Counting Down the Rolling Stones
Their 100 Finest Songs
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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 Finest 100 Songs, rock writer Jim Beviglia dares to rank the band’s finest songs in descending order from the 100th to their number 1 greatest song. Counting Down the Rolling Stones is the perfect playlist builder, whether it is for the diehard 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.
Customer Reviews
Fun read
This allows you to read about songs besides Satisfaction, Jumpin' Jack Flash and Brown Sugar which is a nice change. Just wish he would have included his well written retro album review series in book as well.