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There are books filled with more danger, more minute details and more debauchery, but few humanize them the way German does. I can't think of anyway to spend better time on a beach or on a lazy Sunday afternoon. It will break you heart in ways you didn't know it could be broken, but ultimately, it's a rewarding read. Here's a snippet followed by a link to my full review below.
Here's a snippet of my review:
Stanley Booth and Robert Greenfield’s accounts of the bands in the late 1960’s and early 70’s find them knee deep in excess and epic misbehavior, but German’s book is for my tastes the most truthful and readable. Not to take anything away from Greenfield and Booth, but their books are poetic and legendary and involve people and world’s the average person would never be able to break into. German’s book makes you feel like you were in the studio right next to Wood and Richards as they track Dirty Work. That is not to say that German doesn’t have some juicy tidbits to share including a confrontation where Jagger angrily confronts him about not being terribly kind to their Live Aid performances and about how the monster machine of the band began to work once the band signed on with Michael Cohl in the late 80’s. However, what makes the book so enjoyable is his fly-on-the-wall nature of his writing. Some writers have complained that German was merely a fan who held onto the wings of the band and was able to do so by pure luck. They are missing the point. While Greenfield’s and Booth’s books may have more of an edge to them, ultimately, both were blinded by becoming too close. German was always aware of his place and ultimately, it is the perspective of a fan we love the most and German knows this character better than anyone.
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