This one is connected to a post for KCRW I’ll be putting the finishing touches on next week..Each of these records represent the pinnacle of early 1970s Rock’n’Roll and all of them have gotten the reissue treatment recently. Most record critics regard Exile On Main St. (1972) as the Rolling Stones greatest album, many critics regard Raw Power (1973) as the best pre-cursor of punk and underground classic Teenage Head (1971) is a record so good that Mick Jagger himself supposedly admitted that it was better than the Stones’ own Sticky Fingers, also released in 1971.
But is it better than Exile On Main St.? What about Raw Power? Tough decision if you ask me, Teenage Head is the most consistently enjoyable listen, Exile On Main St. finds the Stones at the height of their considerable powers and Raw Power is truly a raw and powerful elemental force of a record with perhaps the best song in “Search & Destory.” So, the question is, of these three exceptional records, pound for pound, which one is the best? Let me know what you think…
Just in case you need some remindin’…
The Flamin’ Groovies – Teenage Head
Rolling Stones – Rocks Off
Iggy & the Stooges – Search & Destroy
This one's way too easy: Raw Power is better than Teenage Head and neither is anywhere near as good as Exile On Main Street. But then very little is.
I don't know, I was listening to each one recently and though the Stooges and Stones have better individual songs, I think Teenage Head is the best start to finish…But I do like your superior use of logic in working this one out.