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Author:	Jimmy Guterman
Co-authors:	Owen O'Donnell
Title:	The Worst Rock N' Roll Records Of All Time
Subtitle:	A Fan's Guide To The Stuff You Love To Hate
Publisher:	Citadel Press
Country:	USA
Date:	1 Jun 1991
Format:	Paperback
Genre:	Music
ISBN-10:	0806512318
ISBN-13:	978080651231
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Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	1 Owns
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W.B.lbl 19th Nov 2021		Review Apart from their choices (to which certain would take issue), this book is chock full o' errors in some instances. For example: - In their review of Van Dyke Parks' Song Cycle, they cited "She made perfume in the back of the room" as an example of Parks' particular poesy. Only that line came from "Vine Street," written by Randy ("Short People") Newman. (Only the line about an Alabama country fair they quoted was Parks, from "The All Golden.") - When reviewing David Bowie's Never Let Me Down, they were going on about how Bowie was "abstruse" as a lyricist - but they made him out to be even more so by mistitling one of the songs on the LP, "New York's In Love," as "New York's In *Life." - They listed The Beverly Hillbillies* co-star Irene "Granny" Ryan's "Granny's Mini-Skirt" single as from 1965. It was issued in 1968. - When reviewing what they considered Ringo Starr's two worst LP's (Stop And Smell The Roses and Old Wave), they noted that afterwards, he stopped making any records. It should be noted that this book came out one year before he released Time Takes Time and a slew of new albums for the next nearly three decades. In short, Mr. Guterman and his co-author, Owen O'Donnell, really jumped the gun on that one. But a few of those whose works were cited came to be in agreement. Bowie practically disowned Never Let Me Down for years, and Roger Waters came to regret (in a way) putting out Radio K.A.O.S. In this sense, a mixed bag. At least this version (unlike its UK Virgin-published counterpart Slipped Discs) lets you read their views of Phil Collins, Genesis, and the one Mike + The Mechanics hit that were all edited out of the UK version and replaced with other "worst" records. A few of their comments are good for a laugh or two - or more . . . 4 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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