Clapton, which explores the real cultural difference between burning out and fading away. These latter kind, on the whole, are a much stronger bunch-loved the chapter on Hendrix vs. Others aren’t really rivalries per se, just interesting comparisons. Some rivalries are real-like, they were popular at the same time and genuinely hated each other, or at least there was a myth that they did. I read much of his stuff and listen to his podcast occasionally, he’s exactly my age and shares a lot of the same perspectives on music as I do.Įach chapter is a meandering music + discussion framed in the context of some kind of a rivalry between the artists.
Often interesting, frequently funny, largely enjoyable reading covering the same ground as Steven Hyden’s usual essays and podcasts on music. Funny and accessible, Hyden's writing combines cultural criticism, personal anecdotes, and music history - and just may prompt you to give your least favorite band another chance. Sinead gives readers a glimpse into the perennial battle between old and young. Eric Clapton, Hyden explores burning out and fading away, while his take on Miley vs. Each chapter in Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me focuses on a pop music rivalry, from the classic to the very recent, and draws connections to the larger forces surrounding the pairing. Music opinions bring out passionate debate in people, and Steven Hyden knows that firsthand. Who do you choose? And what does that say about you? Actually - what do these endlessly argued-about pop music rivalries say about us? Steven Hyden explores nineteen music rivalries and what they say about life in this "highly entertaining" book ( Rolling Stone) perfect for every passionate music fan.īeatles vs.
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