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Bidini has played all across the country many times, in venues as far flung and unalike as Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto and the Royal Albert Hotel in Winnipeg. In 1996, when the Rheostatics opened for the Tragically Hip on their Trouble at the Henhouse tour, Bidini kept a diary. In On a Cold Road he weaves his colourful tales about that tour with revealing and hilarious anecdotes from the pioneers of Canadian rock - including BTO, Goddo, the Stampeders, Max Webster, Crowbar, the Guess Who, Triumph, Trooper, Bruce Cockburn, Gale Garnett, and Tommy Chong - whom Bidini later interviewed in an effort to compare their experiences with his. The result is an original, vivid, and unforgettable picture of what it has meant, for the last forty years, to be a rock musician in Canada.
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Author and musician Dave Bidini is the only person to have been nominated for a Gemini, Genie and Juno as well CBC's Canada Reads. A founding member of Rheostatics, he has written 10 books, including On a Cold Road, Tropic of Hockey, Around the World in 57 1/2 Gigs, and Home and Away. He has made two Gemini Award-nominated documentaries and his play, the Five Hole Stories, was staged by One Yellow Rabbit Performance Company, touring the country in 2008. His third book, Baseballissimo, is being developed for the screen by Jay Baruchel, and, in 2010, he won his third National Magazine Award, for "Travels in Narnia." He writes a weekly column for the Saturday Post and, in 2011, he published his latest book, Writing Gordon Lightfoot.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A real-life look at what it takes to be Canadian rocker,
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This review is from: On a Cold Road: Tales of Adventure in Canadian Rock (Paperback)
A fantastic book! If you are a fan of the band, or of Canadian music in general, you won't be able to put it down. I guarantee that after reading this book, you'll never think of the music industry in the same way again.This book is really two books in one, blended together. First of all, it tells the story of Dave Bidini and the Canadian rock band "Rheostatics". Fans will relish all the interesting twists and turns of the band's career, while non-fans will be heading to their local music store as fast as possible to hear what these guys sound like. Bidini's writing is intense and very personal. From the stinking tour bus to the bright lights up on the stage of Maple Leaf Gardens, you'll feel like you're right there with the band. The second aspect of the book is a collection of interviews with Canadian musicians who led the way back in the 70's and 80's. These snapshots of life in the rock biz are the most the most honest you're likely to come across. Crazy, hilarious, heartbreaking, and sometimes disturbing, they are an invaluable historical resource for the Canadian music scene. Buy this book, and once you've read it, go buy some Rheostatics CDs. You won't be disappointed!
1.0 out of 5 stars
May be interesting for followers of band, but not captivating otherwise.,
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This review is from: On a Cold Road: Tales of Adventure in Canadian Rock (Paperback)
I received this book as part of my Canada Reads 2012 package and feel slighted at its inclusion in this Can-Lit review. It is a disjointed following of the Rheostatics along with input from many other industry-related professionals in a "post-it" format. There is no real cohesive flow to the book. I enjoy the 'bits' by Dave Bidini, but all of the other inputs following Dave's writings completely interupt any sort of followable story line. I agree with previous reviews that you'll probably enjoy it if you're a devout follower of the band, but as a "good book", I'm afraid I don't agree at all.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stuff of Legends, with Bad Weather and Long Roads,
By Renee Thorpe (Karangasem, Bali) - See all my reviews
This review is from: On a Cold Road: Tales of Adventure in Canadian Rock (Paperback)
You don't have to be a Canadian or even KNOW any of the bands in this book to enjoy the stories as told by the rockers themselves.It's simply a great collection of road tales in the ever-entertaining realm of rock and roll touring. Of course, the fact that 2 gigs in the same province can be a day's drive apart, makes Bidini's collection ever the more fascinating. I simply could not put the thing down. Plenty of laughs and funny stories, a couple of shockingly painful stories, and some priceless moments of insight into Canadian popular culture, human interaction, and the music business. A great gift for your Rockin' and Rollin' friends!
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