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‘80s rock rigging, Crüe embodied their
image with unquestionable authority, and
Zlozower was there with the right angle or
access to get the shot. The degree to which
the photo selection was kept somewhat fam-ily-friendly is the only thing some Crüe fans
will question. You just know there are shots
in Zlozower’s Crüe stash that could’ve been
filed under “Caligula” just as easily.
This book isn’t about that, though—despite
the inevitable shots of a few ‘T’s and, unfortunately, Tommy’s ‘A.’ Rather, this book documents a rock 'n' roll image that was carefully
crafted in an attempt to keep up with a band
that pushed limits, flirted with death enough
times to actually experience it, and wrote an
anthem that is played in every strip club in
America every single night. —JC
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By the Time
We Got to
Woodstock:
The Great
Rock ‘n’ Roll
Revolution
of 1969
Rock’n’roll
changed the
world. It didn’t put a man on the
moon, or cure cancer, or make it possible for
large numbers of people to travel from one
part of the world to another, but it changed
the way people thought about all those
things. In particular, 1969 was a huge year
in rock’n’roll, starting with Nixon’s late ’ 68
election, which so many artists and fans had
fought against, and peaking with the events
of Woodstock and Altamont. And Bruce
Pollock was in the thick of it all, as a music
journalist, writer and songwriter.
By the Time We Got to Woodstock is half
memoir, half documentary. He describes the
experience of being a part of the “
counterculture,” but includes a great deal of
background on the political and social events
through which rock’n’roll percolated. Through
recollections, news reports, interviews then
and now, and writings of some of the monumental personalities of the day, he tells the
story of the pivotal year when the hippies’
utopian dream went down in flames.
It’s a fascinating tale, and well worth reading, however sometimes the language is a
bit over-the-top and sensational. Ah, but so
were the times! —GDP
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