The Accidental Evolution Of Rock'n'roll: A Misguided Tour Through Popular Music
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (802 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0306807416 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 438 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Its monuments tend to be one-offs, afterthoughts, B-sides--in short, accidents. Also the most unsystematic, and the funniest, right down to the photo captions. As the author puts it: "Rock seems to work best when greedy kids on the make, ones who don't mind looking like they're on the make, contemptible bastards who'll serve up any tossed-off perfunctory garbage their audience will swallow, inadvertently let their humanness leak out." This is probably the most realistic book of rock aesthetics you'll ever encounter. Why accidental? Rock music, as Chuck Eddy sees it, goes straight downhill the minute it aspires to art (or even intelligence). (Personal favorite: "Eldra DeBarge and Bo Diddley: plaid to the (herring?) bone." It's better with the picture in front of you, though.)
Whether discussing Def Leppard or Nirvana, Vanilla Ice or Public Enemy, Donna Summer or Bob Dylan, Chuck Eddy is an unparalleled master at deciphering unknown tongues and disentangling musical accidents. History, jokebook, buying guide, book of lists, and treatise all rolled into one, The Accidental Evolution of Rock'n'Roll is most of all a joyride through the wildest music ever made. In this lavishly and hilariously illustrated book, he reveals the roots of rap, disco, power ballads, bubbl
"Five Stars" according to Thomas E.. book no good. Seller, great to buy from. Waste of time Sean Tanner The other negative reviews pretty much spell it out, why did I not listen to them. There are some critics that create heated debates as to the weight of their opinion (Bangs, Marcus, etc), but this guy is just bad. I think this book is made for teenagers who can't read more than a page or two without getting bored. I traded it in for a good book on Marvin Gaye, so the experience wasn't all bad.. One of the top five most hilarious and information-dense works of rock criticism ever. Matthew C Kirkland If anything, the negative reviews are a testament to the greatness of this book. You may disagree with him, but I just want to make it abundantly clear that Chuck Eddy is putting no-one on with any of his opinions - even if he can be reactionary, the fact that he takes "Cotton Eye Joe" by Rednex more seriously than any Tricky or Massive Attack album is WHY he's so wonderful to read. I mean, go read 99% of the rest of the music critics out there if you want
He lives in Philadelphia.. Chuck Eddy has been called the "heir apparent to the great '70s rock writers Lester Bangs, Greil Marcus, and Robert Christgau." Author of Stairway to Hell, he has also written thousands of popular music reviews, interviews, columns, and essays for dozens of books and magazines