Chuck Eddy is an independent music journalist living in Austin, Texas. Formerly the music editor at the Village Voice and a senior editor at Billboard, he is author of Rock and Roll Always Forgets: A Quarter Century of Music Criticism, also published by Duke University Press; The Accidental Evolution of Rock 'n' Roll: A Misguided Tour Through Popular Music; and Stairway to Hell: The 500 Best Heavy Metal Albums in the Universe.
Chuck Eddy is an independent music journalist living in Austin, Texas. Formerly the music editor at the Village Voice and a senior editor at Billboard, he is author of Rock and Roll Always Forgets: A Quarter Century of Music Criticism, also published by Duke University Press; The Accidental Evolution of Rock 'n' Roll: A Misguided Tour Through Popular Music; and Stairway to Hell: The 500 Best Heavy Metal Albums in the Universe.
Acknowledgments xi Introduction. Sold a Decade at a Time 1 1. B.C. The Best Songs of 1930 11 Depression Music 13 Country Rap Prehistory 15 Country Songs I 17 Niela Miller: Songs of Leaving 25 '60s Catholic Folk Mass 27 Country Songs II 28 CB Jeebies 39 Can't Fool Mother Nature 40 Prog on the Prairie: Midwestern Bands Roll Over Beethoven 41 Past Expiry Hard Rock Dollar Bin 44 Sonic Taxonomy: Fake New Wave 56 Inventing Indie Rock 64 Urinals No Age 67 2. 80s Sonic Taxonomy: Unsung '80s R&B Bands 77 Country Rap: The 80s 85 Sonic Taxonomy: Old Old Old School Rap Albums 87 Public Enemy Do the Punk Rock 96 Beastie Boys: Lay It Down, Clowns 98 Aerosmith, Endangered No More 105 Metallica: Kill 'Em All Turns 30 110 Fates Warning and Possessed Open Up and Say . . . Ahh! 113 Dead Milkmen vs. Thelonious Monster: Battle of the Lame 114 Einstürzende Neubauten / Killdozer: The Graystone, Detroit, 11 June 1986 116 New Wave über Alles 118 Frank Chickens M.I.A. 124 Owed to the Nightingales 127 Mekons Stumble toward Oblivion 130 Mekons: So Good It Hurts 132 Pet Shop Boys: 18 Shopping Days Left 133 Billy Joel: It's Not His Fault! 135 John Hiatt: Bring the Family 139 John Anderson Serves the Doofus Majority 140 Country Songs III 142 The '80s: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back 145 3. 90s TLC and Kris Kross: Women and Children First 157 Cause & Effect: Trip 160 The Cure: Spectrum, Philadelphia, 16 May 1992 161 SOS from the Metal of Nowhere 163 Motörhead Überkill 164 Pankow and Treponem Pal Ring in Desert Storm 168 How Nirvana Didn't Kill Hair Metal 170 Sponge: From Grunge to Glam 171 Radio On Reviews I 172 Travis Marries a Man! 178 John Mellencamp: Dance Naked 179 Sawyer Brown: Café on the Corner 181 Patricia Conroy: A Bad Day for Trains 182 Grupo Exterminador: Dedicado a Mis Novias 183 When FSK Plays, Schnitzel Happens 184 Radio On Reviews II 185 Alanis Morissette: Addicted to Love 189 4. '00s Singles Again: Backstabs in the Material World 197 Bruce Springsteen: Working on a Dream 202 Frat Daze, Clambake, Anyways, It's Still Country Soul to Kenny Chesney 204 Country Music Goes to Mexico 204 September 11: Country Music's Response 204 Battle of the Country Hunks 214 Country Songs IV 217 The Ladies of Triple A 222 Anvil Won't Go Away 225 Excellent Boring Metal from Germany 227 The Many Ideas of Oneida 228 Next Little Things 232 5. '10s Singles Jukebox Reviews 248 The Dirtbombs: Ooey Gooey Chewy Ka-Blooey! 252 Redd Kross: Researching the Blues 256 Mayer Hawthorne Robert Palmer 258 Kanye West: VEVO Power Station, Austin, 20 March 2011 261 Taylor Swift and Ke$ha: Not So Different 263 Ke$ha: Warrior 267 Strange Brew: Metal's New Blare Witch Project 269 Metal's Severed Extremities 275 Walking Dead: The Divided States of Metal 278 Voivod: Target Earth 281 Merchandise: Totale Nite 285 Mumford and Sons: Babel 287 The Gospel Truth 289 Southern Soul Keeps On Keepin' On 293 Jamey Johnson Sprawls Out 297 Country Songs V 300 Bro-Country Isn't as Dumb as It Looks 302 Ashley Monroe and Kacey Musgraves Are What They Are 304 When the Angels Stopped Watching Mindy McCready 308 Conclusion. I Am the World's Forgettin' Boy 311 Index 315
Acknowledgments xi Introduction. Sold a Decade at a Time 1 1. B.C. The Best Songs of 1930 11 Depression Music 13 Country Rap Prehistory 15 Country Songs I 17 Niela Miller: Songs of Leaving 25 '60s Catholic Folk Mass 27 Country Songs II 28 CB Jeebies 39 Can't Fool Mother Nature 40 Prog on the Prairie: Midwestern Bands Roll Over Beethoven 41 Past Expiry Hard Rock Dollar Bin 44 Sonic Taxonomy: Fake New Wave 56 Inventing Indie Rock 64 Urinals No Age 67 2. 80s Sonic Taxonomy: Unsung '80s R&B Bands 77 Country Rap: The 80s 85 Sonic Taxonomy: Old Old Old School Rap Albums 87 Public Enemy Do the Punk Rock 96 Beastie Boys: Lay It Down, Clowns 98 Aerosmith, Endangered No More 105 Metallica: Kill 'Em All Turns 30 110 Fates Warning and Possessed Open Up and Say . . . Ahh! 113 Dead Milkmen vs. Thelonious Monster: Battle of the Lame 114 Einstürzende Neubauten / Killdozer: The Graystone, Detroit, 11 June 1986 116 New Wave über Alles 118 Frank Chickens M.I.A. 124 Owed to the Nightingales 127 Mekons Stumble toward Oblivion 130 Mekons: So Good It Hurts 132 Pet Shop Boys: 18 Shopping Days Left 133 Billy Joel: It's Not His Fault! 135 John Hiatt: Bring the Family 139 John Anderson Serves the Doofus Majority 140 Country Songs III 142 The '80s: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back 145 3. 90s TLC and Kris Kross: Women and Children First 157 Cause & Effect: Trip 160 The Cure: Spectrum, Philadelphia, 16 May 1992 161 SOS from the Metal of Nowhere 163 Motörhead Überkill 164 Pankow and Treponem Pal Ring in Desert Storm 168 How Nirvana Didn't Kill Hair Metal 170 Sponge: From Grunge to Glam 171 Radio On Reviews I 172 Travis Marries a Man! 178 John Mellencamp: Dance Naked 179 Sawyer Brown: Café on the Corner 181 Patricia Conroy: A Bad Day for Trains 182 Grupo Exterminador: Dedicado a Mis Novias 183 When FSK Plays, Schnitzel Happens 184 Radio On Reviews II 185 Alanis Morissette: Addicted to Love 189 4. '00s Singles Again: Backstabs in the Material World 197 Bruce Springsteen: Working on a Dream 202 Frat Daze, Clambake, Anyways, It's Still Country Soul to Kenny Chesney 204 Country Music Goes to Mexico 204 September 11: Country Music's Response 204 Battle of the Country Hunks 214 Country Songs IV 217 The Ladies of Triple A 222 Anvil Won't Go Away 225 Excellent Boring Metal from Germany 227 The Many Ideas of Oneida 228 Next Little Things 232 5. '10s Singles Jukebox Reviews 248 The Dirtbombs: Ooey Gooey Chewy Ka-Blooey! 252 Redd Kross: Researching the Blues 256 Mayer Hawthorne Robert Palmer 258 Kanye West: VEVO Power Station, Austin, 20 March 2011 261 Taylor Swift and Ke$ha: Not So Different 263 Ke$ha: Warrior 267 Strange Brew: Metal's New Blare Witch Project 269 Metal's Severed Extremities 275 Walking Dead: The Divided States of Metal 278 Voivod: Target Earth 281 Merchandise: Totale Nite 285 Mumford and Sons: Babel 287 The Gospel Truth 289 Southern Soul Keeps On Keepin' On 293 Jamey Johnson Sprawls Out 297 Country Songs V 300 Bro-Country Isn't as Dumb as It Looks 302 Ashley Monroe and Kacey Musgraves Are What They Are 304 When the Angels Stopped Watching Mindy McCready 308 Conclusion. I Am the World's Forgettin' Boy 311 Index 315
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