Your favorite music books/bios?

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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    iOnlyownMymind said:
    Already mentioned above but I’m about halfway through Geddy Lees book and really enjoying it. 

    Two votes for Geddy!  Might have to check it out, thanks!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,808
    edited July 2024
    I really enjoyed these 2 recently





    I’ve got Steve Turner’s Mud Ride ready to go (after I’m done with Baumgartner by Paul Auster)

    As far as favourites go, Lanegan’s Sing Backwards And Weep is right up there, along with Neil’s Waging Heavy Peace and Keith’s Life.
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    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    goldrush said:
    I really enjoyed these 2 recently





    I’ve got Steve Turner’s Mud Ride ready to go (after I’m done with Baumgartner by Paul Auster)

    As far as favourites go, Lanegan’s Sing Backwards And Weep is right up there, along with Neil’s Waging Heavy Peace and Keith’s Life.

    Good picks there!
    I LOVED Moore's Sonic Life.  His descriptions of the late 70s NYC scene are riveting and fascinating.  It's amazing how these kids came from opposites side over the country in basically suburban neighborhoods (Moore from Bethel, CT,  Gordon from L.A. area) and met up in the jungle of 70's low rent NYC and went on to make such amazing and unique music.  Just loved that book (and Kim Gordon's Girl in a Band as well!)
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,808
    brianlux said:
    goldrush said:
    I really enjoyed these 2 recently





    I’ve got Steve Turner’s Mud Ride ready to go (after I’m done with Baumgartner by Paul Auster)

    As far as favourites go, Lanegan’s Sing Backwards And Weep is right up there, along with Neil’s Waging Heavy Peace and Keith’s Life.

    Good picks there!
    I LOVED Moore's Sonic Life.  His descriptions of the late 70s NYC scene are riveting and fascinating.  It's amazing how these kids came from opposites side over the country in basically suburban neighborhoods (Moore from Bethel, CT,  Gordon from L.A. area) and met up in the jungle of 70's low rent NYC and went on to make such amazing and unique music.  Just loved that book (and Kim Gordon's Girl in a Band as well!)
    That reminds me, I still haven’t picked up Girl In A Band yet. I need to find a copy of that.
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,541
    Loved Patti Smiths Just Kids.  The name drops she does in that is crazy.  I was also mad at her for still having a thing for Maplethorp.

    My other favorite was American Hardcore by Steven Blush. @GlowGirl knows him.  Small world.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Loved Patti Smiths Just Kids.  The name drops she does in that is crazy.  I was also mad at her for still having a thing for Maplethorp.

    My other favorite was American Hardcore by Steven Blush. @GlowGirl knows him.  Small world.
    Yes!  Both are excellent!


    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • DE4173
    DE4173 Posts: 3,006
    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/alex-van-halen-eddie-van-halen-brothers-book-interview-1235129960/
    1993: 11/22 Little Rock
    1996; 9/28 New York
    1997: 11/14 Oakland, 11/15 Oakland
    1998: 7/5 Dallas, 7/7 Albuquerque, 7/8 Phoenix, 7/10 San Diego, 7/11 Las Vegas
    2000: 10/17 Dallas
    2003: 4/3 OKC
    2012: 11/17 Tulsa(EV), 11/18 Tulsa(EV)
    2013: 11/16 OKC
    2014: 10/8 Tulsa
    2022: 9/20 OKC
    2023: 9/13 Ft Worth, 9/15 Ft Worth
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    DE4173 said:
    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/alex-van-halen-eddie-van-halen-brothers-book-interview-1235129960/

    Sounds like a fine read, thanks for the suggestion!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • DE4173
    DE4173 Posts: 3,006
    You're welcome!  I didn't know about Chris Cornell jamming with the Van Halen brothers:  😲


    1993: 11/22 Little Rock
    1996; 9/28 New York
    1997: 11/14 Oakland, 11/15 Oakland
    1998: 7/5 Dallas, 7/7 Albuquerque, 7/8 Phoenix, 7/10 San Diego, 7/11 Las Vegas
    2000: 10/17 Dallas
    2003: 4/3 OKC
    2012: 11/17 Tulsa(EV), 11/18 Tulsa(EV)
    2013: 11/16 OKC
    2014: 10/8 Tulsa
    2022: 9/20 OKC
    2023: 9/13 Ft Worth, 9/15 Ft Worth
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,608
    also didn't know Cornell was a bass player. wow. 
    By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.




  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    edited October 2024
    DE4173 said:
    You're welcome!  I didn't know about Chris Cornell jamming with the Van Halen brothers:  😲



    HughFreakingDillon said:
    also didn't know Cornell was a bass player. wow. 

    I didn't know about either.  Cool (but sad too, of course).
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,808
    Ugh
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    Good grief!  Did I really forget to post this?
    A couple of weeks ago I finished reading Steve Wynn's excellent memoir, I Wouldn't Say It If It Wasn't True.  Steve is on a solo tour back east (U.S.) right now telling stories from his book and singing songs.  One of the coolest stories is about how when he was 20, he got some money together and took a Greyhound bus trip across country to try and track down Alex Chilton.  Much to his surprise and delight, Chilton spend a number of day off and on with Wynn, and was willing to talk to him about what he was up to as long as Wynn kept buying him beers and cigarettes. 
    Wynn's book has tons of great stories.  Great read!
    I Wouldnt Say It If It Wasnt True A Memoir Of Life Music And The Dream Syndicate

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,608
    Loujoe said:
    Ugh
    ?
    By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.




  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,808
    Sad about CC. That's all. But we all are. Sux
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    edited October 2024
    Loujoe said:
    Sad about CC. That's all. But we all are. Sux

    Absolutely. :-( 
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • GB281198
    GB281198 Virginia Posts: 634
    https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/mike-campbell-heartbreaker-memoir/

    I will definitely be getting a copy of this.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    GB281198 said:
    https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/mike-campbell-heartbreaker-memoir/

    I will definitely be getting a copy of this.

    Oh man, yes!  Thanks for the heads up!  :plus_one:
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • GB281198
    GB281198 Virginia Posts: 634
    Got this yesterday
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    GB281198 said:
    Got this yesterday

    Oooh, yeah, thank you.  That reminds me I want to do the same.   I hear it's an excellent music memoir.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

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