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When Groupie was first published in 1969 it caused a sensation. The Swingin' Sixties capacity to outrage may have been starting to decline, but this novel managed to shock all over again. A thinly fictionalised chronicle of Jenny Fabian's adventures with underground rock heroes of her day, Groupie caused a furore for all kinds of reasons...it had the scent of danger that accompanies an authentic original, it ruffled feathers with its matter of fact descriptions of drug taking and sexual high jinks, it prompted guessing games about teh true identities of its principal characters, most of all, it was highly explicity about a phenomenon that had never before been documented. Almost three decades later, this book is still extraordinarily fresh and playing the celebrity guessing game is still fun. Groupie is also the genuine article - no reconstruction of Sixties underground rock culture has ever captured the Zeitgist as as well as this novel.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Too old to 'dig', like...man.,
By Lily Wren (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Groupie (Paperback)
Groupie tells the tale of 'Katie' , a 19 year old chick of the 60's, and her encounters with sex, drugs and rock and roll. The book is said to be a "thinly fictionalised chronicle of Jenny Fabian's adventures with underground rock heroes of her day" and whilst it does suceed in creating the atmosphere and setting for the 60's underground rock culture, this is from 'Katies' view point, a 'groupie' and a rather selfish, spoilt, arrogant and shallow one at that.
We witness 'Katie' move from one job to the next, one sexual encounter with 'almost' famous rock stars (hints of the Ben character being Syd Barrett) to another and treating people with disregard and contempt, especially if they don't have the right clothes, look or money. The books description tells us how it 'caused a furore for all kinds of reasons' including; 'ruffled feathers with its matter-of-fact descriptions of drug taking and sexual high jinx; prompted guessing games about the true identities of its principal characters; was highly explicit about a phenomenon that had never before been documented" These points may be so, however, what stood out for me was the way in which the 60's era, one that pointed to 'flower power' 'love' and 'peace', did, in fact, come across as a shallow, careless and selfish era of our times. If that was what the book set out to portray, and what ultimately the 'feel' of the 60's underground movement was, then Fabian and Byrne do an excellent job in documenting this. The book itself is entertaining and offers some of the great phrases and terminology of the time. So, if you can cope with 'chicks' 'happenings' 'dudes' and lots of 'totally mans' then Groupie is the one. I did enjoy reading the book but, ultimately, wanted to give Katie a good ole fashion talking too!! But maybe that is a sign that I am getting too old to dig!
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
a must-read for any groovy chick!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Groupie (Paperback)
The book that influenced my teenage years. A must-read for anyone even remotely interested in the late-sixties underground scene. The heroine Katie takes you on a guided tour of the hip-&-happening hotspots of the period, taking in the sights, sounds and decadent air of the era of psychedelia and flower power. A book that perfectly and vividly captures the atmosphere of the time.
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3.3 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews) 13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Novel based on the true experiences of a '60s groupie,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Groupie (Paperback)
This is hardly the best book written by a groupie (those honors, in my opinion, go to Pamela Des Barres' classic "I'm With The Band") but it's not a terrible read either."Groupie" may have raised eyebrows in 1969 when it was first published, but there's nothing too shocking in here by today's standards. The book is based on Jenny Fabian's real experiences as part of London's music scene, and the bands are given aliases to "protect" their identities. (But you can figure out some of the identities based on Jenny's descriptions.) I was expecting to read about more famous bands in this book, but the only "big names" are Pink Floyd (aka Satin Odyssey), the Jimi Hendrix Experience (aka Jacklin H. Event), and the Animals (aka the Savage). The rest of the bands mentioned in the book had moderate success in England and never really crossed over in a big way in the U.S. or much of the rest of the world. The '60s counterculture lingo in the book is somewhat hilarious ("groovy" and "scene" are two favorite words), but much of Jenny's story goes downhill after she describes "pulling" (having sex with) a musician she calls "Ben," who's obviously Syd Barrett from Pink Floyd. After telling that story, the reader has to wade through too many chapters describing Jenny's slide into an emotionally abusive relationship with the manager of a local band. Jenny also dates other men from the local music scene, but the relationships ultimately end up nowhere. The book ends on a disappointing note, leaving the reader wondering if the '60s really were as much fun as Jenny would like us to believe. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Historical footnote,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Groupie (Paperback)
As commented by other reviews this book is rather dated in its wildness athough at the time of its initial release was a a mild shocker. The Boyfriend was in fact Spike Hawkins. "Who had a wife and three children in Edgware". His middle son ended up in the Rock Group 'Big Audio Dynamite' with Mick Jones from The Clash.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
a fast-paced groovy rock text for any serious groupie chick,
By paulab@greenmail.net - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Groupie (Paperback)
"Having a scene", getting high on "tincture" and "plating", it's all there in the story of Katie, a groovy 19 year old, living in swinging London in 1969. It's based on true facts and you can play a guessing game with who Katie's conquests really are from all the happening English bands of these times. It's fun, risque for having been written in the late 1960's, but always serious, as Katie searches for the ultimate scene... Read it! As they say "the only place for chicks in rock and roll is in the back of the van"!!
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