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History, jokebook, buying guide, book of lists, and treatise all rolled into one, The Accidental Evolution of Rock'n'Roll is most of all a joyride through the wildest music ever made. Whether discussing Def Leppard or Nirvana, Vanilla Ice or Public Enemy, Donna Summer or Bob Dylan, Chuck Eddy is an unparalleled master at deciphering unknown tongues and disentangling musical accidents. In this lavishly and hilariously illustrated book, he reveals the roots of rap, disco, power ballads, bubblegum, suburban country, and noise-rock; why selling out is good and honesty is never what it seems; the similarities between disco and garage rock and between reggae and heavy metal; whether songs can ever really "mean" anything; what math rock has in common with amputation rock and orgasm rock; and much, much more. By eventually encompassing the whole wacky world of popular music, this book is destined to change it forever.
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By Bob Rosenberg (Palm Beach Gardens, FL United States)
The Supreme form of Courage is the One against the All.
Chuck Eddy's writing style alone puts him in a different realm than most critics who would give a favorable review of a sampled fart over a Dr. Rhythm Drum Machine loop for the money.
The fact that he stands alone and is NOT a trendy Sheep yet has been a critic at The Village Voice, Creem, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly and Chief Editor at Billboard should tell you something.
I am willing to bet that all of the one star reviews are from disgruntled musician turned "Rock Critics" who do piecemeal "Internet Rag" reviews from their parents basement. You should really read the book before spewing your jealousy.
Chuck Eddy has the courage to go against the mob without being contrived which puts him way above you haters. What are your accomplishments besides scouring Wikipedia, Youtube and Amazon to give bad reviews to anyone who has made it to the top of their field without being a sell out?
This book will never be a best seller. Neither was "Walden Pond", "Leave's of Grass", "Notes from Underground" or even "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" (until recently). This book is not written for the masses who would rather buy the "Tao of Paris Hilton".
Most Pop/Rock/Hip Hop/House/Trance/Progressive/Underground/ad infinitum songs are nothing but unoriginal variations on a few tracks. The fact that there are thousands of divisions for the same sounding junk is an indicator that music has really gone South. This is nothing new, commercialization works this way and this is what the brainwashed herd craves. Todays music is not inspired. It is totally contrived like your negative reviews. Your taste is not esoteric, it's just trendy.
Put on your Ed Hardy hats and keep plugging away D-Bags. One day you may get a permanent non-paying position on an internet magazine. Chuck Eddy has already made his mark. You are not even a blip on the radar screen.
By Narizdura La Carretera (El Lay, USA)
Eddy's writing itself is rocknroll, and some readers just can't handle that. If you're looking for footnotes and pseudo-erudite analyses, go to school. This one's for rockers. Read while listening to Ragged Glory, etc.
By Alex Fuentes (Oak Town, NoCal)
This book is unbelievably bad by a writer who possesses possibly absolutely no talent or intelligence. Unfortunately, it's a sad reflection on rock criticism and writing in general. This book doesn't merit me sitting here wasting my time writing or thinking of it, I want to forget this book, this writer, everything about the experience as quickly as possibly and just pretend it was a very bad dream. I have nothing good to say about this book, except if I'm trapped in a bathroom with only this book, I could come up with one useful thing to do with this book. What's his next book going to be: how boogers are responsible for some of the greatest literary works of this century? I wish this was just some bizarre comment coming off the top of my head, but I could actually see this joker writing such a book of 'weighty scholarship'. Peace out, music lovers, the X Man
By Sean Tanner (Berkeley, CA)
The other negative reviews pretty much spell it out, why did I not listen to them. There are some critics that create heated debates as to the weight of their opinion (Bangs, Marcus, etc), but this guy is just bad. I think this book is made for teenagers who can't read more than a page or two without getting bored. I traded it in for a good book on Marvin Gaye, so the experience wasn't all bad.
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This is the worst thing I have ever tried to read. I can't believe anyone would give this guy a book contract.
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