maleniusmedia

As evinced by yesterday's review of the Notorious Byrd Bros. I can totally appreciate a 33 1/3 book that gives a song by song analysis, even of a record I was unfamiliar with. But the Byrd's guy wrote about the recording of the songs and their feeling. This guy wants to dissect the songs esp. lyrically which I have no interest in. The whole book is way too academic. Many "in this section I hope to show..." skipped to the second portion where he analysis Smith's instant ascension to fame... so far regurgitated music critical theory. I pulled the record off my shelf and am enjoying it, so that gets the book an extra star. Thought it was way too slick when it came out but it's ages well. Some really great songs and enjoy the lack of constant doubled vocals of earlier E. Smith works, tho I do prefer the earlier stripped down sound.

2020-08-30 21:26