POPTIMIST/SUKRAT book-larnin shout-out

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

which 33/13s are good to fry read? if poss say why

Comments

[pot80.livejournal.com]

Mike's description of the Wolk book is on target.

I love the Weisbard book because it's more about understanding the blockbuster era of pop albums in the late 80s/early 90s, and trying to understand why Axl Rose flamed out so badly. There's a lot of interesting tangents, but one of the best is the notion that since the "blockbuster" era is behind us, Axl Rose is an artist without a venue.

Bruno's Armed Forces book is just wonderfully written and well-researched, and gets into both the context of Costello's early career and his process, but also the politics of the album and the era.