New reissue of Exile on Main Street

There are some great songs on "Exiles," but I always thought it was an uneven record.
My personal favorites are "Beggar's Banquet" and "Let It Bleed," followed up by "Sticky Fingers." Oh, and "Get Your Ya-Ya's Out." I wore that last one out a couple of times.
Still, I'm going to order the new "Exiles" vinyl. I've got a reissue on heavy vinyl that sounds pretty bright.

when it came out, i wasn't crazy about it...after seeing the stones later that same year, i couldn't get enough of it....still among the best.

Link to an article on att.yahoo.com

http://www.att.net/s/editorial.dll?eetype=Article&eeid=7313308&render=y&Table=&ch=ne

just got the reissued exile cd yesterday. gave it a quick listen last night and really enjoyed it. haven't listened to the original in a month or so can't compare sonics yet.....but i will.

initial impressions are positive. some of the new, previously unreleased cuts are pretty good too. however...a few of them are as expected, are mediocre at best. have always liked exile. don't think it's the "best stones ever" but do feel it has a place up top on the list somewhere. gritty, dirty and full of kick. it's only rock and roll but i like it!

ok......let me modify my comments regarding the bonus tracks. don't really care for any of the previously unreleased stuff. not horrible but not good either imho. they just don't fit in and it seems obvious why they were left out in the first place. the "alternate take" stuff is kinda cool but that's about it regarding disc #2.

the original releases on disc #1 do sound good. will need to do an a-b to confirm, but it seems cleaner with better detail. cleaner/better detail is usually an improvement for most recordings. not sure that's the case for exile though?. the re-master may "sound better" but exile was never about sounding better. often used words like "raw" and "gritty" were what made exile special imo. hoping the "edge" hasn't been lost while making it "better". will report back after a proper a-b comparo. it does sound pretty good though.

cheers
Lev