But I Like It - Joe Sacco (2006)
Hilarious and wonderfully drawn collection of Joe Sacco tour posters, record covers and comics documenting his European travels with 80s psychedelic punk band The Miracle Workers, his love of The Rolling Stones, and Fat Possum's 90s blues roster. At this point in his career, Sacco's writing is a bit scatterbrained, but is still obviously good. The accompanying visuals are definitely the highlight of this collection, though.
33 1/3 #16: The Replacements' Let It Be - Colin Meloy (2004)
As interesting as it was to get insight into Colin Meloy's upbringing and relationship with music at a young age, I could have used a little more information regarding the writing, recording and releasing of this excellent 1984 LP by The Replacements. Still, if you're interested in checking out any of the 33 1/3 series of books about seminal albums, this Let It Be is a good place to start.
33 1/3 #33: The Stone Roses' The Stone Roses - Alex Green (2006)
Definitely one of the better entries in the 33 1/3 series, Alex Green's study on The Stone Roses' self-titled debut offers a rare and utterly enjoyable combination of social and political criticism, rich British musical history (namely of the brit-pop and shoegaze variety), and outright nerdy fandom. This dude loves The Stone Roses, and he has the passion, writing skills and education to back it up and make it fun to read about.
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