Few journalists have staked a territory as definitively and passionately as Mikal Gilmore in his twenty-year career writing about rock and roll. Now; for the first time; this collection gathers his cultural criticism; interviews; reviews; and assorted musings. Beginning with Elvis and the birth of rock and roll; Gilmore traces the seismic changes in America as its youth responded to the postwar economic and political climate. He hears in the lyrics of Bob Dylan and Jim Morrison the voices of unrest and fervor; and charts the rise and fall of punk in brilliant essays on Lou Reed; The Sex Pistols; and The Clash. Mikal Gilmore describes Bruce Springsteens America and the problem of Michael Jackson. And like no one else; Gilmore listens to the lone voices: Al Green; Marianne Faithfull; Sinead OConnor; Frank Sinatra.Four decades of American life are observed through the inimitable lens of rock and roll; and through the provocative and intelligent voice of one of the most committed chroniclers of American music; and its powerful expressions of love; soul; politics; and redemption.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. An Important BookBy Art Lover"Civilizing the Museum" is an important book that looks at the ways in which the public and museums interact with each other in the historical and contemporary moment. Gurian looks critically at what museums are and what they could and should be. Her call for free admission to museums is one which points the way to a more participatory sense of what it means to be a public institution. Gurian has been at the forefront of the critical conversation around the evolving role of public museums for many years; offering much insight; analysis and advise to those both working in these institutions and those frequenting them. An invaluable book that provides rich food for thought.