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Check it out for the photos and the interviews with Jerry, but skip the rock critic overviews, which aren't very illuminating.

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Includes influences, why play, how to make it, changes, and lessons learned. It is so fascinating hoW much information can be packed into a miniature book.

FROM AMAZON: In this intriguing collection of quotes from Rolling Stone Press, rock-and-roll artists reflect on how the music has changed their lives and the world around them. Includes comments from Sting, David Bowie, Frank Zappa, Patti Smith, Kurt Cobain, and Deborah Harry. Full-color illustrations. Miniature Edition .

Renowned, revered and immortalized in song, Rolling Stone has been synonymous with rock ‘n roll since it began as a San Francisco music newspaper more than 30 years ago. Today, it has evolved into a slick pop culture bible and definitive source for everything in entertainment, from music, film, television and books, to politics, social issues and pop…


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Tom Petty gave us his particular view of American life for over 40 years and, along the way, put together one of the best bands around, in the Heartbreakers. He also made friends and music with some of the heavyweights of music, when he was in the Traveling Wilburys. And finally, he went back and got the old band together for a couple of fine Mudcrutch albums.

And along the way, became one of the more influential artists of his generation.

And all Rolling Stone can do is literally add a single paragraph to the introduction to this volume, and slap a different cover on something they released two years earlier.

Fuck you, Rolling Stone.

This book was one of those "impulse borrows" from the local library. A redundant coffee-table book version of an article and list readily available at http://www.rollingstone.com/, it is a purely subjective ranking of what the musicians, writers, producers, industry insiders, and other critics who voted for them think are the greatest albums of all time. I went through my CD collection and found that I own only 96 of them; including the top seven; nine of the top ten; and ten of the top twelve. Right or wrong, this list is sure to start arguments. I personally found the list interesting for the inclusion of a lot of albums that are so-called "critics' darlings" (albums that were influential but didn't sell well), such as Television's *Marquee Moon* at #129.

Handy for looking up things but the reviews of the albums and singers are way too opinionated. It seems like everyone I like is dissed in the reviews. I would like more facts, less subjectivity.

I bought this to read Hunter S. Thompson’s piece on the Brown Buffalo, Oscar Zeta Acosta, and that alone was worth the price! Pure Gonzo!

And the Annie Leibovitz retrospective was incredible! So many famous and important subjects! And Linda Ronstadt in “sixty-dollar underwear”!

But I also really enjoyed the flashback of looking through a magazine from 1977! Lots of memories! And this issue reminded me that Rolling Stone was actually a music magazine at one time! Lots of ads for instruments and equipment! Not like today’s RS, which seems to be mostly movie and tv crap.

Interesting account of Dylan on tour--pre Rolling Thunder. Probably for fans only.

This was a great book for its time and an essential part of my exploration or rock 'n' roll as a teenager. It would still be interesting to anyone wanting to understand contemporary opinion of bands and solo performers of that time.

This tribute to what is regarded as the greatest recorded music was such a lucky book sale find. It not only provides a summary and background of the albums that were chosen for the list but also the iconic covers. Conveniently, the individuals who did the voting are included, followed by an index of artists and albums. It was fun to read about the music I own, which happily forms a major percentage of those listed, although I was able to find a couple that I might add to my collection. Now my task is to go through my music to see what was missed! In any case, this is a treasure that I'll refer to often.

Stupid and worthless opinions that seem to inflate the images of silly music and pan the creative, good stuff. This book like too many other books and radio shows seems to value music based on sales and so the great talents are overlooked, and when noticed at all such artists' worst efforts seem to be given the higher ratings. That's how I find it anyway--my most valued artists herein are debased and found wanting, while junk gets the 5 stars. There's also a bias for American music, but that could well be my own glasses.

Anthology of articles and interviews from Rolling Stone concerning the Rolling Stones.

This came out just after Jackson's death. Excellent biography, Tributes after his death.

This book is mainly a compilation of Rolling Stone Magazine's reporting and photography of Michael Jackson throughout his career. It's interesting to read the evolution of their reporting over time, and the photographs are excellent, if you have any interest in the subject.

Great book about the history of rock & rll (pop music as Europeans say).Very big format with wonderful photographs.With essays by great r& r writers like Peter Guralnick, Robert Palmer, Dave Marsh.

The old saying goes, "You can't judge a book by its cover." In this case, you can. Page after page of pop culture icons and Hollywood celebrities at their most glamorous. A delicious confection of late-1990s pop iconography.

First Line: "Beware of sadness," George Harrison sang in one of his most beautiful ballads.

George Harrison may have been known as the Quiet Beatle, but his accomplishments speak loudly. Singer, songwriter, movie mogul (he started Handmade Films when his friend Eric Idle couldn't find backing for "The Life of Brian"), accomplished musician, spiritual seeker--Harrison made his mark in many fields. The text is centered on interviews and features taken from Rolling Stone, but there are also new pieces. Photos are a big part of the book, and a discography and stories behind the songs are excellent additions.

I've come very late to my appreciation of the Beatles. I grew up in an Elvis home. Now that I'm married to a diehard Beatles fan, I'm slowly picking up the knowledge that passed me by a few decades ago. Back then I never owned a Beatles album, but I knew all the words to the songs...and George Harrison was the one who caught my eye the most. I learned quite a lot about this Quiet Beatle on a quiet Sunday afternoon.½

I continued my Nirvana reading kick with this anthology of reviews, interviews, and post-suicide reporting culled from the pages of Rolling Stone magazine. I found myself left with three predominant reactions to the text: 1) Rolling Stone was a much better (and thus relevant) magazine a decade ago when it still occasionally contained *music journalism,* 2) Nirvana had a massive impact on both the commercial music scene and my individual life, and 3) I had a rotten adolescence, memories of which reading this book brought right back up. "Cobain" is definitely worth reading for anyone who wants to understand the early- to mid-nineties music scene or what any scene was like pre-Internet, when MTV and print media ruled.

Collects all the major Rolling Stone articles on The Who from 1968 to about 1973.

Includes the legendary Pete Townshend interview from 1968 where he brainstorms much of the plot of 'Tommy'. Also there's a rare interview with Keith Moon.

Lots of incredible photos and a decent discography with mini-reviews by John Mendelssohn.½

This magazine issue is a great deal of fun, as it takes you down memory lane to revisit the (in its opinion-- feel free to disagree, and have fun doing it!) the top 500 greatest rock songs of all time. Everybody from Springsteen to Dylan is represented, with plenty of Motown, plenty of your favorites. You'll be humming along in no time. This is one issue I recommend hanging on to, because you'll want to be using it as an mp3 download guide.

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