was so disappointed in the ending...now have no desire to see the movie...Quote:
Originally Posted by tjh532
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was so disappointed in the ending...now have no desire to see the movie...Quote:
Originally Posted by tjh532
So I haven't posted much about rock autobios and bios lately.
I have to say, it seems like I've ready every one of them and my favorite is Joe Perry's. IMO his is the most believable, and much more down to earth than Steven Tyler's. Steven played the victim card, and made it all about him and less about the band. I want life stories, but I also want to know stuff about the band. I got that from Joe's book. While he didn't take it easy on Steven, it seemed like he was willing to take at least a little bit of the blame, anyway. It was a joy to read and I plan to read it again.
There are very few books I haven't read yet. One is Scott Weiland's. I don't know if anyone has seen the "viral" video of him recently with his solo band but it's not looking good for Scott and his wellbeing. I really feel bad for him, and I know most of it is his fault but I guess I really admired his work with Velvet Revolver. I'm not an STP fan but to me he seemed doomed form the start. I'm going to be ordering his book soon from Amazon, as well as a book by a former GnR roadie about his life with the band in their heyday.
I look forward to hearing what you think about those.
Sorry to hear Scott's looking poorly.
I'll check out Joe "F'n" Perry's book. I enjoyed Steven's autobiography too - it was offensive in a few places (as one would expect, really), but also frequently hilarious and fascinating. His love of music comes through on every page. I was amazed at all the people/bands he met and opened for in his pre-Aerosmith career.
My next one up to bat is Carole King's "Natural Woman."
I need to read more. I'm still on "Heaven is Under our Feet". I'm up to Robert Redford's essay. I've enjoyed most of it so far. (Bette Midler's was the worst. Wayy over the top).
As far as rock bios and autobios go, my favorites are Sammy Hagar's Red: my uncensored life in rock (note: very uncensored) and Free: Heavy Load.
I don't know what I'll read next. The library is too far away(nearest one is 16 miles away.) and I don't have a kindle, so I have to buy books when I can.
I liked Steven Tyler's book pretty well. Yes, very eye-opening, but it is Steven Tyler...... And I think he is such a talented song writer, or word smith, as he calls it, and what a wildman! Such an entertainer!
I will have to get Joe Perry's. Sounds interesting!
Irving Azoff and the Eagles get a lot of mentions in "The Mansion on the Hill: Dylan, Young, Geffen, Springsteen and the Head-on Collision of Rock and Commerce," by Fred Goodman. Has anyone here read that? If the library has it, I may check it out - if only to pick out the references to our guys. I'm sure the author rakes them over the coals for their alleged greed.
AG, was Azoff mentioned in the Sammy Hagar book as well? It doesn't have an index, but the book came up in a search of Irving's name on Amazon.
I think so. It's been awhile since I read the book. I'll have to skim over later tonight and get back to you on that.Quote:
Originally Posted by NightMistBlue
After reading this, I've just bought Steven Tyler's book!! Yeahhhhh, a nice entertaining read to look forward to :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Brooke
I hope you like it, Lacken. Even though ST is such a crazy man, I love his music! And his life story is very entertaining!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lacken101
Oh, don't bother - I finally remembered Azoff manages Van Halen, that's what the connection is. I don't suppose he has the same kind of close relationship that he does with Henley and Frey.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlreadyGone95
From what I remember in the book, I don't think so. I remember Sammy saying that his main job was to try and keep the peace and keep the Van Halen brothers sober.( I first read the book before I knew who Azoff was)Quote:
Originally Posted by NightMistBlue
I've read part of that and he isn't too hard on the band. This is what I wrote in the Eagles books thread:Quote:
Originally Posted by NightMistBlue
I have to admit that I've forgotten what it said.Quote:
In Mansion on the Hill by Fred Goodman, there's a good chapter on the Eagles and their management problems. The author interviewed Glenn Frey, JD Souther, Don Henley, Ned Doheney, Irving Azoff, John Hartmann, Harlan Goodman, John Boylan, Paul Ahearn and others in 1992/1993. i've seen bits of it in other books, but this is the clearest and fullest account.
Management problems... that must be when they had the throw-down with David Geffen to get their publishing returned to them.
It was the whole Elektra/Asylum merger, Geffen becoming less involved in management, lack of interest from Roberts and John Hartmann caught in the middle.Quote:
Originally Posted by NightMistBlue
Meanwhile, my current rock star reading is an autobiography by Martin Turner, founder, original bassist and lead singer of Wishbone Ash, called "No Easy Road". It's self-published and, (I believe), self-written. His voice certainly comes through strongly and it's fairly well-written but doesn't always flow as well as books by professional writers. At other times, it's a good fit with Almost Famous with anecdotes of drug busts, equipment theft, scary plane flights and unruly audiences. There are also good descriptions of how songs were written. A nice touch is that throughout the book, there are sections written by the other people in the story and they give a more rounded picture. Turner comes across as down-to-earth, opinionated but decent. I'm liking him.
ETA: I haven't reached the acrimonious part of the band's history yet and having read a few reviews of the book, it's clearly a subject that gets fans of Andy Powell worked up. Since the book was published, there has been a court ruling on the use of the name "Wishbone Ash" in Powell's favour. The court documents for that were a good read.
Well, I'm taking a break from Heaven is Under our Feet. With the release of the "sequel", Go Set A Watchman, only a week away, I feel that I need to reread To Kill A Mockingbird to get acquainted with the characters.
I wanted to read Don Felder's Heaven and Hell, but the library was closed on Friday for the 4th :(.
I know I'm a little slow on the uptake with reading...but I just read "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand...I read somewhere that Timothy read it..and called it "amazing"...so of course I had to go buy it...and it really was "amazing"...I guess they made a movie out of it last year...didn't even know that...has anyone out there read it?
I'm waiting to get Genesis' autobiography in, Chapter and Verse. While waiting on it (should be here next week), I'm going to reread 2 of my favorite books, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt and The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown.
I didn't even KNOW about the Genesis book. Thank you AG.:faint:Quote:
Originally Posted by AlreadyGone95
You're welcome FP! I didn't know about it either until a friend decided to sell his copy a few weeks ago. Needless to say, I can't wait to get my hands on it! USPS tracking says it should be here tomorrow! :partytime:Quote:
Originally Posted by Freypower
The Genesis book came in today. It's bigger than I expected, a paperback coffee table book! Full of photos! The quality and bigness(I can that's a word) of the photos is beyond belief. I'm blown away! Can't wait til tonight when I can do more than just skim the book.
Fp, I highly suggest that you get this book if you can, for the photos alone!
When I ordered it I could tell from the price that it would be a large format book. I now have a vague memory that I may have seen it several years ago & looked at it but didn't buy it. Now that I'm having this love affair with Genesis it seeems I need to have it.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlreadyGone95
My son and I watched the movie out of curiosity and were both freaked out. It is not only a strange movie, it is very graphic. Neil Patrick Harris was in it and one of his scenes is absolutely gross. I would not recommend this movie. I do not think I can ever watch Rosamund Pike again. Bizarre/ Weird Alert.......Quote:
Originally Posted by zeldabjr
I hated the ending of the book...and after reading it...I had no desire to see the movie...lolQuote:
Originally Posted by DJ
I watched it and agree it was pretty strange, but I liked it! I just look away when something icky is coming......
Well, I just finished Steven Tylers book - definitely an eye-opener...how he is still alive after the amount of drugs etc he took, is a mystery!! When he settled down in the book, (the wording at the start was a bit mad), it was an interesting and very entertaining read - all the bands they opened for, how he writes his songs, and performs. He is a very talented man but I have to read Joe Perry's book now to get the other side of the story. All in all, a good read and thanks to the Border Book Club for recommending it :thumbsup:
That's one thing that's missing from the Eagles. With Heaven and Hell, there is no counter-book to balance the stories and accusations from any of the other band members - they really are overdue their books at this point :)
Well, I just finished reading the Genesis- Chapter and Verse book. Basically, if you're a Genesis fan, read this book. It's told from the viewpoint of the members. Well worth the money, imo. (Based on the Amazon prices, I got a steal, paying $15 shipped). My only complaint would be that like the HOTE doc, the recent years don't get discussed alot. From 1982-present is covered in about 80 pages.
Oh that's a shame. Thanks for the warning though - I dig Rosamund Pike and was going to rent the DVD just for her performance. I read the book and had mixed (mostly negative) feelings about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by DJ
Since I'm in big sports mood (football, football :D), I'm going to reread a book my mom bought be a few years ago called Baseball's best 1,000 by Derek Gentile. He writes a paragraph or two about each player, plus he includes the stats (some are incomplete, especially if the player was a Negro League player). He also includes several pages about early baseball, the Negro League, and Women's baseball. A pretty good read for fans of American baseball.
Chipper Jones made the list at #322 :D.
My family held an auction at the reunion this year. We brought household items that we didn't want anymore, hoping that others would. The proceeds went toward next year's budget.
Well, there was 1 box and 2 bags of books. One box was full of books by my favorite author James Patterson. Most I already owned, but there was 1 that I didn't have, The 12th of Never(the 12th book in the Women's Murder Club series. I love that series!). Well, a sweet, elderly cousin bought the box(straight out, no bidding), but I had talked to her about the book, so she left it out for me to buy. When the auction came, most people knew that I wanted the book. I bid $10 and I got it! :yay:. I've read it before, but I plan on rereading it once I'm done with the baseball book.
The last item to be auctioned off was one of the bag of books. No one wanted it, so I bid $5 and I won. I was sitting next to one of my great aunts during the auction. After I bought the books, she asked me what kind of books I liked. I said murder, mystery, historical fiction/non fiction, drama, suspense (basically anything but romance). It turns out that the books were hers. She hoped that I would enjoy them. One book that I'm nearly positive I'll enjoy is Supreme Justice by Philip Margolin. On the front cover it says "a book of suspense". Perfect for me!
Now, the rest of these I'm not sure about. I'm going list them, and if anyone has read them or is familiar about the author, I'd like to know more(genres, if the book or author is good etc). The books that I don't think that I'll like, I'll give to one of grandmas.
So, the books:
Acts of Love by Judith Michael
A Tangled Web by Judith Michael
The Hellion Bride by Catherine Coulter
The Last Promise by Richard Paul Evans
Danger Zone by Shirley Palmer
Street Boys by Lorenzo Carcaterra
Not a Sparrow Falls by Linda Nichols
Family Ties by Danielle Steel
Dangerous to Know by Barbara Taylor Bradford
For the Roses by Julie Garwood
I don't know if anyone is familiar with the author Jeff Shaara. His dad Michael Shaara wrote my all time favorite novel, The Killer Angels(about the Battle of Gettysburg). Well Jeff decided to carry on what his dad was doing, and he wrote 2 books about the Civil War to cover the years before and after the Gettysburg battle, Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measure. I love both books.
For the longest time, I thought that those were the only books Jeff Shaara had written. Well, I was wrong. He's written several other books, including 2 about the American Revolution. I was surprised and happy to find out that my county library has the first book, Rise to Rebellion. I checked it out this afternoon, and I can't wait to read it!
I've read the book, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I found the second book, The Glorious Cause, at another library close by. (I'm glad that most libraries in Georgia participate in PINES. It makes getting books easier). I got the book yesterday, and am enjoying it so far. :)
Well, I'm done with the second book. My mom had to go to the library yesterday for her foster mom, so I decided to tag along. My mom hates libraries and reading. She wanted to get the books for my grandma and leave quickly, so I knew that I couldn't browse the library like I wanted to. I decided, beforehand, that I needed to read some classics because I haven't read any since I read Bram Stoker's Dracula last year. I tend to avoid pre 19th century works, so I decided to read try some Charles Dickens' books. (I love A Christmas Carol, but it's all I've read of his works). The only book the library had was A Tale of Two Cities. I had tried reading that book before in 8th grade, but I didn't enjoy it, so I never finished it. (My teachers pushed me to read more challenging books, but it didn't work) I'll give it another chance now.
I also checked out Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles.(glad that Dickens and Doyle are close together alphabetically) I've read several of the Sherlock Holmes short stories, but never this novel, so I'm excited to read it.
I'm in the middle of reading alot of rock autobiographies at the moment. I just got done with Mick Fleetwood's, and am starting on Eric Clapton's. I also plan to read Ozzy Osbourne's, David Crosby's, and Aerosmith's before year's end.
All good books.
I have just about every rock autobio and will be finishing getting all of the ones I dont have on Christmas. John Fogerty's I need to read, as well as a couple others.
I enjoyed reading the books I mentioned a few weeks ago. They are great! I bought the Eric Clapton book because I liked it so much.
I'm now reading Storms: My Life with Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac by Carol Ann Harris. Surprisingly, despite being the huge Mac/Lindsey fan I am, I've yet to read the book.
I've taken a break from rock bios. I'm in the process of reading 3 books by the same author. I'm just starting on the second book. The author, Carolly Erickson, writes historical fictiom novels about some of the famous ladies in European history. They're told from a first person point of view, sort of like a diary. She is trying to breathe new life into characters that we in the modern world may see as stuffy or boring. The books I'm reading are about Catherine of Aragon (Henry VIII's first wife), Catherine Howard (Henry VIII's fifth wife), and Marie Antoinette (the famous French queen and wife of Louis XVI). I'm reading the books in chronological order.
After I read these books, I plan to read Black Dahila Avenger by Steve Hodel, which is cconsidered by many to be the book to read about the murder of Elizabeth Short (The Black Dahila). Hodel is the son of the most likely suspect in this about 7 decade old unsolved murder.
Then, I'll read Go Set A Watchman.
One thing about being sick is that I end up reading alot. ;)
What did you think of the book, AG? I think I've mentioned before that it made me dislike Lindsey (what kind of creep would hit Stevie Nicks, especially since she's a tiny 5'1"?!) but after awhile I guess I realized we can't really know what the truth is unless we were there, or have better evidence than just hearsay.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlreadyGone95
Right now, I'm listening to the audiobook of Joe Perry's autobiography, narrated by Mr. Perry himself. It's quite interesting and I absolutely adore New England accents. I don't know what it is, but just to hear him say "started" or "Harvard" or "armed guards" is a small thrill.
I read Steven Tyler's book about a year ago, so nothing in Joe's book is all that surprising, except for his passionate affair as a young man with Judy Carne.
It's also a refreshing change to read about a rock 'n roll guy who is a self-described "one woman man" and was not into the groupie thang - at least to hear him tell it.
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Originally Posted by NightMistBlue
I enjoyed the book. It was nice to read about the Fleetwood Mac happenings from an insider. To me, Lindsey came across as a guy of extremes. He could be extremely caring, but then become extremely scarey or extremely possessive.
Though it was a relatively small part of her book, I appreciated the vivid way Carol Ann wrote about Dennis Wilson. He was part of the otherwise all-female "Merry Widows" club of FM spouses and girlfriends who would hang out together while their other halves spent long hours in the recording studio. Dennis' joie de vivre came across very well - I could totally picture him trying to snort coke while driving a speeding convertible on a twisty L.A. road, with the wind blowing cocaine all over him and Dennis laughing his head off.
I'm at the part in the Joe Perry book now where he meets his future wife. It's sweet, but I can't believe Joe is so trusting (dumb?) that he still believes his wife never heard of Aerosmith. She grew up in Boston for Pete's sake. That would be like a Miamian claiming to have never heard of Gloria Estefan.