Rock Novels

~~RJMcDonnell~~ · 02-25-2011, 01:14 PM

I'm in the process of reading my way through the subgenre of Rock Novels. There are two that I've liked best, so far. The first is called Basket Case by Carl Hiaasen. It's a fun mainstream mystery about a dead rock star, his wild widow, eccentric band mates, and the lost tracks to a comeback album. The second is Trevor's Song by Susan Helene Gottfried. This one has an authentic feel for what goes on behind the scenes in the not-so-private lives of a headline rock band. If you can recommend any other Rock Fiction titles, I'd like to check them out.

WestofMars · 03-07-2011, 07:19 PM

Aww, RJ, thanks!

That Carl Hiaasen is a new one by me -- and I thought I'd read all of his books! (Watch it be the one sitting on my night table!) I'm going to have to add it to my list of Rock Books over at my website.

btw, folks reading this... RJ's books are darn good, too. Like, don't miss 'em good.

Wolf Dog Moon · 03-14-2011, 04:09 PM

HAMMER OF THE GODS. Led Zeppelin. AWESOME READ. Very fun to read. You won't want to put it down!

WestofMars · 03-14-2011, 04:34 PM

True. I read it many years ago. However, it's considered non-fiction. Not a novel.

Wolf Dog Moon · 03-16-2011, 10:57 AM

Heart Shaped-Box by (Stephen King's son) Joe Hill. There's a lot of Rock references in Stephen King's Novel, IT. And The Stand. I've not read many novels specifically with rock as the theme other than that.

**Janszoon** · 03-16-2011, 12:40 PM

Buddy Holly is Alive and Well on Ganymede
A wonderfully weird book about a Buddy Holly lookalike who was conceived on the day Buddy Holly died and what happens to him once the real Buddy Holly appears on TV and tells the world that he's alive and well and living on one of Jupiter's moons.

WestofMars · 03-16-2011, 01:12 PM

That sounds really deliciously goofy. I'm going to have to track it down. And steal Heart-Shaped Box back from my parents. I loaned it to them a year ago when my dad hurt his back and couldn't do much more than lay around and read. Needless to say, he got better before he read that one.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 03-16-2011, 01:37 PM

Kill Your Friends by John Niven

It's about an opinionated asshole of an A&R man in late 90s London who will walk over anybody who gets in his way at becoming head of the record label.

Read it in 2 days it was that good.

Wolf Dog Moon · 03-16-2011, 01:48 PM

One of Anne Rice's novels has a rockstar/vampire story. Whichever book Queen of the Damned is is based on.

WestofMars · 03-16-2011, 01:49 PM

Actually, it was Lestat who was the rock star. The book was The Vampire Lestat

02-25-2011, 01:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
~~RJMcDonnell~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Scranton, PA Posts: 18	Rock Novels I'm in the process of reading my way through the subgenre of Rock Novels. There are two that I've liked best, so far. The first is called Basket Case by Carl Hiaasen. It's a fun mainstream mystery about a dead rock star, his wild widow, eccentric band mates, and the lost tracks to a comeback album. The second is Trevor's Song by Susan Helene Gottfried. This one has an authentic feel for what goes on behind the scenes in the not-so-private lives of a headline rock band. If you can recommend any other Rock Fiction titles, I'd like to check them out.

03-16-2011, 12:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Buddy Holly is Alive and Well on Ganymede A wonderfully weird book about a Buddy Holly lookalike who was conceived on the day Buddy Holly died and what happens to him once the real Buddy Holly appears on TV and tells the world that he's alive and well and living on one of Jupiter's moons. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

03-16-2011, 01:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Kill Your Friends by John Niven It's about an opinionated asshole of an A&R man in late 90s London who will walk over anybody who gets in his way at becoming head of the record label. Read it in 2 days it was that good. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

03-07-2011, 07:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
WestofMars Groupie Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: West of Mars Posts: 11	Aww, RJ, thanks! That Carl Hiaasen is a new one by me -- and I thought I'd read all of his books! (Watch it be the one sitting on my night table!) I'm going to have to add it to my list of Rock Books over at my website. btw, folks reading this... RJ's books are darn good, too. Like, don't miss 'em good.

03-14-2011, 04:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
Wolf Dog Moon Groupie Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Small Town U.S.A Posts: 24	HAMMER OF THE GODS. Led Zeppelin. AWESOME READ. Very fun to read. You won't want to put it down!

03-14-2011, 04:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
WestofMars Groupie Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: West of Mars Posts: 11	True. I read it many years ago. However, it's considered non-fiction. Not a novel.

03-16-2011, 10:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
Wolf Dog Moon Groupie Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Small Town U.S.A Posts: 24	Heart Shaped-Box by (Stephen King's son) Joe Hill. There's a lot of Rock references in Stephen King's Novel, IT. And The Stand. I've not read many novels specifically with rock as the theme other than that.

03-16-2011, 01:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
WestofMars Groupie Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: West of Mars Posts: 11	That sounds really deliciously goofy. I'm going to have to track it down. And steal Heart-Shaped Box back from my parents. I loaned it to them a year ago when my dad hurt his back and couldn't do much more than lay around and read. Needless to say, he got better before he read that one.

03-16-2011, 01:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
Wolf Dog Moon Groupie Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Small Town U.S.A Posts: 24	One of Anne Rice's novels has a rockstar/vampire story. Whichever book Queen of the Damned is is based on.

03-16-2011, 01:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
WestofMars Groupie Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: West of Mars Posts: 11	Actually, it was Lestat who was the rock star. The book was The Vampire Lestat