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Westlife on Tour: Inside the World's Biggest Boy Band
Eddie Rowley accompanied the UK’s top boy band on tour throughout 2001, with full backstage access and cooperation from the band all the way. Fans will learn what the boys are really like in this first in-depth book full of great anecdotes, first-person sections and exclusive new photographs.
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304 pages, Hardcover
First published September 18, 2001
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July 16, 2021
I really wanted to like this book. After all, I really like Westlife.
But wow, was this book so far below sub-par that, if I’d been reading it during summer, it most certainly wouldn’t have given me joy, fun, or seasons in the sun.
Aside from the fact that the books feels insanely rushed (after all, it’s written right in the midst of, or not long after, their 2000/2001 world tour, of Asia and Africa), which is clear if only by the fact that the editing is atrocious, Eddie Rowley doesn’t seem to know if he’s writing a biography or a piece of fiction. The writing is just terrible. And, of course, no one is expecting an absolute masterpiece – pop-music-centric literature rarely needs to be – but this just feels like an utterly careless approach to the work. And I didn’t really care for a whole lot of it, which is why, despite it being a fairly short book (300 A4 pages), it took me just under 2 months to read!
The one good thing I can take from this book is that it hones in on the life of a boyband on tour. But it doesn’t feel all that human, personal, or, well, exciting to read, which is a real shame because it could be miles more exciting than it is.
Also: don’t end a book all about one boyband by using a quote from a song by another boyband. That’s just such a glaring mistake, and doesn’t lend itself well to the book overall!
But wow, was this book so far below sub-par that, if I’d been reading it during summer, it most certainly wouldn’t have given me joy, fun, or seasons in the sun.
Aside from the fact that the books feels insanely rushed (after all, it’s written right in the midst of, or not long after, their 2000/2001 world tour, of Asia and Africa), which is clear if only by the fact that the editing is atrocious, Eddie Rowley doesn’t seem to know if he’s writing a biography or a piece of fiction. The writing is just terrible. And, of course, no one is expecting an absolute masterpiece – pop-music-centric literature rarely needs to be – but this just feels like an utterly careless approach to the work. And I didn’t really care for a whole lot of it, which is why, despite it being a fairly short book (300 A4 pages), it took me just under 2 months to read!
The one good thing I can take from this book is that it hones in on the life of a boyband on tour. But it doesn’t feel all that human, personal, or, well, exciting to read, which is a real shame because it could be miles more exciting than it is.
Also: don’t end a book all about one boyband by using a quote from a song by another boyband. That’s just such a glaring mistake, and doesn’t lend itself well to the book overall!
July 25, 2008
Back then I absolutely loved this book. I think any fan of Westlife would be interested in reading this, although it is a little old now.
April 10, 2017
Interesting read.
January 13, 2013
This book is awesome. I bought from e-bay.com. Really funny true story about the biggest boyband from Ireland.
March 17, 2018
I though it was a great book. really interesting on how they all got along on tours and rehearsals.
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