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If writing about music is like dancing about architecture, you'd do
best to hone your chops and avoid cliches (like the one that begins
this sentence) by learning from the prime movers." How to Write
About Music" offers a selection of the best writers on what is
perhaps our most universally beloved art form. Selections from the
critically-acclaimed 33 1/3 series appear alongside new interviews
and insights from authors like Jonathan Lethem, Carl Wilson and Kim
Cooper." How to Write About Music "includes primary sources of
inspiration from a variety of go-to genres such as: the album
review, the personal essay, the blog post and the interview along
with tips, writing prompts, and advice from the writers themselves.
An extensive further reader section accompanies each chapter for a
complete picture of contemporary music writing.Music critics of the
past and the present offer inspiration through their work on
artists like Neutral Milk Hotel, J.Dilla, The Rolling Stones, Joy
Division, Lana Del Rey, Nirvana, Nas, Radiohead and countless
others." How to Write About Music" is an invaluable tool for anyone
who has ever dreamed of getting their music writing published and a
pleasure for anyone who loves to read about music.
Marc Woodworth's book covers the album's long and unorthodox period
of writing, recording, sequencing, and editing. It includes
interviews with members of the band, manager Pete Jamison,
web-master and GBV historian Rich Turiel and Robert Griffin of Scat
Records. At least sixty-five songs were recorded and considered for
the album and five distinct concepts were rejected before the band
hit upon the records final form. One late version, very nearly
released, contained only a few of Bee Thousand's definitive songs.
The rest were left out and nearly ended up in the boxes of cassette
out-takes cluttering up Robert Pollard's basement. The story of
Guided By Voices transformation from an occasional and revolving
group of complete unknowns to indie-rock heroes is very much part
of the story behind the making of "Bee Thousand". In addition to
providing a central account of how the record was made, Woodworth
devotes another substantial chapter to the album's lyrics. Robert
Pollard's lyrics are described by critics, when they're described
at all, as a brand of tossed-off surrealism, as if his verbal
sensibility is somehow incidental to the songs themselves. Nothing
could be further from the truth. I want to offer a sustained
discussion of Pollard's work as a writer of often sublime,
beautiful, and very human lyrics. I won't miss the chance to
consider the pleasures of the absurd in this context and, of
course, the contributions to "Bee Thousand" of Tobin Sprout. The
third key section of the book covers aesthetics. Woodworth
considers the great appeal of the do-it-yourself nature of "Bee
Thousand" and reflects on the larger importance of the strain of
alternative rock for which this record is a touchstone. The focus
is on "Bee Thousand", of course, but also includes discussion on
the rise of a lo-fi aesthetic and its continuing influence. This
chapter would also provide the context for an account of rock that
exists because of passion, love, and compulsive need rather than
formula, money, and marketing.
If writing about music is like dancing about architecture, you'd do
best to hone your chops and avoid cliches (like the one that begins
this sentence) by learning from the prime movers." How to Write
About Music" offers a selection of the best writers on what is
perhaps our most universally beloved art form. Selections from the
critically-acclaimed 33 1/3 series appear alongside new interviews
and insights from authors like Jonathan Lethem, Carl Wilson and Kim
Cooper." How to Write About Music "includes primary sources of
inspiration from a variety of go-to genres such as: the album
review, the personal essay, the blog post and the interview along
with tips, writing prompts, and advice from the writers themselves.
An extensive further reader section accompanies each chapter for a
complete picture of contemporary music writing.Music critics of the
past and the present offer inspiration through their work on
artists like Neutral Milk Hotel, J.Dilla, The Rolling Stones, Joy
Division, Lana Del Rey, Nirvana, Nas, Radiohead and countless
others." How to Write About Music" is an invaluable tool for anyone
who has ever dreamed of getting their music writing published and a
pleasure for anyone who loves to read about music.
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