The Greatest Band That Ever Wasn't

I’m sorry but this one just missed the mark for me.

I love The Screaming Trees and Mad Season and I have the utmost respect for Barrett Martin as an artist and a drummer but really I just didn’t find him an interesting author very much at all.

This is a very lighthearted telling of band with a very dark history. Barrett seems to gloss over some big things but even mentions its not his place to really talk about others demons, which I can respect but I guess its just not really what I wanted to read.

It almost became a chore trying to finish this one up but I finally did.

I will say I really did enjoy the excerpts about when Lanegan moved in with Martin and his girlfriend for a short time and some of the chaos that ensued which would follow Mark nearly anywhere he went.

I’m glad to read about a band that I love but if you’re thinking about reading this just read Sing Backwards and Weep instead, if you already read that and are dying for more Screaming Trees content, thats the only other reason I could see for reading this book.

Sorry Barrett!

2 STARS