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listersgirl) wrote2006-04-12 02:51 pm
listersgirl) wrote2006-04-12 02:51 pm
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Special Guest Booktalk!
I am breaking free from the tyranny of the huge list of books I have read recently to bring you this special update.
Chuck Klosterman Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural Nõrth Dakõta
I haven't even finished the book yet, but such is the power of Chuck Klosterman that after reading for half an hour at lunch, I actually went to HMV with the intention of buying GnR Appetite for Destruction. Which didn't happen. But I think you can guess what was the first thing I pulled off the shelf when I got back to work.
And I don't even have the excuse of being taken back to my youth! I listened to Simon and Garfunkel and George Michael in the 80s, despite the fact that I went to a headbanger junior high. My only brushes with metal were:
-I bought Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet in grade 8, when it first came out. I still kind of adore that album.
-Extreme "More Than Words" was my grade 12 grad song, much to my eternal disgust. (Seriously, have you ever actually listened to the lyrics?)
-When I worked at the music store in junior high and high school, we used to amuse ourselves on slow days by going through the folder of guitar/tab single sheets (which at the time were entirely hair bands), and picking our favourite member of each band, based on the awesome photos on the front.
After this, I think I can safely say that with good writing that makes me laugh, I can convinced into appreciating anything, even if it's just for a short while.
Chuck Klosterman Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural Nõrth Dakõta
I haven't even finished the book yet, but such is the power of Chuck Klosterman that after reading for half an hour at lunch, I actually went to HMV with the intention of buying GnR Appetite for Destruction. Which didn't happen. But I think you can guess what was the first thing I pulled off the shelf when I got back to work.
And I don't even have the excuse of being taken back to my youth! I listened to Simon and Garfunkel and George Michael in the 80s, despite the fact that I went to a headbanger junior high. My only brushes with metal were:
-I bought Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet in grade 8, when it first came out. I still kind of adore that album.
-Extreme "More Than Words" was my grade 12 grad song, much to my eternal disgust. (Seriously, have you ever actually listened to the lyrics?)
-When I worked at the music store in junior high and high school, we used to amuse ourselves on slow days by going through the folder of guitar/tab single sheets (which at the time were entirely hair bands), and picking our favourite member of each band, based on the awesome photos on the front.
After this, I think I can safely say that with good writing that makes me laugh, I can convinced into appreciating anything, even if it's just for a short while.
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