Rocks Off

50 Tracks That Tell the Story of the Rolling Stones

Bill Janovitz

• Publisher: Polygon
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN: 9781846972997
• eBook ISBN: 9780857907905
• Topic: Media & Performing Arts
• Subtopic: Pop Music

To Bill Janovitz, all artists reveal themselves through their work and the Rolling Stones are no different. Each exposes a little more of their soul. Written by Stones fanatic, musician, and writer Bill Janovitz, this is a song-by-song chronicle that maps the landmarks of the band's career while expanding upon their recording and personal history through insightful and energetic prose.With its conversational tone - much like friends pouring over old records on a Saturday afternoon - the book presents the musical leaps taken by the band and a discussion of how the lyrical content both reflected and influenced popular culture. The song choices - fifty in all - are chronological and subjective. Most of them are the classic hits, however, the book digs deeper into beloved album tracks and songs with unique stories behind them.Rocks Off is the ultimate listening guide and thinking man's companion that will spur readers to dust off those old albums and listen in with a newfound perspective on one of the most famous and acclaimed rock'n'roll bands of all time.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Introduction
• Prologue
• The Songs—Part 1 The Brian Jones Years
• The Songs—Part 2 The Mick Taylor Years
• The Songs—Part 3 The Ron Wood Years
• Acknowledgments
• Sources
• Index