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Summary: Yawn!
Review: Considering that this appears to be the ONLY book in print on Lowell George, it sort of has a lock on the market. That, however, does not make it a good book!Compiled from pre-existing interviews and text, this book reads like a high school term paper. (I struggled to make it to the end of the book!) The liner notes found within the "Hotcakes and Outtakes" boxed set are much better.
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Summary: George bio big disappointment
Review: I am a big time Little Feat fan. And I am very happy that Mark Brend took the time to communicate the genius of Lowell George and the talented and badly underatted band known as Little Feat. The details surrounding the music and stylings of each song is incredibly detailed. The bio of Lowell George is fairly interesting as well. However, I would have preferred some more ellaborate quotes from the living band members of Little Feat if not Lowell George himself. I have met the bandmembers and they seem like ery regular guys. I am sure a few ellaborate quotes from Paul Barrere or Billy Payne on what it was like working with Lowell would go a long way to giving this wonderful band some needed publicity as well as showing the world the true legend Lowell George was. In addition, I would have liked to know more about the subject matter and the influences of Lowell's lyrics. What did inspire him to write such gems as Strawberry Flats or Long Distance Love? I will admit Mark Brand gives a good account of the tensions within a rock n roll band that is trying to find its place in the music world. Also, its good that Brand mentions that Little Feat's fan base included such musical heavyweights as the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin. I do thank you very much Mark Brand for putting out a book on Lowell George. However, there are some ommissions which make the rating somewhere between three and a half and four stars.
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Summary: George bio big disappointment
Review: I have been a Lowell George fan since just after he passed away, and have been waiting for a good biography -- this isn't it. The writer gets far too bogged down in details that just don't matter (for instance, pinpointing EXACTLY when George joined Frank Zappa's band) and just skims over stuff about collaborations that I would have enjoyed reading about, not to mention more information about George himself. This book is more like a timeline with commentary that centers on music criticism than a more traditional biography. I would pass on it unless you are interested in tedious details. I wish I had.
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Summary: Hopefully not the last Lowell George Book
Review: I love Lowell Georges music. I love the work that Little Feat did with him at the helm of that great band. I bought this book, like others, because it was about Lowell & his music. It is clear that the author wanted a chance to review every song and every little contribution that Lowell made to them. But I'm not sure that he particularly liked many of the songs. There are a lot of quotes from the Lovin Spoonful alums, and very little from Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, and other names most Feat fans associate with the original Little Feat, and Lowell George. If you are the type of fan that likes to sing along and tap your feat to the great licks, if you have been listening to Little Feat for as long as you can remember, don't buy this book. You'll probably find you favorite song shredded by this complete review of the music you love, by someone who isn't as interested in the sum as he is in the parts. This isn't a biography, it's more like a revisionist history. Lowell should be listened to not picked apart. Long Live Lowell George!
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Summary: Hopefully not the last Lowell George Book
Review: I love Lowell Georges music. I love the work that Little Feat did with him at the helm of that great band. I bought this book, like others, because it was about Lowell & his music. It is clear that the author wanted a chance to review every song and every little contribution that Lowell made to them. But I'm not sure that he particularly liked many of the songs. There are a lot of quotes from the Lovin Spoonful alums, and very little from Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, and other names most Feat fans associate with the original Little Feat, and Lowell George. If you are the type of fan that likes to sing along and tap your feat to the great licks, if you have been listening to Little Feat for as long as you can remember, don't buy this book. You'll probably find you favorite song shredded by this complete review of the music you love, by someone who isn't as interested in the sum as he is in the parts. This isn't a biography, it's more like a revisionist history. Lowell should be listened to not picked apart. Long Live Lowell George!
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Summary: Easy to slip
Review: I saw the comments of the_lone_reviewer from Dallas, TX United States. As someone who works for the book's publisher, I felt I had to reply. Yes, this is the ONLY book in print on Lowell George. But you're quite wrong when you say the book is "compiled from pre-existing interviews and text". Author Mark Brend spent a long time interviewing many, many people involved with George, including musical colleagues, friends, and close family. That should be clear to anyone who has read this unique book about the music Lowell made. (And yes, I would say five stars, wouldn't I...)
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