Sunday, 25 September 2016

Nick Harper - Marshall: The Book Of Loud


Rating: 4/5

Review:
Amusing enough



The Book Of Loud wasn't what I expected at all, but I quite like it for what it is. 

I thought this would be an illustrated history of Marshall amps in Rock, which I would still be very interested in if anyone wants to write it.  Instead it's a pick-up-and dabble book with loads of utterly random stuff, often presented in several boxes to a page, like A Week of Rock, with seven rock songs each featuring a different day in the title, or the various hairstyles used by rockers over the years, or just a list of random trivia, like which silly pseudonym is used by Ozzy Osbourne when he checks into a hotel. 

There are very few photos, but a lot of line drawings which are of variable interest.  The whole thing is decently presented and amusing enough, without being in any way profound.  I can recommend it as a light read to dip into for a few minutes at a time. 

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