Rob Jovanovic
Autor de Perfect Sound Forever: The Story of Pavement
Sobre El Autor
Rob Jovanovic's newly updated biography of George Michael tackles the issues and glory that formed the superstar and his place as a cultural icon.
Obras de Rob Jovanovic
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Género
- male
Miembros
Reseñas
Michael Stipe the biography por Rob Jovanovic
WARNING: THIS IS MY BOOHERO
I‘m conflicted about this book. On the one hand, this is a nice retrospective of the Velvets‘ music, both as a band and separately. In this regard, it offers a timeline of their history with a fan‘s perspective, focusing particularly on the band‘s legacy and contributions to music. This is where it is most successful. On the other hand, the book is far from perfect. Its language is dated and it glosses over the extremes of the band‘s behavior, sometimes omitting negative details about Lou Reed and Nico in particular. I was looking for a more balanced, less romanticized look at the influential but, let‘s face it, controversial history and lives of the band and its members. Jovanovic didn‘t deliver.… (más)
Garden variety bio of the Kinks. Does share some unattractive Ray Davies characteristics.
I was a fan of the band's music, but didn't know much about the band, and I found this book a little difficult to follow. Some basic editorial apparatus like photograph captions and an index would have been very helpful. The book is kind of embarrassingly designed to have the DIY, collage-style look of Pavement album art, but is obviously done by a professional. Concludes with an excellent discography.
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 19
- Miembros
- 349
- Popularidad
- #68,500
- Valoración
- 3.2
- Reseñas
- 9
- ISBNs
- 36
- Idiomas
- 3