| Celine Dion's Let's Talk about Love: A Journey to the End of Taste Contributor(s): Wilson, Carl (Author) |
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ISBN: 082642788X ISBN-13: 9780826427885 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2007 Annotation: Carl Wilson is not a fan of Celine Dion's music. Like 99.9% of music writers, he can't stand her music's cosmetic drama or its blaringly bland arrangements. But instead of just whining about it he undertakes what he calls a "Dionyssee" - an odyssey to teach himself to love her music. Ultimately, this book is a riveting investigation of what it means to love music and what it means to hate music. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Instruction & Study - Appreciation - Music | Genres & Styles - Rock - Music | History & Criticism - General |
| Dewey: 782.421 |
| LCCN: 2007040095 |
| Series: 33 1/3 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4.7" W x 6.4" (0.40 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Non-fans regard C line Dion as ersatz and plastic, yet to those who love her, no one could be more real, with her impoverished childhood, her (creepy) manager-husband's struggle with cancer, her knack for howling out raw emotion. There's nothing cool about C line Dion, and nothing clever. That's part of her appeal as an object of love or hatred - with most critics and committed music fans taking pleasure (or at least geeky solace) in their lofty contempt. This book documents Carl Wilson's brave and unprecedented year-long quest to find his inner C line Dion fan, and explores how we define ourselves in the light of what we call good and bad, what we love and what we hate. |