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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
More Analysis, Less Story Please,
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This review is from: The Pogues' Rum, Sodomy & the Lash (33 1/3) (Paperback)
The 33 1/3 series has taken on the classic Pogues album Rum, Sodomy & The Lash by Jeffery T. Roesgen. There have been many different approaches in this series-some that are traditional critical discussions others are more artistic. For example, Joe Pernice wrote a very entertaining novella about The Smith's album Meat Is Murder. Colin Meloy, of the Decembrists, wrote a compelling personal memoir about The Replacements' seminal album Let It Be. Roesgen tried to combine the two styles by writing a short story using historical references form sources of the painting used as the cover art about a disastrous sea voyage to Africa that ended in cannibalism and tragedy. I found myself skipping the narrative and reading the discussions of the songs from the album that were referenced by a number of sources and gave a lot of insight into the conception of the album. I think it would have been better id the author had focused on that and left the story of the ship, The Medusa out of it completely.
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The Pogues' Rum, Sodomy & the Lash (33 1/3) by Jeffrey T. Roesgen (Paperback - September 19, 2008)
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