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Punk Is A Four-Letter Word

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This is the greatest hits of words without ever having been honored as such, Ben has been writing articles for years but if you have never been in the right place at the right time you would never know about it,so you have missed out, until now.If you have read some of his articles before, this is the chance to read them again and probably some you've missed, this book is about years of thoughts and life, my life, your life, their life, you will be able to relate to something in this book, from your fantasies to actual events that took place in your life, to your opinions that you had on your favorite music that you wished you could tell someone about if only someone listened, to your memories about past jobs, about when you met that "famous" person,and all the things you've ever thought about, you can relive all those moments through this book. Or if you've had the "perfect" life, read this book and feel superior.Ben is an EXCELLENT writer and if you've never been a fan of his before after reading this book you will be.You will want to send him a Christmas card with money in it.

Why 5 stars? Well, it's because this is the kind of book you will take with you to work and totally slack off from your responsibilities because you get caught up in reading it. You'll laugh while learning about the music industry and about Ben's experiences in it. Even though you're probably interested in reading this because you are a Screeching Weasel fan, I don't think you have to be to enjoy it. So if you wanna support a good cause, buy this book... He can always use the dough.

An excellent read. Very engaging. Buy it and share it.

This book is okay. It's a great read when Weasel is talking about his old band, Screeching Weasel, but is completely boring when he drones on about past day jobs or solitary hobbies (like running). Some critics say Weasel is the punk-rock Charles Bukowski, but that's an inacurate comparison. Where Bukowski was brutally honest, Weasel is annoyingly evasive, choosing to hide behind his stadium-sized ego. This book would have been great if Weasel talked more about what helped make him a punk-rock celebrity, namely his ex-girlfriend of 10 years and his old band. That said, this book does have two fantastic articles, one on Weasel meeting Curt Kobain, the other -- previously unpublished -- on advice for novice musicians.

Well, if you like ben weasel or screeching weasel you'll like this book. It was pretty short and sweet. Some of the chapters were really entertaining and interesting while there were a few which seemed to drag on a bit. I am a big screeching weasel fan so, I may be a bit biased to whether or not this is entertaining. But its cheap so what the hell right?

If you like people who call em' like they see em',with brutal honesty then you should like reading this book. Ben Weasel is a no BS kinda guy.....and his book "Punk is a Four Letter Word" sheds some light on his feelings toward well, just about everything. The book is a GOOD read, and an easy one. I'm not a big reader, and I finished it one sitting.