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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 ?

krelldog
grislybutter
2,298 posts
 

@dsrobert I don’t have the album cover, just the sleeve. I remembered something was amiss. Otherwise the album is in superb condition.
st-sr-722507-mo / COC 2-2900

message me if you are interested but I understand, without the cover, it's a non-starter. I responded here because I can't add links or photos in the message part.

stuartk
2,376 posts
 

@tylermunns 

"If something doesn’t move you, it doesn’t move you. There’s nothing wrong with that, and it’s entirely possible that at some point in life, it will"

...and it's equally possible it won't, but as the man says, "there's nothing wrong" with this, so why worry about it, OP? 

 

skyscraper
825 posts
 

Thecarpathian, I stand corrected. 

Mike

thecarpathian
4,174 posts
 

Until recently, I spent my life thinking they were saying "She's A honky tonk woman" instead of "All the honky tonk women". 

immatthewj
1,187 posts
 

Until recently, I spent my life thinking they were saying "She's A honky tonk woman" instead of "All the honky tonk women". 

And up until quite recently I thought there were lyrics about Maxwell Madison, not Maxwell Edison, who was majoring in medecine. 

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