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Summary: A Bit of a Disappointmen
Review: For such an expensive book, I expected to see some REAL treats. I was promised something like a million unpublished photos, and rare artifacts. The rare items turned out to be mostly posters, buttons, and flyers from the author's collection. Many of the photos have been seen, and other than the inside-story on the songs, there are no great tales here. The author slobbers over the band so much that he'd probably chew off his own foot for one of them, so it's no surprise. We hear all about Cindy (the only somewhat-likeable one) and her wedding, but aren't treated to one photo. Kate, the redhead who strikes me as a real snot, seemed to have dumped her hubby as soon as the smell of fame wafted under her nose. Again, he vanishes without a trace from this book. We have to listen to the usual PeTA chant, but most Bs fans aren't vegetarians. Speaking of the name of the band, it is always seen as "B-52's." ANyone else notice this is grammatically incorrect? Ah well, they made some great party songs, and I won't take anything the self-called Deadbeats say seriously anyway. Only for the diehard fan with extra money, pretty expensive for the casual fan.
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Summary: The Ultimate B-52's Biography!
Review: I totally applaud Mats Sexton for all of the hard work that he put into this fantastic biography of one of the world's best rock bands: The B-52's!This full-color, hard-cover book contains detailed biographies of each member of the B-52's: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (deceased). It also contains tons of photographs (color and black & white), many of which had never been previously published. One of my favorite aspects of this book is its chronological order: you can read about the activities and performances of the band from their first official performance (Valentine's Day, 1977 at a friend's house in Athens, GA), all the way through the year 2001. All of the performances for each year between 1977 and 2001 are listed, including TV guest appearances such as their appearances on Saturday Night Live. Another fantastic part of this book is that it describes and shows pictures of all of the B-52's albums, singles, and other merchandise (including promotional items) that have been produced since 1977. It also gives information about songs that the B-52's either never recorded or never released, such as the song "Killer B's" that they performed a few times in their beginning. If you're a B-52's fan (like I am), then this book is a total must-have item! If I could give this book a rating of 10 stars, I would! Many, many thanks go to Kate, Fred, Keith, Cindy and Ricky for making some of the best and most fun music in the world!
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Summary: Great book for B-52 fans!
Review: This is a great book for B-52's fan, those interested in the Athens Georgia music scene, and anyone who remembers rocking down to Rock Lobster, Private Idaho, and Love Shack. Great information about the early days of the band, and their tragedies and triumphs in their rise to rock n' roll stardom. Best parts - the bios of the band members, the rare photos(!!!), the background about how some of the songs were written. Very interesting insights about the music industry as well. If you're a fan - get this book!
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