REEL BIG FISHインディーズ時代の自主制作盤なので、はっきり言って音質は良くないです。演奏もあまりうまくないし…。
収録曲21曲のうち7曲がメジャーデビューアルバム『TURN THE RADIO OFF』に,1曲がサードアルバム『WHY DO THEY ROCK SO HARD』に収録されてる（当然音質は後のアルバムのほうがいい）ので、REEL BIG FISHのコアなファンでなければ買わなくてもいいかな、と思います。持ってる私もほとんど聴きません…。
ただ、『EVERYTHING SUCKS（「TURN THE RADIO OFF」収録曲）』のビデオクリップがCDエキストラで収録されているのは少しお得かもしれませんね。
My husband actually got this book from his sister in Canada. We don't watch much t.v or keep up with "celebrity" so I had no idea there was a prequel to this book. I know we live under a rock.
I skimmed through it but at first didn't like that "Ewan and Charley" took turns with their impressions of the trip. I thought it would be tedious to read and went back to another book I was reading.
What a mistake!
Three months later I picked it up again as a last desperate grasp for entertainment and was surprised and enthralled. It's a fantastic journey taken by two obviously great pals.
I was wrong about the writing style it enhanced the book, fleshing out the incidents from both amusing viewpoints. It's probably a journey that many of us have dreamed of doing and reading this book was a delicious vicarious experience. I finished today feeling like I was parting with two friends and hoping I would see them again soon.
I'm off to the local Tsutaya tonight to see if they have either DVD in and of course I will order Long Way Round. If the second was this great I can't wait to curl up with the first one!
A definite must read.
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