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I don't get it...Exile on main Street-Blue

I love to listen to great podcast/interviews with great musicians. Last night i listened to Rick Beato interview Maynard from the great band Tool. Besides being a fantastic conversation, Maynard told Rick the two most influential albums for his music inspiration are Joni Mitchell Blue, and Black Sabbath's first self titled record.

I understand and love Black Sabbaths first record, but I have listened to JM Blue countless times and just don't understand what the hype is. Full disclosure I love female vocalists, and I also love Joni's  Court and a Spark. With that said I have heard many musicians rave about Blue. Please enlighten me-what am I missing ?

The other head scratcher for me is Exile on Main Street by the Stones. Again I have heard many musicians rave about this double album. I don't get it... Beggars Banquet-Let it Bleed-Sticky Fingers are so much better in my opinion, but just like Blue, It seems like musicians much prefer Exile on Main Street.

I know its all subjective...but these are two records I have never learned to appreciate. Thoughts ?

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immatthewj
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I’d love to hear a Taylor Swift covering Joni Mitchell album!

Those two bimbos rock! You know, as much as they can for being women...

. . . come to think of it, I do have the Diana Krall Live In Paris SACD with a cover of "A Case Of You" that I really like. And . . . (wait for it) . . . that cover is also included on the double SACD The Wonderful Sounds Of Female Vocals (NOT The Wonderful Sound Of Female VocalISTS as I typed previously).

(And this is also a good time to correct another earlier post I made: my redbook copy of Blue is on DCC--NOT mfsl.)

immatthewj
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Why is Sgt. Pepper rated ahead of Abbey Road? I never understood it.

Check with Maxwell Edison on that.

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thecarpathian
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"I think critiques don’t want to be mainstream. Why is Sgt. Pepper rated ahead of Abbey Road? I never understood it."

Nary impossible to come up with the definitively best, or who’s ahead of who Beatles album. When your choices are for example, between Sgt. Pepper and Abbey Road, both brilliant but not parallel in their style executions, so subjectivity plays a big role in that whole mugwumpery.

Now, throw Revolver, Rubber Soul, The Beatles (White Album) in the mix and you’ll never get a definitive answer. All brilliant in their own right with differing styles, musicianship, song writing maturity, etc...

Personally I don’t think I could pick a favorite.

grislybutter
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@thecarpathian I never had a doubt that for me Let It Be and Abbey Road were out there, ahead of of the rest. And as soon as I got on the George train, Abbey Road had to win all my awards. I think it had to do with the fact that all the other albums were enjoyable, but not more than the sum of its part, whereas... but I am just repeating myself.

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thecarpathian
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Indeed. Something about those two albums resonates more with you than the others. I think the only way I could truly pick a favorite is to cherry pick off of several albums to make my ultimate Beatles album. But of course that's cheating and not the point. If I had to choose (gun to the head and all that), I believe it would be Abbey Road also. Simply wonderful from beginning to end!

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