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Synopsis
This infamous book has enjoyed a lively underground reputation since its first publication in 1970. Richard Meltzer (a.k.a. R. Meltzer) took his training as a young philosopher and applied it with unalloyed enthusiasm to the lyrics, sound, and culture of rock and roll. Never before had anyone noticed the relationship between the philosophy of Heidegger and a tune by Little Anthony and the Imperials, heard the cries of agony in the Shangri Las' Remember (Walkin' in the Sand)", or transcribed every "papa-ooma-mow-mow" in the Trashmen's Surfin' Bird."From Dionne Warwick to Plato, Jim Morrison to Bert Brecht, Conway Twitty to Miguel de Unamuno, Meltzer subverts high and low culture in his search for meaning, emotion, and codes in popular music. At once an earnest investigation and a crypto put-on, the book can be read for its nuggets of information and insights or for its humour. Here with Greil Marcus's new introduction, yet another generation of readers can be outraged and inspired.
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About the Author
Richard Meltzer is the author of over a dozen books, including A Whore Just Like the Rest-winner of the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award-and innumerable articles. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
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The Aesthetics of Rock
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Something Else, 1970
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The Aesthetics of Rock
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The aesthetics of rock
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. Meltzer, R. [Richard] The aesthetics of rock. First edition in paperback. New York City: Something Else Press Inc., 1970. Paperback, Good. Illustrated card covers, with light shelfwear to edges, creases to corners, reading crease along the spine. Binding strong. Light foxing to edges of endpapers and prelims. 346pp., central section of b/w plates. Light tanning to edges of the page block. Contents clean and bright. Richard Meltzer (born May 10, 1945) wrote the book between 1965 and 1968, it was first published in 1970 by Something Else Press. It is one of the first major works of rock-music criticism and analysis. He wrote it as an undergraduate at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and as a graduate student at Yale University, from which he was, as he relates in his foreword, "kicked out toot-sweet on my rock-roll caboose" for writing papers with rock-music themes for philosophy classes. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing. Seller Inventory # ABE-1762771271211
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 346 pages including index and black and white photos. The first inside book of rock music, as viewed by a brilliant young ex-philosopher, ex-dropout, ex-prizefights+concert critic, ex-rock lyricist and extraordinary. A kaleidoscope of the rock experience. Glossy illustrated covers with minimal wear. Small slight crease to lower front corner of front cover. Contents unmarked with light yellowing at edges. An excellent copy. Seller Inventory # 23208714