Meet Me In The Bathroom Book Review

Book review for my latest read meet me in the bathroom.

Meet me in the bathroom book review. 2001 2011 was a formative time for music for me. Rebirth and rock and roll in new york city 2001 2011 by lizzy goodman. Basically meet me in the bathroom is the history of the gentrification of rock n roll or what became of it or what s not left of it. Meet me in the bathroom is the juiciest book on rock n roll in years a thrilling hilarious gossip fueled account pitchfork lizzy goodman s deliciously over reported oral history of early aughts new york rock was a monument to the scuzzy magic that occurs when youth hedonism ambition and talent coincide new yorker.

The book is fun and provocative. Meet me in the bathroom. Lizzy goodman s meet me in the bathroom. It s chock full of good dirt.

My beef is with the bands music and style or lack thereof not with the book itself. Rebirth and rock and roll in new york city 2001 2011 which has been excerpted in new york magazine and praised by pitchfork spin and rolling stone. It s written by lizzy goodman a long time music journalist. Partly because there isn t really a there.

It feels sultry and sordid and a little bit bawdy and for those of us who grew into ourselves to a soundtrack of the strokes the yeah yeah yeahs and lcd soundsystem it feels tangible. Lizzy goodman s oral history beautifully captures the guitar rock scene in new york from 2001 to 2011 a flashbulb moment. I was am a fan of most of the bands discussed and followed this scene from afar with the help of the internet. It s not like edie the tremendous oral history by jean stein and george plimpton which creates a very vivid sense of the warhol 60s manhattan scene.

It didn t make me wish i was there as per john harris s review. Rebirth and rock and roll in nyc 2001 2011 was so entertaining a perfect memorial day weekend read. Meet me in the bathroom review were the strokes the last real rock stars.