nonfiction; music theory/history. I am not super familiar with all of these songs, but found it interesting to see the various musical parts broken down, a bit more history revealed, and the process of recording tracks back in the days. ( )

A brief history of the Rolling Stones told in 50 songs. Janovitz, a journalist and rock musician himself is uniquely qualified to analyze tthe Stones music, but besides parsing the structure of some songs, he brings a real fan's passion to his work. The 50 songs things sounds a little gimmicky, but it works really well. ( )

Perspective of the Rolling Stones as viewed from 50 songs over nearly 50 years. Informative and entertaining. ( )

Bad concept, if you ask me,by Janovitz's repeated assertion, the best Stones songs were written and recorded in a span of about 4 years. Just listen to the songs you like. ( )