{"product_id":"9780804179232","title":"The Sun \u0026 The Moon \u0026 The Rolling Stones","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA panoramic, stylish narrative history of the Rolling Stones, viewed through the impassioned and opinionated lens of \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e contributor Rich Cohen, who traveled with the band in the 1990s as a reporter for \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Rich Cohen enters the Stones epic as a young journalist on the road with the band and quickly falls under their sway—privy to the jokes, the camaraderie, the bitchiness, the hard living. Inspired by a lifelong appreciation of the music that borders on obsession, Cohen’s chronicle of the band is informed by the rigorous views of a kid who grew up on the music and for whom the Stones will always be the greatest rock ’n’ roll band of all time.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The story begins at the beginning: 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 \u003ci\u003eBeggar’s Banquet\u003c\/i\u003e (1968) to \u003ci\u003eExile on\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMain Street\u003c\/i\u003e (1972)—when the Stones were prolific and innovative and at the height of their powers. Cohen is equally 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 and arguably the most innovative songwriters of their generation, but as the avatars of so much in our modern culture.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In the end, though, after the drugs and the girlfriends and the rows, there is the music. \u003ci\u003eThe Sun and the Moon and the Rolling Stones\u003c\/i\u003e makes you want to listen to every song in your library anew and search out the obscure gems that you’ve yet to hear. The music, together with Cohen’s fresh and galvanizing consideration of the band, will define, once and forever, why the Stones will always matter.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Sun and the Moon and the Rolling Stones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “This is a completely fascinating book. Rich Cohen locks into everything that’s crazy and passionate about the Rolling Stones while never losing his clear-sighted presence of mind. Funny, soulful, impeccably reported, and beautifully written, \u003ci\u003eThe Sun and the Moon and the Rolling Stones\u003c\/i\u003e will be the book about the Stones that will last.”\u003cb\u003e—Ian Frazier\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Rich Cohen writes like Mick Jagger sings: He’s full of energy, swagger, and creativity. In one sense, this book is easy to categorize: File under ‘books that are awesome and delightful to read.’ But it’s also hard to categorize. It’s part memoir, part cultural history, part biography, part manifesto, part behind-the-scenes look at the joyful debauchery of one of the world’s greatest bands. However you label it, you’ll have a blast reading it.”\u003cb\u003e—A. J. Jacobs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47007718342896,"sku":"9780804179232","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780804179232_p0.jpg?v=1763729528","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780804179232","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}