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 It Crawled from the South An R.E.M. Companion by Marcus Gray |
 R. E. M. - Parallel DVD |
| Now in its second edition, It
Crawled from the South is an encyclopedic, non-linear, mostly
non-hagiographic book about those enigmatic guys from Athens, Georgia.
Marcus Gray furnishes thumbnail sketches of each member, as well as
chapters on the band's recording history, politics, album packaging, and
regional accent. The author is also fearless enough to venture into the
black hole of Michael Stipe's lyrics. He doesn't, to be sure, make sense
of Stipe's associative rambles, and the singer himself lets Gray off the
hook by confessing that "three-quarters of my lyrics probably come
from overheard conversations. I steal a lot, basically. Someone will say
something really interesting, and I'll write it down." Okay. But
we'd still like to know what a moral kiosk is. Click here for It Crawled from the South at Amazon.com |
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