The Official Punk Rock Book of Lists
by Amy Wallace, Handsome Dick Manitoba
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Author: Amy Wallace, Handsome Dick ManitobaEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-11-01
ISBN: 0879309199
Number of pages: 316
Publisher: Backbeat Books
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Book Review: What's Yer 'effin' Problem?
Summary: 5 Stars
I've read the book. I've read the reviews. The naysayers are all missing the point, which probably makes them true punks - if one subscribes to the theory that a person must be brain damaged to be a punk rocker! Who cares if the authors don't pay much attention to the West Coast. Seriously, did you ever meet a NuYawker who actually liked SoCal music - post Beach Boys? Okay, there are some cool bands from out there, before ya all trash me, but the point is The Punk Rock Book of Lists is a New Yorker's view and it is FUNNY! Nothing wrong with that. As noted by other writers, it reads great between wipes and makes the time spent on the bowl last way too long - I know, it sounds like a criticism, but it ain't!
I gave this as a gift last holiday time and will do so again this year. I guess, now that I've read the reviews, I'll concentrate on my west coast buds this year. What's better than finding new ways to piss them off?
But, the book itself has loads of genuinely useful, fun information, along with its forgivable silliness. Marty Thau's quote on the origin of the term "new wave" is a brilliant expose of the biz in a sentence. Blag Dahlia's list of things punks say when they want something for free is cool, while punk hair care tips, seems outdated now that those Mohawks have given way to comb-overs.
Look, could it be better? Sure, that's what Volume 2 will be for! In the meantime, no one ever complained about getting it as a gift for free from me. And I still read it (in my living room, actually) and laugh out loud. What's better than that in this world full of misery and bad news?
Summary of The Official Punk Rock Book of Lists
The Official Punk Rock Book of Lists features over 200 of the funniest, craziest lists from the Most Offensive Songs to Stupidest Band Names, from Punk Sell-Outs to Fashion Don'ts culled from historical archives and generated by celebrity guests. Contributors include rock stars and punk luminaries, from members of Guns N' Roses and the Ramones to Little Steven Van Zandt, Nick Tosches, Lenny Kaye, Debbie Harry, and every other big-name punk from the last 30 years of rock history. Wicked caricatures, by noted underground artist Cliff Mott, of punk rock stars are peppered generously throughout the book, which is already being hyped as the most fun music book of all time.Reference Books
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