In The Dustbin seems to have a similar goal. But that's not quite enough. The thesis that rock reached its apex after about 25 years, then stopped evolving, is tough to prove, and Miller doesn't seem to have the passion for the challenge. Miller's rise of rock 'n' roll comprises events that occurred while he was paying attention, which is a fair strategy for a music fan's approach, but the material he covers has been covered hundreds of times before. It's the past 20 or 25 years that have yet to be fully figured out, processed, and filed, not Elvis, Alan Freed, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Sex Pistols.
Flowers is a book that, for all intents and purposes, works and works well.
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