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Rachel Felder

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Whoo ... what a trip down memory lane. I just wish the book was better. A lot better. And more accurate.

Chapter Two: Miasma Bands should have just been called the My Bloody Valentine chapter. Most of the chapter is all about MBV with just a cursory review of other shoegaze bands the last few pages. Also, I cannot forgive Felder for being so dismissive of Slowdive's Just For A Day LP.

Chapter Three: British Guitar Bands. Kitchens of Distinction is a shoegaze band, not a Guitar Band.

Chapter Four: American Guitar Bands is one of the more balanced chapters, but could also have been called the "Sonic Youth is Art" chapter. C'mon, they're a fucking rock band.....

Chapter Five: Grebo Bands. What the fuck is a Grebo band? I read the chapter and still am not sure. The odd thing is, I like many of the bands she references. Grebo? Hrm.

Chapter Six: Feedback Bands. Should have just called it "The One About The Jesus and Mary Chain." What the fuck, she literally reduces Spacemen 3 to one sentence.....

Chapter Seven: Art Bands. The 4AD chapter. I love 4AD but this could have been more well rounded. Oh, and The Sundays are not an Art Band.....they're great, but not an Art Band.

The book was short, but just poorly written. If I hear the word "postmodern" one more time, I'm going to shit. The Cocteau Twins sound is literally described as "....floats like the most buoyant dream soundtrack to a diaper commercial." What the fuck.....?

The discography at the end was nice, and actually a pretty good '90s rock primer for the uninitiated. I also thought the city-by-city listing of hip clubs and record shops to go to complete with addresses and phone numbers was adorable......
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