Anyone read "Sonata For Jukebox" By O'Brien

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― ZionTrain (ZionTrain), Friday, 17 June 2005 18:48 (twenty years ago)

Picked it up yesterday. Thumbed through it briefly. Put it down again. Bought The Rock Snob*s Dictionary by David Kamp and Steven Daly instead.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 17 June 2005 18:50 (twenty years ago)

How's The Rock Snob*s so far?

― ZionTrain (ZionTrain), Friday, 17 June 2005 18:56 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, I've read it. There are some nice passages in it. The chapters about a girl he knew who died young (and is immortalized in a famous song) were poignant. I can't say I was blown away by the book, though.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:02 (twenty years ago)

The Rock Snob*s Dictionary by David Kamp and Steven Daly is terrible -- a poorly written, glorified gift book with ZERO content.

― Ellsworth M. Toohey (Grodd), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:04 (twenty years ago)

Who is this guy O'Brien anyway.. I heard he was a big Village Voice? guy at one time.

― ZionTrain (ZionTrain), Friday, 17 June 2005 19:06 (twenty years ago)

bump

― PappaWheelie (PappaWheelie), Friday, 17 June 2005 21:15 (twenty years ago)

How's The Rock Snob*s so far?

Not nearly as funny as I was hoping it would be. Moreover, Rock Snobbery is a pretty easy target -- they should've been able to do better than this.

They strive for a McSweeny's level of humor.....and, so far, are failing.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 17 June 2005 21:39 (twenty years ago)

is the rock snob thing just a compendium of those lame vanity fair pieces?

― j blount (papa la bas), Friday, 17 June 2005 21:45 (twenty years ago)

It's the same format, and I recognized some of the entries, but I don't really know if it's just a compilation or if it has some new stuff.

The truly horrific thing about the book (aside from it's deep cynicism about why people like what they like) is the set of lists they include, like the essential rock books, and the rock snob hall of fame, or whatever they call it. The lists are totally batshit insane, IMO. Though now I can't remember exactly what's on them.

― Scott CE (Scott CE), Friday, 17 June 2005 22:00 (twenty years ago)

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