Around the World in 57 1/2 Gigs

This was a fun travelogue and fish out of water story. Not that Bidini hadn't traveled before the book, but you get the feeling it was only within the niche of a semi-famous Canadian rock band going through North America. Seeing him dealing with not only being a solo act, but also with going out to areas of the world where his music was unknown provided interesting reading material.

The story's narration is a mixed bag at times. Bidini's obviously very passionate about music, and that shines through, but he also has a huge amount of punk rock snark about music. In small doses that's fine, but there's a reason most punk songs are so slow - stretching that snark out over hundreds of pages starts to tire a bit.

If you're a fan of the Rheos you'll love this; if not, it's a really interesting but not great read.