All the Rage

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Summary: A Look BEHIND the SCENES of Brit POP from 1960's ON!
Review: All The Rage was GREAT FUN!!! A story of one the ORIGINAL MODS! A member of the seminal Mod band The Small Faces ( as well as The Faces: the band's sound ripped off by the Black Crowes) "Mac " McLagan is a funny and poignant writer. Why read All The Rage? What relevance and interest does this autobiography hold? Well, MOD is the ONLY authentic, non "corporate", GRASS roots YOUTH culture dynamic going today. The book chronicles the life of one of its EARLIEST participants and shows how Mod , with its roots heavily rooted in US Blues and Soul morphed into Heavy Rock ( such as Led Zeppelin, Humble Pie and McLagan's Faces) while other elements branched into Disco /funk of Rod Stewarts ( Do You Think I'm Sexy? era) and the murky combo of BOTH genres in the "Some Girls" heyday of The Rolling Stones. "Mac " was there for ALL of it and shares the details of what went on BEHIND the SCENES. Any student of youth culture and pop music will find the book invaluable as well as a LOT OF FUN!The stories of musical triumphs and debacles are sad, poignant and most of all well written.

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Summary: A Look BEHIND the SCENES of Brit POP from 1960's ON!
Review: All The Rage was GREAT FUN!!! A story of one the ORIGINAL MODS! A member of the seminal Mod band The Small Faces ( as well as The Faces: the band's sound ripped off by the Black Crowes) "Mac " McLagan is a funny and poignant writer. Why read All The Rage? What relevance and interest does this autobiography hold? Well, MOD is the ONLY authentic, non "corporate", GRASS roots YOUTH culture dynamic going today. The book chronicles the life of one of its EARLIEST participants and shows how Mod , with its roots heavily rooted in US Blues and Soul morphed into Heavy Rock ( such as Led Zeppelin, Humble Pie and McLagan's Faces) while other elements branched into Disco /funk of Rod Stewarts ( Do You Think I'm Sexy? era) and the murky combo of BOTH genres in the "Some Girls" heyday of The Rolling Stones. "Mac " was there for ALL of it and shares the details of what went on BEHIND the SCENES. Any student of youth culture and pop music will find the book invaluable as well as a LOT OF FUN!The stories of musical triumphs and debacles are sad, poignant and most of all well written.

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Summary: the rave on "all the rage"
Review: I LOVED THIS BOOK. IT'S FUNNY, SAD AND INFORMATIVE. DEFINATELY AN INTERESTING LOOK INTO ONE'S ROCK 'N' ROLL EXPERIENCE. GOD BLESS YA "MAC" FOR SHARING YOUR STORY.

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Summary: A rockin', rollicking tale
Review: I really hated for this one to end, but I raced through it anyway. In most of the photos Mac is smiling or laughing. That's exactly the tone of his writing, too. You'll laugh and smile too as he takes you along on a fast-paced tour through British rock history. Thanks for writing this, Mac, and Best of British (and American) to you!

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Summary: all the rage
Review: I sure hope the author feels good about himself

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Summary: Not That Riotous A Romp After All
Review: I was dissapointed in this book, written by the keyboard player for one of my favorite bands, the Faces. Like virtually every other book I've ever read by or about a rocker (small 'r', not Rocker, with a big "r', which a good Mod would still take as an insult, I'm sure), ALL THE RAGE is little more than a litany of boozy gigs, plane trips, dull hangovers, and bad business deals.

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Summary: Not That Riotous A Romp After All
Review: I was dissapointed in this book, written by the keyboard player for one of my favorite bands, the Faces. Like virtually every other book I've ever read by or about a rocker (small 'r', not Rocker, with a big "r', which a good Mod would still take as an insult, I'm sure), ALL THE RAGE is little more than a litany of boozy gigs, plane trips, dull hangovers, and bad business deals.

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Summary: More than your average "Rocker" bio....
Review: This book is one of the greatest biographys of the rock era. Ian tell his story of how real people survive in this crazy time of sex, drugs, and R&R! Fans of the time, along with Hammond and other keyboard players, will love this book!

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Summary: More than your average "Rocker" bio....
Review: This book is one of the greatest biographys of the rock era. Ian tell his story of how real people survive in this crazy time of sex, drugs, and R&R! Fans of the time, along with Hammond and other keyboard players, will love this book!