Rock Lives

From the Publisher

"Unusually well written. Rock Lives is a prime example of rock journalism at its best. "-Variety

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

Among the 59 rock 'n' roll legends portrayed here are Pete Townshend of The Who, Mississippi bluesman Robert Johnson, Elvis Costello, Stevie Nicks, Sting and Prince. ``Eminently browsable,'' said PW. ``The interviews catch the stars generally relaxed and willing to talk about their lives and music.'' Photos. (Nov.)

Library Journal

White has a marvelous ear: not only for ``an art form so triumphantly incendiary'' as rock music, but for the rhythms in the lives and conversation of those who make that music. In these essays, many of which come from White's work over the last 20 years with Crawdaddy and Rolling Stone , the author has accomplished the neat feat of updating the information without losing the sound of the singer's voice or the taste of the time. Divided into three sections, ``Pioneers,'' ``Pilgrims,'' and ``Progeny,'' some 60 essays capture the fervid deviltry of Jerry Lee Lewis, the hesitant eloquence of Eric Clapton, and Stevie Nicks in a different pose from airhead angel. White writes with passion and intelligence, and never gets in the way of his subjects: no one can make Jimmy Page intelligible, or Michael Jackson real. Some of this material appeared in different form in his Rock Stars (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1984). Recommended for virtually all collections Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 6/1/90. --GraceAnne A. DeCandido, ``Library Journal''