After nearly 20 years, the story of the Funky Butts can finally be told. In the brief period before grunge and after the explosion of MTV, one band represented the last gasp of pure, harmless and good-natured rock and roll. One band challenged the music establishment by breaking the rules and making up new ones along the way. One band weathered controversies and scandals,
After nearly 20 years, the story of the Funky Butts can finally be told. In the brief period before grunge and after the explosion of MTV, one band represented the last gasp of pure, harmless and good-natured rock and roll. One band challenged the music establishment by breaking the rules and making up new ones along the way. One band weathered controversies and scandals, and yet stayed resolute and true to its original mission of telling lies and having fun.
One band - the Funky Butts - turned the rock establishment on its collective ear...and ultimately paid a dear price for it. Now, one of its founders - The Blade - blows the lid on the sordid tales and behind-the-scenes manipulations that vaulted the group from total obscurity to the top of the charts. Nothing is held back in detailing the rise and fall - and ultimate redemption - of the Funky Butts...one of America's truly great bands.
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Kindle Edition
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192 pages
Published
July 15th 2012
by Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
The scenes are well written and well described. We get the feel of Denton and the crowd. We get to know Marathon Man, MC Mike and Slinkmaster through their own words and The Blade's memories. The Blade is candid with the audience 20 years from their success into present day.
There were images that anyone who lived through the age, when referenced, would immediately call to mind. The red handkerchief in Bruce Spingsteen's back pocket on the cover of the "Born in the USA" album, for example. What p
The scenes are well written and well described. We get the feel of Denton and the crowd. We get to know Marathon Man, MC Mike and Slinkmaster through their own words and The Blade's memories. The Blade is candid with the audience 20 years from their success into present day.
There were images that anyone who lived through the age, when referenced, would immediately call to mind. The red handkerchief in Bruce Spingsteen's back pocket on the cover of the "Born in the USA" album, for example. What person of our generation doesn't see the reference and have the ability to picture the cover. When The Blade is talking about how the band wanted to be simple in their videos and referenced Van Halen's "Jump," I automatically knew what he was talking about despite this reader not being so smart when it comes to music
Overall, this was a nice visit with the bands of my childhood. There's a concert at one point in the book that is a name dropping extravaganza but I was grooving to the favorite beats rolling through my brain. Not the most exciting thing I've read all year but worth checking out if you're a devotee of the ZZ Top, Stevie Ray, Blues type music and bands of the era.
Overall, this was a nice visit with the bands of my childhood. There's a concert at one point in the book that is a name dropping extravaganza but I was grooving to the favorite beats rolling through my brain. Not the most exciting thing I've read all year but worth checking out if you're a devotee of the ZZ Top, Stevie Ray, Blues type music and bands of the era.
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