The 33 1/3 B-sides
by Professor Will Stockton, Professor D. Gilson
If given another chance to write for the series, which albums would 33 1/3 authors focus on the second time around? This anthology features compact essays from past 33 1/3 authors on albums that consume them, but about which they did not write. It explores often overlooked and underrated albums that may not have inspired their 33 1/3 books, but have played a large part in their own musical cultivation.Questions central to the essays include: How has this album influenced your worldview? How does this album intersect with your other creative and critical pursuits? How does this album index a particular moment in cultural history? In your own personal history? Why is the album perhaps under-the-radar, or a buried treasure? Why can't you stop listening to it? Bringing together 33 1/3's rich array of writers, critics, and scholars, this collection probes our taste in albums, our longing for certain tunes, and our desire to hit repeat--all while creating an expansive "must-listen" list for readers in search of unexplored musical territories.
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Author Biography
Will Stockton is Professor of English at Clemson University, USA, and the author of several books, including Members of His Body: Shakespeare, Paul, and a Theology of Nonmonogamy (2017) and Playing Dirty: Sexuality and Waste in Early Modern Comedy (2011).D. Gilson teaches English at Missouri State University, USA. His books include Incarnate: Notes from an Evangelical Boyhood (2020) and I Will Say This Exactly One Time: Essays (2015).Together, they wrote dc Talk's Jesus Freak (Bloomsbury, 2018).
Table of Contents
PrefaceIntroduction: Superfluous, Redundant, Enduring - Prince's Emancipation (1996)Will StocktonReintroduction: Trivial, Derivative, Tenacious - Christina Aguilera's Mi Reflejo (2000)D. GilsonPart One Juvenilia1 Leonard Cohen's Songs of Love and Hate (1971)Drew Daniel2 The New York Dolls' Too Much, Too Soon (1974)David Smay3 The Rolling Stones' It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974)David Masciotra4 The Durutti Column's The Return of the Durutti Column (1980)Philip Shaw5 R.E.M.'s Chronic Town (1982)Gina Arnold6 Rites of Spring's Rites of Spring (1985)Will Fulton7 Jane's Addiction's Nothing's Shocking (1988)Rolf Potts8 Del Amitri's Waking Hours (1989)Alex Green9 Sinéad O'Connor's I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (1990)Tara Murtha10 De La Soul's De La Soul Is Dead (1991)Shawn Taylor11 Digable Planets' Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) (1993)Walter Biggins12 Billy Idol's Cyberpunk (1993)Sean Maloney13 Guided by Voices' Mag Earwhig! (1997)Matt LeMay14 The Smashing Pumpkins' Adore (1998)Jovana Babovic15 The Weakerthans' Left and Leaving (2000)Daniel CouchPart Two Marginalia 16 Robert Johnson's King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)Jeffrey T. Roesgen17 The Doors' Strange Days (1967)Clare Nina Norelli18 The Dells' There Is (1968)Joe Bucciero19 Shirley and Dolly Collins' Anthems in Eden (1969)Sam Inglis20 Hank Thompson's Smoky the Bar (1969)Joe Bonomo21 Von Freeman's Doin' It Right Now (1972)Aaron Cohen22 John Cale's Paris 1919 (1973)Mark Polizzotti23 Bert Jansch's L.A. Turnaround (1974)John Perry24 The Cars' Candy-O (1979)Susan Fast 25 Ian Dury and The Blockheads' Laughter (1980)Terry Edwards26 Frankie Armstrong, Brian Pearson, Blowzabella, and Jon Gillaspie's Tam Lin (1984)Allan Moore27 Scritti Politti's Cupid & Psyche 85 (1985)Dan LeRoy28 Negativland's Escape From Noise (1987)Kembrew McLeod29 Frank Black's Frank Black (1993)Zeth Lundy30 Rodan's Rusty (1994)Michael T. Fournier31 Kenickie's At the Club (1997)Emily Mackay32 Guy's Guy (1988)Patrick Rivers33 Sleep's Dopesmoker (2003)Erik Davis34 The Blood Brothers' Crimes (2004)Ethan Hayden35 Boris's Pink (2006)Paula Mejia36 Stars of Lid's And Their Refinement of the Decline (2007)Walter Holland37 The Range Rats' The Range Rats (2010)Michael Blair38 Daniel Lopatin's Chuck Person's Eccojams Vol. 1 (2010)Marvin LinPart Three Memorabilia 39 The Band's Rock of Ages (1972)Steve Matteo40 Bruce Springsteen's Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Live at the Geneva Theater (1974)Bruce Eaton41 Talisker's Dreaming of Glenisla (1975)John Cavanagh42 The Village People's Can't Stop the Music: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1980)Rebecca Wallwork43 Haruomi Hosono's Philharmony (1982)Bryan Waterman44 Hirokazu Tanaka's Metroid (1986)Andrew Schartmann45 Various Artists' Music from the Motion Picture Pulp Fiction (1994)Evie Nagy46 Various Artists' Casino Soundtrack (1995)Kevin Courrier47 Wesley Willis's Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die (1996)Phillip Crandall48 Nine Inch Nails' The Fragile (1999)Luis Sanchez49 Bob Dylan's Love and Theft (2001)Pete Astor50 Silver Jews' Bright Flight (2001)Hayden Childs51 The Original Broadway Cast Recording Featuring Green Day's American Idiot (2010)Cyrus R.K. Patell52 Perfume's LEVEL3 (2013)Jordan Ferguson53 Dawn of Midi's Dysnomia (2015)Charles FairchildPermissionsNotes
Review
There's plenty inside The 33 1/3 B-Sides to keep readers glued to the meanings behind popular music and if you enjoy the 33 1/3 series, this book is the perfect complement to read from time-to-time between music texts. Your new favorite record might be waiting in the margins of any of these essays. * PopMatters *
There's lots of love on display in this collection of writings, along with many other emotions. This is a book to keep beside a favourite chair and to dip in and out of when the mood takes you. * Americana UK *
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Brings together original essays from 33 1/3 authors, addressing the underrated or overlooked albums that have influenced them - and cumulatively serve as a "to-listen" list for readers in search of unexplored music territories.
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"There's plenty inside The 33 1/3 B-Sides to keep readers glued to the meanings behind popular music and if you enjoy the 33 1/3 series, this book is the perfect complement to read from time-to-time between music texts. Your new favorite record might be waiting in the margins of any of these essays." - PopMatters "There's lots of love on display in this collection of writings, along with many other emotions. This is a book to keep beside a favourite chair and to dip in and out of when the mood takes you." -- Americana UK
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Brings together original essays from 33 1/3 authors, addressing the underrated or overlooked albums that have influenced them - and cumulatively serve as a "to-listen" list for readers in search of unexplored music territories.
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Offers 33 1/3 fans a chance to hear about the other albums that have influenced the authors of some of their favorite books in the series
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