Thursday, July 12, 2018

BOOK REVIEW! METAL URBAIN--UN BON HIPPIE EST UN HIPPIE MORT BY OVIDIE-ERIC DEBRIS (Camion Blanc, 2012)

Can't read a word of this 'un ('cept for various English weaklie reprints and the like), or maybe I can patch things out the way Basil Fawlty could figure that the Germans were volunteering to get meat so all is not lost. But man this is a boffo reading in any language, a biography (or maybe autobiography since MU leader Eric Debris is co-author) regarding the infamous electronic punk rock aggregation Metal Urbain complete with loads of rare pix and information that I can barely make out but...I just know it has to be good because well, that type is so bold and those French words look so cool...

But if you were one who was smart enough to take French class in High Stool and paid attention you'll definitely get a whole lot more outta this than I ever could. But as it stands for mono-linguists like myself I'll take it if only because the SPIRIT seeps through any language barrier. And hey, you will learn enough from even a quick perusal of the pages whether it be what the legendary European Son looked like, or that "fuck you" can transcend into any language.

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