"Once you're aware of the tricks Strauss has deployed to get you acclimatised to certain themes - the reckless destruction of life in pursuit of hedonism, garbage ironically venerated as art, financial gain seen as the primary function of the creative process, the continued normalisation of the sexual humiliation of young women as a legitimate pastime - there really should be a period of readjustment. So technically, Strauss may well be a good writer but he is also clearly either a very bad or a very weak person, and The Dirt is nothing but a terrible book - albeit one that has played a neat trick on many readers."
The Quietus' John Doran on Neil Strauss' Motley Crue book The Dirt. It was only a few weeks ago that Andy Falkous gave both barrels to the Netflix adaptation of the book in an article for Talkhouse. Doran recently made mocking reference to Falkous' band Mclusky as "the pound shop Shellac", but it seems they have at least one thing in common.
Doran's comments preface his review of the new Sleevenotes book by Joe Thompson, bassist for Hey Colossus, which he argues should be "core curriculum reading for those just embarking on the path of rock music today, and is essential nourishment for those who have existential concerns about the point or the viability of doing such a thing in 2019".
Monday, May 20, 2019
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