ISBN: 978-0-557-18240-4
From the publisher:
Rock Stars is a look back and forward with the glam metal singers from the eighties. Accompanied by illustrations of each singer, Rock Stars takes a tongue and cheek look at both the careers and music created during this time.
My review: As a child of the late 80's I grew up and cut my teeth on bands like Guns and Roses, Bon Jovi and Poison. As part of the Much Music generation (in Canada) or the MTV generation in the US, videos like Twisted Sister's We're not Going to Take It and other classics are indelibly linked in my mind... this book refreshes your memories of the first time you picked up a cassette or recorded the new song from the radio onto your boom-box...
David S. Grant provides personal insights as a rock and metal buff and follows through by painting a picture of where the rockers are now... Each chapter deals with a different lead singer and flows from a pencil sketch from Joel Gwidt to a narrative and ends with an anecdote or comparison piece... Each section also includes an 'essential playlist' to introduce you to David's choice of seminal songs for each artist.
Books can, and have been, written entirely devoted to individual lead singers or bands, but this book provides an interesting overview of several of the top Rock lead singers from the 80's and whets your appetite to learn more...
This book rekindles your nostalgic senses and makes you want to track down and add tracks you remember to your i-pod... and to find the ones you only have vaguer recollections of too...
I recommend Rock Stars to children of the 80's and anyone who has a love of all things 80s Rock and Roll as a good overview of the genre and the time...
I want to thank Pump Up Your Books for putting me in contact with David Grant, and providing me with the opportunity to review his book. I was provided with a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for writing my review. Receiving this copy did not require me to write positive comments and all opinions expressed in this review are my own.
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