Powerline » Book Reviews http://www.powerlinemag.com Vintage Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Sat, 08 Aug 2015 20:51:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Killers: The Origins of Iron Maiden, 1975-1983 http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/killers-the-origins-of-iron-maiden-1975-1983/ http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/killers-the-origins-of-iron-maiden-1975-1983/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2014 18:30:00 +0000 Patrick Prince http://www.powerlinemag.com/?post_type=con_book_reviews&p=7382 Killers: The Origins of Iron Maiden, 1975-1983

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]]> http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/killers-the-origins-of-iron-maiden-1975-1983/feed/ 0 “High Stakes & Dangerous Men: The UFO Story” http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/high-stakes-dangerous-men-the-ufo-story/ http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/high-stakes-dangerous-men-the-ufo-story/#comments Sun, 23 Feb 2014 01:21:18 +0000 Patrick Prince http://www.powerlinemag.com/?post_type=con_book_reviews&p=6899 Neil Daniels pieces together quite an interesting read about one of rock and roll's most underrated bands.

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]]> http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/high-stakes-dangerous-men-the-ufo-story/feed/ 0 “Nothing To Lose: The Making of KISS (1972-1975)” http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/nothing-to-lose-the-making-of-kiss-1972-1975/ http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/nothing-to-lose-the-making-of-kiss-1972-1975/#comments Tue, 10 Sep 2013 04:55:31 +0000 Patrick Prince http://www.powerlinemag.com/?post_type=con_book_reviews&p=6383 Rock journalist Ken Sharp has done such a fantastic job at constructing the oral history of KISS (this includes band members and insiders) that the book is hard to put down.

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]]> http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/nothing-to-lose-the-making-of-kiss-1972-1975/feed/ 0 “Relentless: The Memoir” http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/relentless-the-memoir/ http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/relentless-the-memoir/#comments Sun, 11 Aug 2013 01:11:36 +0000 Andrew Hamlin http://www.powerlinemag.com/?post_type=con_book_reviews&p=6252 You’ll get enough on Yngwie’s guitars, techniques, and influences. In his methodical manner and steady if uninspired prose, Yngwie disarms the reader.

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]]> http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/relentless-the-memoir/feed/ 0 “What Are You Doing Here?: A Black Woman’s Life And Liberation In Heavy Metal” http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/what-are-you-doing-here-a-black-womans-life-and-liberation-in-heavy-metal/ http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/what-are-you-doing-here-a-black-womans-life-and-liberation-in-heavy-metal/#comments Sat, 08 Jun 2013 13:40:53 +0000 Andrew Hamlin http://www.powerlinemag.com/?post_type=con_book_reviews&p=6024 Dawes book is important — as a black woman who digs metal and isn’t afraid to say so — but don’t worry, it’s also fairly easy to read, entertaining, even humorous in spots.

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]]> http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/what-are-you-doing-here-a-black-womans-life-and-liberation-in-heavy-metal/feed/ 1 Lou Gramm — “Juke Box Hero: My Five Decades in Rock ‘n’ Roll” http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/lou-gramm-juke-box-hero-my-five-decades-in-rock-n-roll/ http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/lou-gramm-juke-box-hero-my-five-decades-in-rock-n-roll/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 00:33:45 +0000 Gillian G. Gaar http://www.powerlinemag.com/?post_type=con_book_reviews&p=5931 Vocalist Lou Gramm hit the heights with Foreigner, but as his book reveals, it’s not always easy at the top.

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]]> http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/lou-gramm-juke-box-hero-my-five-decades-in-rock-n-roll/feed/ 1 Pantera – “Official Truth, 101 Proof: The Inside Story of Pantera” http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/pantera-official-truth-101-proof-the-inside-story-of-pantera/ http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/pantera-official-truth-101-proof-the-inside-story-of-pantera/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:51:52 +0000 Gillian G. Gaar http://www.powerlinemag.com/?post_type=con_book_reviews&p=5821 Pantera’s fans will enjoy this up close and personal look at the band, especially those interested in hearing how the band’s classic records came together.

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]]> http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/pantera-official-truth-101-proof-the-inside-story-of-pantera/feed/ 0 “Makeup To Breakup: My Life In And Out Of KISS” http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/makeup-to-breakup-my-life-in-and-out-of-kiss/ http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/makeup-to-breakup-my-life-in-and-out-of-kiss/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 02:17:52 +0000 Andrew Hamlin http://www.powerlinemag.com/?post_type=con_book_reviews&p=5659 Peter Criss did remain conscious for a good deal of the KISS experience, so don’t worry, you’ll get stories about the women, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, cocaine, Playboy Playmates, money, and betrayal.

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]]> http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/makeup-to-breakup-my-life-in-and-out-of-kiss/feed/ 0 “Randy Rhoads – The Quiet Riot Years” http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/randy-rhoads-the-quiet-riot-years/ http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/randy-rhoads-the-quiet-riot-years/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 03:10:04 +0000 Peter Lindblad http://www.powerlinemag.com/?post_type=con_book_reviews&p=5381 It’s all here in 'Randy Rhoads – The Quiet Riot Years,' undoubtedly the most comprehensive and candid biography of that period in Quiet Riot’s history that’s ever been compiled.

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]]> http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/randy-rhoads-the-quiet-riot-years/feed/ 6 “I Was A Teenage Sex Pistol” http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/%e2%80%9ci-was-a-teenage-sex-pistol%e2%80%9d/ http://www.powerlinemag.com/book-review/%e2%80%9ci-was-a-teenage-sex-pistol%e2%80%9d/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:32:51 +0000 Gillian G. Gaar http://www.powerlinemag.com/?post_type=con_book_reviews&p=5200 Even though very good, the book limits itself to the Pistols’ story; there’s unfortunately nothing about Matlock’s other musical endeavors.

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