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Title: According to the Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones ISBN: 0811840603 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: October, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67
Rating: 5
Summary: The more you find out, the less you know...
Comment: The headline is from a cliché quoted by Keith Richards, and it is so true of the Stones. This book is not only the history as seen through the eyes of the band, but a wonderful swirling tribute to the greatest rock band ever to grace the boards. The book has a wonderful, natural flow, like a great Stones album. It has surprisingly appropriate essays from an odd assortment (Don Was, Tim Rice, etc.) that give the interviews real context. The photos are great, rare and raw. Not a goon's gallery of sleezy shots, nor over-posed out-takes, but moments that feel natural, unrehearsed. But, at their core, the Stones remain, as they should be - a mystery. When Keith goes on about, "I've turned round and found a pool of blood where the piano player should be," you know there is a story there, but you also know that at it's core, it is just a Keith says - "I't's just a part of the gig." He probably doesn't even remember the year of the tour.
Bravo especially to the editors of this tome. There must have been loads of material to digest, and I can't imagine that the Stones make it all easy. It appears that Charlie Watts spent some time helping with the text, but the heavy lifting must have fallen on the hands of Dora Loewenstein and Philip Dodd. They managed to make the book read like the way we imagine the Stones live - larger than life.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Book for Stones Fans or anyone who loves Rock and Roll
Comment: If you are a Stones fan, you'll love this book. I've been a Stones fan for years and seen many books about them, but According To The Rolling Stones has tons of pictures, stories, and information that are new to me. The lay-out of the text and photos makes it a great coffee table book, and the writing by the Stones themselves is fascinating. I actually preferred this book to The Beatles Anthology, but that is probably because I prefer the Stones to the Beatles, not because of the quality of either of the books. Not only is it good for fans of the band, any one who has an appreciation of rock and roll history will learn a lot from this book.
Rating: 4
Summary: I like it
Comment: So the Rolling Stones are still imitating the Beatles. This book is set up just like THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY book, and is even published by the same publisher. But it's not as good, because the Stones aren't the Beatles. But also it does not go into as much depth--nor with new "discoveries"--as the ANTHOLOGY book. Plus it's much shorter, even though their career is decades longer. (It also isn't a #1 bestseller like ANTHOLOGY). I wish ACCORDING TO...had dug deeper. But I'd rather have it than not, and it does include some wonderful stories and facts and photos. Any die hard Rolling Stones fan certainly shouldn't do without it.
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Title:Sympathy for the Devil Remixes ASIN: B0000BV21X Publisher: Abkco Pub. Date: 16 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $7.98 |
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Title: The Rolling Stones: Complete Recording Sessions 1962-2002 by Martin Elliott ISBN: 1901447049 Publisher: Music Video Distributors Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Love You Live, Rolling Stones: Fanfare from the Common Fan by Marilou Regan, Hans Oosterbaan ISBN: 0972370404 Publisher: Fanfare Publishing, Inc. Pub. Date: 25 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: The Rolling Stones (Unseen Archives) ISBN: 0752589717 Publisher: Pantone, Inc. Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.98 |
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Title: Rolling with the Stones by Bill Wyman, Richard Havers ISBN: 0789489678 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: 28 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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