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An epic joyride through three history-making tours in 1973 that defined rock and roll superstardommdash;the money; the access; the excessmdash;forevermore. The Whorsquo;s Quadrophenia. Led Zeppelinrsquo;s Houses of the Holy. Alice Cooperrsquo;s Billion Dollar Babies. These three unprecedented toursmdash;and the albums that inspired themmdash;were the most ambitious of these artistsrsquo; careers; and they forever changed the landscape of rock and roll: the economics; the privileges; and the very essence of the concert experience. On these juggernauts; rock godsmdash;and their entouragesmdash;were born; along with unimaginable overindulgence and the legendary flameouts. Tour buses were traded for private jets; arenas replaced theaters; and performances transmogrified into over-the-top; operatic spectacles. As the sixties ended and the seventies began; an altogether more cynical era took hold: peace; love; and understanding gave way to sex; drugs; and rock and roll. But the decade didnrsquo;t become the seventies; acclaimed journalist Michael Walker writes; until 1973; a historic and mind-bogglingly prolific year for rock and roll that saw the release of countless classic albums; from The Dark Side of the Moon to Goatrsquo;s Head Soup; Goodbye Yellow Brick Road; Greetings from Asbury Park; N.J.; and The Wild; the Innocent the E Street Shuffle. Aerosmith; Queen; and Lynyrd Skynyrd released their debut albums. The Roxy and CBGB opened their doors. Every major act of the eramdash;from Fleetwood Mac to Black Sabbathmdash;was on the road that summer; but of them all; Walker writes; it was The Who; Led Zeppelin; and Alice Cooper who emerged as the game changers. Walker revisits each of these three tours in memorable; all-access detail: he goes backstage; onto the jets; and into the limos; where every conceivable wish could be granted. He wedges himself into the sweaty throng of teenage fans (Walker himself was one of them) who suddenly were an economic force to be reckoned with; and he vividly describes how a decadersquo;s worth of decadence was squeezed into twelve heart-pounding; backbreaking; and rule-defying months that redefined; for our modern times; the business of superstardom.Praise for What You Want Is in the Limo ldquo;Required reading . . . 1973 is a turning point in popular music mdash; the border between hippie-ethos rsquo;60s rock rsquo;nrsquo; roll and conspicuous-consumption excess rsquo;70s rock.rdquo;mdash;New York Post ldquo;Loud and boisterous . . . Like a good vinyl-era single; itrsquo;s over before it wears out its welcome. You may even want to flip it over and start again when yoursquo;re finished.rdquo;mdash;Fort Worth Star-Telegram ldquo;You donrsquo;t have to love the music or personas of the three bands highlighted here . . . to appreciate the vital roles that all three played in creating the modern rock star. . . . [Walker] is convincing and entertaining in explaining why 1973 was a seminal year in rock.rdquo;mdash;The Daily Beast ldquo;[Therersquo;s] so much rock n roll history packed inside.rdquo;mdash;GQ ldquo;Very well written . . . It gives an intellectual immersion into these bandsrsquo; lives.rdquo;mdash;Led-Zeppelin.org ldquo;[Walker] argues for [1973] as a tipping point; when big toursmdash;and bigger moneymdash;became a defining ethos in rock music.rdquo;mdash;NPRFrom the Hardcover edition.