Glad you liked Jake's book. I really loved reading it. I've read about 12 of the 33 1/3 titles so far and have largely enjoyed the series. Some, like In Utero (which I'm almost done with), is a pretty straight forward document of the entire recording history for that album. Others, like Colin Meloy's (The Decemberists) essay on The Replacement's Let It Be is less about the actual album and more about what it meant to him while growing up. So far, my favorite has been for GBV's Bee Thousand. Most of the band members were interviewed for it and is a great reminder of what a weirdly wonderful album that is. I just picked up the new edition of "Across the Great Divide" (by Barney Hoskyns) about The Band. I've only heard antidotes about what a dick Robbie Robertson has been to his bandmates. I'm anxious to read the whole story. From what I gather, this book is pretty accurate. I also want to read Levon Helm's book ("This Wheel's on Fire") on the Band, but I'm guessing that it's a bit biased. Chris -----Original Message----- From: audities-owner@smoe.org [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Dean Micheli Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 4:25 PM To: audities@smoe.org Subject: Re: Rock/pop books Although I find the books hit and miss, Continuum's 33 1/3 series has been keeping me busy lately. http://tinyurl.com/ytekzm Although one of my favorites, Joe Pernice's Meat is Murder, really wasn't about the album. Other ones I've enjoyed are the books on Low, Sign O' the Times, Exile on Main St and Village Green. My least favorite, by far, was Forever Changes. ----- Original Message ---- From: Brian Hughes To: audities@smoe.org Sent: Tuesday, February 6, 2007 12:51:52 PM Subject: Rock/pop books Hi folks, I've just finished Jacob Slichter's excellent tome "So You Wanna Be A Rock & Roll Star" (big thanks to whoever mentioned it on the list!) and aim to get the Jeff Murphy book too. Any other lesser known books that might appeal to me and others on this list? Just getting my summer holiday books ready... Thanks in advance, Brian PS. I've heard the Mika album and for me it only has a couple of good tracks - maybe it'll grow on me though This email and any attachments contain information from Baker & Taylor which may be confidential, privileged and/or protected by other legal rules. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby advised that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this email is prohibited. If you have received the email in error, please notify us by reply email immediately and then delete the email and your reply from your email system. NOTE: Baker & Taylor accepts no liability for the contents of this email. This email shall not operate to bind Baker & Taylor to any contract, order or other obligation.