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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Andover's finest!, 20 Jul 2000
By A Customer
If you've ever wondered why Alan Clayson has been dubbed the AJP Taylor of Rock, you need look no further than this scholarly work, which dissects and then reassembles the career of one of rock's least scholarly (at least on the face of it) bands. In fact, since the Troggs remain to this day probably the most famous thing ever to have emerged from Andover (with the possible exception of Twinings tea) this book is of particular interest to anyone who has followed the Hampshire music scene. We can only assume that Clayson and Ryan have spent months poring over back copies of the Andover Advertiser, such are the meticulous details of decades of long-forgotten bands, venues and personalities involved in making this history of the Troggs the detailed and affectionate work they have long merited. Come to think of it, it's amazing that it's taken so long for their biography to appear, given their worldwide success, their hilarious yokel "wild men of rock" image, their fame as World Swearing Champions and the traditional catalogue of rip-offs, alcohol abuse, ill-health and even death. Plus, of course, the astonishing twist in the tail which has made Reg Presley a rich man on the strength of "Love Is All Around", a song he wrote 25 years previously, only to plough the proceeds into research into crop circles (very sensibly, in my opinion). It's all completely fascinating stuff, told with impressive completeness and with obvious joy. The Troggs (not actually that wild at all, didn't we know it?) richly deserve this tribute.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Troggs deserve 5 stars!, 6 Jun 2006
An excellent, and sadly the only book about the legendary Troggs. The first band I ever 'met' as one of a party of 25 school kids on a day-trip to Cheddar Caves, where they were having a photo shoot for the 'From Nowhere' album cover, the memory of the day is there, and forever will be. Seeing them live over the years, Bournemouth's Winter Gardens in their hey-day, the White Buck at Burleigh in the New Forest, and so on, The Troggs have remained a favourite; not only for that million-to-one chance meeting, but also for their longevity and the fine music they have produced. And this book is an equally fine tome to the band, pains-takingly researched and produced, with rare photos and a superb discography; every Troggs fan should own a copy! And even if the only track of theirs you've heard is 'Wild Thing,' then this volume will give you the bug to investigate them even more. Champion!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A nice look inside a group's long life with ups and downs, 27 Dec 2000
This book has a long history before publishing.I contributed as a member of the fanclub and I am very happy that this statement has been published.The existence of this book has to do with the admiration for The Troggs that changed, in the eyes of the audience and the press, from a simple teenybopperband to one of the inventors of punkrock or hardrock. They are as pure as Buddy Holly was.Music with a four man band. Most of the songs were written by Reg Presley (as Buddy Holly did) and their music is both pure and basic.They always play Peggy Sue in their set as a link to their example. People appreciate this authentic form of art. Therefore it's nice to see their contacts with celebreties of the popscene of the sixties through to the nineties. Read it and you see the struggle of a band with a laugh and growing sympathy.
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