Spanish Tony. I'll definitely check that out as i've just found an epub of it. I'd read a few other books on them, like one on "Let it Bleed" as well. But during lockdown i've become a bigger fan of them, so i'll probably have to revisit some of those books I didn't think much of before.tepista wrote: ↑02 Sep 2021, 6:19pmI read Up & Down many many years ago, which is kinda the same as Johnny Green's Clash book. I liked it a lot.iso74 wrote: ↑02 Sep 2021, 6:05amWhat do you guys think are the best books on the Stones? Is Bill Wyman's "Stone Alone" worth checking out? They say he goes into a lot of boring detail. but as it's based on his diaries of the time there must also be some fascinating details for fans as well.
I liked Sean Egan's books, even though I disagree with a lot of his opinions on songs. I thought Paul Trynka's book on Brian Jones was brilliant, better than his one on Bowie. Oldham's memoirs grated on me with his weird hipsterese. I haven't read Stanley Booth or any of Alan Clayton's bios, only his book on "Beggar's Banquet" which is disappointing and didn't really have that much about the album. Tons of others. Any recommendations?
I asked on a Beatles Forum recently who they thought were the 2nd and 3rd greatest bands ever? Assuming they all thought the Beatles were the greatest, I was interested in how much tastes diverged after that. I was quite surprised that more seemed to pick The Who over the Stones. I said I thought that might be one of those occasional differences in transatlantic taste, and that I couldn't imagine many British fans thinking that. Is it still the case that the Clash I more revered in the States than here?