Post by TheWallsScreamedPoetry on Jan 8, 2012 16:13:32 GMT
The Doors Dance On Fire by Ross Clarke
Behind every dead legend is an army of opportunists eager to voice his or her opinions to an ever expectant bunch of followers.
Nothing wrong with that.
The result this time is a glossy sumptuous book written by Ross Clark (which may be a pseudonym). The finished product consists mainly of passages and quotes from previous biographies blended smartly together to make easy reading.
Fans will be bored by the familiar text but can always drool over the gorgeous glossy pictures and colourful reproductions of old concert posters which are the best things about this offering.
The author takes a few liberties such as when writing about the recording of the first album…..
"it was good that Paul Rothchild understood what Jim was trying to say because the rest of the band did not have a clue".
W--H----A-------T!!!!!!
Slight case of literary licence there?
He also has a thing about the two main women in Jim's life praising them up and telling us how Patricia Keneally nursed Jim though his pneumonia bout…..
Big deal!!
How good Pam was for him and how concerned she was for his health and well being….
I see….
The story of how worried Jim was supposed to be after the Amsterdam gig on hearing how great the other three played without him rears its ugly head again.
THIS IS NOT TRUE!
Who started this?
The gig was lousy and the crowd wanted Jim.
I know because I was there.
And Jim was totally unfazed. Let us clear that one up!
Included in the back of the book is a story from our friend Rainer Modderman explaining his love for the group and plugging his (now defunct) fanclub.
Nice one Rainer!
The book is a good but for £12.95 if only for the really outstanding photographs and the impressive layout of the pages, But my overall feeling was the reason for publication was to show these off as we know the story by heart anyway!
As I said nothing wrong with that….as long as liberties are not taken.
By Sue Jeffries from Walsall.
Editor of The Soft Parade UK Fanzine/Fanclub
Behind every dead legend is an army of opportunists eager to voice his or her opinions to an ever expectant bunch of followers.
Nothing wrong with that.
The result this time is a glossy sumptuous book written by Ross Clark (which may be a pseudonym). The finished product consists mainly of passages and quotes from previous biographies blended smartly together to make easy reading.
Fans will be bored by the familiar text but can always drool over the gorgeous glossy pictures and colourful reproductions of old concert posters which are the best things about this offering.
The author takes a few liberties such as when writing about the recording of the first album…..
"it was good that Paul Rothchild understood what Jim was trying to say because the rest of the band did not have a clue".
W--H----A-------T!!!!!!
Slight case of literary licence there?
He also has a thing about the two main women in Jim's life praising them up and telling us how Patricia Keneally nursed Jim though his pneumonia bout…..
Big deal!!
How good Pam was for him and how concerned she was for his health and well being….
I see….
The story of how worried Jim was supposed to be after the Amsterdam gig on hearing how great the other three played without him rears its ugly head again.
THIS IS NOT TRUE!
Who started this?
The gig was lousy and the crowd wanted Jim.
I know because I was there.
And Jim was totally unfazed. Let us clear that one up!
Included in the back of the book is a story from our friend Rainer Modderman explaining his love for the group and plugging his (now defunct) fanclub.
Nice one Rainer!
The book is a good but for £12.95 if only for the really outstanding photographs and the impressive layout of the pages, But my overall feeling was the reason for publication was to show these off as we know the story by heart anyway!
As I said nothing wrong with that….as long as liberties are not taken.
By Sue Jeffries from Walsall.
Editor of The Soft Parade UK Fanzine/Fanclub
