Rolling Stone: The Decades of Rock & Roll

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Summary: Looking Through The Years of Rock
Review: Rolling Stone has been the voice of rock since its inception in 1967 and through the years they have consistently issued first rate books whether it be their encyclopedia or books of interviews and reviews. The Decades of Rock & Roll continues their winning ways. The book is coffee table sized, but not as bulky and is loaded with some great pictures. But the real meat of the book are the essays by the likes of Robert Palmer, Chet Flippo, David Fricke, Kinky Friedman, Jim Farber and Kinky Friedman. Each decade from the 50's to the 90's is well represented as artists as diverse as Ruth Brown, Madonna, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Public Enemy are examined. Sprinkled throughout the book are artists like Robbie Robertson, Steven Tyler, John Fogerty, Suzanne Vega, Ozzy Osbourne and others top ten lists of albums and songs from a particular era, group or genre. All in all, this book is a must for any fan of music and music history.