Funny, I'm reading Our Band Could Be Your Life right now, and I'm totally
captivated. I had been meaning to read it for a while, then picked it up
recently to do some research for a Mission of Burma piece I'm working on.
I'm really, really impressed with Azerrad's writing. More than anything, I'm
filled with nostalgia -- which is funny, because most of the crucial shit in
that book takes place before I got into punk. I got into it around 1986, and
really missed out on the first wave of American hardcore.
Anyway, the chapters on Black Flag, Mission of Burma, and the Minutemen (the
greatest lyricists ever) are amazing. What I'd give to see the electronic
"scene" take a lesson or two from the Minutemen...
Cheers
Philip
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