To each their own. I didn't think it was that bad. Not their best work, but not crap.
Too late stain I read your original comment and this remains as poor as anything they have recorded since MIssYou. My opinion, if thats all right with you.
I think a lot of people just know them from the 20 or so old hits played by the classic rock stations. That totally misses all the great stuff they did that was heavily influenced by their love of American blues, jazz and even country. Like with most aging bands they haven't done many new worthwhile songs in a long time, but Doom and Gloom was better than I expected.
'Tis indeed allright. I originally had a cleverly-planned crap joke but with poor wording. I'm not the scholar in sophisticated toilet humor.
Exile on Main St. is one of their best. Like you say anything before 1980 is worth getting, although there are a few clunkers on Goat's Head Soup and some others. My favorite is Sticky Fingers. "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" is amazing. A friend at work liked Keith's book so I've been meaning to get it.It all changed for me when I caught their documentary "Exile On Main Street" on the television one night a couple of years ago. After watching it, then running out and buying the re-released "Exile on Main St."
Grabbed Keith's book "Life" early last year and took it with me on our March 2011 WDW trip and dove into it during some down time around the pool.
Hard to narrow it down to what my favourite CD of theirs would be. One day it is Sticky Fingers, one day it is Some Girls, one day it is Out of Our Heads...pretty much anything they put out before 1980 would be the easier way to put it I guess.
