We Never Learn
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We Never Learn

The Gunk Punk Undergut, 1988-2001

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eBook - ePub

We Never Learn

The Gunk Punk Undergut, 1988-2001

About this book

Nirvana, the White Stripes, Hole, the Hives—all sprang from an underground music scene where similarly raw bands, enjoying various degrees of success and luck, played for throngs of fans in venues ranging from dive bars to massive festivals, but were mostly ignored by a music industry focused on mega-bands and shiny pop stars. We Never Learn: The Gunk Punk Undergut, 1988–2001 tracks the inspiration and beautiful destruction of this largely undocumented movement. What they took, they fought for, every night. They reveled in '50s rock 'n' roll, '60s garage rock, and '70s punk while creating their own wave of gut-busting riffs and rhythm.
The majority of bands that populate this book—the Gories, the Supersuckers, the Dwarves, the Mummies, Rocket from the Crypt, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, and the Muffs among them—gained little long-term reward from their nonstop touring and brain-slapping records. What they did have was free liquor, cheap drugs, chaotic romances, and a crazy good time, all the while building a dedicated fan base that extends across the world. Truly, this is the last great wave of down-and-dirty rock 'n' roll.
In this expanded edition, Eric Davidson reveals more about the punk undergut with a new preface, postscript, and even more photos.
Includes free twenty-song download!

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Information

Publisher
Backbeat
Year
2022
eBook ISBN
9781493059867

Table of contents

  1. FOREWORD: THE INEFFABLE WHATSIS
  2. PREFACE: ÇA PLAN POUR MOI
  3. PROLOGUE: SONIC REDUCER
  4. 1. BASTARDS OF YOUNG
  5. 2. STRUNG OUT ON JARGON
  6. 3. TAPPING THE SOURCE
  7. 4. BLOOD, GUTS AND PUSSY
  8. 5. TELEPATHIC HATE
  9. 6. LARGE MEAT SOIRÉE
  10. 7. BORN TOULOUSE-LAUTREC
  11. 8. STRONGER THAN DIRT
  12. 9. IT GETS A LITTLE RED
  13. 10. BUMPED BY KARAOKE
  14. 11. GET ACTION!
  15. 12. HALF-ASSED, WILL TRAVEL
  16. 13. INSTANT HEADACHE
  17. 14. TALENT IS A CRIME
  18. 15. THE EVIL POWERS OF ROCK’N’ROLL
  19. 16. HATE TO SAY I TOLD YOU SO
  20. EPILOGUE: THE LONG GOODBYE
  21. POSTSCRIPT: VICTIM OF TIME
  22. IN MEMORIAM: UNKNOWN PASSAGE
  23. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  24. GREAT UNDERGUT CUTS: 1988–2001
  25. WE NEVER LEARN: THE SOUNDTRACK