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Best Music Writing 2009 by Greil Marcus
39.99 NZD
Category: Music
The landmark tenth edition in the series of annual collections celebrating the best in music writing on every style of music, from rock to hip-hop to R&B to jazz to pop to blues and more, guest edited by the most eminent music writer living today, Greil Marcus' "Best Music Writing" has become one of ...Show more
Bob Dylan: Writings, 1968-2010 by Greil Marcus
39.99 NZD
Category: Music
Greil Marcus weaves individual moods and moments into a brilliant history of their changing times. This book begins in Berkeley in 1968, and ends with a piece on Dylan's show at the University of Minnesota on election night 2008. In between are moments of euphoric discovery: from Marcus' sleeve notes fo ...Show more
Like A Rolling Stone by Greil Marcus
27.99 NZD
29.99 (6% off)
Category: Music
In 1965, one song defined a generation caught the questing spirit of the era and changed the rules of the possible in popular music for all time. At that point it was the longest hit single to be released, at six minutes and six seconds in length nearly three times longer than the average single. Greil ...Show more
Lipstick Traces : A Secret History of the Twentieth Century by Greil Marcus
39.99 NZD
45.00 (11% off)
Category: History
A cult classic in a new edition. This book is about a single, serpentine fact: late in 1976 a record called 'Anarchy in the UK' was issued in London, and this event launched a transformation of pop music all over the world. The song distilled, in crudely poetic form, a critique of modern society once ...Show more
Listening to Van Morrison by Greil Marcus
35.00 NZD
Category: Music
Listening to Van Morrison represents Greil Marcus's quest to trace Morrison's particular genius through seminal moments in his long career, beginning in 1965, breaking open in 1968 with the incomparable Astral Weeks, and continuing in full force to this day. This is a portrait of a perplexing, mys ...Show more
The Doors by Greil Marcus
39.99 NZD
Category: Music
The author saw the Doors band many times at the legendary Filmore Auditorium and the Avalon Ballroom in 1967. This title tells the story of the band. A fan from the moment the Doors' first album arrived, Greil Marcus saw the band many times at the legendary Filmore Auditorium and the Avalon Ballroom in ...Show more
The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs by Greil Marcus
54.99 NZD
Category: Music
Unlike all previous versions of rock 'n' roll history, this book omits almost every iconic performer and ignores the storied events and turning points that everyone knows. Instead, in a daring stroke, Greil Marcus selects ten songs recorded between 1956 and 2008, then proceeds to dramatize how each embo ...Show more
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