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The Smiths: Meat Is Murder (33 1/3 Series)
by Joe Pernice
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780826414946 |
Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
33 1/3 is a series of short books about a wide variety of albums, by artists ranging from James Brown to the Beastie Boys. Launched in September 2003, the series now contains over 50 titles and is acclaimed and loved by fans, musicians and scholars alike.
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"It was only a matter of time before a clever publisher realized that there is an audience for whom Exile on Main Street or Electric Ladyland are as significant and worthy of study as The Catcher in the Rye or Middlemarch. The series... is freewheeling and eclectic, ranging from minute rock-geek analysis to idiosyncratic personal celebration." The New York Times Book Review
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"Ideal for the rock geek who thinks liner notes just aren't enough." Rolling Stone
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"One of the coolest publishing imprints on the planet." Bookslut
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"These are for the insane collectors out there who appreciate fantastic design, well-executed thinking, and things that make your house look cool. Each volume in this series takes a seminal album and breaks it down in startling minutiae. We love these. We are huge nerds." Vice
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"A brilliant series... each one a word of real love." NME
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"Passionate, obsessive, and smart." Nylon
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"Religious tracts for the rock 'n' roll faithful." Uncut
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"We... aren't naive enough to think that we're your only source for reading about music (but if we had our way... watch out). For those of you who really like to know everything there is to know about an album, you'd do well to check out Continuum's 33 1/3 series of books." Pitchfork
Synopsis:
This title is one of many in a series of books which focus on epic albums of our time. Here, Joe Pernice looks at The Smith's album Meat is Murder.
About the Author
Joe Pernice is the singer-songwriter behind The Pernice Brothers. His previous band was The Scud Mountain Boys, and he has also recorded under the name Chappaquiddick Skyline. He runs his own record label and has also published a book of poetry.
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markslaughtered, June 20, 2008 (view all comments by markslaughtered)
I began the 33 1/3 series when I picked up the Meat Is Murder edition. I always found the Smiths to be interesting, dark and amusing but reading Pernice's take on the album I found myself realizing that we do this same thing with other albums from our past before IPOD's and mix cd's. They bring back a time and place from our youth and memories of unrequited whatever. It also forced me to listen more closely to the album never realizing that what I was hearing at the end of the album was the sound of a bone saw slicing flesh and bones of animals! Very clever take on how to write a review too. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and came to appreciate the Smith's music a bit more as a result. It also made me search the rest of the 33 1/3 series for something as entertaining as Pernice's take and, as usual that search has gone...unrequited.
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780826414946
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Continuum International Publishing Group
- Author:
- Location:
- New York
- Subject:
- Composers & Musicians - Rock
- Subject:
- Rock
- Subject:
- Alternative
- Subject:
- Smiths (Musical group)
- Subject:
- Genres & Styles - Rock
- Subject:
- Alternative & Indie
- Edition Description:
- Widescreen Ver
- Series:
- 33 1/3
- Series Volume:
- 248
- Publication Date:
- September 2003
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 128
- Dimensions:
- 6.58x4.74x.30 in. .25 lbs.
