false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223587416m/4436786.jpg 4436786 1 Once, the Blood Orphans had it all: a million-dollar recording contract from Warner Brothers, killer hooks, and cheekbones that could cut glass. Four pretty boys from Los Angeles, they were supposed to be the next big thing, future kings of rock and roll. But something happened on the way to glory, and now, two years later, along with their coke-fueled, mohawked female manager, they have washed up in Amsterdam for the final show of their doomed and dismal European tour. The singer has become a born-again Buddhist who preaches from the stage, the bass player's raging eczema has turned his hands into a pulpy mess, the drummer is a sex-fiend tormented by the misdeeds of his porn-king father, and the guitar player--the only talented one--is thoroughly cowed by the constant abuse of his bandmates. As they stumble through their final day together, the Blood Orphans find themselves on a comic tour of frustration, danger, excitement, and just possibly, redemption. 4484972 9 1 2009 Rock Bottom: A Novel total:57|5:13|4:17|3:15|2:8|1:4| 57 198 126 23 0 3 false false Sun Jan 25 13:37:43 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 13:43:39 -0800 2009 He was a drummer in several bands and refuses to read books.
Maybe with this one he finally will start reading ;)]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 12:33:08 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 12:44:36 -0800 2009 Behind the Music series has...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 08 09:10:39 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 09:10:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Feb 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 21:43:26 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 21:44:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Sep 05 08:53:52 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 19 10:35:54 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue May 05 16:45:10 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 01:26:44 -0700 2009 LibraryThing Early Reviews Program, but my copy never did arrive in the mail. I borrowed it from my local library to review instead, and it was worth the extra effort.

Shilling is a snarky, black-humored sort of author. While I love that style of writing, I...more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Feb 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 08:33:19 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 07:26:09 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Feb 10 06:01:28 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 06:05:03 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 10:38:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 16:58:14 -0800 2009 The book highlights their very last day on their last ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 17 05:25:34 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 11 16:36:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Sep 03 18:44:48 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 12 09:36:32 -0800 2009 Mom, Have You Seen My Leather Pants?, a memoir about a guy's experience in a hair metal band, it's probably no surprise that I was looking forward to reading this book, too. That didn't mean, of course, that I was bound to like...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue May 05 09:11:32 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 09:11:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 06:02:17 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 06:15:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 14:03:07 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 11:53:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 18:57:06 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 18:58:13 -0700 2009
Full review when i finish the book!]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 02 05:03:01 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 11:18:36 -0800 2009 Rock Bottom makes a fascinating read for the music-lover—and it should be required reading for any aspiring rock star.

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My only regret is that I read it whilst 'Espedair Street' by Iain Banks, was still too fresh in my mind .. NOT because t...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 08 04:29:39 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 08 04:38:03 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jan 22 06:17:16 -0800 2009 Wed Sep 09 10:21:24 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=4436786