No One Here Gets Out Alive- Jim Morrison and The Doors Excuse Me While I Kiss The Sky- Jimi Hendrix Bio Jersey Metal: History of the Garden States Metal Scene by Alan Tecchio
Pencilwhipped- awesome voice. Here’s a few I’ve loved: KI$$ and Sell. Best Kiss book. CK Lendt All the Rage: Ian McLagan Diary of a R and R Star: Ian Hunter Gallagher, Marriott, Derringer and Trower: Dan Muise. Great overview of each artist. Happy Boys Happy: Small Faces and Humble Pie by Schmitt and Twelker
The first rock books I bought were about Fleetwood Mac when I was 13. One was a fanzine type glossy look at the band. The other was more academic, but also entertaining. It gave more information about what happened to the members who had come and gone. My favorite would be 'Bill Graham Presents: My life inside rock and out'. I'm actually in the book with my nephew Jason. There is an aerial photo of his memorial in golden gate park. We were two of the 300,000 there that day.
My Fave is Paul Dianno's autobiography The Beast. Just reading the book you can see why he only lasted in Maiden for 2 albums . A total loose cannon from almost beating his band member to death to snorting laxatives .
*Morrissey & Marr: The Severed Alliance (1992) by Johnny Rogan* Best known biography about The Smiths. Mainly focusing on the 2 main songwriters. *Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana (1993) by Michael Azerrad* An authorized biography about Nirvana. Written by former Rolling Stone writer. *Touching From A Distance: Ian Curtis & Joy Division (1995) by Deborah Curtis* Written by singer Ian Curtis' wife Deborah. Written from her perspective. *Girl In A Band: A Memoir (2015) by Kim Gordon* Autobiography written by Bassist & Co-vocalist Kim Gordon about her time with Sonic Youth. From the beginning to the bitter end. *Get In The Van (1994) by Henry Rollins* Excerpts from the Tour Diary of Henry Rollins & his time on tour with Black Flag.
One of my favorite music books is Led Zeppelin Song by Song by Martin Popoff. So infomative and really well written. I still reach out for it regularly, when listening to LZ. Another one is Chris Salewicz's Redemption Song the Joe Strummer biography.
"Please Kill Me: Uncensored Oral History of Punk" and "Nöthin' but a Good Time: the Uncensored History of the 80's Hard Rock Explosion" are essential reads to someone interested in hair metal or punk. Fascinating stories on both of those.
A few book's that I liked: Rob Halford's biography, Both David Elefson books about his time in Megadeth, Billy Idol's biography, Ghostrider by Neil Pert, Rush Anthem by Martin Popoff about 70's Rush.
Ian MacDonald-Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties (I have the revised edition from 2005) Miles Davis & Quincy Troupe-Miles: The Autobiography (1989) Just finished Richard Morton Jack's book Nick Drake: The Life (2023), and it's pretty darn good, although it is quite a 'hefty load' with 500+ pages. Definitely agree on the Levon Helm book, even though it's so hostile towards Robbie Robertson. But there's always Robertson's own book Testimony (2016) to offer some counter-balance. (I have to say that I'm quite firmly in the Robbie camp; without him the Band wouldn't have gotten much done IMO.)
My favorite rnr books are Pete Frames family trees of Rock. All kinds of reading in both volumes. Limited time coverage is the only draw back covers 1950's to late 1980's.
No book i recommend more than Stompin Tom - Before the Fame...homeless since age 4 and didnt get his big break till he was 30. A piss and vinegar Canadian Icon. Hes not a rock n roller. But wow...what a hard life
No One Here Gets Out Alive- Jim Morrison and The Doors
Excuse Me While I Kiss The Sky- Jimi Hendrix Bio
Jersey Metal: History of the Garden States Metal Scene by Alan Tecchio
Pencilwhipped- awesome voice.
Here’s a few I’ve loved: KI$$ and Sell. Best Kiss book. CK Lendt
All the Rage: Ian McLagan
Diary of a R and R Star: Ian Hunter
Gallagher, Marriott, Derringer and Trower: Dan Muise. Great overview of each artist.
Happy Boys Happy: Small Faces and Humble Pie by Schmitt and Twelker
Dave Mustaine's autobiography
Does this mean rock-n-roll movies/documentaries is next?
Peter Criss’s book was the most entertaining of the four KISS members.
I've read several Beatles books , can't recall the titles but they were great 👍
The first rock books I bought were about Fleetwood Mac when I was 13. One was a fanzine type glossy look at the band. The other was more academic, but also entertaining. It gave more information about what happened to the members who had come and gone. My favorite would be 'Bill Graham Presents: My life inside rock and out'. I'm actually in the book with my nephew Jason. There is an aerial photo of his memorial in golden gate park. We were two of the 300,000 there that day.
My Fave is Paul Dianno's autobiography The Beast. Just reading the book you can see why he only lasted in Maiden for 2 albums . A total loose cannon from almost beating his band member to death to snorting laxatives .
*Morrissey & Marr: The Severed Alliance (1992) by Johnny Rogan*
Best known biography about The Smiths. Mainly focusing on the 2 main songwriters.
*Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana (1993) by Michael Azerrad*
An authorized biography about Nirvana. Written by former Rolling Stone writer.
*Touching From A Distance: Ian Curtis & Joy Division (1995) by Deborah Curtis*
Written by singer Ian Curtis' wife Deborah. Written from her perspective.
*Girl In A Band: A Memoir (2015) by Kim Gordon*
Autobiography written by Bassist & Co-vocalist Kim Gordon about her time with
Sonic Youth. From the beginning to the bitter end.
*Get In The Van (1994) by Henry Rollins*
Excerpts from the Tour Diary of Henry Rollins & his time on tour with Black Flag.
the Beatles Recording Sessions book was great.
One of my favorite music books is Led Zeppelin Song by Song by Martin Popoff. So infomative and really well written. I still reach out for it regularly, when listening to LZ. Another one is Chris Salewicz's Redemption Song the Joe Strummer biography.
"Please Kill Me: Uncensored Oral History of Punk" and "Nöthin' but a Good Time: the Uncensored History of the 80's Hard Rock Explosion" are essential reads to someone interested in hair metal or punk. Fascinating stories on both of those.
My favorite is Wandering the Face of the Earth - official touring history of Rush. Thorough and very interesting
A few book's that I liked:
Rob Halford's biography, Both David Elefson books about his time in Megadeth, Billy Idol's biography, Ghostrider by Neil Pert, Rush Anthem by Martin Popoff about 70's Rush.
I loved Ace Frehley's autobiography. My favorite Kiss book
Good show gentlemen 👍
Ian MacDonald-Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties (I have the revised edition from 2005)
Miles Davis & Quincy Troupe-Miles: The Autobiography (1989)
Just finished Richard Morton Jack's book Nick Drake: The Life (2023), and it's pretty darn good, although it is quite a 'hefty load' with 500+ pages.
Definitely agree on the Levon Helm book, even though it's so hostile towards Robbie Robertson. But there's always Robertson's own book Testimony (2016) to offer some counter-balance. (I have to say that I'm quite firmly in the Robbie camp; without him the Band wouldn't have gotten much done IMO.)
wonderland avenue - danny sugarmans time as doors press officer - and later iggys manager was a gr8 read
That one should be a movie
I thought pauls stanleys auto biographical was entertaining
My favorite rnr books are Pete Frames family trees of Rock. All kinds of reading in both volumes. Limited time coverage is the only draw back covers 1950's to late 1980's.
I enjoyed Keith Richards' autobiography Life
I can recommend: Lemmy - White Line Fever. It´s the best autobiography i have read (and the funniest).
The Chris Bell biography book....There Was A Light was a great one.
Will this be a commercial for Martin?
Joe Perry Project - I've Got the Rock & Rolls Again is a better album than Let the Music Do the Talking.
No book i recommend more than Stompin Tom - Before the Fame...homeless since age 4 and didnt get his big break till he was 30. A piss and vinegar Canadian Icon. Hes not a rock n roller. But wow...what a hard life