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Stuart Coupe

Author of The new rock'n'roll

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This is an important book in that it tells stories from an often neglected side of rock music. There certainly are some incredible rock n roll tales. But it is primarily that, tales, in that it tells you things that happened, and who worked with who, etc. I know this is non-fiction, but I have to say it lacks atmosphere. A number of iconic venues are mentioned, but unless you've been there, there's no sense of what they're like. The work is constantly, and correctly, described as incredibly hard, and lack of sleep being normal, but there's not enough detail to feel it from the book.
Live music is more than sound, it's sights and smells. With some more detail, the places and people could have been brought to life a lot more.
Overall, I'm glad this exists, and I don't regret reading it. But maybe a doco TV series is what's needed to do these legends full justice.
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AngelaJMaher | Mar 28, 2021 |
This book was on my Quest List for such a long time until I finally managed to track down a copy (and was subsequently somewhat startled to find it listed on Fishpond NZ!). The reason it hit the Quest List was the premise sounded so fascinating - take a bunch of real life cases, give them to a set of fictional crime writers and see what the "solution" is that they come up with.

Whilst it may seem like a bit of a weird idea on some level (and perhaps somewhat uncomfortable for some readers), the result are really very interesting. Not the least in those stories where the "true crime" only becomes obvious as you read through the short story - there were quite a few "OH" moments as it dawned on me what the authors were discussing, and where they were going.

A great short story collection that would work for most Australian readers, regardless of the timing of the crimes being discussed by these authors. (Includes stories from Nigel Krauth, Robert Wallace, Peter Corris, Garry Disher, REL Cassidy, Marele Day, Kerry Greenwood, Jean Bedford, Steve Wright, J.R. Carroll and Robert Hood).
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