yep it is quite a good book, mostly well written, lots of new & interesting
info about styles and periods of music that you might think have already
been fully explored elsewhere, a few misgivings as far as the authors
tendency to use an innapropriate 'chatty' style. parts of the chapter about
techno is biased and innacurate but the rest of the book more than makes up
for that. v good sections about the 80s punk/disco/electro/hip hop scene in
ny.
At 15:21 2/11/00 -0500, you wrote:
>I agree. It makes for an awesome read and it is not as opinionated as it
>could. besides, it has an awesome appendix with playlists from some of
>(what they consider) the most influential clubs ever. also, it is the
>first (or only one i know) study that focuses on the DJ, and the music
>and culture around him just as it pertains to him/her.
>
>drxl
>
>On Thu, 2 Nov 2000, Jim Kerr wrote:
>
>> I urge everyone to take a look at this. Its published in the UK by
Headline.
>> 'Available in all good bookstores £7.99.'
>>
>> Alright, so its a bit Brit-centric and the early chapters, with a number of
>> comments along the lines of 'Britain was streets ahead of America' (given
>> the fact that what the authors mean is that Britain was streets ahead of
>> America in terms of white people fetishizing the music of Black America,
may
>> rankle) but it is lovingly researched and full of the kind of misty-eyed
>> recollections from people hearing some classic at a legendary club night
>> that we occasionally get on this site. I'm really tempted to fast
forward to
>> post-87, but the Northern Soul section is quite superb. Norman Jay gets his
>> first appearance as a young whipper-snapper at the Wigan Casino on about
>> page 96 I think.
>>
>> It's essential background reading for anyone who is remotely interested in
>> why all of us around the world are sitting here today telling each other
>> about '5 great cuts we are listening to right now' and so forth ;).
>>
>> Jim
>>
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