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Awopbopaloobop alopbamboom: the golden age of rock

By Cohn , Nik

Book information

Publisher
Inc.;Grove Press, Grove;Atlantic
Year
2001
ISBN
0802138306, 9780802189837, 0802189830
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
672 kB (688457 bytes)
Edition
1st Grove Press ed
Pages
255 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
etc;Rock music -- To 1961 -- History and criticisminterpretationRock music;Rock music--1961-1970--History and crit

Description

Written in 1968 and revised in 1972, Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom was the first book to celebrate the language and the primal essence of rock 'n' roll. But it was much more than that. It was a cogent history of an unruly era, from the rise of Bill Haley to the death of Jimi Hendrix. And while telling outrageous tales, vividly describing the music, and cutting through the hype, Nik Cohn would engender a new literary form: rock criticism. In his book's wake, rock criticism has turned into a veritable industry, and the world of music has never been the same. Now this seminal history of rock 'n' roll's evolution is available once more—as riotous a spree as any in rock writing.

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