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Title: Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo by Andy Greenwald ISBN: 0-312-30863-9 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 November, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.84 (31 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: an excellent book on a hard subject
Comment: as a fan of andy's work in spin i have to admit a certain bias towards his writing style. that said, i found this to be very illuminating and helpful in understanding the twisted self hating relationship this much mailigned genre of music has with itself and its fans.whteher you prefer the sappiness of dashboard confessional or the agression of bands like my chemical romance, this book will help you understand how they relate to eachother and how they come from common musical roots. taking you on a journey from DIY kids in a sweaty washington DC basement in the early 80's to major label bands in madison square garden at the turn of a new millenium this book has the goods and lays them out in an engaging manner that makes for a hard to put down read.
Rating: 1
Summary: A 300 Page Advertisement? It certainly -doesn't- feel good.
Comment: Did anyone notice how all the low reviews came from big cities like Chicago and California where the scenes are happening, while the 5 star reviews were from smalltown PA and Illinois? Should that tell you something? I certainly think so.
When assessing a piece of crap like this, the only question you need to ask yourself is "Is this the best piece of literature I could be wasting my time on?" I think the answer is, undoubtedly, NO! Seriously, pick up something that's going to expand your mind, not close it. I don't know how this all caught on, but whether or not the music is quality (check out the original "emo" bands) no one should be spending their hard earned bills (although I'd imagine the majority of the money is coming from the middle class suburbanite parents they claim to despise) on a handbook for fitting in.
Rating: 1
Summary: This book has inaccurate information
Comment: It's apparent that the author of this book did not do his homework, specifically regarding the events that took place between Chris Carrabba and Further Seems Forever, I don't even think he bothered to contact anyone in the band (FSF) regarding about what he wrote. It's a shame, it makes me wonder where he got his facts and how much more of this book is written purely from hearsay and speculation. This book might be a good entertaining read, but don't expect it to be accurate information.
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Title: Coloring Outside The Lines: A Punk Rock Memoir by Aimee Cooper ISBN: 0972311718 Publisher: Rowdy's Press Pub. Date: 23 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Amped : Notes from a Go-Nowhere Punk Band by Jon Resh ISBN: 0967790808 Publisher: Viper Press Pub. Date: 18 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $4.50 |
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Title: Tales of a Punk Rock Nothing by Jamie Schweser, Abram Shalom Himelstein ISBN: 0966646908 Publisher: New Mouth from the Dirty South Pub. Date: 01 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: Guitar Girl by Sarra Manning ISBN: 0525472347 Publisher: Dutton Books Pub. Date: February, 2004 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Small Town Punk : a novel by John L Sheppard ISBN: 0595224946 Publisher: Writers Club Press Pub. Date: 11 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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