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 | : | 4.96 (691 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1598535315 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 580 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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. 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
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 . A feast of rock writing, freewheelin', funny, and deep.” —Bruce Handy, New York Times Book Review"A vivid cross-section of a half century’s worth of American music writing. Lethem and Dettmar have made their selections both rightly and righteously." —Jack Hamilton,&nbs
"A representative collection, but is that a reccomendation?" according to Michael. 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 c. music fans enjoy MUSIC 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.
Stanley Booth describes a recording session with Otis Redding; Ellen Willis traces the meteoric career of Janis Joplin; Ellen Sander recalls the chaotic world of Led Zeppelin on tour; Nick Tosches etches a portrait of the young Jerry Lee Lewis; Eve Babitz remembers Jim Morrison. 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 ESSENTIAL PLAYLIST OF GREAT WRITING ABOUT THE MUSIC THAT ROCKED AMERICA Jonathan Lethem and Kevin Dettmar's Shake It Up invites the reader into the tumult and excitement of the rock revolution through fifty landmark pieces by a supergroup of writers on rock in all its variety, from heavy metal to disco, punk to hip-hop. The writing here attempts to catch some in a bottle.” Also features:NAT HENTOFF on BOB DYLAN