alexegol's review against another edition
I only read the 1/3 that pertained to my research, but I'll dive back in soon and finish it for fun
nealalex's review against another edition
4.0
Punk: ‘A person of no account, a worthless fellow; a young hooligan or petty criminal’ (Shorter Oxford Dictionary).
Although they resisted the ‘punk’ label given them by the NY magazine of that name, they did fit the bill. In the early days, Joey would get drunk and hang around mental institutions, and Dee Dee was a part time hustler on 53rd & 3rd (as in the song).
The author has the serious fan’s licence to ‘call’ the substandard material as well as eulogize the best. The following passage gives an idea of how they played, even though it’s from their late ‘tribute’ phase:
I don’t know if he [Robby Krieger, Doors guitarist] could tell one song from another. Joey introduced him, CJ gave the count, and he missed the first few chords because he was more of a California guy. As soon as it was done, he turned to the band to look for the ‘thank you’, and they just went ‘1-2-3-4’, and he stood there like a scared deer and ran off the stage.
Although they resisted the ‘punk’ label given them by the NY magazine of that name, they did fit the bill. In the early days, Joey would get drunk and hang around mental institutions, and Dee Dee was a part time hustler on 53rd & 3rd (as in the song).
The author has the serious fan’s licence to ‘call’ the substandard material as well as eulogize the best. The following passage gives an idea of how they played, even though it’s from their late ‘tribute’ phase:
I don’t know if he [Robby Krieger, Doors guitarist] could tell one song from another. Joey introduced him, CJ gave the count, and he missed the first few chords because he was more of a California guy. As soon as it was done, he turned to the band to look for the ‘thank you’, and they just went ‘1-2-3-4’, and he stood there like a scared deer and ran off the stage.
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