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From what i've looked into, the two best PJ Bios are None Too Fragile by Martin Clarke and Five Against One by Kim Neely. Does anyone have anything to say about these books or recommend any better ones?
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Five Against One is probably a better overall book as it goes more in depth with the band. When Neely gets to the time around Vs/Vitalogy she seems to take a less than favorable opinion of the band and mainly Eddie. I think it's due to referencing more interviews and magazine articles with outside sources including former drummer Dave A, who at the time was still a little ticked off that he was fired. I will say that I have used this book more for its historical aspects than anything else. Neely did a pretty good job of chronicling the Seattle music scene from the mid 80s up until the "grunge revolution".
None Too Fragile is an ok read, but to me it spent waaaaay too much time on Eddie and his life and less on the band. I know that appeals to some people, but I wanted to read more about Stone, Mike, Jeff, drummer at the time, etc. as well. Also, some parts seem really longwinded, mainly the thing with Ticketmaster.
Oh...Five Against One ends right after No Code was released and None Too Fragile ends with sort of a half-assed review of Yield.