I Love Rock 'n' Roll (Except When I Hate It)

Music breeds duality. We enjoy the music we love-listening to it talking about it reading about it. But it''s just as fun to passionately revel in mocking the music we hate. Fortunately musicians make this two-lane path very easy to follow. Half the time they''re creating timeless works of art that speak to the soul; the other half they''re recording ridiculous concept albums about robots. . I Love Rock ''n'' Roll (Except When I Hate It) covers both sides: It celebrates the music world''s flashes of genius the creation of masterpieces and the little-known stories...as well as the entertainingly bad ideas. Armed with a healthy dose of Brian Boone''s humorous asides and lively commentary you''ll learn extremely important stuff like: . ? How bands got their stupid names ? All alternative rock bands directly descend from Pixies ? The most metal facts of metal in the history of metal ? The secret lives of one-hit wonders ? The story behind Layla and other assorted love songs about George Harrison''s wife ? What is quite possibly the worst song in rock history . Boone also reveals terribly useful information like chart trivia the rules of music lists and many more origins meanings and stories about everyone''s most loved and loathed musicians.