Johnny Black
Autor(a) de Rock and Pop Timeline
About the Author
Johnny Black is a rock writer. He lives in Wiltshire, England.
Obras de Johnny Black
The agony of suburban knowledge [short fiction] 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Sexo
- male
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Resenhas
After what might be an operation, Slattery finds he has total knowledge of anything he touches. Things get more and more bizarre.
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 11
- Also by
- 2
- Membros
- 76
- Popularidade
- #233,522
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Resenhas
- 2
- ISBNs
- 14
- Idiomas
- 1
Written for someone who already has background knowledge of the band, [a:Johnny Black|23681|Johnny Black|http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66-251a730d696018971ef4a443cdeaae05.jpg] brings forth a highly readable account of the band's history from its inception through to (what for the book was) the present. Concerts and other meaningful dates are catagoried alongside quotes from reviews of the shows, and often times, interviews with the band members and roadies themselves.
Far from being simply a rehashing of other notable works ( [b:Before I Get Old|493348|Before I Get Old The Story of the Who|Dave Marsh|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328777532s/493348.jpg|2917130] and [b:Maximum R B]'s tendency to overlap comes to mind) [a:Johnny Black|23681|Johnny Black|http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66-251a730d696018971ef4a443cdeaae05.jpg] draws from new interviews with previously unmentioned people, as well as interviews with Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle. The interviews with Daltrey and Entwistle are particularly interesting, as so often the history of The Who is told with an overwhelming focus on Townshend.
The book is easy to navigate, as it is divided by month and year, and contains an index as well as a bibliography of other notable books. I'd recommend this book as an entertaining history of the band. While it isn't as thorough as [b:Before I Get Old|493348|Before I Get Old The Story of the Who|Dave Marsh|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328777532s/493348.jpg|2917130] in terms of overall band history, it does offer a differing perspective and is worth at least a perusal by any Who fan looking for just that.
Also, I'd note how this book explains just what happened in regards to Face Dances and It's Hard as well as the final dissolution of the band. Other books have noted just how awful the albums ended up being, but shrugged off the true extent of Pete's breakdown. This book gave it a truly remarkable depth and allowed me to really grasp why it all happened the way it did.… (mais)