Customer Reviews

The Rolling Stones Chronicle: The First Thirty-Five Years

5 star:		(0)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I had a copy of the edition of this book that covered "The first three decades", but bought the new one, expecting some interesting information. The new edition, covering "The first four decades" has only 20 pages devoted to the last decade. The information, detail and writing in Karnbach and Bernson's "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll", which covers the same time period, far surpasses this book.

I'm sorry for mr. Bonanno but this chronicle is really disappointing. It doesn't really tell you very much about the Stones, since it is mainly a list of all the shows they ever gave, a list which you can find everywhere. Except for the period of the sixties hardly any background information is to be found here, it's way too generalistic. Another annoying fact is that the book pretends to include the Bridges of babylon tour. This is not true, only the concert data are included, many of which were changed or cancelled. If you want to read a really good chronicle about the Stones, read the fabulous 'Good times, bad times' by Rawlings & Badman, which describes (unfortunately only) the period 1960 - 1969 day by day and gives you an incredible amount of facts and inside information. This book however seems not to be available.