A review by summsummsummer
Out of the Vinyl Deeps: On Rock Music by Sasha Frere-Jones, Nona Willis Aronowitz, Ellen Willis, Daphne Carr, Evie Nagy

challenging funny informative medium-paced

4.0

i often think of the 60's and 70's music counter culture with a critical hindsight. that "i would have never fallen for all that bc, and i wouldve called out all that male chauvinist garbage" ands its refreshing to see that there were women who were saying the same thing at the time. while i dont agree w willis on a lot its refreshing to see a women face the dilemma of loving rock and roll while also critiquing it as a boys club and how women only fit in in if they serve the liberation of men, but still enjoying the music none the less. a lot of the essays are dense and it takes time to not only read but process which is difficult but very fun for music review and journalism. her critiques of david bowie are very funny bc it shows something that happens a lot in music, and that you just dont get it and its not for you. as a huge bowie fan i find her bemusement of ziggy stardust and his theatrics very funny. for a feminist writer there was a noticeable gap of women musicians she wrote on, mentioning herself that theyre werent many "good women in the scene" or something similar, it felt a little lazy bc there was a wealth of women in rock and roll she just didnt like them. but there were a wealth of reviews and essays and mentions of bob dylan. it did make me hate bob dylan tho. i just dont care about bob dylan.