Jrnls 80's

by Lee Ranaldo

Book Overview

"JRNLS 80s" recounts the years Sonic Youth spent in used vans and sleeping on floors while waiting for the occasional good show to make it all worthwhile.144 pp. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 188712831X
• ISBN13: 9781887128315
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Soft Skull Press
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Lee is a fantastic writer... Wheres the next decades worth??

this book is amazing... reflections on life, love, loss and highways. as lee says, you cant always call [sonic youth] music, but you can usually call it sound. well i cant always call this book poetry, but anyone who reads it will see the power of lees words. 5 stars!

best book i've read in ages

this book is really cool. lee is an excellent writer and anyone interested in his, or sonic youth's work should read it. the photography is great too.

notorious rockin' lee dismounts with deadly guile, oncemore!

fans of lee and fans of leah alike will always remember those rocket screaming, headcase creaming, psycho reaming, and convulsion dreaming days of volcanic glory. hey, don't we all? even still, lee's acounts easily rile old ghosts thought long dead and trampled on. go lee! (goalie! heh-heh.) so anyway. any fan of lee, leah, or SONIC YOUTH will enjoy this book gluttonously. lee's writing style is jacked up, true, but usually in the best way. the very pages come to life and strangle and intimidate the reader with ruthless efficiency, rendering them stunned and confused and feeling momentarily adrift in their surroundings. a truly thrilling congregation of words and pictures. a minor drawback would be the book's tendency to cause temporary consentration disruptions, and temporary short-term memory loss. that, and it's super harsh. in closing i highly recommend this literature. it, frankly, is perfect. FOR ME TO POOP ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -Elijah Jimerson