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And he doesn’t here to the extent I wanted him to. It’s all part of the ‘Mitchell Experience.’ But his name has clout. This is the story of a band that made it big, embellished with connections to Mitchell’s earlier work, which will add delicious texture for some readers, and befuddle others. It is zesty entertainment, despite its overwhelming familiarity, the destination of its arc visible from its opening pages (and its blurb). It examines the lives of the quartet that make up Utopia Avenue - troubled guitarist Jasper de Zoet, bassist Dean Moss, keyboardist and singer Elf Holloway, and drummer Peter ‘Griff’ Griffin - as it charts the development of their three albums, and their burgeoning success and fame. David Mitchell’s “Utopia Avenue” is a rags-to-riches rock ‘n’ roll story that begins in London, 1967, and ends in tragedy in San Francisco a little more than a year later.