unposed_question Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Maybe this has been given consideration by numerous threads before, but has anyone heard whether or not one of the Wilco albums (YHF, e.g.) has been or is now being considered for the 33 1/3 series? I bought the one on REM's Murmur, and it seems that Wilco would be a great candidate. I would offer my services but I'm sure someone more qualified could be found. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nonlinear Nonfiction Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Had thought about proposing it myself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 This is the list of planned books for the 2007-08 "season" announced so far: "If You're Feeling Sinister" by Scott Plagenhoef"Aja" by Don Breithaupt"Shoot Out the Lights" by Hayden Childs"Pretty Hate Machine" by Daphne Carr"Use Your Illusion" by Eric Weisbard"Horses" by Phil Shaw"Double Nickels on the Dime" by Mike Fournier"Pink Moon" by Amanda Petrusich"People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm" by Shawn Taylor"Achtung Baby" by Stephen Catanzarite"20 Jazz Funk Greats" by Drew Daniel"The Dreaming" by Ann Powers"Rid of Me" by Kate Schatz"Another Green World" by Geeta Dayal"Songs in the Key of Life" by Zeth Lundy"Trout Mask Replica" by Kevin Courrier"Let's Talk About Love" by Carl Wilson"Lucinda Williams" by Anders Smith Lindall"69 Love Songs" by LD Beghtol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blindgonzo Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 what is this 33 1/2 series you speak of?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Tiny books about record albums. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 what is this 33 1/2 series you speak of?? Basically, these are books about an album written by another musician, or music nut that were influenced or moved by that album. One author per album. Colin Meloy wrote one about The Replacments' "Let It Be". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33%E2%85%93 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 You can see what they are about HERE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
noyes Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 i've never really sat down and read through them, but from what i've read, they're awesome.if you're interested in music and have been to a Barnes and Noble or any music book store, you've seen 'em. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loraaw Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Basically, these are books about an album written by another musician, or music nut that were influenced or moved by that album. One author per album. Colin Meloy wrote one about The Replacments' "Let It Be". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33%E2%85%93 What I love about Colin's 33 1/3 book is that it had a story and a plot and was super entertaining. I discovered The Decemberists by reading "Let It Be." I've tried to read a few of the others - the ones on Neil Young and the one of ABBA - but they're a little dry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Szabo Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Some are great and some are horrible. "In an Aeroplane Over the Sea" is awesome, in depth, but not too "nerdy". "OK Computer" is just way too nerdy, filled with how the length of each song makes the record and not enough about the music. It just depends who writes it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 There was a larger list of proposed books by interested authors...books on several Wilco (and Uncle Tupelo) albums were pitched to the publisher. I'd say it is a matter of time before someone makes the right pitch and there is one for at least YHF. Check their blog out for more details. Big fan of the series...i'd love to see one of these done that really dissects the making of and content of either YHF or Summerteeth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 It just depends who writes it. Or, who reads it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Szabo Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Or, who reads it. Well, you can't tell me that ALL of those books are good... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Well, you can't tell me that ALL of those books are good...I rarely see these in any store, in fact I only saw them at Tower Records one time and they closed down. I can't imagine many of them are that good. It seems to me that now there are so many, about some rather unimportant albums, what exactly is the point. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Well, you can't tell me that ALL of those books are good... No, of course not. My point was that I know people who liked that Radiohead book. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aaron1 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 No, of course not. My point was that I know people who liked that Radiohead book. And I, for one, hated the Neutral Milk Hotel book. Can't believe it took her three years to get that piece of shit done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I rarely see these in any store, in fact I only saw them at Tower Records one time and they closed down. I can't imagine many of them are that good. It seems to me that now there are so many, about some rather unimportant albums, what exactly is the point. LouieB I've read 4 of them at this point and they have all been really well done. I have three more I plan on reading over the summer. Isn't that like saying there are so many books about Band X that there is no possible way someone could write a better and/or definitive one than any of those? Also, some of the albums they've chose to greenlight one of these books on are exactly the reson I like the series...what's unimportant to you, is not unimportant to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
unposed_question Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 I've only read one of the books, like I said. I guess I'm surprised that there hasn't beena UT or Wilco book given the broad spectrum of books out there already in the series. I'm guessingthey don't sell alot of copies so whoever wrote it would have to do it out of love for the subject matterand not be concerned with how many copies they sold. I would nominate A.M., Summerteeth or YHF myself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aaron1 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I've only read one of the books, like I said. I guess I'm surprised that there hasn't beena UT or Wilco book given the broad spectrum of books out there already in the series. I'm guessingthey don't sell alot of copies so whoever wrote it would have to do it out of love for the subject matterand not be concerned with how many copies they sold. I would nominate A.M., Summerteeth or YHF myself. Though a Wilco book would be nice at some point, you might notice that very few of these books are about albums that are less than a decade old, as the editor of the series appears to be of the mind that there needs to be some distance from the release, to allow for the full import of an album to reveal itself. Which means you might have a bit of a wait on a Summerteeth or YHF tome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anthony89 Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 The book on Pink Moon is excellent, and it deals quite a bit with music and advertising, its really interesting HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RainDogToo Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 This is the list of planned books for the 2007-08 "season" announced so far: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kimcatch22 Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 I work in a university library and these are some of my favorite books to catalog... way more entertaining than those theology or business books we always get! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
All Saints Day Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 If Wilco ever makes the cut--and why the hell not?--someone HAS to write about Summerteeth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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