How the Beatles Destroyed Rock N Roll

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• How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll by Elijah Wald

  Do not be drawn in by the title. Elijah Wald, the author of several books including a fine study of Robert Johnson and the blues, tells us that when he was a child he loved Meet the Beatles, but from Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, on had no i ... (read full critics)

  popmatters published on Wed, 1 Sep 2010

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  so far so good!

  I'm in the middle of reading this, and let me say it: what a great book! It's not only very well researched and driven by a coherent narrative, but it's also a pleasure to read. It's got something for everyone, from the music lover to the popular music scholar, and it's been a very long time since I ... (continue)

  I'm in the middle of reading this, and let me say it: what a great book! It's not only very well researched and driven by a coherent narrative, but it's also a pleasure to read. It's got something for everyone, from the music lover to the popular music scholar, and it's been a very long time since I've read such an etertaining "academic" book.
  If anything, the title is catchy but potentially misleading. If you just chance upon it, it might make you expect a more divulgative book than this really is.

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• English Books
• Others 336 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0195341546
• ISBN-13: 9780195341546
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Pub date: Jun 19, 2009

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