Counting Down the Rolling Stones
Their 100 Finest Songs
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- £37.99
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- £37.99
Publisher Description
No band has ever been able to demonstrate the enduring power of rock and roll quite like the Rolling Stones, who continue to enthrall, provoke, and invigorate their legions of fans more than fifty years since they began. In Counting Down the Rolling Stones: Their 100 Finest Songs, rock writer Jim Beviglia dares to rank the band’s finest 100 songs in descending order.
Beviglia provides an insightful explanation about why each song deserves its place. Looking at the story behind the song and supplying a fresh take on the musical and lyrical content, he illuminates these unforgettable songs for new and diehard fans alike. Taken together, the individual entries in Counting Down the Rolling Stones tell a fascinating story of the unique personalities and incredible talents that made the Stones a band for the ages.
Counting Down the Rolling Stones is the perfect playlist builder, whether it is for the longtime fan or the newbie just getting acquainted with the work of Mick, Keith, and the boys.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
After fascinating and insightful looks at the songs of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, music writer Beviglia provides a strong look at the 100 finest songs of the Rolling Stones. Beviglia unearths "numerous surprises and musical gems" that he hadn't previously heard which makes for much of the book's appeal. His look at the relatively overlooked song "Tops," from 1981, listed at #87, is an excellent description of how the song's musical "veering back and forth between the playfulness of the verses and the refrains" mirrors the "push and pull" of Mick Jagger's provocative lyrical role playing. But listing "Honky Tonk Women" one of the Stones' most famous and memorable songs at #46 is bound to strike even halfhearted Stones listeners as odd, even if he does justifiably list "Jumpin' Jack Flash" at #1. Still, regardless of his rankings, Beviglia's writing will inspire readers to turn up the volume.
