Our Band Could Be Your Life

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

Has anyone read this seriously awesome book (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Band_Could_Be_Your_Life)?

So far I've read about Black Flag, The Minutemen, and I'm in the middle of the Minor Threat chapter (I skipped the Mission of Burma chapter planning to get back to it).

After seeing We Jam Econo and reading the chapter about The Minutemen I really wished I had gotten more into them back in the day. I really only knew of them from the couple of SST compilations I had and, to be honest, I wouldn't have gone to see them on a hardcore bill because I was such a 'gentle flower'. (I only went to CBGB Hardcore matinees b/c my friends were playing).

I really dig their "econo" ideology and their work ethic.

[TheMojoPin]

Awesome book...I thought you woulda read it years ago, missy!

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

What can I say? It's just like me to be out of sync with what's cool!

[paulisded]

It's one of my favorite books of all time. I had to buy a second copy after my son discovered it.

[ToLEEdo]

I've never heard of this book! It came out in 2001 so that makes sense. I think it might have something for the Christmas list.

[Freakshow]

Is it better than Dance of Days?

I just saw We Jam Econo and enjoyed it a lot.

[badorties]

great, great book ... azzarad is a solid rock writer, his nirvana piece 'come as you are' was brilliant too

as good as 'we jam econ' was, the final scene was amazing

there's a mediocre documentary, 'american hardcore,' with aged punks coming off kind of bitter and displaced (almost in the same vein as the hair metal acts in any 90s doc) ... but the interesting thing was that the mike watt parts were filmed with him driving in his van -- i wonder iwas it the same source or that's his thing

has anyone readthe new replacement book ...? any good ...?

[realmenhatelife]

great, great book ... azzarad is a solid rock writer, his nirvana piece 'come as you are' was brilliant too

as good as 'we jam econ' was, the final scene was amazing

there's a mediocre documentary, 'american hardcore,' with aged punks coming off kind of bitter and displaced (almost in the same vein as the hair metal acts in any 90s doc) ... but the interesting thing was that the mike watt parts were filmed with him driving in his van -- i wonder iwas it the same source or that's his thing

has anyone readthe new replacement book ...? any good ...?

Thats every documentary about any kind of alternative music scene, ever. They're broken up into
Part 1: Things used to be so great
Part 2: This is why things were so great
Part 3: Thinks kindof suck now
Epilogue: I wish things were as great as they used to be.

The best doc's are about individual bands cus you can't really trust people to look back at whole movements realistically.

[paulisded]

has anyone readthe new replacement book ...? any good ...?

I love it!!!

But I'm biased, as some Slim Dunlap quotes came from an interview I did a few years ago.

To be completely honest, though, it's not perfect. It's laid out as an "oral history", so there's no running narative. Paul and Tommy declined to be interviewed, so author Jim Walsh had to rely on old interviews for their contributions. This is mostly missed towards the end of the book, as they could have cleared up a few things about the breakup.

The first 2/3, though, are top-notch - particularly in describing the thriving early to mid-80's Minneapolis music scene.

[Stankfoot]

Has anyone read this seriously awesome book (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Band_Could_Be_Your_Life)?

So far I've read about Black Flag, The Minutemen, and I'm in the middle of the Minor Threat chapter (I skipped the Mission of Burma chapter planning to get back to it).



How in God's name could you skip the Mission of Burma chapter?
It boggles the mind ...

:wallbash:

[TheMojoPin]

How in God's name could you skip the Mission of Burma chapter?
It boggles the mind ...

:wallbash:

What do you think of their new albums? I think they're making better music now than in their heyday...it's amazing!

[paulisded]

What do you think of their new albums? I think they're making better music now than in their heyday...it's amazing!

I agree - the recent MOB albums have been fantastic!

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

How in God's name could you skip the Mission of Burma chapter?
It boggles the mind ...

:wallbash:

I'm skipping around and reading the bands I like the most last.

[ChimneyFish]

What can I say? It's just like me to be out of sync with what's cool!

I'm even worse.
I haven't heard of this until this thread.




I need to get this for the Butthole Surfers alone.

[Stankfoot]

I'm skipping around and reading the bands I like the most last.

OK, now that makes sense! :thumbup:

I'm a big fan of the old stuff but the new stuff is almost as good. Brings back memories of stumbling around Boston screaming "Academy Fight Song" .... [sigh]

[danner1515]

Great book. The Butthole Surfers section is chock full of great stories. My favorite is the one about how they were at a party that Jimmy Carter's daughter happened to be attending. Apparently, Gibby Haynes rubbed his cock on the handle of her suitcase and watched it get carried from the chauffeur to the former president's hand.

[hedges]

The whole book is good. It was interesting reading about the early days of Albini and Big Black.

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

One of my favorite things is the way The Replacements are described in the Husker Du chapter:

... a young, loud, and snotty Minneapolis band...

Snotty. I've always heard them described as obnoxious, but never snotty. It's too perfect a description.

[Stankfoot]

One of my favorite things is the way The Replacements are described in the Husker Du chapter:

... a young, loud, and snotty Minneapolis band...

Snotty. I've always heard them described as obnoxious, but never snotty. It's too perfect a description.

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