The Evolution of a Cro-Magnon by John JosephMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The Evolution of a Cro-Magnon ably narrated by John Joseph would seem from the cover to be the inside story of NYC hardcore band The Cro-Mags. That band is not really core to the content until Chapter 12 and I would be surprised if it rises to 20% of content. Certainly tours, shows and recording is not the point here. This autobiography, by John "Bloodclot" Joseph recounts his hard times and spiritual redemption from a traumatic childhood in foster care, hard knocks in the gritty city and a music career under rapacious management.
Joseph, after rastafarianism from The Bad Brains, came across the works of Swami Prabhupāda and he writes,
If you ever read any of Srila Prabhupada’s books you’ll find out that what’s contained in their pages is revolutionary, because the real revolution is all bout throwing up the middle finger to this fucked up way of life and getting back to our original, blissful spiritual nature...
Not really preachy on the krishna-core front, Joseph's life AWOL from the Navy for several
years and living as a junky, bike messenger, and Bad Brains roady makes for a fascinating and engaging read.
The one "quarrel" I have with this audio edition is the frequent line repeats apparently not edited correctly when Joseph re-recorded a line.
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