Exile On Main Street (1972) Album Review

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Music critics combined give Exile On Main Street a score of 3.6844 out of 4

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Rolling Stone

There are songs that are better, there are songs that are worse, there are songs that'll become your favorites and others you'll probably lift the needle for when their time is due. Read more about Exile On Main Street on Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone

A dirty whirl of blues and boogie, the Rolling Stones' 1972 double LP "was the first grunge record," guitarist Keith Richards crowed proudly last year. Read more about Exile On Main Street on Rolling Stone

All Music Guide

Greeted with decidedly mixed reviews upon its original release,Exile on Main St.has become generally regarded as the Rolling Stones' finest album. Read more about Exile On Main Street on All Music Guide

PopMatters

I first saw the Stones in the fall of 1973 on the Goat's Head Soup tour. At that time, they were the Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World. Read more about Exile On Main Street on PopMatters

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Movie critics combined give Exile On Main Street a score of 4.00 out of 4

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Rolling Stone

There are songs that are better, there are songs that are worse, there are songs that'll become your favorites and others you'll probably lift the needle for when their time is due. But in the end,Exile On Main Street(Rolling Stones COC-2-2900)
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Exile On Main Street

by Rolling Stones

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All Time

of 457,333

143

1970's

of 2,829

27

1972

of 249

4
Genres
- Classic Rock
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    47
  - Album-Oriented Rock
    
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    36
  - Supergroups
    
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    12
- Hard Rock & Metal
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    of 19,074
    
    21
  - Hard Rock
    
    of 8,073
    
    20
- Pop
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    of 264,669
    
    137
  - Pop Rock
    
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    83
- Rock
  - Rock
    
    of 108,263
    
    84
  - Blues Rock
    
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    8