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| From | Bob Hutton <bobhutton@btinternet.com> |
| Subject | Re: Rock and Roll Books + Mika |
| Date | Tue, 06 Feb 2007 21:48:32 +0000 |
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Forgot to add this in my last post - someone was disappointed that the
Mika CD was more like Scissor Sisters than Queen: To be honest, I'd
probably rather listen to the Sisters!
By far and away my favourite Rock and Roll book has got to be Please
Kill Me: the Uncensored Oral History of Punk by Legs McNeill and Gillian
McCain. First hand accounts of mainly American "Punk Rock" from the
Velvets through to the death of Johnny Thunders via MC5, Stooges,
Blondie, Television, Ramones, Pistols etc. Many, many classic stories
from the main players, some of which are undoubtedly embellished (if not
entirely fabricated) but it's all good stuff. England's Dreaming and
this make good companion pieces, although Jon Savage's book is much more
high-brow - I much prefer the Please Kill Me scuzzy approach.
Gary Valentine's New York Rocker was also a good read.
Giles Smith's Lost In Music has some laugh-out-loud moments, especially
if you have ever been a vinyl junkie, one passage about browsing through
racks looking at sleeves of albums you know you already own, is priceless.
Back to Mika ....
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