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Last night I ordered some books, a biography about Buddy Holly and the book as seen above.
The Buddy Holly book should be here in 3-4 days, the MOI one takes about 2-3 weeks.

My question is a simple one:

Is the book any good ?

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Alan Thicke: ''Now Frank, for those of us who have seen you as some kind of guru over the years, that's a kind of nihilistic assesment of music. Where's the hope ?''
Frank Zappa: ''Well, there isn't any...''

The cover is good.
Be glad it comes with a cover, these days

I have it and thought it was an interesting read, very nice.

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I think it's flat-out wonderful.

yeah, it's pretty good.
also, check out this dvd: moi doc coming soon
it's like a filmed version of the book...

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"bit of nostalgia for the old folks."

I thought it was a mildly interesting read. From what I remember of it, the book presented the view points of the original Mothers towards the history of the band. I read it a few years ago and don't have it with me now, but I would recommend reading it.

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Definitely a good read. I got this back in 2001, as an early Mother's fan I was itching to read it - and wasn't disappointed.
Like Lumpy says too, get the recent DVD. That again was great. First time there has been good discussion and analysis of those early Mothers albums and tours. Most other Zappa doc's just skip right over this period to Hot Rats I find.

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"drums are too noisy, 'n you've got no corners to hide in"

Great book. Both sides have their story. I just wish it was alot longer.

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Unlike recent downloads!!!

Don't they? I still have to hear the final word on that.

I read it last year and I definately think it is worth checking out.

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STILL no sign of the book
Have long gone read, enjoyed and finished the Buddy Holly book and LOVE to finally getting my hands on ''Necessity Is...''.

However, I did recently get an e-mail from the Dutch mailorder company i've ordered it from.
Somehow, they can't get hold of it either and therefore it will take longer than expected, but they will keep me informed...

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Alan Thicke: ''Now Frank, for those of us who have seen you as some kind of guru over the years, that's a kind of nihilistic assesment of music. Where's the hope ?''
Frank Zappa: ''Well, there isn't any...''

If it doesn't show up, you can borrow my copy...

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That's a very nice offer from you, thanks

Let's hope those guys at Bol send me the book soon, because it's a long cycle from Leeuwarden to Eindhoven...

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Alan Thicke: ''Now Frank, for those of us who have seen you as some kind of guru over the years, that's a kind of nihilistic assesment of music. Where's the hope ?''
Frank Zappa: ''Well, there isn't any...''

I found it a harmless enough read but I didn't really learn anything massively new. It's a bit weighted towards "tyrant Frank" and poor, downtrodden members of the MOI, but not overly so.

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"I have learned from my mistakes, and I am sure I can repeat them exactly."

WOW

Some three months after ordering the book, it finally arrived TODAY !!!
And to think I nearly gave up hope it would ever arrive at all...

Already read the first 2 chapters and really digging it so far.
It's nice one can finally hear about the music, history and legacy of the Mothers Of Invention from people actually in that group, instead of nearly every book only focusing on Frank.

Also, nice finding out as to what the original members did before joining the MOI and learning a little more about their origins and so forth...

So, so far I says ''Two Thumbs Up !''

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Alan Thicke: ''Now Frank, for those of us who have seen you as some kind of guru over the years, that's a kind of nihilistic assesment of music. Where's the hope ?''
Frank Zappa: ''Well, there isn't any...''

Three MONTHS?!?!?!?! Sounds like the time I ordered a college book. I needed to do the test in 6 weeks, and they took 5.5 weeks to send it to me. Needless to say I failed the subject.

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I did not know of this litt...I must have it! I would'nt care if it was really well written or not to be honest.

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