- rock, blues rock, roots rock, classic rock
- 67 min
- 18 tracks
- Rolling Stones Records
Exile on Main St. is the tenth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 12 May 1972, by Rolling Stones Records. The 10th released in the UK and 12th in the US, it is viewed as a culmination of a string of the band's most critically successful albums, following Beggars Banquet (1968), Let It Bleed (1969) and Sticky Fingers (1971).
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Character
Grave, character-led, spare and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
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What critics gave it
Metacritic 100/100
- AllMusic5/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubA
- Christgau's Record GuideA+
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyA+
- The Great Rock Discography10/10
- MusicHound Rock5/5
- NME10/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- Tom Hull – on the WebA+
- American Songwriter5/5 ★
- Clash10/10
- Pitchfork10/10
- Q5/5 ★
- Record Collector5/5 ★
- Rolling Stone5/5 ★
- Spin9/10 ★
- Uncut5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Rocks Off4:32
- A2Rip This Joint2:23
- A3Shake Your Hips2:59
- A4Casino Boogie3:33
- A5Tumbling Dice3:45
- B1Sweet Virginia4:25
- B2Torn and Frayed4:17
- B3Sweet Black Angel2:54
- B4Loving Cup4:23
- C1Happy3:04
- C2Turd on the Run2:37
- C3Ventilator Blues3:24
- C4I Just Want to See His Face2:52
- C5Let It Loose5:17
- D1All Down the Line3:49
- D2Stop Breaking Down4:34
- D3Shine a Light4:14
- D4Soul Survivor3:49
18 tracks, 67 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Rolling Stones
- Label
- Rolling Stones Records
- Released
- 1972
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- CA
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