The Sun & The Moon & The Rolling Stones The Sun & The Moon & The Rolling Stones

The Sun & The Moon & The Rolling Stones

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Publisher Description

A gritty, one-of-a-kind backstage account of the world’s greatest touring band, from the opinionated music journalist who was along for the ride as a young reporter for Rolling Stone in the 1990s
 
ONE OF THE TOP FIVE ROCK BIOGRAPHIES OF THE YEAR—SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE 
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—KIRKUS REVIEWS
 
A book inspired by a lifelong appreciation of the music that borders on obsession, Rich Cohen’s fresh and galvanizing narrative history of the Rolling Stones begins with the fateful meeting of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards on a train platform in 1961—and goes on to span decades, with a focus on the golden run—from the albums Beggars Banquet (1968) to Exile on Main Street (1972)—when the Stones were at the height of their powers. Cohen is equally as good on the low points as the highs, and he puts his finger on the moments that not only defined the Stones as gifted musicians schooled in the blues, but as the avatars of so much in our modern culture. In the end, though, after the drugs and the girlfriends and the bitter disputes, there is the music—which will define, once and forever, why the Stones will always matter.

Praise for The Sun & The Moon & The Rolling Stones

“Fabulous . . . The research is meticulous. . . . Cohen’s own interviews even yield some new Stones lore.”The Wall Street Journal

“[Cohen] can catch the way a record can seem to remake the world [and] how songs make a world you can’t escape.”Pitchfork

“No one can tell this story, wringing new life even from the leathery faces of mummies like the Rolling Stones, like Rich Cohen. . . . The book beautifully details the very meaning of rock ’n’ roll.”New York Observer

“Masterful . . . Hundreds of books have been written about this particular band and [Cohen’s] will rank among the very best of the bunch.”Chicago Tribune

“Cohen, who has shown time and time again he can take any history lesson and make it personal and interesting . . . somehow tells the [Stones’] story in a whole different way. This might be the best music book of 2016.”Men’s Journal

“[Cohen’s] account of the band’s rise from ‘footloose’ kids to ‘old, clean, prosperous’ stars is, like the Stones, irresistible.”People

“You will, as with the best music bios, want to follow along on vinyl.”The Washington Post

“A fresh take on dusty topics like Altamont and the Stones’ relationship with the Beatles . . . Cohen takes pilgrimages to places like Nellcôte, the French mansion where the Stones made Exile on Main Street, and recounts fascinating moments from his time on tour.”Rolling Stone

“On the short list of worthwhile books about the Stones . . . The book is stuffed with insights.”San Francisco Chronicle

GENRE
Biographies & Memoirs
RELEASED
2016
May 10
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
400
Pages
PUBLISHER
Random House Publishing Group
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
17.9
MB

Customer Reviews

tinbucktwo ,

not great, not awful

I suggest reading more than just the sample as the previous poster did. That's like hearing one lackluster cut from an album and determining the whole album is bad. Sure he rehashes stuff, but gives you more about the Stones in the later part of the 20th century. More anecdotal than other Stones books in many ways I suppose. Like my title, it's not great, but not awful, and worth a read.

Truth Be Told 2010 ,

Just rubbish

An authors self absorbed perception of being on the inside with this great band. Nothing new here at all. In short a rehash of stories told time and time again. Deleted to save hard drive space.

Gaucho 5150 ,

Rehash Money Grab

Nothing new at all. Literally a rehash of every other Stones book written, quoted verbatim from them. Surprising from such an accomplished writer. He tends to lean towards every negative tone he can find towards the band. Again surprising given his work he did with Mick on the series 'Vinyl.'

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