| Product Summary | | Format: Paperback | | ISBN: 9780452289185 | | Publisher: Plume Books | | Publish Date: 2/26/2008 | | Buy.com Sku: 205098480 | | Item#: | | Dimensions (in Inches) 9H x 6L x 1T | | Pages: 400 |
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| | | Catch a train to the heart of rock ana roll with this essential study of the quintessential American art form. First published in 1975, Greil Marcusas "Mystery Train" remains a benchmark study of rock ana roll and a classic in the field of music criticism. Focusing on six key artistsaRobert Johnson, Harmonica Frank, Randy Newman, the Band, Sly Stone, and Elvis PresleyaMarcus explores the evolution and impact of rock ana roll and its unique place in American culture. This fifth edition of "Mystery Train" includes an updated and rewritten Notes and Discographies section, exploring the evolution and continuing impact of the recordings featured in the book.
| Author Bio| Greil Marcus | | Greil Marcus has written on rock & roll since the mid-1960s, when he was the record review editor for Rolling Stone magazine. His book MYSTERY TRAIN, a study of the careers and influence of a selection of significant artists, including the Band, Elvis Presley, Sly Stone, and Harmonica Frank, is considered one of the seminal texts of rock & roll criticism. Born in Menlo Park, California, in 1945, Marcus was educated at the University of California at Berkeley during the political foment of the mid-1960s. His exposure to student radicalism around this time resulted in his blending of music criticism and modern political philosophy, which created a controversial genre of musical analysis that has continued to influence writers well into the 21st century. Subsequent books like LIPSTICK TRACES and INVISIBLE REPUBLIC continued to unearth America's underground "secret history" through the songs of its musicians, making connections (variously seen by critics as either far-fetched or thrilling) between art, politics, and an array of social movements. Marcus's wide-ranging, freethinking writing on a variety of music-related subjects has also been published in the Village Voice and Artforum, and on an assortment of online websites. |
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