reference to the usage, but it lacked supporting details. The OED lists several archaic meanings, from a bloviator to a breather to an air pump.
Biz, dive deeper into Exile, man. Doesn't matter what song, their all great. "Let It Loose", "Loving Cup" and "Shine A Light" are dead set classics that only Stones fans know about.
@@Gordy63Not sure it’s just the Mick Taylor years. I've always said the Stones hit their peak with Taylor, Jimmy Miller, Nicky Hopkins, and Mick and Keith hitting their apex as songwriters. Most people say 1968 to 1972, but I think it’s more 1966 to the 1973 European Tour, the latter representing the height of the Taylor years.
@@fuchsiaswing8545 It’s definitely not just Mick Taylor, but his addition in combination with all of the band hitting their strides as musicians, songwriters and performers. IMO they actually started to start their journey towards all time great rock and roll with the Beggar’s Banquet album, which still included Brian Jones. Who knows where they’d have gone if Brian hadn’t spiraled out of control with drugs and addiction - maybe to the same or even greater heights. But, when Mick Taylor joined this juggernaut there is simply no denying their place in rock and roll history was firmly established.
