tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post7491615542105779991..comments2024-03-27T17:14:54.791-05:00Comments on Glorious Trash: The RoseJoe Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-48738551768567650852023-09-30T17:34:50.976-05:002023-09-30T17:34:50.976-05:00A competitor to this novel may be Somewhere There&...A competitor to this novel may be Somewhere There's Music, by David Rogers, published two years earlier.Johny Malonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09537149940644341595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-50899402428670906692020-10-23T09:44:02.397-05:002020-10-23T09:44:02.397-05:00The last paragraph of your review is right on. Mag...The last paragraph of your review is right on. Mags like Rolling Stone stuffed full of politics are a pale comparison to "music journalism". I find much better any A4-sized music 'zine from the UK to be superior to most U.S. mags these days. And I saw The Rose when it first came out. The similarities to Janis were immediately recognizable. And the great Steve Hunter as her guitarist!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926491868571442274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-74251997731309524442020-10-22T19:02:12.082-05:002020-10-22T19:02:12.082-05:00Thanks for reminding me this forgotten Beth Middle...Thanks for reminding me this forgotten Beth Middler flick. Film Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390304948586116988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-89672674700830251442020-10-22T11:58:01.909-05:002020-10-22T11:58:01.909-05:00Thanks for the comments! Cullen, cool to hear you...Thanks for the comments! Cullen, cool to hear you worked in a record store years ago. John, appreciated your thoughts on the film version. (FYI your "if I survive 2020" comment made me laugh out loud!) I definitely recommend this novel, but wanted to note that this Warner paperback does not have stills in it. I looked this up and I see what you mean -- it appears that the British Joe Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-7740891471250833632020-10-22T09:07:00.168-05:002020-10-22T09:07:00.168-05:00I remember an acquaintance saying he avoided novel...I remember an acquaintance saying he avoided novels that had stills from the movie inserted in the middle, and I confess having a similar snobbery. Thus, though I've seen <i>The Rose</i> several times (it's one of my favorites), I avoided the novelization. However, based on your review, it actually sounds like it's truly Glorious Trash. From what you outlined, it does follow the movieJohn Nailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420131885508048131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-6194616494384189022020-10-22T06:48:00.438-05:002020-10-22T06:48:00.438-05:00Used to see lots of copies of the soundtrack to th...Used to see lots of copies of the soundtrack to the movie when I worked in a record store 20 years ago, but never saw the movie, and didn't realize there was a novelization until now. Thanks for the review!Cullen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236957954996740924noreply@blogger.com