Greg Prato

No Schlock...just Rock! Greg Prato

Before he was the author of such books as ?A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other: The Story of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon,? ?Touched By Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story,? and ?Grunge is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music,? Greg Prato was a writer for such respected UK-based publications as Classic Rock, Guitarist, Metal Hammer, and Record Collector. ?No Schlock?Just Rock!? collects most of Greg?s writing for these mags between a five-year span (2003-2008), with the focus on the crème de la crème of classic rock, heavy metal, and punk/alt-rock. Included are features that explore the entire careers of Faith No More, Soundgarden, Bad Brains, Meat Puppets, The Cars, The Raspberries, and GG Allin, as well as additional interviews/articles on the Ramones, Cheap Trick, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Jethro Tull, Rush, King Crimson, Steely Dan, William Shatner, and Run-DMC (among many others), plus the 3 articles that later led to Greg's Melon, Bolin, and Grunge books.