"December 3-4, 1969. Keith Richards and Mick Jagger stood at the
same microphone at Muscle Shoals, lights dimmed, splitting a fifth
of bourbon, and simultaneously sang the melodies and harmonies on
the three songs that they had recorded over three days: "Brown
Sugar," "You Got to Move," and "Wild Horses." That's your rock 'n'
roll fantasy right there, pal. A six-piece band working in a tiny
converted coffin factory across from an Alabama graveyard, on an
eight-track recorder, with no computer editing or Autotune,
recorded three songs, representing 30 percent of one of the
greatest rock 'n' roll records of all time."
So tells Bill Janovitz of the making of the inimitable
triple-platinum album, "Sticky Fingers," which hit number one in
the US and the UK in 1971, skyrocketing the band to
superstardom.
To Bill, all artists reveal themselves through their work and the
Rolling Stones are no different: Each song exposes a little more of
their soul. In "Rocks Off, "Janovitz" "reveals the forces at work
behind the band's music by deconstructing their most representative
tunes from their incredible fifty years of record making. Written
by a Stones fanatic, this is a song-by-song chronicle that maps the
landmarks of the band's career while expanding on their recording
and personal history. Much like friends pouring over old records or
having a barroom argument over the merits of certain songs, the
book presents the musical leaps taken by the band and discusses how
the lyrical content both reflected and influenced popular culture.
The song choices are chronological and subjective; many of them are
the classic hits; however, the book digs deeper into beloved album
tracks and songs with unique stories behind them.
"Rocks Off "is the ultimate listening guide and thinking man's
companion that will spur you to dust off those old albums and
listen in with a newfound perspective on one of the most famous and
acclaimed rock 'n' roll bands of all time.
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