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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Da Capo presents an anthology of exemplary music writing from the likes of Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, the Chicago Reader, the Oxford American and Salon during the last year, a dual history of what music makes of culture and what culture makes of music. Despite seemingly boundless support for the cult of youth, editor Hornby (High Fidelity; How to Be Good) keeps his personal preferences in check here, introducing the collection with caveats and contrition, and a humanist vibe. Notable standouts include N.R. Kleinfield's meditations on hip-hop and race, Rian Malan's historiographic study of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and a West Bank rapper slice-of-life from Lorraine Ali. Overall, however, this second collection in the Da Capo series leans toward the most prolific and market-friendly genre namely, the ber-culture of rock and roll. Follow the cash cow through youthful self-indulgence (Richard Meltzer on Cameron Crowe) to righteous self-indulgence (Jim DeRogatis on Third Eye Blind) and the eventual self-indulgent nostalgia (Nick Tosches on the back rooms and wise-guy days of "pay-per-play"). These are telling pieces on tried-and-true themes. But the integrity of the work often supersedes the spectacle and thrill of the subject matter, offering in their place wit, intelligent criticism and consistently great writing. Unfortunately, this is another one for the boys: the lack of women writers and performers represented reveals an obvious and disappointing slant typical of the arena (and history) of rock. Hornby, of course, will attract an audience somewhat bigger than the music-geek population.
From Booklist
Da Capo's annual scores again with a wide-ranging, largely literate offering of provocative commentary. Especially entertaining is Chicago Sun-Times pop-music critic Jim DeRogatis' transcript of his "conversation (edited only for length)" with Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind, a band DeRogatis has excoriated in print. The back-and-forth between the enthusiastic pup of a rocker and the accommodating but acerbic columnist cuts right to the fulcrum of rock crit. Also cutting, perhaps in a different sense, is Lori Robertson on old critics critiquing young music, which isn't the ultimate piece on "overcomprehension" but nicely summarizes the state of discussion about it. Pieces on Napster and Neil Young, each gnarly in its/his own way, and Eminem are notable, but "The Rock Snob's Dictionary" should be required reading for pop-music critics and their readers because it devilishly skewers such haughty conceits as the importance of Gene Clark, Gram Parsons, and Lee "Scratch" Perry. Wait a minute. Diss Lee "Scratch" Perry? Heresy!! But, hey, what good is rock 'n' roll without generational conflict? Mike Tribby
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Da Capo presents an anthology of exemplary music writing from the likes of Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, the Chicago Reader, the Oxford American and Salon during the last year, a dual history of what music makes of culture and what culture makes of music. Despite seemingly boundless support for the cult of youth, editor Hornby (High Fidelity; How to Be Good) keeps his personal preferences in check here, introducing the collection with caveats and contrition, and a humanist vibe. Notable standouts include N.R. Kleinfield's meditations on hip-hop and race, Rian Malan's historiographic study of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and a West Bank rapper slice-of-life from Lorraine Ali. Overall, however, this second collection in the Da Capo series leans toward the most prolific and market-friendly genre namely, the ber-culture of rock and roll. Follow the cash cow through youthful self-indulgence (Richard Meltzer on Cameron Crowe) to righteous self-indulgence (Jim DeRogatis on Third Eye Blind) and the eventual self-indulgent nostalgia (Nick Tosches on the back rooms and wise-guy days of "pay-per-play"). These are telling pieces on tried-and-true themes. But the integrity of the work often supersedes the spectacle and thrill of the subject matter, offering in their place wit, intelligent criticism and consistently great writing. Unfortunately, this is another one for the boys: the lack of women writers and performers represented reveals an obvious and disappointing slant typical of the arena (and history) of rock. Hornby, of course, will attract an audience somewhat bigger than the music-geek population.
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From Booklist
Da Capo's annual scores again with a wide-ranging, largely literate offering of provocative commentary. Especially entertaining is Chicago Sun-Times pop-music critic Jim DeRogatis' transcript of his "conversation (edited only for length)" with Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind, a band DeRogatis has excoriated in print. The back-and-forth between the enthusiastic pup of a rocker and the accommodating but acerbic columnist cuts right to the fulcrum of rock crit. Also cutting, perhaps in a different sense, is Lori Robertson on old critics critiquing young music, which isn't the ultimate piece on "overcomprehension" but nicely summarizes the state of discussion about it. Pieces on Napster and Neil Young, each gnarly in its/his own way, and Eminem are notable, but "The Rock Snob's Dictionary" should be required reading for pop-music critics and their readers because it devilishly skewers such haughty conceits as the importance of Gene Clark, Gram Parsons, and Lee "Scratch" Perry. Wait a minute. Diss Lee "Scratch" Perry? Heresy!! But, hey, what good is rock 'n' roll without generational conflict? Mike Tribby
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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