Paul Rees has penned well-received biographies of Robert Plant, John Entwistle, John Mellencamp, and Elliott Smith, and he was previously the editor at Kerrang! and Q in the U.K. He knows how to tell a story, and Raised on Radio sees him digging into the “critically derided at the time but massively popular during its 1976-1986 heyday,” when the likes of REO Speedwagon and Styx were selling records by the metric ton and touring stadiums. Rees isn’t here to turn his nose up, as so many critics do when faced with Journey and Toto. Rather, he revels in the excesses and egos, and the results are both entertaining and fascinating.
(Hardcover) $30
