Between these two events, greil marcus, mystery train, liptrick traces, and the old weird america has followed bob dylan s work with a. With werner sollors he is the editor of a new literary history of america 2009. In recent years he has taught at berkeley, princeton, minnesota, nyu, and the new school in new york. Jfk, bob dylan, and the death of the american dream the. This is greil marcuss acclaimed book on the secret music made by bob dylan and the band in 1967, which introduced a phrase that has become part of the culture. Rock critic greil marcus right after the pubblication of his book like a rolling stone, on bob dylan, the famous song and the american. Bob dylan by greil marcus by greil marcus goodreads. His foremost interpreter revisits more than forty years o. Greil marcus has 70 books on goodreads with 63745 ratings. Juni 1945 in san francisco ist ein usamerikanischer autor.
It doesnt help that this book surveys nearly 30 years 19701997 of generally substandard writing and performing by dylan. Images of america in rock n roll music and lipstick traces. He is notable for producing scholarly and literary essays that place rock music in a broader framework of culture and politics. The book begins in berkeley in 1968, and ends with a piece on dylans show at the. Bob dylan, like every other musician on the street with a chance to get off. Greil marcus wrote the liner notes for the basement tapes in 1975 and is the author of mystery train.
Jfk, bob dylan, and the death of the american dream jfk, bob dylan, and the death of the american dream. I see the point, and to a degree agree with it, but i think there is a bit more meat to the book than that description encompasses. On the eve of its 40th birthday, like a rolling stone, bob dylan. Greil marcus is the author of when that rough god goes riding and like a rolling stone both with publicaffairs, the old weird america, the shape of things to come, mystery train, dead elvis, in the fascist bathroom, and other books. Prophecy and the american voice by greil marcus and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Greil marcuss book isnt so much about bob dylans album the basement tapes as it is inspired by the basement tapes. Greil marcus is the author of mystery train 1975, lipstick traces 1989, the shape of things to come 2006, when that rough god goes riding and bob dylan by greil marcus both 2010, and other books. Actually, the invisible republic, greil marcuss book dedicated to bob dylan and the basement tapes, is a very special book, an event in the world of rock. He discusses clyde mcphatter and the various groups that clyde was part of, which pleased me greatly. Greil marcus s most popular book is psychotic reactions and carburetor dung.
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