Ratings812
Average rating4.1
This was a fun page turner about a fictional rock band finding success in the 1970's and then abruptly breaking up. The format is like a documentary or an oral history, where the band members and others who were involved are interviewed about what happened way back then. Sometimes the band members' accounts contradict each other, and personal disagreements and grudges reveal themselves in what they say. Since you know from the beginning that the band breaks up at the height of their success, you wonder how each of these little fissures contribute to the final break
In general, I enjoyed it. It was an easy read and reminded me of a lot of rock journalism that I read when I was a teenager. I'd call it a vacation novel. There are some nice insights about addiction and sobriety and relations between men and women there, but nothing heavy or taxing.