The Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street

[Satan]

Most Unholy job of restoration, boys. The Devil is once again proud of you.

[Jack68]

Sounds good to me.

[ThrillsNSpills]

"Paint it Black, Paint it Black you Devil"

Have any of the 10 bonus tracks with Mick Taylor been out already in various forms and if so how's the quality?

[chefcraig]

Damn, what is arguably the best Stones track in close to 24 years winds up being a nearly 40 year old outtake. Go figure.

[chefcraig]

By the way, there is an excellent article about this album and it's re-issue available here:
The Stones and the true story of Exile on Main St

[FORD]

"Paint it Black, Paint it Black you Devil"

Have any of the 10 bonus tracks with Mick Taylor been out already in various forms and if so how's the quality?

Here's a sampler of the bonus disc.....

1. Pass The Wine (Sophia Loren)
2. Plundered My Soul
3. I'm Not Signifying
4. Following The River
5. Dancing In The Light
6. So Divine (Aladdin Story)
7. Loving Cup (Alternate Take)
8. Soul Survivor (Alternate Take)
9. Good Time Women
10. Title 5
11. All Down The Line (Alternate Take)

Of the tracks listed, "I'm Not Signifying", "Loving Cup" and "Good Time Women" sound the same here as they do on the boots. "Dancing in the Light" and "So Divine" were available as instrumentals on the boots. The version of "All Down The Line" here sounds like an original recording too, but I've never heard it before. It's definitely not the semi-acoustic version of that song from 1969, but it sounds like that same era. I've never heard the "Keith" version of Soul Survivor either, but that soundbite is interesting. At least you can tell it's Keith, unlike that version of Gimme Shelter commonly found on 1500 different Stones boots that really doesn't sound like him at all.

[FORD]

[ThrillsNSpills]

I wish Mick Taylor never left. His style was perfect for them.
The stuff he plays in Rocks Off are subtle but brilliant . That's one tune you just can't play at a low volume, and when the horns kick in it brings everything up a notch.
Exile was a strong album considering the conditions it was recorded in and the condition they were in.
Keith and Mick Taylor together is like a textbook definition of chemistry.

[jhale667]

Mick Taylor is doing a set with Adler's Appetite in Riverside, CA on 5/15...

http://www.facebook.com/adlersappetite#!/event.php?eid=116778215017027&ref=mf

[FORD]

Mick Taylor is doing a set with Adler's Appetite in Riverside, CA on 5/15...

http://www.facebook.com/adlersappeti...5017027&ref=mf

Even at the worst of Keith's addiction, he was still more coherent than Steve Adler. I hope Mick Taylor knows what he's getting into.

[ThrillsNSpills]

When I was a kid I had the 45 of Happy/All Down the Line . Needless to say, two great tracks but the interesting thing is that the mono All Down the Line had a different mix where the piano and the background vocals are higher in the mix.
There are a couple extra Taylor fills but during the verses he's buried somewhat under the piano.

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[FORD]

What I've never liked about that mix is that even Keith's rhythm part is buried under the piano. And that rhythm guitar IS that fucking song.

[Diamondjimi]

Most Unholy job of restoration, boys. The Devil is once again proud of you.

Great tune, me likes!

[VAiN]

That is an awesome video... I think I'd fall over if VH pulled something like that off in my lifetime...

[FORD]

Can't believe they didn't include this song in the "new" releases. As far as demos go, it's pretty damn close to being finished as it was.....