Breaking into Heaven: The Rise and Fall of the Stone Roses

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Summary: Gareth Evens Biography..........
Review: I thought this might be an insightful book about the "rise and fall" of The Stone Roses. Instead I received a literary course in band management. It's too bad Mick Middles could only speak to a bitter and hindsightful ex-manager to piece together such a complicated yet simple story. Had more interviews been done with the band I might have enjoyed the book. In short this book would be appropriate for anyone interested in exploiting a young talented band. For those who are interested in understanding The Stone Roses, buy another book.

Rating:
Summary: Gareth Evens Biography..........
Review: I thought this might be an insightful book about the "rise and fall" of The Stone Roses. Instead I received a literary course in band management. It's too bad Mick Middles could only speak to a bitter and hindsightful ex-manager to piece together such a complicated yet simple story. Had more interviews been done with the band I might have enjoyed the book. In short this book would be appropriate for anyone interested in exploiting a young talented band. For those who are interested in understanding The Stone Roses, buy another book.

Rating:
Summary: Legendary
Review: Mick Middles biography is an excellent and comprehensive attempt to catalogue the rise and fall of the legendary Manchester band. Fuller than John Robb's book - The Stone Roses and the Resurrection of British Pop - Breaking into Heaven: The Rise and Fall of the Stone Roses traces the roots of the band back to the early childhoods of Ian Brown and John Squire through the punk inspired Patrol era to the heady days of 1989 when the Stone Roses looked likely to conquer the world. The portrait of Gareth Evans, the Stone Roses' ebullient manager at the height of their success, is amusing and revealing, and the postscript on Ian Brown's up and down career since the demise of the band is also fascinating. A must for any true Stone Roses fan.

Rating:
Summary: Legendary
Review: Mick Middles biography is an excellent and comprehensive attempt to catalogue the rise and fall of the legendary Manchester band. Fuller than John Robb's book - The Stone Roses and the Resurrection of British Pop - Breaking into Heaven: The Rise and Fall of the Stone Roses traces the roots of the band back to the early childhoods of Ian Brown and John Squire through the punk inspired Patrol era to the heady days of 1989 when the Stone Roses looked likely to conquer the world. The portrait of Gareth Evans, the Stone Roses' ebullient manager at the height of their success, is amusing and revealing, and the postscript on Ian Brown's up and down career since the demise of the band is also fascinating. A must for any true Stone Roses fan.