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I liked Have Not Been the Same by Barclay, and it looks like this approach will be similar -- thoughts and viewpoints of those who surrounded, influenced, or were influenced by the band may actually be more interesting than insight the band can offer. I often find the person doing the creating can have a hard time articulating the why or the how, and their too humble to see who their making an influence.
That said, I'd like a second book at that really gets into the technical specifics around the band -- why they chose different producers, studios, what was arranged in the studio and how, musical and lyrical inspirations...though I think the appeal of that book would be much, much narrower.
Now I have to go post on the FB group about all the cheap Hip CDs I found at WalMart.
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Two days in and I haven't been able to put this down. Barclay's writing style is tremendously engaging and the depth of his reporting is impressive. This book is the documentary about the band that we've been sorely lacking.
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ryan93 Wrote:Hahaha. The Walmart cds, secret santas, tribute bands, unauthorized books, random one line song quotes, all while crying of course! Pretty much sums up the group.
Looking forward to reading this book!
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Wow. I ordered the book the other day and picked it up tonight. I thought it was a pre-order until the release date.
If i was still on the FB fan site i’d go and gloat! But, I’m not. Couldn’t stand that place a long time ago.
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You got the book already? I thought it wasn't out until next month. If any of you who got the book already could do me a solid and record yourself reading it in its entirety tonight aloud (preferably in a soothing, unhurried tone) then email me the file so I can listen to it on my long commute to work tomorrow, that'd great.
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potsie, no one under 30 is on Facebook anyway. You're actually ahead of your time, not behind it! :jump
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