Rocks Off

50 Tracks That Tell the Story of the Rolling Stones

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Pop & Rock, Rock, Biography & Memoir, Composers & Musicians, Music Styles
Cover of the book Rocks Off by Bill Janovitz, St. Martin's Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Bill Janovitz ISBN: 9781250026323
Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication: July 23, 2013
Imprint: St. Martin's Press Language: English
Author: Bill Janovitz
ISBN: 9781250026323
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication: July 23, 2013
Imprint: St. Martin's Press
Language: English

December 3-4, 1969. Keith and Mick stood at the same microphone at Muscle Shoals, lights dimmed, splitting a fifth of bourbon, and simultaneously sang the melodies and harmonies on the three songs that they had recorded over three days: "Brown Sugar," "You Got to Move," and "Wild Horses." That's your rock ‘n' roll fantasy right there, pal. A six-piece band working in a tiny converted coffin factory across from an Alabama graveyard, on an eight-track recorder, with no computer editing or Autotune, recorded three songs, representing 30 percent of one of the greatest rock ‘n' roll records of all time.

So tells Bill Janovitz of the making of the inimitable triple-platinum album, Sticky Fingers, which hit number one in the US and the UK in 1971, skyrocketing the band to superstardom.

To Bill, all artists reveal themselves through their work and the Rolling Stones are no different: Each song exposes a little more of their soul. In Rocks Off, Janovitz reveals the forces at work behind the band's music by deconstructing their most representative tunes from their incredible fifty years of record making. Written by a Stones fanatic, this is a song-by-song chronicle that maps the landmarks of the band's career while expanding on their recording and personal history. Much like friends pouring over old records or having a barroom argument over the merits of certain songs, the book presents the musical leaps taken by the band and discusses how the lyrical content both reflected and influenced popular culture. The song choices are chronological and subjective; many 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 you 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.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

December 3-4, 1969. Keith and Mick stood at the same microphone at Muscle Shoals, lights dimmed, splitting a fifth of bourbon, and simultaneously sang the melodies and harmonies on the three songs that they had recorded over three days: "Brown Sugar," "You Got to Move," and "Wild Horses." That's your rock ‘n' roll fantasy right there, pal. A six-piece band working in a tiny converted coffin factory across from an Alabama graveyard, on an eight-track recorder, with no computer editing or Autotune, recorded three songs, representing 30 percent of one of the greatest rock ‘n' roll records of all time.

So tells Bill Janovitz of the making of the inimitable triple-platinum album, Sticky Fingers, which hit number one in the US and the UK in 1971, skyrocketing the band to superstardom.

To Bill, all artists reveal themselves through their work and the Rolling Stones are no different: Each song exposes a little more of their soul. In Rocks Off, Janovitz reveals the forces at work behind the band's music by deconstructing their most representative tunes from their incredible fifty years of record making. Written by a Stones fanatic, this is a song-by-song chronicle that maps the landmarks of the band's career while expanding on their recording and personal history. Much like friends pouring over old records or having a barroom argument over the merits of certain songs, the book presents the musical leaps taken by the band and discusses how the lyrical content both reflected and influenced popular culture. The song choices are chronological and subjective; many 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 you 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.

More books from St. Martin's Press

Cover of the book What Mommy Said by Bill Janovitz
Cover of the book Soul Scorched: Part 2 by Bill Janovitz
Cover of the book On Borrowed Time by Bill Janovitz
Cover of the book The Willows at Christmas by Bill Janovitz
Cover of the book That Costs How Much?: The Bride's Guide to Budgeting for an Unforgettable Wedding by Bill Janovitz
Cover of the book Shakespeare's Tremor and Orwell's Cough by Bill Janovitz
Cover of the book Killing Cousins by Bill Janovitz
Cover of the book I Never Knew That About London by Bill Janovitz
Cover of the book How to Be Invisible by Bill Janovitz
Cover of the book Best of the Cheapskate Monthly by Bill Janovitz
Cover of the book Prince of Darkness by Bill Janovitz
Cover of the book The Girls' Guide to Surviving a Break-Up by Bill Janovitz
Cover of the book Terrorism and Tyranny by Bill Janovitz
Cover of the book Latin & Caribbean Grocery Stores Demystified by Bill Janovitz
Cover of the book Hard Time Blues by Bill Janovitz
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy