Help me write a 33 1/3 book

mutty · **Posted:** Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:16 am

Damn, sorry to hear it.

shiv · **Posted:** Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:24 am

Dalen Wrote:

shiv Wrote:

Thee Chad Wrote:

Motherfuck

Not only did a different White Stripes proposal get picked
Not only did a proposal for Operation Ivy's "Energy" (the album I was heavily leaning toward pitching until a month out) get picked
But a proposal for goddamn Vampire Weekend made the cut.

Sonofabitch.

Hello Mr. Bottle of Wine, so nice to see you. It's been a while, no?

this series has jumped the shark.

disagree. i think it'll be a fairly interesting read.

more importantly, this will be awesome...

2 Live Crew â€“ As Clean As They Wanna Be

i would rather read the britney spears one than that.

and why would anyone write about the edited version of that 2 live crew?

these would interest me.

AC/DC â€“ Highway to Hell
The Cars â€“ The Cars
Digital Underground â€“ Sex Packets
Main Source â€“ Breaking Atoms
NWA â€“ Straight Outta Compton
Portishead â€“ Dummy
Suicide â€“ Suicide

Thee Incident · **Posted:** Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:49 am

shiv Wrote:

Dalen Wrote:

shiv Wrote:

Thee Chad Wrote:

Motherfuck

Not only did a different White Stripes proposal get picked
Not only did a proposal for Operation Ivy's "Energy" (the album I was heavily leaning toward pitching until a month out) get picked
But a proposal for goddamn Vampire Weekend made the cut.

Sonofabitch.

Hello Mr. Bottle of Wine, so nice to see you. It's been a while, no?

this series has jumped the shark.

disagree. i think it'll be a fairly interesting read.

more importantly, this will be awesome...

2 Live Crew â€“ As Clean As They Wanna Be

i would rather read the britney spears one than that.

and why would anyone write about the edited version of that 2 live crew?

these would interest me.

AC/DC â€“ Highway to Hell
The Cars â€“ The Cars
Digital Underground â€“ Sex Packets
Main Source â€“ Breaking Atoms
NWA â€“ Straight Outta Compton
Portishead â€“ Dummy
Suicide â€“ Suicide

I mean, I can see where there'd be a lot to write about with that 2 Live Crew record; the incredibly overzealous cultural backlash, Luke basically saying "fuck everyone" and then the clean version of the record coming out.

More using it as a lense for social mores at the time than a deep artistic investigation. I think the praise and sales from the Celine book have swung Continuum very much in that direction when it comes to selecting topics. Can't blame em if that's what moves books off the shelves.

shiv · **Posted:** Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:54 am

Thee Chad Wrote:

shiv Wrote:

Dalen Wrote:

shiv Wrote:

Thee Chad Wrote:

Motherfuck

Not only did a different White Stripes proposal get picked
Not only did a proposal for Operation Ivy's "Energy" (the album I was heavily leaning toward pitching until a month out) get picked
But a proposal for goddamn Vampire Weekend made the cut.

Sonofabitch.

Hello Mr. Bottle of Wine, so nice to see you. It's been a while, no?

this series has jumped the shark.

disagree. i think it'll be a fairly interesting read.

more importantly, this will be awesome...

2 Live Crew â€“ As Clean As They Wanna Be

i would rather read the britney spears one than that.

and why would anyone write about the edited version of that 2 live crew?

these would interest me.

AC/DC â€“ Highway to Hell
The Cars â€“ The Cars
Digital Underground â€“ Sex Packets
Main Source â€“ Breaking Atoms
NWA â€“ Straight Outta Compton
Portishead â€“ Dummy
Suicide â€“ Suicide

I mean, I can see where there'd be a lot to write about with that 2 Live Crew record; the incredibly overzealous cultural backlash, Luke basically saying "fuck everyone" and then the clean version of the record coming out.

More using it as a lense for social mores at the time than a deep artistic investigation. I think the praise and sales from the Celine book have swung Continuum very much in that direction when it comes to selecting topics. Can't blame em if that's what moves books off the shelves.

oh it's make a great read. i was just questioning why it's the clean version.

Sketch · **Posted:** Mon Feb 16, 2009 7:27 am

Lots of my listmania in the semi-finals listing, so I'm optimistic about the selection. Sucks for Chad, though... especially since the same album was picked. Sorry, bro.

Senator LooGAR · **Posted:** Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:09 am

Chad - did they give you any more feedback than a form rejection letter, or did you just learn about this via the list being released? FUGGERS!

PopTodd · **Posted:** Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:13 am

I am not entirely familiar with the series, but has anyone done any of the following yet:
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Boo Radleys - Giant Steps
Flying Burrito Brothers - Gilded Palace Of Sin
?

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:15 am

Sounds like you should have gone with "Skee-Lo - I Wish"

Thee Incident · **Posted:** Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:21 pm

Senator Lou Gar Wrote:

Chad - did they give you any more feedback than a form rejection letter, or did you just learn about this via the list being released? FUGGERS!

It was a polite form rejection. The guy gave his day to day email address and said if we really want feedback on rejections we can email him, but it'd likely take a while to respond. Which is fine - it's a huge project I'm sure. I'mma wait a few weeks and send him something once the initial onslaught has passed.

Senator LooGAR · **Posted:** Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:23 pm

Thee Chad Wrote:

Senator Lou Gar Wrote:

Chad - did they give you any more feedback than a form rejection letter, or did you just learn about this via the list being released? FUGGERS!

It was a polite form rejection. The guy gave his day to day email address and said if we really want feedback on rejections we can email him, but it'd likely take a while to respond. Which is fine - it's a huge project I'm sure. I'mma wait a few weeks and send him something once the initial onslaught has passed.

My only question would be what the other guy had in his proposal v. yours.

As you know, and what took me too long to figure out, is that the life of a freelance writer is one of near-constant rejection.

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:40 pm

Senator Lou Gar Wrote:

Thee Chad Wrote:

Senator Lou Gar Wrote:

Chad - did they give you any more feedback than a form rejection letter, or did you just learn about this via the list being released? FUGGERS!

It was a polite form rejection. The guy gave his day to day email address and said if we really want feedback on rejections we can email him, but it'd likely take a while to respond. Which is fine - it's a huge project I'm sure. I'mma wait a few weeks and send him something once the initial onslaught has passed.

My only question would be what the other guy had in his proposal v. yours.

As you know, and what took me too long to figure out, is that the life of a freelance writer is one of near-constant rejection.

I have found one of the tricks to this series is not to do a straight-forward analysis of the album. Obviously, John Darnielle is an exception because of his musical work, but he wrote a novella about Sabbath, Graffiti Bridge talks about race and growing up in the 90s, and the Celine Dion is about just odd.

Dunno if this round found itself going in that direction as well, but I'm figuring they are probably looking for more than a biography, or "behind the music" style book.

Sorry to hear about the rejection Chad. Hope you get a response back when you write the 33 1/3 guy, and next time you get it. The cool thing is, the series is soliciting entries every few years, so at least you have another chance.

Thee Incident · **Posted:** Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:49 pm

The list done been whittled down to 27 semi-final candidates. If White Stripes, Liz Phair and Op Ivy all get picked, a bender por moi might be in store.

AC/DC - Highway to Hell
Aretha Franklin - Amazing Grace
The Beatles - The Beatles
Bob Dylan - Time Out of Mind
The Cramps - Songs the Lord Taught Us
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Dinosaur Jr: You're Living All Over Me
ELO - Out of the Blue
Grateful Dead - Closing of Winterland
Johnny Cash - American Recordings
Kiss - Destroyer
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen
Lil' Wayne - Da Drought 3
Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville
Lou Reed - Metal Music Machine
Neil Young - Tonight's the Night
Operation Ivy - Energy
Paul Simon - Graceland
Radiohead - Kid A
Rolling Stones - Some Girls
Slint - Spiderland
Television - Marquee Moon
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
Ween - Chocolate and Cheese
White Stripes - White Blood Cells
Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth

Danny Don't Rapp · **Joined:** Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:20 pm **Posts:** 1530

I would like to see any other Ween album EXCEPT Chocolate and Cheese get written about.

PopTodd · **Posted:** Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:26 pm

I just found out that my high school friend J. wrote the Murmur book. I also found out that he lives near me, so we may get together and play sometime.

Good luck, Chad!

FT · **Posted:** Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:58 pm

I'm pulling for Devo.

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:46 pm

I was hoping for a few more "weird" choices...

Also, am I dreaming or did I just see something about the series being put on hold for "economic" reasons? Thought I saw it on Brooklyn Vegan or Largeheartedboy.

Of that list I'm interest in:

The Cramps - Songs the Lord Taught Us
Dinosaur Jr: You're Living All Over Me
Grateful Dead - Closing of Winterland
Johnny Cash - American Recordings
Kiss - Destroyer
Lou Reed - Metal Music Machine
Neil Young - Tonight's the Night
Operation Ivy - Energy
Slint - Spiderland
Television - Marquee Moon
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
Ween - Chocolate and Cheese

but will probably only buy 1 or 2 of them.

Thee Incident · **Posted:** Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:47 pm

Yeah, I don't know what that whole thing concerning "the future of the series" was about.

christian · **Posted:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:54 pm

Dalen Wrote:

and...

Jellyfish â€“ Spilt Milk!!!!

Yes!

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