Mystery train

By Greil Marcus

Subjects: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Rock music, history and criticism, Biography, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock, Rock musicians, biography, Rock musicians, Rock music, united states, New York Times bestseller, MUSIC / History & Criticism, nyt:culture=2015-10-11, Popular culture, united states, Popular culture, Rock musicians, united states, History and criticism, Rock music, social aspects, Rock music

Description: "In 1975, Greil Marcus's Mystery train changed the way readers thought about rock 'n' roll and continues to be sought out today by music fans and anyone interested in pop culture. Looking at recordings by six key artists, Marcus offers a complex and unprecedented analysis of the relationship between rock 'n' roll and American culture. In this latest edition, Marcus provides an extensively updated and rewritten Note and Discographies section, exploring the recordings evolution and continuing impact"--