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Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth: The Dark History of Prepubescent Pop, from the Banana Splits to Britney Spears Paperback – May 10, 2001

by Kim Cooper (Author), David Smay (Author)

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The truth behind the pop music we love most.

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Dedicated to the late music critic Lester Bangs and recently deceased punk legend Joey Ramone, this wonderfully quirky title leaves no stone unturned in its coverage of bubblegum music. Cooper, publisher of underground culture 'zine Scram, and Smay, a Scram contributor, lay out this music's long and winding parameters, concentrating on the "classic" years (defined as 1967-72). More than 30 contributors offer essays on forgotten artists whose songs are still played on oldies radio stations: the Archies, the Cowsills, and 1910 Fruitgum Company, among others. The book excels at showing the human side of these mostly forgotten artists and their producers. Also included are pieces on bubblegum progeny of the 1980s and 1990s, including Britney Spears. And there's more: surveys of the media as it relates to the music, the international scene, and various bubblegum artifacts (remember cereal box records?). An excellent "Recommended Listening" section and a useful index round out the volume. Full of illustrations of classic album covers and artist photos (regrettably in washed-out black and white), this quirky and entertaining book is recommended as a reference for all comprehensive music collections. University libraries should also purchase for popular music studies collections. David M. Turkalo, Suffolk Univ. Law Sch. Lib., Boston
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Into the flaccid world of mainstream pop-music culture ride editors Cooper and Smay and the other contributors to this expose of the scaly underside of . . . bubblegum music, which the coeditors call "rock . . . revamped into . . . nursery rhymes [with] a backbeat that even the klutziest infant can't miss." Coyly merchandising carnality to preteens and young teens is bubblegum's stock-in-trade, and the many ways it has been done are this book's subjects. They are treated piecemeal, in scores of articles on particular bands, record labels, and bubblegum spin-offs on TV, radio, and the silver screen. KISS--face paint, overtaxed amps, and all--is one of the targeted bands, and its Dressed to Kill album is characterized as "the most inarguable bubblemetal mixture ever," whose lyrical content renders "sex through the eyes and fantasies of a 13-year-old." The Cowsills, the Ohio Express, and the Backstreet Boys are treated, too, of course, though no mention is made of the psychedelic bubblegummers, Bubblepuppy. Insightful and highly readable popular-culture chronicling. Mike Tribby
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0922915695
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Feral House; Second Printing edition (May 10, 2001)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780922915699
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0922915699
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.59 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.9 x 10 inches

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- #3,372 in Music History & Criticism (Books)
- #3,908 in Rock Music (Books)
- #4,796 in Popular Culture in Social Sciences

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My first novel is "The Kept Girl," a novel of 1929 Los Angeles featuring the young Raymond Chandler, his devoted secretary and the real-life cop who is a likely model for Philip Marlowe (http://www.thekeptgirl.com). You'll find me hosting true crime, history and architecture tours and webinars at (http://www.esotouric.com) and our newsletter is (https://esotouric.substack.com). Other recent publications are "The Raymond Chandler Map of Los Angeles," a collaboration with illustrator Paul Rogers, “Cults!”, Haunts and Havens of Charles Bukowski" and "How To Find Old Los Angeles." Close to my heart is Barbara "Cutie" Cooper's memoir, "Fall in Love For Life: Inspiration from a 73-year Marriage" (Chronicle), which emerged from the viral sensation that was my grandparents' video blog, The OGs (http://www.the-ogs.com). I wrote an oral history about "Neutral Milk Hotel's 'In The Aeroplane Over the Sea'" (Continuum 33 1/3), co-edited the anthologies "Lost in the Grooves" and "Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth," and for many years published Scram, a journal of unpopular culture (back issues at http://www.scrammagazine.com). I took a break from music writing to create the time travel blogs 1947project, On Bunker Hill and In SRO Land, which offer alternate histories of early Los Angeles, and which opened up a new world of creative possibility. Now, with my husband Richard Schave I lead curious souls on Esotouric's offbeat sightseeing tours and webinars into the secret heart of Los Angeles (The Real Black Dahlia, Raymond Chandler's LA, Charles Bukowski's LA, Blood & Dumplings, East Side Babylon) and produce the podcast You Can't Eat the Sunshine, which one fan described as "Huell Howser on steroids." My campaign to save the historic 76 Balls from destruction resulted in ConocoPhillips agreeing to donate the gas station signs to museums nationwide.

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Chewy, bubbly fun, and not as sweet as you think it would be.

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2015

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Delving into the pop culture roots of my eclectic childhood I thought this book might offer up some clues. What a blast of nostalgic fun! (And, yet, disturbing in that the songs were marketed to such a young audience, hmmm. It's all explained inside.) Highly recommend it for anyone, especially researchers, who is interested in the Bubble Gum pop music machine. Plenty of names, dates, references, insights and interviews to support or inspire related research. Probably won't find this much info on bubble gum music in one easy access form.

An Amazing Collection of Reviews, History and Articles

Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2014

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This book is a must read for any fan of Bubble Gum music or music in general. It is packed with articles from a number of different writers about bands, the music industry, and pop culture, which shed light and informs even the most hard-core music fan. After reading this book I realized how much I didn't know about this genre of music. A book that is worth reading over and over again because there is so much information here it is impossible to take it all in, in one reading.

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Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2003

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I'm a big fan of bubblegum music (it's not often someone will openly admit that), and I thought this book was going to be interesting. It was, to an extent. All of my favorite bands were listed (1910 Fruitgum Company, Ohio Express, and my personal faves, The Monkees), and a lot of the cartoon rock bands were talked about, too (mostly from Hanna-Barbera Studios, such as The Impossibles, Josie and the Pussycats, and the Banana Splits, just to name a few). Another one of the book's best moments was the "100 Greatest Moments of Bubblegum" list in the beginning (or something like that)
However, there were some drawbacks to this book. When they were talking about the producers and record labels, the essays got kind of long, and sort of boring. I got bored with this section very quickly. Another downside to the book was when the authors were talking about the Backstreet Boys, 'NSync, Britney Spears and the like (which in my opinion are NOT bubblegum) and then comparing them to The Monkees (which is totally bogus, becuase the Monkees DID play their own music after the first 2 albums, and 'NSync and the rest have yet to actually pick up a guitar, but I digress).
Other than the drawbacks listed, I think you'll get a bang out of this book. It's the perfect thing for those who grew up with the Partridge Family and the Monkees, or those of you who are new fans, and want to know more about the subject of bubblegum music.

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Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2001

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Why don't you own this already? Don't you want to know the connections between the Ramones and the Bay City Rollers, or the Beatles and the Backstreet Boys? At times frightening, often hilarious, and always illuminating, this collection of essays is written by people who clearly know music--not just the sub-genre known as Bubblegum Pop--backwards and forwards. This is a smart book, and a must for everyone from music criticism completists to closet Partridge Family fans.

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Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2015

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Fun insights

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Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2001

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If you,like me,are an avid fan of the bubblegum rock bands of the 60s-70s you will love this book!Besides looking at classic bands like the archies,ohio express,1910 fruitgum co,boyce and hart,etc the book covers the people behind the scenes who were,literally,pulling the strings.Very revealing read.Buy this!

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Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2020

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The authors have a one track mind. The need to get it out of the GUTTER! Every song has one subject S-E-X! They see it in just about every song; if not every. I see no reason to keep this book. To the S.A. it goes.

Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2021

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c j perkins

A definite buy for the music lover

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 24, 2021

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A beautiful, informative read about a much maligned but enjoyable genre

CarMul

Enjoyable and informative!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 1, 2015

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Bought this as a gift for my 64 year old father in law who loves to read and an avid music fan...He is also very hard to buy for!! I was delighted when he told me it was an enjoyable and informative read.

Reading Reader

Great book.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 14, 2017

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Arrived quickly. Great book.

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