Polizzotti, Mark
Summary: "In this book, Mark Polizzotti examines just what makes the songs on Highway 61 Revisited so affecting, how they work together as a suite, and how lyrics, melody, and arrangements combine to create an unusually potent mix. He blends musical and literary analysis of the songs themselves, biography (where appropriate) and recording information (where helpful). And he focuses on Dylan's mythic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2013
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Summary: Described as the perfect fusion of poetry and garage band rock and roll (the original concept was "rock and Rimbaud"), "Horses "belongs as much to the world of literary and cultural criticism as it does to the realm of musicology. While "Horses "pays homage to the record's origins in the nascent New York punk scene, the book's core lies in a detailed analysis of Patti Smith's lyrics and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Continuum 2008