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Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell: The Dangerous Glitter Of David Bowie, Iggy Pop, And Lou Reed (2009)

by Dave Thompson(Favorite Author)

3.74 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0879309857 (ISBN13: 9780879309855)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Backbeat Books

review 1: This was a fun read about Bowie, Iggy and Lou Reed - taking their history from their arrival on the music scene through the end of the 1970's. I enjoy all of their music, so it was interesting to read how their worlds intersected and blew apart. The writing style was a little awkward at times with too-leading phrasing and somewhat pointless name-dropping. (Why mention Aerosmith as openers for a mid-70's Iggy show?)
review 2: I enjoyed reading about these three artists and glam rock in general but I feel this book lacks focus. It's more of a detailed history of the '64 - '78 underground/avant-garde rock scene than anything else. I would've liked to know more about the artists and the writing/recording of their albums than the business managers and record la... morebel doings. I guess the main point of the book (only summarized in the last paragraph) is that even though these three collectively changed music and influenced every rock act after them, they were only marginally successful/well known in their heyday. less

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