| A Whore Just Like the Rest: The Musical Writings of Richard Meltzer Contributor(s): Meltzer, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0306809532 ISBN-13: 9780306809538 Publisher: Da Capo Press OUR PRICE: $24.69 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2000 Annotation: He is one of the inventors of rock criticism. His first book, The Aesthetics of Rock (acclaimed by Greil Marcus as "a disemboweling of rock's soft white underbelly"), became an instant cult classic when published in 1970. And for the next thirty years he fearlessly expanded the boundaries of music writing. Now he has collected the best of his prodigious output into a gonzo sampler of the reviews, profiles, interviews, and essays that form the heart of his rockwriter legacy. Traveling from psychedelia to the "dinosaur-rot early '70s" to the redeeming majesty of punk and the constant solace of jazz, this will stand as a remarkable document of an era by a singular voice in music writing. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Rock - Music | History & Criticism - General |
| Dewey: 781.66 |
| LCCN: 99058212 |
| Physical Information: 1.47" H x 6" W x 9.04" (1.96 lbs) 608 pages |
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| Publisher Description: He is one of the inventors of rock criticism. His first book, The Aesthetics of Rock (acclaimed by Greil Marcus as a disemboweling of rock's soft white underbelly), became an instant cult classic when published in 1970. And for the next thirty years he fearlessly expanded the boundaries of music writing. Now he has collected the best of his prodigious output into a gonzo sampler of the reviews, profiles, interviews, and essays that form the heart of his rockwriter legacy. Traveling from psychedelia to the dinosaur-rot early '70s to the redeeming majesty of punk and the constant solace of jazz, this will stand as a remarkable document of an era by a singular voice in music writing. |