It could stand to be a little more indepth with the band (and it was made right after Exp Jet Set). But hey, it's a pretty decent chronicle of their rise to icon-status.

Yes, and I enjoyed it. Not enough info on Shelley, though. It's never been revised:(

another rock bio book I like is "This Must Be the Place" which is about Talking Heads. Very objective, but also obsessively comprehensive

Originally posted by Graveflower
i've never even read our band could be your life

in fact all i have read is dream brother

"Our Band..." is another fantasic book. I first read the remarkable chapter on the Butthole Surfers in Revolver magazine (which isn't so great anymore) and I was hooked. Definitely worth buying.

That U2 On The Top Of The World book or whatever it's called is a suprisingly fun read. It's like a huge magazine article, but that's okay. I would like for another Sonic Youth book to come out, maybe one as enjoyable as Come As You Are.

man, rock bios are the only books i can really read anymore. actually, i've been meaning to borrow my roommate's copy of 'the dirt' :cool:

but yeah, i should definitely pick up confusion is next at my local bookstore.

Originally posted by Mason R Butler
That U2 On The Top Of The World book or whatever it's called is a suprisingly fun read. It's like a huge magazine article, but that's okay. I would like for another Sonic Youth book to come out, maybe one as enjoyable as Come As You Are.

Heavier Than Heaven is better.

Originally posted by NewFreshness


Heavier Than Heaven is better.

I prefer COME AS YOU ARE and DIARIES. "Who Killed Kurt Cobain?" has a few interesting ideas, but it's very poorly edited, and one gets the sense that the authors don't own any Nirvana albums (e.g.: they claim that there's a song on IN UTERO that only has the lyrics "married/buried" which is ludicrous).

I forgot all about Heavier Than Heaven. Good book.

Originally posted by Graveflower
Fuck you, Mason.
Suck my nuts.