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They Just Seem a Little Weird : How KISS, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, and Starz Remade Rock and Roll
Kiss, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith - Book - by Doug Brod
(2020)
It
was the age when heavy-footed, humorless dinosaurs roamed the hard-rock
landscape. But that all changed when into these dazed and confused
mid-70s strut-ted four flamboyant bands that reveled in revved-up
anthems and flaunted a novel theatricality. In They Just Seem a Little Weird,
veteran entertainment journalist Doug Brod offers an eye- and
ear-opening look at a crucial moment in music history, when rock became
fun again and a gig became a show.
This
is the story of friends and frenemies who rose, fell, and soared once
more, often sharing stages, studios, producers, engineers, managers,
agents, roadies, and fans-and who are still collaborating more than
forty years on.
In the tradition of David Brownes Fire and Rain and Sheila Wellers Girls Like Us, They Just Seem a Little Weird seamlessly
interweaves the narratives of KISS, Cheap Trick, and Aerosmith with
that of Starz, a criminally neglected band whose fate may have been
sealed by a shocking act of violence. This is also the story of how
these distinctly American groups-three of them now enshrined in the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame-laid the foundation for two seemingly opposed
rock genres: the hair metal of Poison, Skid Row, and Mtley Crue and the
grunge of Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and the Melvins. Deeply researched,
and featuring more than 130 new interviews, this book is nothing less
than a secret history of classic rock.
