Shake It Up: Great American Writing on Rock and Pop from Elvis to Jay Z: A Library of America Special Publication
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (626 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01LZ3FPP6 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 565 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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The story this anthology tells is a ongoing one: “it’s too early,” editors Jonathan Lethem and Kevin Dettmar note, “for canon formation in a field so marvelously volatile—a volatility that mirrors, still, that of pop music itself, which remains smokestack lightning. The writing here attempts to catch some in a bottle.” Also features:NAT HENTOFF on BOB DYLAN AMIRI BARAKA on R&B LESTER BANGS on ELVIS PRESLEY ROBERT CHRISTGAU on PRINCE DEBRA RAE COHEN on DAVID BOWIE EVE BABITZ on JIM MORRISON ROBERT PALMER on SAM COOKE CHUCK KLOSTERMAN on HEAVY METAL JESSICA HOPPER on EMO JOHN JEREM
. JONATHAN LETHEM is the author of The Fortress of Solitude and nine other novels; KEVIN DETTMAR is the author of Is Rock Dead? and editor of The Cambridge Companion to Bob Dylan
A feast of rock writing, freewheelin', funny, and deep.” —Bruce Handy, New York Times Book Review"There are so many hits that this smart anthology mostly feels like a dream jukebox." —Dwight Garner, New York Times "Will remind you of just about everything you love about music.” —PopMatters“Pop writing, at its best, doesn’t know the difference between desire and theory, which is precisely the reason for its power and its persistence. "Excellent. Lethem and Dettmar’s expansive anthology renders this wild, polychrome tradition, and the state of play today, with gusto.” Ben Ratliff, author of Every Song Ever
Michael said A representative collection, but is that a reccomendation?. While the one bad review here is insipid, mostly, this collection is, not surprisingly, uneven. Mr. Poirier gets off to a bad start by writing that Paul sings "I'd love to turn you on" on A Day In the Life, and over-analyzes Sgt. Peppers to the point of one wanting to call bull doo on that. Hentoff, Bangs, Goldstein are all good but most people who have followed rock/pop since the '60s know their work. If you are a completist or a sociologist of pop music culture I think this is probably a good representative collec. "music fans enjoy MUSIC" according to Dan Potter. i have read about a third of this book and enjoy the thoughtful writing. a few of the artists i do not care for but their articles at least make them interesting as a read. good book overall. thanks. Larry J. Dunlap said Wonderful stories from fabled journalists and writers from the best. Wonderful stories from fabled journalists and writers from the best music journals and magazines! So much interesting tales I'd never known about before.