That sucks. What's wrong with it?
― Rich Lolwry (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 17 March 2011 13:10 (thirteen years ago) link
they should do a Songs For Drella one.
― piscesx, Thursday, 17 March 2011 13:13 (thirteen years ago) link
xpost the author talks abt himself + his life in the third person throughout, which i found annoying. he explains abt this in the intro (which you can read here - http://cipg.codemantra.us/UI_TRANSACTIONS/Marketing/UI_Marketing.aspx?ID=WP9780826429025&ISBN=9780826429025&sts=b) and once i read that i sort of realised that this book probably wouldnt be for me
― just sayin, Thursday, 17 March 2011 13:17 (thirteen years ago) link
also theres quite a few interviews w/ different musicians but quite a few of them didnt even seem to love tusk that much?
― just sayin, Thursday, 17 March 2011 13:18 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, the interview w/Jonathon Segel didn't really mention tusk much, was more about cvb. and otherwise the book just hasn't been insightful *at all* like the good ones in this series that i've read
― Marquis de Sade (outdoor_miner), Thursday, 17 March 2011 13:40 (thirteen years ago) link
Just got Daphne Carr's book on Pretty Hate Machine in the mail and read it all straight through. Very enjoyable and terribly wrenching given that it's just as much a portrait of the economic stasis/dead zone of Cleveland, Youngstown and Mercer; a good half of the book (more?) consists of the words of various longtime fans who live in those cities or towns or nearby.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 6 April 2011 03:05 (thirteen years ago) link
This series is beginning to jump the shark. Perhaps it was inevitable.
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Wednesday, 6 April 2011 03:20 (thirteen years ago) link
What makes you say that? From what I've read, some of the more recent books have been really great! Are you speaking more to the quality of the writing? Or the choice of albums?
― 'what are you, the Hymen Protection League of America?' (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 6 April 2011 03:21 (thirteen years ago) link
Some Girls!http://www.continuumbooks.com/books/detail.aspx?ReturnURL=%2fmain.aspx&BookId=136558&SubjectId=1381&Subject2Id=1381
― piscesx, Thursday, 14 July 2011 15:47 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah and marquee moon! guess the authors think of them as "companion volumes" or some such. which is interesting.
― tylerw, Thursday, 14 July 2011 15:49 (thirteen years ago) link
Aretha Franklin's Amazing Grace by Aaron Cohen
― Fastnbulbous, Thursday, 17 November 2011 20:52 (twelve years ago) link
Wu Tang Clan's Enter the Wu Tang - this project has been cancelled
:(
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Thursday, 17 November 2011 20:56 (twelve years ago) link
Great review, fastnbulbous. Brilliant book, easily one of the best of the series.
― Let A Man Come In And Do The Cop Porn (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 17 November 2011 20:59 (twelve years ago) link
In response to a question left in the Comments section by John, here's where the series currently stands regarding upcoming titles:
Aretha Franklin's Amazing Grace - just publishedPortishead's Dummy - just publishedTalking Heads' Fear of Music by Jonathan Lethem - this will publish in March/April 2012Liz Phair's Exile in Guyville by Gina Arnold - we don't yet quite have the final manuscript, but fully expect to publish this in May/June 2012
Weezer's Pinkerton - this project has been cancelledWu Tang Clan's Enter the Wu Tang - this project has been cancelledTori Amos' Boys for Pele - this project has been cancelledFunkadelic's Maggot Brain - this project is still alive, and partially written, but I wouldn't hold your breath...Outkast's Aquemini - this project has been cancelledThe Clash's London Calling - this book is deeply, profoundly cursed. If you pre-ordered it in 2004 when it was first announced, I can only apologise...Lucinda Williams' Self-Titled LP - 90% written, but cannot be confident of a publication dateKate Bush's The Dreaming - unlikely this will ever happen, but not yet officially cancelled
And that's it, for the moment! Apologies for the messiness and frustration caused by late and cancelled titles, but that's part of the fabric of the series. It's more difficult than it seems, to write 30,000 original and insightful words about a favourite record...
― shiroibasketshoes & tuxedos (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 17 November 2011 20:59 (twelve years ago) link
Who is RJ Wheaton?
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Thursday, 17 November 2011 21:00 (twelve years ago) link
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3269/3080395630_273326a28b.jpg
― shiroibasketshoes & tuxedos (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 17 November 2011 21:01 (twelve years ago) link
can't say i've loved every book i've read in this series, but i'm glad it exists and keeps chuggin' along. why hasn't there been a feelies crazy rhythms one? because i'm the only one who would buy it it?
― tylerw, Thursday, 17 November 2011 21:03 (twelve years ago) link
Talking Heads' Fear of Music by Jonathan Lethem - this will publish in March/April 2012
This is just about the news of the century, for me.
― Who wants to see the great Pavarotti sit on a pie? (jer.fairall), Thursday, 17 November 2011 21:04 (twelve years ago) link
Cohen's a really good writer; I need to get this.Who was doing Aquemini?
― do you want me to share what i know w/ you or not? (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 17 November 2011 21:33 (twelve years ago) link
i was at my friend's house this weekend and she had a copy of the "wowee zowee" 33 1/3 book out but i was struggling to read the spine from across the room and i thought someone had written one of these on white zombie.
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 17 November 2011 21:38 (twelve years ago) link
ha, i would so rather read a "white zombie" 33 1/3 book than a "wowee zowee" one.
― ah, how quaint (Matt P), Thursday, 17 November 2011 22:06 (twelve years ago) link
i would actually pick it up.
― ah, how quaint (Matt P), Thursday, 17 November 2011 22:07 (twelve years ago) link
I'd buy a Feelies book too!
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 17 November 2011 22:07 (twelve years ago) link
that's two of us. actually, if i was feeling ambitious, I'd pitch a volume on The Good Earth. but that'd sell even less copies than the Crazy Rhythms book, I'm sure.
― tylerw, Thursday, 17 November 2011 22:32 (twelve years ago) link
At least with Crazy Rhythms you could talk about all the time that predates it, the evolution of the songs and sound, etc.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 17 November 2011 23:11 (twelve years ago) link
true, true. maybe i should do this. do they accept proposals from no-name jerks from the internet?
― tylerw, Thursday, 17 November 2011 23:20 (twelve years ago) link
All the time!
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Thursday, 17 November 2011 23:27 (twelve years ago) link
sweet!Aretha Franklin's Amazing Grace - just publishedPortishead's Dummy - just publishedTalking Heads' Fear of Music by Jonathan Lethem - this will publish in March/April 2012Liz Phair's Exile in Guyville by Gina Arnold - we don't yet quite have the final manuscript, but fully expect to publish this in May/June 2012The Feelies' Crazy Rhythms by tylerw - yeah right
― tylerw, Thursday, 17 November 2011 23:29 (twelve years ago) link
Jonathan Lethem on Fear of Music--now THAT I will get!
― Iago Galdston, Thursday, 17 November 2011 23:46 (twelve years ago) link
Any recent reviews? I'm looking at the Some Girls and Achtung Baby ones.
― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 17 November 2011 23:58 (twelve years ago) link
― Who wants to see the great Pavarotti sit on a pie? (jer.fairall), Thursday, November 17, 2011 3:04 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark
!!!!!!
― the 500 gats of bartholomew thuggins (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 18 November 2011 00:17 (twelve years ago) link
they've picked the wrong Talking Heads album like but hey should be good.
waaah what happened with the Tori one?? man alive..
― piscesx, Friday, 18 November 2011 00:45 (twelve years ago) link
and indeed ILM backs me up on that first pointTalking Heads studio albums poll
looking forward to a Fear Of Music book all the same.
― piscesx, Friday, 18 November 2011 00:47 (twelve years ago) link
Any recent reviews? I'm looking at the Some Girls and Achtung Baby ones
xxponst: i seem to recall someone giving the thumbs up to the some girls one here awhile back (on a different thread). i picked up a copy but am waiting for my deluxe reissue to start it though
― epigram addict (outdoor_miner), Friday, 18 November 2011 01:41 (twelve years ago) link
I still really, really, really hope someone does one of the behind-the-scenes type ones about Blur's "13" someday
― Sally Field hysterically shrieking "Gloria fucking SWANSON!!!" (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 18 November 2011 01:50 (twelve years ago) link
only loujag could do it justice
― quit /stalking/ me 2.0 (some dude), Friday, 18 November 2011 01:58 (twelve years ago) link
I actually love it more than loujag
― Sally Field hysterically shrieking "Gloria fucking SWANSON!!!" (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 18 November 2011 01:58 (twelve years ago) link
"Blur - 13" would be great
― billstevejim, Friday, 18 November 2011 02:09 (twelve years ago) link
Really interested in the Dummy one, although I think I might even be more into reading one about Third at this point.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Friday, 18 November 2011 03:33 (twelve years ago) link
A longer book about the More Songs/Fear/Remain trilogy would be the ideal, but oh well. Looking forward to this one.
― Steamtable Willie (WmC), Friday, 18 November 2011 03:36 (twelve years ago) link
― the 500 gats of bartholomew thuggins (upper mississippi sh@kedown)
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
― your pain is probably equal (Z S), Friday, 18 November 2011 03:48 (twelve years ago) link
why can't anyone spell 'canceled' right
― mon/ seeya/ chi 2.0 (k3vin k.), Friday, 18 November 2011 03:50 (twelve years ago) link
can you spell "pedant" with one d?
;)
― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 18 November 2011 03:53 (twelve years ago) link
they're just publishers nbd
― mon/ seeya/ chi 2.0 (k3vin k.), Friday, 18 November 2011 03:57 (twelve years ago) link
ha!
― zvookster, Friday, 18 November 2011 04:02 (twelve years ago) link
wait they spelled it 'cancelled', that's ok
― zvookster, Friday, 18 November 2011 04:05 (twelve years ago) link
lol u irish
― mon/ seeya/ chi 2.0 (k3vin k.), Friday, 18 November 2011 04:20 (twelve years ago) link
Both are acceptable in Webster's (though "canceled" is listed first).
― Bon Ivoj (jaymc), Friday, 18 November 2011 04:59 (twelve years ago) link
Man, if Sinker did one on Dragnet or Y, I would buy five copies instantly.
― Thick Gothy (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 18 November 2011 05:41 (twelve years ago) link
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Friday, November 18, 2011 Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
The author participated in that One Week One Band tumblr a week or two ago and tackled all things Portishead, not just Dummy. http://oneweekoneband.tumblr.com
― scott pgwp (pgwp), Friday, 18 November 2011 06:10 (twelve years ago) link