John Perry played guitar in the band The Only Ones. He is also the author of the acclaimed book about The Who, Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy.
... Perry is quite the raconteur. His blow-by-blow commentary on
Hendrix and company's musical dialogue throughout the album's
tracks leaps off the page like an epic martial arts battle.
*Ugly Things, Issue 25*
...engaging...Perry is an astute critic and someone who, as a
musician, gives credibility to his commentary on the studio
process. Best, he brings a fan's fervor to his revivification of a
significant moment in Hendrix's three-plus year recording
career...
*The Boston Phoenix, 7/8/04*
If you already have three Hendrix recordings (or 300) and are
moving to by a fourth, take the $10 instead and pick up this
nutshell book of how the his third studio album was made, by
guitarist / writer Perry who lives in London and whose head seems
screwed on pretty tight - he neither wanted to fuck Hendrix or
compete with him, just love him. Midway [though] reading this
little book you're going to be pulling off the shelf Paris 1966
Olympia Theater Live Recordings, if you know what's good for you,
and play it loud. This is the best capsulized 100 or so pages ever
written on the late & great ‘Jimmy James.'
*Long House Publishers & Book Sellers, 2004*
...any fan of the Hendrix sound will consider it an essential
guide.
*The Bookwatch, September 2004*
This is actually two books in one: a track-by-track analysis of
"Ladyland," heavy on guitar-geek esoteria like detuning and wah-wah
technique (if you have to ask, don't bother), preceded by an
overview of Hendrix's life and career around the time of the album.
Which, since his career as a headliner lasted only four short
years, makes for a pretty good introduction to rock's greatest
plank-spanker
*Austin American-Statesman, 10/17/04*
...an inspired new series...sleekly designed...good news for
sentimental fools that just can't let go.
*Details Magazine, Jan/Feb 04*
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