Andre Malraux and Gillian McCain - Man's Hope

Pros: First-hand stories
Cons: Some omissions

So, I gather that "Please Kill Me" is generally considered to be the premier book on the wild world ...

Pros: Legs Mc Neil's definitive work on everything you wanted to know about the Punk Revolution...
Cons: May be too extreme for some audiences...

One of the most influential figures of the Punk Revolution, Legs Mc Neil's legacy as co-founder of Punk Magazine and head roadie for the Ramones cements his position with this definitive work detailing the rise and fall of the Punk Revolution. Its ...

Pros: fast-paced, told by the punks themselves
Cons: confusing at times

Please Kill Me is a dirty, detailed, honest, dangerous, and uncensored look at the origins of one of the most misunderstood genres of music in the world today; punk rock. It does not hold anything back, and is very honest. Everything written in the book ...

Pros: Finally: the roots of punk from the mouths of those who were there!
Cons: At times contradictory

Founder of Punk magazine and respected punk critic Legs McNeil hits us upside the head with the long-overdue Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk. Compiled from a series of interviews over the course of several years with punk...

Pros: Oh god this book is good! The history of punk is revealed at last!
Cons: Just a matter of my personal opinion, but don't let it sway you.

Have you ever wondered where the Punk music movement ever came from? Wish you could have been there? Well Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain have written a wonderful book about that era in music. This isn't fictional or anything, this book is just the words ...

Pros: quick read, fun, informative, juicy
Cons: leaves you wanting more

It's rare that I find a non-fiction work that I absolutely cannot put down. This was one of them, however. I had been interested in punk rock for awhile already, but I hadn't known much about the American scene until reading this compilation of...

Pros: detailed, gives the best history of punk
Cons: mainly centers around New York scene.

Please Kill Me was the first and is still the only book that gives a real history of punk rock. The book is divided into parts, each about a certain period. Please Kill me also contains many written pieces from many of the original punk people, such as...

Pros: The book starts off with Iggy Pop who is known of the creator of punk.
Cons: This book provides a limited history of punk and can get very boring at times.

The cover and title of this book crasped my attention right away. This book is for underage kids discovering punk and punk veterans
alike. This is one of the many books that has attempted to stamp a time a place on punk begins & history which can't be done. This oral history of punk rock is not the best I have read but I enjoyed reading it and may read it again. This book can get boring at times because of the fact that they left out so much musically and globally.