Greil Marcus
Birth date: January 01, 1945
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I was disappointed. The book made me think of long nights in college, with a group of friends and lots of alcohol, etc., endlessly and pompously dissecting whatever music we were listening to at the time. Certainly fun to engage in and probably the pleasure increased depending on how wasted we were,...
Pretty poor writing by a guy who makes more money than I do by doing what he obviously loves. His writing just isn't interesting, no matter the topic, or maybe it is that Greil Marcus just isn't. I read what I could and had to let it go. Bob Dylan is worth better than this clown gives us, no matter ...
This book made me fall in love with Astral Weeks, especially Madame George. Now I'll have to watch the movie Breakfast on Pluto and check out some of Morrison's influences. Thought to take away: is the song singing you?
There are some interesting essays in here, but also some not-so-interesting ones. And some shitty ones, like the one on Huck Finn that gets exactly everything wrong. It's an uneven collection. Worthwhile if you can find it used.
Making up for what it lacks in clear narrative with an unabashed fanboy mentality, Like a Rolling Stone... is one of those books that you can pick up and put down at will. None of the segments are very long, and there's no overwhelming need to keep reading. It's light and spends a lot of time ramb...
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