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(More customer reviews)I bought this book yesterday and haven't been able to put it down since. My jury is not all the way in on this (I have to give it four stars to makeroom for Greil Marcus' MYSTERY TRAIN and, perhaps, Lester Bangs' PSYCHOTICREACTIONS AND CARBURETOR DUNG), but I'm clearly hooked on it for the shorthaul.I'm not sure I've read a book like this before.There is plenty ofsex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll here (especially the latter two), interestingtales of quirky, sometimes insane, behavior, as well as some strongarguments for why these people deserve more attention.It's easy to praisethe merits of, say, the Beatles or the Clash, but Unterberger successfullyengages me in (what is for most of us) musical terra incognito. I've onlyheard of about 1/3 of the artists Unterberger covers (I wouldn't say thatNick Drake, Syd Barrett, and Sandy Denny are exactly "unknowns"),but he makes me want to try and track down the records of some of thesepeople (e.g., Skip Spence, Aisha Kandisha's Jarring Effects, etc.).Thisbook reminds me--a little--of Nash's BLOOD LETTERS AND BAD MEN (for somereason--I guess I'm thinking of the Joe Meek piece) as well as KennethAnger's HOLLYWOOD BABYLON (b/c so many of the artists discussed come to badends via alcohol, drugs, insanity, etc.).The CD (45 minutes long) isinteresting, but my jury is nowhere near decided on IT.At around $20,this book is a very good deal.It's not for everyone, but if you think youMIGHT be interested in it, you probably will.Here in a few days I mightkick myself for not giving it five stars.

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