The Rolling Stones
The Biography
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The Rolling Stones
Narrated by:
MacLeod Andrews
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Narrated by:
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MacLeod Andrews
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Bob Spitz
About this listen
All great music is a threat.
What left is there to say about The Rolling Stones? A hell of a lot, it turns out.
Bob Spitz has brought his indefatigable energy and five decades of experiences in the fields and hollows of rock 'n’ roll to bear on his five-year journey to reexamine one of popular music’s greatest stories. There are myriad revisions to the conventional narrative which underscore just how in control of that narrative the band has been up to now—small example: no, Muddy Waters was not mopping the floors at Chess Records when the Stones showed up. But in a larger sense, as with the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, Spitz’s greatest gift is for the big picture. He knows where the magic is, and why it is. He is as clear-eyed a connoisseur of the show business, the spectacle and the collateral damage of this whirlwind as anyone alive, and that lucid gaze pierces a lot of incrusted bullshit, but the ultimate goal is to connect with a creative force whose power shows no signs of fading, over sixty years on.
At its heart the story is about two boys, Mick and Keith, and their unique, fraught, alchemical bond, often tested, never sundered. The Glimmer Twins. The bandmates, like Charlie Watts, who found their groove in relation to this double star made the trip intact, while those who struggled, like Brian Jones and Mick Taylor, were chewed up and spit out. This is a story with many dark corners, including a surprising number of deaths. But whether Jagger and Richards sold their souls to the devil is at the crossroads for blues greatness or just squeezed their heroes for every drop of inspiration, in the end their connection to their music and to each other put them in a category of one, where they very much remain.
Critic reviews
"Excels at presenting the Stones in glorious Technicolor . . . indispensable." — Marc Ballon, LA Times
“You won’t look at the Stones the same way again” — David Kirby, The Wall Street Journal
“Sure to titillate Stones fans with its many insider stories” — Nathan Smith, The Observer
“A terrific biography . . . A must for every fan of the Stones and rock and roll, a work of music history to savor.” —Booklist (starred review)
“Spitz offers a good explanation for why the Stones have endured, filthy rich while continuing to present themselves as unwholesome, dangerous street rats . . . a treasure trove for Stones fans.” —Kirkus (starred review)
“You won’t look at the Stones the same way again” — David Kirby, The Wall Street Journal
“Sure to titillate Stones fans with its many insider stories” — Nathan Smith, The Observer
“A terrific biography . . . A must for every fan of the Stones and rock and roll, a work of music history to savor.” —Booklist (starred review)
“Spitz offers a good explanation for why the Stones have endured, filthy rich while continuing to present themselves as unwholesome, dangerous street rats . . . a treasure trove for Stones fans.” —Kirkus (starred review)
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