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Armed with an amazing depth of knowledge and insight on Smith's life from childhood to the release of her debut masterpiece, Shaw contributes yet another stellar entry in this excellent series... — Popmatters More…

Trucks doesn't spend much time analyzing songs; the book is a tribute to the auteur spirit ... Readers may skim Trucks' long digressions into his own autobiography, which is too bad because they... — Paste More…

Pavement's third album isn't the most obvious choice for a 33 1/3 book ... But the series is more concerned with telling new stories than in re-telling old ones, and Bryan Charles relishes the... — Pitchfork More…

By far the biggest name in the 33 1/3 roster of writers, Jonathan Lethem is no music critic, but an award-winning fiction writer ... His take on Talking Heads' 1979 album forgoes fiction for... — Pitchfork More…

Metallica engendered so much musical change that it deserves a certain level of intellectual analysis ... always interesting summary of an album whose impact is, improbably, still being felt.... — Record Collector More…

This is an excellent book - unmissable for 'breaker fans and with much to offer anyone who is interested in the politics of punk — International Times More…

A profoundly lyrical, digressive mapping of her fame-and-family decades ... This third memoir finds Smith unhomed, at times almost unhinged, as she does her utmost to ward off those Beaten Generation... — MOJO More…