ldquo;Breezy; opinionated and totally delicious.rdquo;mdash;David Kirby; Wall Street JournalAs much fun to argue with as to quote; Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! is a monumental work of musical history; tracing the story of pop music through individual songs; bands; musical scenes; and styles from Bill Haley and the Cometsrsquo; ldquo;Rock around the Clockrdquo; (1954) to Beyonceacute;rsquo;s first megahit; ldquo;Crazy in Loverdquo; (2003). It covers the birth of rock; soul; RB; punk; hip hop; indie; house; techno; and more; and it will remind you why you fell in love with pop music in the first place.Bob Stanleymdash;musician; music critic; and unabashed fanmdash;recounts the progression from the Beach Boys to the Pet Shop Boys to the Beastie Boys; explores what connects doo wop to the sock hop; and reveals how technological changes have affected pop production. Working with a broad definition of ldquo;poprdquo;mdash;one that includes country and metal; disco and Dylan; skiffle and glammdash;Stanley teases out the connections and tensions that animate the pop charts and argues that the charts are vital social history.Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! is like the worldrsquo;s best and most eclectic jukebox in book form. All the hits are here: the Monkees; Metallica; Patsy Cline; Patti Smith; new wave; New Order; ldquo;Itrsquo;s the Same Old Song;rdquo; The Song Remains the Same; Aretha; Bowie; Madonna; Prince; Sgt. Pepper; A Tribe Called Quest; the Big Bopper; Fleetwood Mac; ldquo;Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini;rdquo; Bikini Kill; the Kinks; Mick Jagger; Michael Jackson; Jay-Z; and on and on and on. This book will have you reaching for your records (or CDs or MP3s) and discovering countless others.For anyone who has ever thrilled to the opening chord of the Beatlesrsquo; ldquo;A Hard Dayrsquo;s Nightrdquo; or fallen crazy in love for Beyonceacute;; Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! is a vital guide to the rich soundtrack of the second half of the twentieth century.
#275862 in eBooks 2013-10-08 2013-10-08File Name: B00FQDG70S
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Images; not words...By Carlos M. Sandoval LopezThe one thing I have to say is that its always a pleasure to read about the master Cardiff; the master of images; great Read.