The sound and the fury
Subtitle: a Rock's Backpages reader : 40 years of classic rock journalism
By: edited by Barney Hoskyns
Contributors: Hoskyns, Barney
Edition: 1st U.S. ed
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
Subjects: Rock music -- History and criticism
Other titles: Rock's Backpages reader
Notes: Includes index
Table of contents: title: Stardust. The Beatles, music's gold bugs / Al Aronowitz. How to become a cult figure in only two years : the making of David Bowie / Steve Turner. It's hard to be a saint in the city : Bruce Springsteen on the blower / Jerry Gilbert. Sounds dirty : the truth about Nirvana / Jon Savage; title: Close encounters. The seeker, Joni Mitchell / Penny Valentine. Marvin Gaye, earthly fights & mystic flights / Cliff White. When does a dinosaur cut off its tail? : a conversation with Neil Young / Richard Cook. Bob Dylan : "Jesus, who's got time to keep up with the times?" / Mick Brown. Madonna's Blond ambition / Glenn O'Brien. Ice Cube lets off steam / Robert Gordon. Morrissey : the king of Bedsit angst grows up / Will Self; title: On the scene. The golden road : a report on San Francisco / Paul Williams. New York dolled up : glittermania in Gotham / Miles. The road to Wigan Casino : Northern soul / Vivien Goldman. Rebels without a pause : the punk rock explosion / Caroline Coon. Live from Nashville : a Limey at large in Music City USA / Mick Farren. Poison the hood : Niggaz With Attitude / John Mendelssohn; title: Congregations. Monterey Pops! : an international pop festival / Michael Lydon. Altamont : an eyewitness account / David Dalton. Lollapalooza : a Woodstock for the lost generation / Simon Reynolds; title: Live and direct. Hit the road Stax! : Otis Redding and friends in Finsbury Park / Bill Millar. We can talk about it now : the Band at Winterland / Greil Marcus. Give peace a chance! : Grand Funk Railroad take Shea Stadium / Lenny Kaye. Live at the Rainbow : the return of Eric Clapton / Charles Shaar Murray; title: After the fact. Mod generation : the Who's Quadrophenia through the years / Greg Shaw. Pop art/art pop : the Andy Warhol connection / Mary Harron. Sound and visions : psychedelia / Robot A. Hull. John Lennon, my brilliant career / Simon Frith. Surfin' Death Valley USA : the Beach Boys and heavy friends / David Toop. ABBA : welcome to the Palindrome / Nick Hornby