Is It Still Good to Ya?: Fifty Years of Rock Criticism, 1967-2017
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- Synopsis
- Is It Still Good to Ya? sums up the career of longtime Village Voice stalwart Robert Christgau, who for half a century has been America's most widely respected rock critic, honoring a music he argues is only more enduring because it's sometimes simple or silly. While compiling historical overviews going back to Dionysus and the gramophone along with artist analyses that range from Louis Armstrong to M.I.A., this definitive collection also explores pop's African roots, response to 9/11, and evolution from the teen music of the '50s to an art form compelled to confront mortality as its heroes pass on. A final section combines searching obituaries of David Bowie, Prince, and Leonard Cohen with awed farewells to Bob Marley and Ornette Coleman.
- Copyright:
- 2018
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781478002079
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781478000082, 9781478000228
- Publisher:
- Duke University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 11/09/18
- Copyrighted By:
- Robert Christgau
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Reference, Music
- Grade Levels:
- College Sophomore
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.