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Artist:Rolling Stones [ more ]
Song:Rocks Off
Album:Exile On Main Street [ info ]
Released:1972
Last Played:May 11, 2013 - 02:47
Avg. Rating:7.7  (Total Ratings: 532)
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1 votes: 13 (2.4%)2 votes: 11 (2.1%)3 votes: 17 (3.2%)4 votes: 13 (2.4%)5 votes: 20 (3.8%)6 votes: 34 (6.4%)7 votes: 62 (12%)8 votes: 127 (24%)9 votes: 143 (27%)10 votes: 92 (17%)
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gypsyman
(just passing through....)
Posted: Jan 05, 2013 - 18:43 

 d48m02h1918 wrote:
What a way to start off the best album (in my humble opinion) by these chaps......

Folks, check out the new documentary 'Crossfire Hurricane'.  You won't regret it.....!! {#Cheers} 
 
Have to admit, this is probably in their top 3. Got it when it came out, and listened to it until the vinyl shredded.
d48m02h1918
Posted: Dec 05, 2012 - 10:00 

What a way to start off the best album (in my humble opinion) by these chaps......

Folks, check out the new documentary 'Crossfire Hurricane'.  You won't regret it.....!! {#Cheers} 
mmoyer
(Silicon Valley)
Posted: Nov 04, 2012 - 01:47 

 spij wrote:
If something is to be called rock and roll, it's this
 
Word.
dkwalika
(Upper Midwest)
Posted: Jul 01, 2012 - 06:29 

Great opener from their best album. Sunshine bores the daylights out of me!
Bobert_ParkCity
(Park City Utah)
Posted: May 30, 2012 - 08:52 

Rocks on!
Gregorama
(Austin, TX)
Posted: May 30, 2012 - 08:42 

 gemtag wrote:
mute
 



That's simply insulting.
Gripweed
Posted: Apr 27, 2012 - 15:55 

What a fantastic piece of music!  People who don't like the Stones won't get it, but this is what rock n roll is about!  From the opening chords you know this song kicks ass!  Great lyrics, fantastic bass and drums driving the song to that great ending with the horn section playing an infectious refrain, and Mick Taylor's truncated solo at the very end of the song!  Why didn't they add more of it?  One of my favorite songs ever!
iTuner
Posted: Mar 27, 2012 - 21:40 

Epic rock and roll. They could crank it out when music had some depth.
TerryS
(Another SW)
Posted: Mar 27, 2012 - 21:38 

The boys from Dartford done good.
djengs
Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 12:30 

 treatment_bound wrote:
Yup!   "The sunshine bores the daylights out of me" too, but I still seem to spend most of my time in daylight these days. Yawn.

I've forever been mesmerized by the photo on the inner sleeve of "Exile" where Mick & Keef are singing vocal overdubs while sharing a bottle of Jack Daniels.  It hit me hard that rock stars ARE WAY DIFFERENT than you and me (at least on the job).

  

Well, all I have is this tiny webcam mike. Other than that, not sure what you mean...{#Ask}{#Drunk}
stevetheshoe
(wayfaraway)
Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 12:25 

Tickle those ivories Nicky!

gemtag
(Texas)
Posted: Jan 24, 2012 - 12:22 

mute
ScottN
(Condo in Gaza full time now. Thank TFSM i saw the divot where the landmine was placed.)
Posted: Dec 23, 2011 - 18:37 

I've said it before I guess...but jeez 20 or 30 of the most iconic R&R songs and then they can dust off a "B" side that is merely great.
FIFTY years. Past their prime?  No doubt.  Consummate entertainers?  Also no doubt. Money grubbers? Sure, they are not alone there.  Fifity years is what sets them apart, along with being very, very talented and working well as a band. 

I hope there is a 2012 tour or some suitable band activity that celebrates their endurance. 

tonypf
(Honolulu)
Posted: Dec 23, 2011 - 18:33 

I hear Keith's guitar and remember why I was a stone Stone's fan all the way back in '65!
cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Nov 22, 2011 - 00:55 

Bandwidth is good !  {#Bananajam}
Orodrigues
(Resende (RJ), Brazil)
Posted: Sep 19, 2011 - 18:56 

Godlike, man, godlike!!!

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Aug 19, 2011 - 10:27 

THIS IS ROCK AND ROLL RADIO!!!!!!!
dkwalika
(Upper Midwest)
Posted: Aug 19, 2011 - 10:25 

How about that drummer?

And the famous line: "Headin' for an overload. . . "

onerb
Posted: Oct 14, 2010 - 10:55 

First heard this in a cafe in Marrakesh. Still feels exciting and dangerous!
Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Aug 11, 2010 - 15:33 

Oh, geez - I haven't heard this in SO long - dancing... (glad I don't have a webcam - it'd be pretty ugly viewing...) Thanks to whoever uploaded this track, and to those who voted for it. It's a little bit of quicksilver in a river of mud.  Don't ask - I couldn't explain, even if I knew what it meant... {#Daisy}
n4ku
(Lexington)
Posted: Aug 11, 2010 - 15:29 

The bonus tracks included with the remastered Exile that was released a couple of months back are great. Well worth the price.
lostintokyo
Posted: Jul 10, 2010 - 18:23 

I love it—and Jagger even sings underwater!  Gets a 9 from me—
Stefen
(West Hollywood, CA)
Posted: Apr 06, 2010 - 11:16 

I usually like the Stones, but not this one.
lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Mar 05, 2010 - 20:12 

 RParadise wrote:
I love the way Jagger gets his vocals to run from that bored sounding lagging-behind-the-beat mode to full throttle rock bellow in such a short space on this tune.
 
Great point.  Lead off for one of the great mix tapes for a trip to the Jersey Shore circa 1976.  "The sunshine bores the daylights out of me."

RParadise
(Hastings-on-Hudson, NY)
Posted: Feb 02, 2010 - 08:25 

I love the way Jagger gets his vocals to run from that bored sounding lagging-behind-the-beat mode to full throttle rock bellow in such a short space on this tune.
dave216j
(DC)
Posted: Feb 02, 2010 - 08:24 

Great segue from Magic Numbers - Forever Lost; so nice that it made me go back and up my rating for that one!
j7
(Earth's largest mountain)
Posted: Dec 01, 2009 - 13:11 

 Clif wrote:
According to Rolling Stone number 7. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5938174/the_rs_500_greatest_albums_of_all_time/ 1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles
2. Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys 3. Revolver, The Beatles 4. Highway 61 Revisited, Bob Dylan 5. Rubber Soul, The Beatles 6. What's Going On, Marvin Gaye 7. Exile on Main Street, The Rolling Stones 8. London Calling, The Clash 9. Blonde on Blonde, Bob Dylan 10. The Beatles ("The White Album"), The Beatles
 
Um....how do they decide this....? Dylan's in twice....... LOL.

nalle
(Malmo, Sweden)
Posted: Dec 01, 2009 - 13:08 

Love it! {#Dancingbanana}
Stefen
(West Hollywood, CA)
Posted: Sep 29, 2009 - 14:13 


nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia)
Posted: Aug 29, 2009 - 02:14 

 woozurbuddy wrote:
What a way to get your morning going!  A "10" from a "10" album, Exile on Main Street!

{#Bananajam}{#Bananajam}{#Drummer}{#Bananajam}
 
Absolute agreement, great album!

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