- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: William Morrow; 1 edition (Oct 30 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0061374563
- ISBN-13: 978-0061374562
- Product Dimensions: 29.7 x 24.1 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.7 Kg
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #342,375 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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With raw photographs of rock's greatest stars and insightful prose by the legendary rock journalists who were stars in their own right, CREEM magazine stood at the forefront of youth counterculture from 1969 to 1988 as "America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine." A product of Detroit's revolutionary counterculture, CREEM cultivated an incredibly gifted staff of iconoclastic scribes, editors, photographers, and graphic artists whose work continues to resonate today, including: Lester Bangs, Dave Marsh, Richard Meltzer, Nick Tosches, and a not-so-famous Cameron Crowe. They invented a raucous new form of journalism, where the writing and photographs were as much an expression of rock 'n' roll as the music itself. CREEM embraced and abused the best and the worst of the era: MC5, Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, the Faces, Lou Reed, the Stooges, T.Rex, Kiss, Mott the Hoople, the Who, the New York Dolls, Bob Seger, Ted Nugent, Aerosmith, the Ramones, Cheap Trick, the Clash, and Van Halen, among many others.
Now the Mouth of the Motor City presents a retrospective of the beautiful haze that was rock's golden age—from the end of the hippie days through glam and punk and into '80s metal. Featuring the best of the magazine's vast archives of photos, illustrations, and articles, CREEM is the authentic rock 'n' roll experience—written for fanatics by fanatics.
About the Author
Robert Matheu cofounded CREEM Media Inc. in 2001. He has been a rock photographer since his early teens in Detroit and originally began working with CREEM magazine while he was still in college. He has worked for Playboy, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, and Mojo. His photos have graced more than 100 album covers and countless magazine covers around the world.
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A Taste Of Creem, Jan 29 2008
By PHILIP S WOLF - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine (Hardcover)
Back in the mid-seventies, along with (that "other' rock magazine) Circus, I was an avid reader of: Creem. What set this magazine apart from everything else on the newstands was that Creem was only about rock music, no social commentary or politics like: "Rolling Stone". And while "Circus" was fairly straight journalism, this Mag: Creem. never ever took itself very serious. This rag was fun to read, and contained some really cool photographs of the good, the bad and the ugly. It was a: "Must-Read." And as a source for information on rock music and the wild lifestyle of the artists involved, this publication was second To none.So, I had very high expectations about this book going in. Well, the major problem I have with this book is that it only scratches the surface of what this magazine was REALLY about. I don't agree with the book's editors, and why this was put together in this form. Again, Creem was: "Low-Brow" entertainment, and that is why that it is remembered so fondly today. But still, this book (in spots) does give you that creemy feeling that made this rag so special. Grace Slick, shows that wonderful breast and Joe Perry has wrecked his Corvette, that is what this magazine was all about. We need more totaled cars & cool breasts...That WAS Creem.
I can remember so much from the over 100 issues that I collected. But, I just didn't find enough great "Boy Howdy" in the pages of this book. This volume is good, but it could have been great. It would take set of books of this size, (at least 10) to bring back Creem for the children of the 21st century in the proper manner. The spirit of Creem was larger than this book would lead you to believe.
I need more Creem....Please!!!
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Excellent Retrospective-Boy Howdy!, Dec 7 2007
By H. Coffill "reckless-abandon" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine (Hardcover)
Certainly a different flavor of magazine for those whose knowledge of R n' R begins and ends with Rolling Stone.A "Can't go wrong" book for a R n' R fan.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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A Time Capsule For Aging Musicheads, but....., Feb 2 2008
By The Recordchanger "Tim" - Published on Amazon.com
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This coffee table version of Creem magazine is nicely done in that it gives those unfamiliar with the magazine a taste of what it must've been like. I read every issue of Creem from about 1973 until its demise, and as much as I enjoyed reading this, there is an enormous amount of great stuff missing. So consider this book a primer. What's here is great fun, and provides some laughs and some terrific reading as well. But if there's some enterprising publisher out there who really wants to take it to another level, how about a Creem book that collects the best journalism the magazine had to offer? You won't find the record reviews here (many of which are the stuff of legend). Also missing are regular columns like Letter From Britain, Unsung Heroes of Rock 'N' Roll, Juke Box Jury, Eleganza, Confessions of a Film Fox and many more. Of course it wouldn't have all fit. But too much is missing for this to be the definitive treatment of the magazine. All I know for certain is that if I had an unread Creem, Rolling Stone, Crawdaddy, NY Rocker, Circus, Hit Parader and Trouser Press sitting on the table unread it was always Creem I reached for first. More than any of the others, it shaped what I was listening to, and gave a voice to the rebelliousness and restlessness I was feeling. And it did that while making me laugh. For my money it was the best of a classic bunch of rock magazines from an age we shall not see again. So buy a copy of this. Maybe if it sells enough we'll get the sequel.
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