THE ROLLING STONES DISCOVER AMERICA Exclusive Inside Story of Their American Tour

Originally published as a long, rambling piece in RAMPARTS magazine after ROLLING STONE--a magazine Lydon helped found--rejected it, this audiobook captures the traveling circus of the Stones' 1969 tour. It sheds light on the unique personalities that made up the band when they were becoming the hardest-living, most uncompromising rock-and-roll band in the world. According to the author, "an infinity of variables" confronted the group as they came of age after a three-year layoff from touring, particularly when they reached California and discovered how much the audience had changed since their last visit to the States. As narrator, Lydon so owns the work that he's almost brittle in his delivery--a common flaw in the ranks of authors acting as their own readers. J.S.H. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2014]