Music books that are good

Slash's book was a good read as well, forgot about that one.

GNR4life

Cheers, that sounds really good. Also, the Ray Davies book Kev recommended, though it sounds a bit weird too

A few more recommendations

Radiohead - Standing On The Edge (only goes up to just before Kid A, but is really good)

Manics - Everything (still the most gripping Manics book, by miles)

Nick Kent - The Dark Stuff (absolutely essential)

Any of the Lester Bangs collections

Kurt Cobain - Heavier Than Heaven (pretty depressing really, and obviously it has quite the orrible ending, but its really interesting)

Hammer Of The Gods is decent, aye eddie, but i've never finished it. Dunno why. Oh yeah, laziness

The Beatles - Revolution In The Head (just brilliant, and all about the music)

Oasis - Getting High (still the best Oasis book, IMO, and really funny). The follow-up, Forever The People, was pretty decent too, but flimsy compared

Best music book.

severed alliance can suck it for me, just pure anti morrissey bitterness and im a marr fan ffs. i semi agree with chrissie, meetings with morrissey is great, not flawless by any means, but a much more legitimate portrait of the man.

still giving mozipedia my vote though! its beyond ultimate.

dammit didnt read page 2, both the dirt and slash's book are must reads, even if like me youre lukewarm on both bands. epic tales of excess.

Yeah it helps to be into GNR but you could have zero interest and come away loving that one.

I've read E's book, In Search of the La's and a few about Dylan, including the first part of the autobiography. All brilliant, will get some of the recommendations mentioned.

i've read the manics book.

yeah that's great. ;D

revolution in the head is a good dip in and out of read.

don't love it though tbh.

i'll get the nick kent one. ;D

heavier than heaven is a tempter.

such a well documented story though.

Luke Haines was in the Auters (who I don't really remember) in the 90's and this is his account of his band and Britpop. The first thing to say is the guy is a fucking prick. The second thing to say is he doesn't give a shit who knows it He loathes everything (especially Brett Anderson) and is basically like a very angry fly-on-a-90's-wall. It's an interesting story of a semi-successful British band and their rubbish American tours, singer's ego and scrapes and tussles in the world of Britpop anyway, but it's so well written and funny as well that y'all should check it out.

anyone who hates brett anderson deserves kudos tbh.

such a miserable fucking cunt of a man.

stuart cable's book was great.

i read it in under a day.

just a shame he croaked it about 9 months after it was released.

Just ordered a book called "The Creation Records Story: My Magpie Eyes are Hungry for the Prize", it has Noel shaking hands with Tony Blair on the cover so crossing my fingers there's gonna be some pretty heavy character assassination. In reality I bought it cos it's supposed to have lots of Lawrence (Felt) in it.

Fucking hate the way I used to write. 'The first thing to say', 'he doesn't give a shit who knows it' 'basically' 'y'all' ffs, cunt. This book is still good though

Don't be so hard on yourself.

Yeah, no need to apologise, Lukebox. Columbia_rocks_man has written like that for years.

I would never, ever, write or say y'all, y'all.


UNLESS I was shouting out the lyrics to C.R.E.A.M.

morrissey autobiography is out.