Beautiful Mess by Diamond Rio with Tom Roland

 

I have become a reviewer for Thomas Nelson!  I love to read so this suits me just fine.  The first book I got to review is Beautiful Mess The Story of Diamond Rio by Diamond Rio and Tom Roland.  The book is about the life of six men who are apart of the country and western band, Diamond Rio.  There are a lot of pictures in the book, showing each man's childhood and families.  

If you are a fan of Diamond Rio, you will love this book!  But, I don't really know too much about them and found the story line to drag a bit.  I tried to get into the book several times, but felt they used too much filler information to make each chapter stretch.  I guess I was hoping for a story that was filled with more meat of Diamond Rio's history so I could get to know them as individuals.  I found that I learned about a band who had to work hard to make it in the C and W music community.  How it was hard because they started at an amusement park then tried to break free of the stigma.  

Here is a synopsis of the book:

Can a band comprised of six very talented but very different musicians make a difference with their music?

What made it possible for Diamond Rio to weather the storms inherent in the fickle world of fame and fortune and go more than two decades without a single lineup change? Any reader in search of transparency and a behind-the-scenes look into the life of the band as a unit as well as the individual lives of the players and singers will be well satisfied. Can true loyalty exist within the competitive, seemingly unforgiving music industry? In A Beautiful Mess, Marty Roe, Dan Truman, Jimmy Olander, Brian Prout, Gene Johnson, and Dana Williams each has an entire chapter devoted to his personal and professional life. A Beautiful Mess is a wild ride from the edge of disaster and a little-known secret to an ongoing heart-warming revival.

If you are a country and western fan and even more important, a fan of Diamond Rio, you will enjoy this book.  If not, I'd not recommend it.

God Bless,
Michelle

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