Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

A Must-Have Book (If you love music):

In this world of criticism, there are two ways to go. You can either offer an objective take on the work you are criticizing or you can conform to the wishes of your editor and offer up a puff piece. Some critics will go for the puff piece. Lester Bangs never did. And neither has Jim Derogatis,

Derogatis, music critic for the Chicago Sun Times and frequent contributor to many music/entertainment related periodicals, is one of the most honest and objective music writers out there today. And he's one of... more info

Ultimately unsatisfying, but still a must-read:

I have to agree with the prevailing sentiment of my fellow "Milk It!" reviewers. While it's not a bad read as a whole, this book is still loaded with obvious filler material that, more often than not, will have you skipping around searching for the good stuff, of which there is thankfully plenty to be found.

One of the great things about this book is that everyone who reads it will find something in it that will cause them to throw the book across the room. For the most part, Jim DeRogatis smacks the... more info

Bland Musings on a Totally Awesome Music Phenomena:

Ok...I bought this book because it had a cool cover and featured stories on some of my favourite bands. But each article was so shallow and boring, I got absolutely nothing out of it. There was no in depth analysis or probing interviews. I totally understand why Billy Corgan hates this guy, his writing style is so bland and vanilla. Derogatis also has such a negative spin on so many cool bands, and champions fakers such as Courtney Love. And he also reckons Ride's "Carnival of Light" and the Pumpkin's last... more info

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