Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock'n'Roll Music - Softcover

Marcus, Greil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0452289181 ISBN 13: 9780452289185

Publisher: Plume, 2008

Synopsis

Mystery Train Catch a train to the heart of rock ?n? roll with this essential study of the quintessential American art form. First published in 1975, Greil Marcus's "Mystery Train" remains a benchmark study of rock ?n? roll and a classic in the field of music criticism. Focusing on six key artists?Robert Johnson, Harmonica Frank, Randy Newman, the Band, Sly Stone, and Elvis Presley?Marcus explores the evolution... Full description

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Product Description:

Updated with a revised discography, a new edition of the classic study of rock music traces the evolution of the genre as exemplified in the careers of six key artists--Robert Johnson, Harmonica Frank, Randy Newman, the Band, Sly Stone, and Elvis Presley--and examines its influence on American pop culture. Original.

Review:

More than 20 years after its initial publication, Mystery Train remains one of the smartest, most provocative books ever written about rock-and-roll. Marcus puts his subjects--which include Robert Johnson, Elvis Presley, The Band, Randy Newman and Sly Stone--into their proper context, which is the culture-at-large. He makes you understand why these musicians matter and what they have contributed to the American imagination. In his introduction, Marcus confesses that he is no longer "capable of mulling over Elvis without thinking about Herman Melville"--to the benefit, I might add, of both parties. --Gala Brand

About this edition

• Publisher: Plume
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0452289181
• ISBN 13: 9780452289185
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 409