The Rock Snob's Dictionary: An Essential Lexicon of Rockological Knowledge
by:
David Kamp (author)
Steven Daly (author)
At last! An A-to-Z reference guide for readers who want to learn the cryptic language of Rock Snobs, those arcana-obsessed people who speak of "Rickenbacker guitars" and "Gram Parsons." We've all been there--trapped in a conversation with smarty-pants music fiends who natter on about "the MC5"...
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At last! An A-to-Z reference guide for readers who want to learn the cryptic language of Rock Snobs, those arcana-obsessed people who speak of "Rickenbacker guitars" and "Gram Parsons." We've all been there--trapped in a conversation with smarty-pants music fiends who natter on about "the MC5" or "Eno" or "the Hammond B3," not wanting to let on that we haven't the slightest idea what they're talking about. Well, fret no more! The Rock Snob's Dictionary is here to define every single sacred totem of rock fandom's know-it-all fraternity, from Alt.country to Zimmy. (That's what Rock Snobs call Bob Dylan, by the way.)
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780767918732 (0767918738)
Publish date: April 12th 2005
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Pages no: 176
Edition language: English
I have to say that I actually use this book as a cheat sheet. This is all stuff that I should know but there is not enough room in my brain. Some of the information is pretty common knowledge but there are some gems in here. I do kind of wish there was an index though.
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