Mystery Train: Greil Marcus

Synopsis:

Greil Marcus's study of American rock and roll is universally acclaimed as the benchmark work of modern rock criticism. Using a handful of artists - a brace of bluesmen, The Nad, Sly Stone, Randy Newman and Elvis Presley - Marcus illuminates and interprets the American Dream in rigorous prose touching on the myth, landscape and oral tradition of the continent.

Tags:

Categorised as:
Music, Stage & Screen
Sub-categories:
Popular Music
Genres & Themes:
America; Icons; Rock 'n' Roll
Mystery Train book cover

Selected edition:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780571227211
Published:
19.05.2005
No of pages:
384
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