I read Bill Scheft's book Time Won't Let Me recently and thought this book does a great job capturing the energy of '60s garage rock in a present-day setting. It's a story of a Boston-area garage band that reunites some 30 years later. Or or at least tries to. The personality quirks and passions that caused them to disintegrate the first time around are still there and it makes for a great story as things unfold.
Scheft is a one time writer for Dave Letterman with great passion for rock and roll. Or at least what it used to be in the 60s when everyone who saw the Beatles on Ed Sullivan was putting together a band. Best of all, he does it with with humor and wordplay at every turn. It's guaranteed to put a smile on your face.
The inspiration for the book came from Scheft's brother, who really was in a 1960's garage band called The Rising Storm that did reunite and is touring Europe this June. The title is taken from a hit single from the Outsiders.
- Amazon: Time Won't Let Me, Rising Storm
- Rising Storm: Official site, CDs, Tour
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