But only a lifetime of SotT love could adequately prepare you for that week, right?
― legendary North American forest ape (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 31 March 2009 22:12 (fifteen years ago) link
2 weeks. and only a cross-country move and a new job and a blown deadline prepared me for it.
― Matos W.K., Tuesday, 31 March 2009 22:39 (fifteen years ago) link
2010-2011 roster!
Portishead’s Dummy, by RJ WheatonJohnny Cash’s American Recordings, by Tony TostTelevision’s Marquee Moon, by Bryan WatermanLiz Phair’s Exile in Guyville, by Gina ArnoldAC/DC’s Highway to Hell, by Joe BonomoWeen’s Chocolate and Cheese, by Hank ShteamerRadiohead’s Kid A, by Marvin LinDinosaur Jr.’s You’re Living All Over Me, by Nick AttfieldAretha Franklin’s Amazing Grace, by Aaron CohenSlint’s Spiderland, by Scott TennentThe Rolling Stones’ Some Girls, by Cyrus Patell
― gui lovato (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 9 May 2009 17:23 (fourteen years ago) link
Excited to see what Gina and Hank do.
― gui lovato (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 9 May 2009 17:24 (fourteen years ago) link
couple all-time favorite albums on there, at least 2 or 3 others i'm interested in reading a book about. good to get confirmation nothing i would've pitched would've got picked so that i feel less guilty about not sending a proposal, though.
― Briney Deep Coralgarden (some dude), Saturday, 9 May 2009 17:34 (fourteen years ago) link
well the trick is pitching an book that people would want to read.
― gui lovato (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 9 May 2009 17:35 (fourteen years ago) link
i have friends who are like "I'm getting my Das Damen pitch all ready!" and you wanna be like, "Uh..."
― gui lovato (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 9 May 2009 17:36 (fourteen years ago) link
Special thanks to Matos for talking me out of my original pitch, which probably wouldn't have gotten picked.
― gui lovato (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 9 May 2009 17:37 (fourteen years ago) link
haha...yeah i mean that was part of why i didn't, i knew there wasn't a booming market for any of the ideas i had.
― Briney Deep Coralgarden (some dude), Saturday, 9 May 2009 17:53 (fourteen years ago) link
that kid a wasn't ned's, was it?
― some dude, don't make it dad (k3vin k.), Saturday, 9 May 2009 18:49 (fourteen years ago) link
you got all the way down these 8 whole posts and couldn't look back?
― gui lovato (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 9 May 2009 18:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Aretha Franklin’s Amazing Grace, by Aaron Cohen - real interesting choice
― corps of discovery (schlump), Saturday, 9 May 2009 19:10 (fourteen years ago) link
Not unless I mysteriously changed my name to Marvin Lin, no.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 9 May 2009 19:21 (fourteen years ago) link
When is the Skiz Fernando 36 Chambers book due out?
― Alex in SF, Saturday, 9 May 2009 19:35 (fourteen years ago) link
Results 1 - 10 of about 567 for "nom de plume" and "ned raggett". (0.29 seconds)
― velko, Saturday, 9 May 2009 20:01 (fourteen years ago) link
lol
― numerous circles of frontin (The Reverend), Saturday, 9 May 2009 22:45 (fourteen years ago) link
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― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 26 June 2009 19:11 (fourteen years ago) link
Just read my first 3... Celine, Sabbath and Replacements. I liked them all, especially Sabbath but even Colin Meloy's memoir, so I guess I'm a fan of the non-traditional approach. ANy suggestions for what I should tackle next? Sounds like the Big Pink and Zep ones are of the same vein.
― sofatruck, Tuesday, 22 September 2009 20:35 (fourteen years ago) link
My favorites:
LowCourt and SparkExile in Main StreetSign 'O The Times
― vulva eyes (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 22 September 2009 20:39 (fourteen years ago) link
The Zep is beautifully written. Can't go wrong with Erik Davis.
Dying to read the Pogues one. Anyone tackle that yet?
― Kevin John Bozelka, Tuesday, 22 September 2009 20:39 (fourteen years ago) link
Geeta!
― all you need is love vs. money (that's what i want) (Ioannis), Tuesday, 22 September 2009 21:36 (fourteen years ago) link
Yep, the Low & Court & Spark ones are really great as are the Throbbing Gristle and Minutemen books.
So far my least favourite ones have been OK Computer & Achtung Baby.
― MaresNest, Tuesday, 22 September 2009 21:40 (fourteen years ago) link
I'll third the Court & Spark recommendation, though it doesn't exactly fit your "non-traditional" criteria. Fairly straight analysis but very well done and nicely written.
The Joe Pernice book on Meat is Murder is a novella. Haven't read it so can't say if it was a success, but may be one to check if that's the kind of book you like.
― scott pgwp (pgwp), Tuesday, 22 September 2009 22:26 (fourteen years ago) link
Worst yet for me is the Jethro Tull. Followed by the Zepplin. Yawn.
Best is definitely the GnR (and I don't even own/like that album).
― Nate Carson, Tuesday, 22 September 2009 22:28 (fourteen years ago) link
My favorites are the ones that are all "Here's what they were doing!! Here's how they made the album!!" So: Loveless, In the Aeroplane, and Doolittle.
― An adult loves to win awards (Stevie D), Tuesday, 22 September 2009 22:32 (fourteen years ago) link
I've read three: Zep IV and Sign 'o' The Times ruled, Forever Changes was boring. DYING to read Master Of Reality.
― Wee Tam and the lolhueg (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 22 September 2009 22:34 (fourteen years ago) link
Anyone read the Big Star or Wire books yet?
― scott pgwp (pgwp), Tuesday, 22 September 2009 22:46 (fourteen years ago) link
The Joe Pernice is the only one I've read in this series that I'm not so crazy about. Gets points for pretty consistent and believable tone: this isn't too far what some stranger's 80's high school diary would read like, but nothing much happens (which helps with the believability factor but not so much with the reading pleasure), it's overly nostalgic about pre-modern means of getting/listening to/getting into music, and the characters aren't interesting. Nothing like the pretty much unqualified success of Master of Reality. The PJ Harvey one's also "non-traditional" I gather.
― dad a, Wednesday, 23 September 2009 01:40 (fourteen years ago) link
the Zep one is definitely my favorite of the ones I've read. read the Illmatic one recently and it was kind of disappointing considering how few volumes there are about rap albums, so bland and clinical.
damn there's still so many of these I wanna read...Armed Forces, Use Your Illusion, Aja, The Who Sell Out expecially.
― @l shilpey (some dude), Wednesday, 23 September 2009 01:48 (fourteen years ago) link
The Use Your Illusion books have juicy remarks about how overrated Izzy was. The song by song analysis is useful.
― vulva eyes (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 23 September 2009 01:57 (fourteen years ago) link
*book had
I need the Aquemini book to come out bad. Anybody know anything about the authors N1ck Weidenfeld and Michael Schmelling?
― Moreno, Wednesday, 23 September 2009 02:08 (fourteen years ago) link
"armed forces" book is probably in my top five music books of all time.
― strongohulkingtonsghost, Wednesday, 23 September 2009 02:12 (fourteen years ago) link
where's the another green world one already? so hoping it's good
― iago g., Wednesday, 23 September 2009 02:33 (fourteen years ago) link
i didn't think much of the Aja one. lots of very dry description of chord progressions and harmonies and lyrics with very little commentary or insight. cool if you're a musician or theory-head i guess but for me it was too much 'how' with not enough 'why.' and if you're more than a casual fan of the band you'll have already heard all the anecdotes he includes too.
― jabba hands, Wednesday, 23 September 2009 03:02 (fourteen years ago) link
The Village Green Preservation Society one is like the greatest Mojo article ever. Other than that, I fully agree with the other faves Loveless, 20 Jazz Funk Greats, Sign O' The Times, Led Zeppelin IV
Only one that has been a slog was Murmur
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 23 September 2009 06:11 (fourteen years ago) link
the There's A Riot Going On book is fabulous, just wonderful. the Paul's Boutique book is dry but good for factual info. the Daydream Nation book is drivel. these are all I've read.
― jesus mighty lord chewy (stevie), Wednesday, 23 September 2009 07:35 (fourteen years ago) link
The Low one was illuminating.
― Zelda Zonk, Wednesday, 23 September 2009 08:28 (fourteen years ago) link
amazon re: Another Green World:
Product Details
* Paperback: 128 pages * Publisher: Continuum (September 15, 2009)
wtf?
― livin' large under the shadow of a Suggest Ban (Ioannis), Wednesday, 23 September 2009 08:44 (fourteen years ago) link
Nothing WTF about it, it just means Geeta's book is published or about to be.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 23 September 2009 12:08 (fourteen years ago) link
The one on Harvest is pretty good.
― anagram, Wednesday, 23 September 2009 12:22 (fourteen years ago) link
xp considering it took like a million years seemingly and there is no fanfare on the blog, it is a bit wtf actually.
― Alex in SF, Wednesday, 23 September 2009 12:24 (fourteen years ago) link
Actually I guess it sez way down in one post in like July that it's coming in late September.
― Alex in SF, Wednesday, 23 September 2009 12:26 (fourteen years ago) link
geeta said on another thread that it was coming out in september iirc
― just sayin, Wednesday, 23 September 2009 12:31 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah, but it's still only available for pre-order is my point.
― livin' large under the shadow of a Suggest Ban (Ioannis), Wednesday, 23 September 2009 13:32 (fourteen years ago) link
the world's gone mad
― fountain bleaut (s1ocki), Wednesday, 23 September 2009 14:06 (fourteen years ago) link
In my secret fantasy world I'm writing one of these on Secret Treaties.
― Wee Tam and the lolhueg (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 23 September 2009 15:34 (fourteen years ago) link
The one on Harvest is pretty good.You thought so? That was the worst one I've read, imo ... Didn't seem like the writer really cared about the album at all -- or even like it!
― tylerw, Wednesday, 23 September 2009 15:38 (fourteen years ago) link
The one's I've read:
Let's Talk About Love - The guy seems a bit up himself even when doesn't try to be (hard not to do when talking about Celine Dion, I guess) but other than that, it's a very good read. A-Paul's Boutique - Kind of dry. As much about rejecting why they moved away from the first album as how this one was made. Worth reading though, you'll learn a few things and a couple anacdotes will put a smile on yr face. BRid of Me - Indie music fan fiction. Not badly written but I think I would have preferred it if she didn't keep trying to push PJ references into the narrative and instead just take the influence and do her own thing. C-In Utero - Pretty good! Paints everyone, even Courtney in a fair manner and just lets the story work on it's own. (Spoiler- doesn't end happily.) A69 Love Songs - Interesting idea in theory, didn't work too well in reality in regards to the 69LS dictionary. The second half is much more interesting, taking straight quotes from band+friends+audiences+etc. about each song and just leaves you feeling there were more anacdotes. C+Sign O' The Times - Really fucking good. Very much a 'My Personal History Through Listening To Prince' but covers his career and specifics of the album just perfectly. A+Loveless - There is nothing to fault it on, it's well written and well informed, the band are interesting. A-In An Aeroplane Over The Sea - See Loveless. Crazy auteur makes ridiculously overblown record, kinda disappears afterwards. Well written. A-Daydream Nation - Pretty good coverage of the record and the scene but I can't remember it that well. BIf You're Feeling Sinister - See Daydream Nation. C
― Samuel (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 23 September 2009 15:53 (fourteen years ago) link
If Brett Easton Ellis wrote one in the style of Patrick Bateman, I wonder what the best album to write about would be?
― MaresNest, Wednesday, 23 September 2009 16:06 (fourteen years ago) link