SHELF LIFE

BY GILLIAN G. GAAR

AMERICAN STANDARD: CHEAP TRICK by Ross Warner (Backbeat Books) Warner presents a lively retelling of the band’s rise, skillfully unraveling the various contradictions and mythologizing surrounding the group. It gets even more interesting after the surprise success of Cheap Trick at Budokan, when the band’s fortunes began to wax and wane, leading to the inevitable lawsuits that accompany every rock and roll success. It’s a book that reminds you why the band still matters. TALKIN’ GREENWICH VILLAGE by David Browne (Hachette Books) Most books about the Greenwich Village music scene focus on one particular era: the halcyon days of the 1960s, for example. The strength of Browne’s book is that he covers the grand sweep, kicking off in 1957 and carrying the story all the way through to 2004. From…

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Goldmine (Digital) - 1 Issue, Winter 2024

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