MYSTERY TRAIN - Softcover
Fifth revised edition of an account of American popular music which takes as its premise the idea that American music is another stage in the production of the American myth expressed as a popular culture through the mass media.
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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
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?Gets as close to the heart and soul of America and American music as the best of rock ?n? roll.? ?Bruce Springsteen ?The finest examination to date of American popular music.? ?Alan Light, "Entertainment Weekly" ?Probably the best book ever written about rock.? ?"Rolling Stone" aGets as close to the heart and soul of America and American music as the best of rock ana roll.a aBruce Springsteen aThe finest examination to date of American popular music.a aAlan Light, "Entertainment Weekly" aProbably the best book ever written about rock.a a"Rolling Stone" Gets as close to the heart and soul of America and American music as the best of rock n roll. Bruce Springsteen The finest examination to date of American popular music. Alan Light, "Entertainment Weekly" Probably the best book ever written about rock. "Rolling Stone"
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- PublisherALLIA
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 2844850774
- ISBN 13 9782844850775
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages432
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