The Rolling Stones 50
Category: Books,Biographies & Memoirs,Arts & Literature
The Rolling Stones 50 Details
About the Author The Rolling Stones are iconic, widely considered the greatest rock & roll band in history. As the most visible band of their era, their tours have consistently broken box office records, making them the one of the highest grossing acts of all time. They hold rock's longevity record: At 50 years after their first performance, with a few hiatuses but no break ups, they've been around longer than any other rock band. Even after half a decade they have a reputation for putting on raucous, hip-shaking, live shows. With 55 albums of original work and over 200 million records sold, they're easily one of the biggest bands in the world. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 and have received lifetime achievement awards from the Grammys and MTV. Read more
Reviews
Only a so so job. Almost nothing new. Really not as good as it could be. Especially when compared with Billy Wyman's Rolling with the Stones. That book is packed with so many photos, flyers, and other good stuff. Kinda blows this book away. This book is worth getting mainly because it can be had used in good condition at such a cheaply price. I supposed the most interesting stuff presented in this book are the earliest photos and posters from when they first started playing and touring. (Oh, and Wyman, and Taylor get short shrift, which is true of a lot of Stones material. As if they were never even in the band.) Some really great early flyers and adverts. Still Wyman's book is so much more jam packed with promo photos, ads, reviews, related material. Blows this book away really. They don't overlap in terms of actual photos and you get comments from all four current members of the Stones in Rolling Stone 50. Still, could have been a lot better. The other amazing book most people don't seem aware of is Ethan Russell's book which only covers the 1969 tours but is utterly unique because it has both pictures and an ongoing diary about the tour by Russell (who took all the photos). Its one of a kind. I don't know of any other book of the Rolling Stones tour that has both photos and commentary, and by the same person no less. Closest you will get to being there beside the movie C**ksucker Blues.
