Exile on Main Street : The Rolling Stones

by Perry, John

• ISBN13: 9780028650630
• ISBN10: 0028650638
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: Omnibus Pr & Schirmer Trade Books

Summary

The Rolling Stones were the "bad boys" of rock and roll, kings of controversy. Coming off a slew of '60s hits, the band was looking for a new identity as it entered the '70s, one that would renew its hard-rocking image. Tax exiles from their native Britain, the group gathered in a chateau in southern France, the temporary home of Keith Richards, to record the seminal two-album set Exile on Main St. It was both a culmination of all the band stood for and a beguiling hint of how rock and roll could be stretched to include everything from acoustic country to tough RandB. For many, it stands as the Stones's single greatest statement. Now, the story of how this album was made is told by the voices of those who were there. Book jacket.

Author Biography

John Perry is a British guitarist and writer who played in the seminal late '70s rock band, The Only Ones.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xi
THE STORY	1	(30)
The Foreground	1	(3)
Background History	4	(15)
Business Reorganization	19	(6)
Goodbye Britain	25	(6)
INTERLUDE	31	(18)
La Chatelaine de Nellcote: A Conversation with Anita Pallenberg	31	(18)
THE SONGS	49	(53)
THree Keys to Exile	49	(6)
The Playlist	55	(47)
Side One
Rocks Off	55	(3)
Rip This Joint	58	(3)
Hip Shake	61	(2)
Casino Boogie	63	(2)
Tumbling Dice	65	(5)
Side Two
Sweet Virginia	70	(3)
Torn and Frayed	73	(3)
Black Angel	76	(3)
Loving Cup	79	(2)
Side Three
Happy	81	(3)
Turd on the Run	84	(2)
Ventilator Blues	86	(1)
I Just Want to See His Face	87	(1)
Let It Loose	88	(4)
Side Four
All Down the Line	92	(1)
Stop Breaking Down	93	(2)
Shine a Light	95	(4)
Soul Survivor	99	(3)
THE REVIEWS	102	(27)
Bibliography	129	(2)
Index	131