While it's true that nothing on Goats Head Soup is on the level of Exile's many highlights ('Rip This Joint,' 'Tumbling Dice,' 'Sweet Virginia'), the album does have the Stones' finest near-ballad-the hit single 'Angie'-and 'Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker),' with Billy Preston on organ, and whose lyrics suddenly have fresh relevance ('The police in New York City/ They chased a boy right through the park/ And in a case of mistaken identity/ The put a bullet through his heart'). And so if the Stones-who'd been on a massive roll of success from 1968's Beggars Banquet through Exile finally made a less than acclaimed album, who could blame them? Hence the tale of 1973's Goats Head Soup, the album forever blamed for the Stones inevitable stumble. How do you follow a monumental achievement like the 1972 masterpiece Exile on Main Street? The short answer is: you can't. Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
