March 13, 2024:
Exile is the Stones' gospel album.
"Shine a Light", "I Just Want To See His Face". Angels beating all their wings in time, saying "come on up now..." The Gospel Girls choir. This is not "Sympathy For the Devil".
Commentary emphasizes the rawness, the immediacy, the sense of heroin-laden doom. And the murky mix. Sure. What's to be done about it? "May the Good Lord shine a light on you..."