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The Rock Bible [Paperback]

Henry Owings (Author)
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August 1, 2008
Like Moses delivering forth the Ten Commandments, Chunklet magazine presents you with The Rock Bible—the complete rules for living an authentic life of rock ’n’ roll.  Here are hundreds of wise and witty guidelines for
 
Drummers: “If you’re one of those drummers who sets up at the front of the stage, back the hell up. You are the goalies of rock; play your position.”
 
Singers: “When you feel like stage-diving, first make sure the people in the front like your music enough to catch you.”
 
Guitarists: “No one’s looking at your guitar strap. Don’t ever spend more than the cost of an average meal on something that can be replaced by a particularly hearty piece of string.”
 
Keyboardists: “There’s only one person who will look more ridiculous and offensive in leather pants than the lead singer: the keyboard player.”
 
Onstage Antics: “Being wasted onstage works for only about 5 percent of bands, and yours isn’t one of them.”
 
Fans: “Fans that dress like the band are just asking to be pummeled. If you want to be in the band that badly, you might as well bring your gear to the show and play along from the audience.”
 
And unholy words on much, much more.

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About the Author

Grammy Award winner Henry Owings is the publisher of Chunklet magazine, a no-holds-barred chronicle of the music industry. At various times a DJ, promoter, record producer, and booking agent, Owings has toured with rock bands for nearly a decade.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Quirk Books (August 1, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1594742693
  • ISBN-13: 978-1594742699
  • Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.5 x 7.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #666,213 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Even a Drummer can enjoy this book........, January 3, 2009
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The Rock Bible book was a book I just happened to come across in all places.......a book store. This is a book that should of been written a long time ago. Very funny stuff. Makes fun of drummers, and singers and bass players, guitarist, keyboardist, tour managers, etc.... Now, I'm not much of a book reviewer,(or writer), however, I am a drummer (so give me a break please), but I found the entire book a hoot. Funny, but in many cases, so so true. I laughed in every subject title. I recommend this book to anyone who has ever been in a band, or been to see many bands live in concert. I also like the built-in book mark that this book has. Becaues it takes a drummer a long time to read a book that doesn't really have any pictures.........Drum roll please..........
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A good laugh for any Rock music lover!, June 20, 2009
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A humorous little book for the rock n' roll music lover! This book features tons of little tid bits of so called 'advice' and 'codes to live by' for rock musicians. Aimed mostly at the garage bands & bands trying to make it big, on and off tour, this book is a comical read divided in sections by instruments. This book shouldn't be taken seriously though, its much opinion & humor, not real advice.

I found this book extremely amusing, and very fun to read! However the book is written clearly on personal opinion by the author and several friends. Although there are several funny things & things I agree with, there are also statements I don't agree with. Like I said before, this book shouldn't be taken seriously, it's just for kicks.

If you though some of the quotes from 'Guitar Hero' were amussing, you NEED to read this book!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious, But Probably Not Written By a Musician, January 3, 2009
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I picked up this book in a Barnes and Noble and, was intrigued. Being a drummer, I imediately flipped to the Gospel According to the Drummer. Don't get me wrong, this stuff was absolutely hilarious, and most of it was true, but many of the witicisms were definetly not written by any kind of musiscian. For instance: "You can never lead the band from behind your kit" and "there is no such thing as a drummer/songwriter". Clearly the author has never heard of Don Brewer. But these few point aside, this book is excelent.
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