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| − | [[Ben Watson]], Quartet Books 1994 - ISBN 0-7043-0242-X | + | [[Image:Negative dialectics of poodle play ben watson.jpg|right|frame|Book cover for "The Negative Dialectics Of Poodle Play"]][[Ben Watson]], Quartet Books 1994 - ISBN 0-7043-0242-X |
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| − | "This is no less than a frontal assault on authoritarian capitalism from the perspective of Zappology...(It) is stocked with genuine insights and his case for Zappa as a hero of the avant garde - a force to challenge any reigning cultural or political assumptions - is ably made --''Independent on Sunday''" | + | ''"This is no less than a frontal assault on authoritarian capitalism from the perspective of Zappology...(It) is stocked with genuine insights and his case for Zappa as a hero of the avant garde - a force to challenge any reigning cultural or political assumptions - is ably made."'' --''Independent on Sunday''" |
| − | "A book which cites Pamela Des Barres's ''I'm with the Band'' as often as it does Adorno is truly unique and...fucking essential -- Nick Terry ''The Lizard''" | + | ''"A book which cites [[Pamela Miller|Pamela Des Barres]]'s ''I'm with the Band'' as often as it does [[Wikipedia:Theodor W. Adorno|Adorno]] is truly unique and...fucking essential."'' -- Nick Terry ''The Lizard''" |
| − | "Like a dementia-seeking missile, it will pursue hard-core Zappaphiles wherever they hide. However, they can console themselves with the thought that, while they may be twisted enough to read a book like this, at least they weren't twisted enough to write it -- Charles Shaar Murray ''New Statesman''" | + | ''"Like a dementia-seeking missile, it will pursue hard-core Zappaphiles wherever they hide. However, they can console themselves with the thought that, while they may be twisted enough to read a book like this, at least they weren't twisted enough to write it."'' -- [[Charles Shaar Murray]] ''New Statesman''" |
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| + | ''"This book is a perfect match for it s subject: overblown, a work of obsession and adoration, but with much criticism of a intelligence rare in rock music writing."'' -- ''The Observer''" | ||
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[[Category: Books about Zappa]] | [[Category: Books about Zappa]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:15, 22 September 2021
Ben Watson, Quartet Books 1994 - ISBN 0-7043-0242-X
Bookcover endorsements:
"This is no less than a frontal assault on authoritarian capitalism from the perspective of Zappology...(It) is stocked with genuine insights and his case for Zappa as a hero of the avant garde - a force to challenge any reigning cultural or political assumptions - is ably made." --Independent on Sunday"
"A book which cites Pamela Des Barres's I'm with the Band as often as it does Adorno is truly unique and...fucking essential." -- Nick Terry The Lizard"
"Like a dementia-seeking missile, it will pursue hard-core Zappaphiles wherever they hide. However, they can console themselves with the thought that, while they may be twisted enough to read a book like this, at least they weren't twisted enough to write it." -- Charles Shaar Murray New Statesman"
"This book is a perfect match for it s subject: overblown, a work of obsession and adoration, but with much criticism of a intelligence rare in rock music writing." -- The Observer"
