Title: A long boring slog through the underground
Product review: With the exception of the Butthole Surfers, most of the band stories make for dull reading. I wasn't expecting Hammer of the Gods, but descriptions of J. Mascis squabbling with his bassist for pages on end got tedious.Most of the brand name punk/indie acts of the era are included (in other words--the usual suspects) and frankly, a lot the interviews/stories have been circulating on these folks since, well, the '80s.I'm done with the review, but if anyone cares how I would have improved the book (say, as editor), read on. A chapter on Shimmy-Disc would have been great, since that label released tons of interesting music in the '80s that stood miles apart from the contrived sounds of Sub Pop, Dischord et al. Kramer's legal hassles/personal travails and subsequent loss of both Shimmy-Disc and his recording studio would have made for interesting reading. The Bongwater album covers alone are more exciting than Sub Pop's entire catalog.
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