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Review by Dongas R. Weil
The New Musical Express Book of Rock II has a
limited, but I think substantial audience -the legions of in
satiable rock fans.
Edited by Nick Logan and Bob Woffinden, Book of .
Rock H is a compilation of the well-known and not-so-well-known
groups and artists that, in the words of the
editors, 1iave come and gone in the pulsating and
precarious world of popular music."
Book of Rock II is simply organized. It lists bands and
artists in alphabetical order and includes a surprisingly
near-complete look at the evolution of rock music. Book
of Rock II begins with A Band Called 40' and after 553
pages concludes with a 14-line history of the Zombies.
But it's unlikely that anyone will be able to begin on
page five and follow the book through to page 553 with
out some skipping and jumping from page to page. This is
the real beauty of Book of Rock -it's a browser's book.
One can select those biographies that appeal to an indivi
dual's interest, while discarding those not so interesting,
Bsnd biographies
The authors also guide the reader throughout the book
in the course of a band's biography with the use of re
lated references. For example, Eric Clapton's two-page
historical account includes references to the Yardbirds,
John Mayall, Delaney and Bonnie, Blind Faith, Derek and
the Dominoes and Cream-all bands Clapton played in at
one time or another.
Using these references, the reader gains a more full
picture of the artist's career. In Clapton's example, the
references explain who played in the band, for how long
and why they eventually split up.
Incorporated in each band's biography, aside from the
usual biographical information (birth, education and
musical influences are short comments about each al
bum recorded by the band or artist.
Here the author of each section gives his personal
critique of each album in addition to how the album was
received by critics in general.
Also included at the end of each artist's biography is a
chronological discography listing each album's release, the
record label it appeared on and the year of the album's
release.
Though Clapton is one of the more well-known artists
in the book, Book of Rock II also includes those artists
dead or alive, active or inactive, that manage only cult
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following of a few loyal fans. Examples of this type are
the shotgun biographies of Pink Fairies, Moby Grape, Dr.
Feelgood, Joy of Cooking, Michael Nesmith (yes, the
Monkees are included), Curved Air and It's a Beautiful
Day,
Book of Rock also includes simply-stated definitions
on terms like psychedelic, raggae, punk rock, gold record
criteria and Philadelphia soul.
The e!itors also find room to mention such non
musical personalities as Don Kirshner, Ralph Gleason, Dr.
Ray Dolby, Bill Graham and Richard Perry, all of whom
played large roles in the development of rock music as it is
today. .
The book should also provide some material for trivia
buffs. Answers to questions such as "What rock star is in
sured for $25 million by his record company?", "Who
were originally known as the New Yardbirds?", "What
was the original name of Chicago (prior to Chicago Tran
sit Authority)?", or "What , group influenced Peter
Townshend to compose rock opera "Tommy"?" are all in
cluded in the book.
Deficiency
Although the book is extremely interesting and I've
already spent several mindless hours paging through it, the
book has one serious deficiency.
Local farmer. . .
Continued from p. 8
What is amazing about Bray's sculptures are their like
ness to real creatures. They have a gentleness about them
that gives the animals the look of flesh
instead of steel.
Eray, in spite of his talents, said he will not quit farm
ing for art. ,
"I'm reluctant to quit farming and try going into this
all together. I'm afraid it would put too much pressure
on me and I wouldn't get any fun put of it at all," he
said.
Yet the farmer said he looks forward to the nights
when he gets to work in his shop and gets away from ;
chores of farming.
"You know, when you're out on the tractor and going
up the rows, it soon gets automatic," he said. "That is
where I think much of the art up, so I'm only half there
most of the time
This single drawback is the absence of an index. An
index would have proved especially helpful in determining
where new artists have come from.
Aside from this complaint, Book of Rock II is an inter
esting and almost addicti"3 book. Hopefully New Musical
Express, Britains number one pop music publication will
continue to provide frequent updates to this fascinating
catalog of rock music's history.
(The New Musical Express Book of Rock II sells for
$3.50 and can be bought in Lincoln at Dirt Qiecp
Records.)
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