This compendium of mortuary fate in the mythos of rock history is a gushing factual basis for a motley gallery of deceased crooners, spanning from the stars that shimmered infinitely to the alien derelicts that are, just now, clawing their way out of exile. Among legendary casualties such as Marc Bolan, Ian Curtis, and Buddy Holly, Thompson delves deep into the abyss and touches upon a noted pariah, who was the missing glam rock link between Chopin and Bowie.
Dave Thompson deserves much kudos for investing his time in the late 1990's in piecing together this four and a half page review of Bruce Wayne Campbell's life and his brief stint in rock music. The contents within reveal nothing of notable allure in my search for Jobriath-related information, but it does serve as a perfect prologue for anyone that may want to get their hands wet before soaking up Jobriath's two Elektra LP's, along with his other official studio work.
c) Photo courtesy of John Michael Cox Jr, 1974
Jobriath, photographed backstage at 'The Joint In The Woods' in Parsippany, New Jersey, July 1974.
A close-up shot of John Michael Cox Jr's photograph that originally appeared in an edition of the Omega One magazine from the late 1970's. Here is the photo, slightly modified, for the 1999 printing of Better to Burn Out: The Cult of Death In Rock 'n Roll.
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