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Jackie Blue:
I'm not annoyed. I just don't like the book. The reasons given for those who do like the book seem to have nothing to do with the reasons I have for disliking it. I think it's poorly-written and an ironically blatant betrayal of the very values it's supposed to be about.
And I object to the notion presented that I can't both dislike the book and like the bands and subject matter it's about, or that I can't dislike the book without somehow betraying some vague notion of indie solidarity.
As far as a book with a broader scope being too big, I don't think that's true. There is a lot of filler in this book that doesn't bring a lot of meaningful context to the table that could be cut out. Whole chapters could be removed (the aforementioned Butthole Surfers and Mudhoney could easily be replaced with chapters on Wax Trax and the industrial movement, which were easily as influential and important as Dinosaur Jr or Husker Du).
Also, the laughable notion presented by the author that hardcore music was popular because it "wasn't exclusive or elitist" (from the Fugazi chapter) is just a flat-out lie. Scenes are always exclusive and elitist, and only someone who has never been part of one could possibly think otherwise.
ScrambledGregs:
--- Quote from: zerodrone on 16 Dec 2007, 17:02 ---I think it's poorly-written and an ironically blatant betrayal of the very values it's supposed to be about.
--- End quote ---
I don't agree with either of these statements and I have no idea what you're talking about by a "blatant betrayal."
Jackie Blue:
How can you disagree with a sentence you can't parse?
MusicScribbles:
I'm going to jump in here and say that when Gregs lets know he doesn't understand what you mean by blatant betrayal, he's denying the existence of any blatant betrayal. I believe we parse your statement.
Jackie Blue:
Maybe "betrayal" is a harsh word, but try this:
This is a book published by a major publishing house, hyped on the heels of a book about Nirvana and another book about "the rest of the Seattle scene" which were pushed by corporations for kids to consume en masse, all of which were/are written by a corporate rock journalist.
That's about as far from the spirit of 80s independant rock as you can get.
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