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`Twenty Thousand Roads is, at last, the biography its subject deserved: a sweeping and insightful look at a troubled star whose work gains in stature every passing year' -- Independent
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'A vivid, unravelling tragedy' The Times 'One of the best five rock books of 2008' Rolling Stone 'Meyer's definitive biography peels away the layers of myth to reveal the brief, bright life within' LA Times 20 Best Non-fiction Books of the Year 'Finally his life not only has a book to do it all justice, but possibly also a book that grabs the mantle of biography of the year - music-based or otherwise' Record Collector
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This book is enjoyable in a few passages/sections, when the author gets to the point and makes the narrative explicitly about Gram and his musical development. Other than that there is excessive padding involving long-winded and obscure accounts of family members and their shennanigans. Other digressions give you potted histories of musicians which had very little to do with Gram other than a peripheral/tenuous connection. The author's contention that Elvis Presley, Gram's hero, was a joke in 1969, the year of 'In The Ghetto', Suspicious Minds' and the classic 'From Elvis In Memphis' album also casts serious doubt on his critical judgement. Readers would be better off with Jessica Hundley's biography. Not recommended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Excellent book with much background detail relatng to Gram's early days and family history. Worth a read for cosmic music fans.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Great book on one of contemporary music's iconic figures. A superbly written and detailed account of the alt. country legend, a must have for anyone who doesn't know too much about him (and for that matter, those that do!)
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