All 3 of you suck. My opinion is superior to all. Fuck you. Just kidding. Always enjoy these. I would say The Stones and the Beatles were never a competition for me although I would point out that it was Andrew Loog Oldham who locked Mick and Keith in a room and forced them to write their own material like John and Paul were doing. Re-hashing old blues tunes was only going to work for so long. And that certainly paid off. Keith was surprised as he didn't realize he had that talent. And, wow, did that pay off. But for me, Stones albums shouldn't even be compared. Sticky Fingers is great as is Exile. But let's not forget the 60s offerings such as "Out Of Their Heads" and "Beggars Banquet". Perhaps you were too young so the those albums didn't register. But they are all part of the big puzzle. Congrats on your 100th.
Loved the 'back to High School' roots of 'Exile on Main St.' that gets revealed in this post, it's great to know I'm not the only one who's been agonising over music for that long!
I really enjoy what you guys do, and I'm excited to hear what the next chapter will bring.
For a similar 'where it all started' revelation though, try the latest chapter of my music themed novel at https://challenge69.substack.com where you'll see that my own musical monomania stretches right back to 1976, hanging around with the best school band 'On/Off Knob & The Amplifiers' (who incidentally always included a Rolling Stones cover in their sets!)
Are we talking early Beatles or Sgt. Pepper's era stuff? For the Stones are we only counting records like Exile, or "gems" like Undercover? The mind reels! But these are the kinda discussions I'm guessing we all love to have, and why we're here.
Congrats on 100! Looking forward to the next iteration of EONS.
How about a debate that will absolutely never gain anything close to a consensus. Who are the modern day Wilburys? I’ve wanted to see takes on this forever. Sorry to see it’s the end of the line for the original EONS but know your heading for the light. Handle with care.
I came to The Stone’s exile through the album “Let it be” by the Replacements. I was in for the long haul when I came upon that album. It seems Paul Westerberg fashioned almost everything he did (including the Keef hair) on Exile era Stones and it propelled me to do the excavating resulting in ‘Exile’ being on my top tier since my teens. The Stones I knew prior to that were from my dads worn LPs from the London era like ‘Now.’ That being said The Replacements forged their own ramshackle path. I think Let it Be would be a good pitch because it can tend to be divisive among anyone but hardcore fans. That to me sounds like the beginning of a beautiful argument...
Interested to see how the new format works. As far as album suggestions, I tend to be obsessed with the more obscure stuff. One of my favorites is "Ghost On The Beach" by the 1980s Chicago roots rock band Insiders. The title track hit the modern rock charts, but they got into a battle with the label and Epic dropped them. They released a solidly kickass live album independently, as well as several other studio albums. I describe them to people as "The Big Star of 1980s Midwest pop-rock" and I think that's pretty accurate. GOTB has been out of print for a long time, but one of the band has posted the entire album on YouTube, along with an unreleased follow-up album https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KmyeRYgBro&list=PLLJx_Xn9lIyDiN-PwwGiFsmY9brDir8En
All 3 of you suck. My opinion is superior to all. Fuck you. Just kidding. Always enjoy these. I would say The Stones and the Beatles were never a competition for me although I would point out that it was Andrew Loog Oldham who locked Mick and Keith in a room and forced them to write their own material like John and Paul were doing. Re-hashing old blues tunes was only going to work for so long. And that certainly paid off. Keith was surprised as he didn't realize he had that talent. And, wow, did that pay off. But for me, Stones albums shouldn't even be compared. Sticky Fingers is great as is Exile. But let's not forget the 60s offerings such as "Out Of Their Heads" and "Beggars Banquet". Perhaps you were too young so the those albums didn't register. But they are all part of the big puzzle. Congrats on your 100th.
Grandpa, can you tell us about The Rolling Stones albums before Bridges to Babylon? Is it true there was a different bass player before Daryl Jones?
Honestly, this was the kind of response I was expecting. Now get off my lawn!!
Loved the 'back to High School' roots of 'Exile on Main St.' that gets revealed in this post, it's great to know I'm not the only one who's been agonising over music for that long!
I really enjoy what you guys do, and I'm excited to hear what the next chapter will bring.
For a similar 'where it all started' revelation though, try the latest chapter of my music themed novel at https://challenge69.substack.com where you'll see that my own musical monomania stretches right back to 1976, hanging around with the best school band 'On/Off Knob & The Amplifiers' (who incidentally always included a Rolling Stones cover in their sets!)
Here's looking forward to EoMS Phase 2
Tim
Go Rockets! Go Class of '87! Go Stones!
Are we talking early Beatles or Sgt. Pepper's era stuff? For the Stones are we only counting records like Exile, or "gems" like Undercover? The mind reels! But these are the kinda discussions I'm guessing we all love to have, and why we're here.
Congrats on 100! Looking forward to the next iteration of EONS.
My favorite bit of Stones trivia:
Exile on Main St. = 67 minutes 07 seconds
A Bigger Bang = 64 minutes 23 seconds
How about a debate that will absolutely never gain anything close to a consensus. Who are the modern day Wilburys? I’ve wanted to see takes on this forever. Sorry to see it’s the end of the line for the original EONS but know your heading for the light. Handle with care.
Here for this.
I love albums, but how about a pitch for the best Greatest Hits album.
Singles, soundtracks, live albums, one-hit wonders, foreign language - the possibilities are endless. Just keep the good vibes going.
All great suggestions.
I came to The Stone’s exile through the album “Let it be” by the Replacements. I was in for the long haul when I came upon that album. It seems Paul Westerberg fashioned almost everything he did (including the Keef hair) on Exile era Stones and it propelled me to do the excavating resulting in ‘Exile’ being on my top tier since my teens. The Stones I knew prior to that were from my dads worn LPs from the London era like ‘Now.’ That being said The Replacements forged their own ramshackle path. I think Let it Be would be a good pitch because it can tend to be divisive among anyone but hardcore fans. That to me sounds like the beginning of a beautiful argument...
Interested to see how the new format works. As far as album suggestions, I tend to be obsessed with the more obscure stuff. One of my favorites is "Ghost On The Beach" by the 1980s Chicago roots rock band Insiders. The title track hit the modern rock charts, but they got into a battle with the label and Epic dropped them. They released a solidly kickass live album independently, as well as several other studio albums. I describe them to people as "The Big Star of 1980s Midwest pop-rock" and I think that's pretty accurate. GOTB has been out of print for a long time, but one of the band has posted the entire album on YouTube, along with an unreleased follow-up album https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KmyeRYgBro&list=PLLJx_Xn9lIyDiN-PwwGiFsmY9brDir8En
"I describe them to people as "The Big Star of 1980s Midwest pop-rock"
You definitely caught my attention with that description!
EDIT: This record is incredible. Thanks for getting it on my radar!