James Campion, in addition to writing numerous books on the topic of rock, also reviews others’ efforts. Categorized by major artists below.
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| The Beatles | The Rolling Stones |
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| Bob Dylan | Miscellany |
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| Phil Spector |
Aerosmith
Aerosmith – On Tour, 1973-85 – Julian Gill (2021)
The Beatles
Fab: The Intimate Life of Paul McCartney – Howard Sounes (2010)
Dreaming the Beatles: The Love Story of One Band and the Whole World – Rob Sheffield (2017)
Hold On World – The Lasting Impact of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Plastic Ono Band, Fifty Years On – John Kruth (2021)
Bob Dylan
Hard Rain: A Bob Dylan Commentary – Tim Riley (1993)
Paul Simon
Paul Simon: The Life – Robert Hilburn (2018)
Patti Smith
Why Patti Smith Matters – Caryn Rose (2022)
Phil Spector
Tearing Down the Wall of Sound: The Rise and Fall of Phil Spector – Mick Brown (2008)
Bruce Springsteen
Shades of Springsteen: Politics, Love, Sports, and Masculinity – John Massaro (2021)
Questlove
Music is History – Questlove (2021)
U2
U2’s The Joshua Tree – Planting Roots in Mythic America – Bradley Morgan (2021)
Miscellany
Rememberings – Sinéad O’Connor (2021)
Last Chance Texaco: Chronicles of an American Troubadour – Rickie Lee Jones (2021)
Prince and the Parade and Sign “O” the Times Studio Sessions 1985 to 1986 – Duane Tudahl (2021)
Anthem: Rush in the 70s / Limelight: Rush in The 80s – Martin Popoff (2020)
Jesusmania!: The Bootleg Superstar of Gettysburg College – Devin McKinney (2016)
Total F*cking Godhead: The Biography of Chris Cornell – Corbin Reiff (2020)
Let Love Rule – Lenny Kravitz with David Ritz (2020)
This Thing Called Life: Prince’s Odyssey, On and Off Record – Neal Karlen (2020)
Remain in Love: Talking Heads / Tom Tom Club / Tina – Chris Frantz (2019)
There Was A Light: The Cosmic History of Chris Bell and the Rise of Big Star – Rich Tupica (2020)
C’mon, Get Happy: Fear and Loathing on the Partridge Family Bus – David Cassidy (1994)
Through 12/2020