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i-dont-read · 3 years

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my July 2021 book ratings

# of books read: 12

Confessions series by Ella Frank

Henri (#1) ★★★☆☆

Bailey (#2) ★★★☆☆

Jingle Bell Rock by Ella Frank & Brooke Blaine ★★★★☆

Prime Time series by Ella Frank

Inside Affair (#1) ★★★★☆

Breaking News (#2) ★★★★☆

Headlines (#3) ★★★★☆

Bad Intentions (Intentions #1) by Ella Frank ★★★☆☆

Scoring With Him (Men of Summer #1) by Lauren Blakely ★★★★☆

The End Zone (Atlanta Lightning #2) by Riley Hart ★★★★☆

Reckless at Westbrook High (The Kingston Brothers #2) by Bethany Winters ★★★★☆

Cruel and Careless (Worthless Boys #1) by Bailey Nicole ★★☆☆☆

Sing Your Heart Out (Sinful Serenade #1) by Crystal Kaswell ★★☆☆☆

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Funhouse: Room by Room

(1.) "Down on the Street"

Jittery drums & guitar announce Iggy is on the street & hyper-aware. The riff opens up as he realizes how spiritually & sexually exposed this LSD trip makes him. Sensory overload, boiled down to the mantras "NO WALL!" & "Faces shine...Real old mind.."

(2.) "Loose"

Getting his bearings, groove swinging like a merry-go-round, back & forth between music & sex. Two or three mantras here also. These will not be verse-chorus-verse songs. Enjoy the fleeting commercial on side one while you can. Some high-falutin’ jazz concepts coming later.

(3.) "T.V. Eye"

Whatever sexual liason(s) he's found haven't cured his anxiety. Inspiration for the title was apparently the CBS eye. Camera shyness. The jitters are back. The merry-go-round goes a little too fast & Ig is paranoid. Still, this really "slaps", as the kids say.

(4.) "Dirt"

Bass almost makes you queasy. Hangover, maybe, &/or painful realization in the cold light of day. This is about low self-esteem, & not knowing what to do in-between nocturnal Dionysian release. But he knows others feel it too, even if they aren't wild performers.

(5.) "1970"

Ig has cracked the formula to annihilate his ego, if only temporarily. "1969", on The Stooges’ debut, was about boredom, but they're not anymore. Jelling as a band so much, Mr. P. sounds maniacally gleeful. Repeatedly shouts, "I feel AL-RIGHT". Enter jazzy saxophone.

(6.) "Fun House"

Stuttering, strutting groove; singer demands: "Let me in!" The FH is a scarier, subterranean version of those places you go to have fun in less-demanding pop songs. The sax joins the pulsing riffs, & Ig tries to merge with his audience, or partner, or whoever.

(7.) "L.A. Blues"

Sound of a cat stuck in a popcorn popper. Apparently, the band missed being home in Detroit. Screeching becomes growling. Sax sticks around for this freak-out. They've earned some avant-garde pretentiousness. What is your #1 ROCK album, & why is it FUN HOUSE?

#the stooges #proto punk #hard rock #classic albums #fun house #iggy pop

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