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| Much as I might have thought I was never someone on the I-94 Bar’s Xmas card list (due to historical aesthetic differences), it’s magnanimous of this estimable website to offer me some coverage and I greatly appreciate it. But it's all Robert Brokenmouth’s fault! Robert gave a thoughtful positive review to the recent re/issue of Stranded, and now he’s doubled up with a great review of Suburban Songbook. “Suburban Songbook is so readable,” he says, “it's like a few old mates sharing a beer or four at the local, and the wraparound context is what really makes it tick.” Well, that’s always my first principle for any book - readability! - along with it having some humour, which Brokenmouth also credits in this case, along with some insights. So, for me, that’s the bases covered… Brokenmouth concludes: “If Walker had only ever written Inner City Sound or Highway to Hell or Stranded, his reputation as the grand old historian of Australian music would have been assured. The Suburban Songbook bookends the lot, and is, in my opinion, at least as essential.” Read the review in full here |
