Dave Marsh
Autor de Glory Days: Bruce Springsteen in the 1980s
Sobre El Autor
Since his days as the original editor of Creem, Dave Marsh has been revered as one of rock's greatest critics. During the '70s he was record editor at Rolling Stone, and in 1983 he founded Rock & Roll Confidential
Créditos de la imagen: davemarsh.us
Obras de Dave Marsh
Louie Louie: The History And Mythology Of The World's Most Famous Rock 'n' Roll Song... (1993) 89 copias
Mid-life Confidential: The Rock Bottom Remainders Tour America with Three Chords and an Attitude (1994) — Editor — 66 copias
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Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre canónico
- Marsh, Dave
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1950-03-01
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Detroit, Michigan, USA (birth)
- Educación
- Wayne State University
- Ocupaciones
- journalist
- Organizaciones
- Creem
Miembros
Reseñas
Premios
También Puede Gustarte
Autores relacionados
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 31
- También por
- 5
- Miembros
- 1,794
- Popularidad
- #14,342
- Valoración
- 3.8
- Reseñas
- 25
- ISBNs
- 87
- Idiomas
- 7
- Favorito
- 1
While certainly not comprehensive enough to be an actual history of music over this period, it is broad enough to offer a very good historical outline. What probably will separate some readers based largely on age is the fact these are reprints of the original pieces. I make this comment because for some younger readers this might not offer enough context, since for them some of it is, indeed, history. The pieces that overlap with the time they paid attention to music may speak to them far more. For me, being ancient-ish, I was already 24 when the earliest essay was written, so this is like a trip down memory lane for me.
The great thing about Marsh is that he has always given his opinions rather than pretend there is such a thing as objective journalism. He doesn't necessarily give his opinions as definitive facts, at least not usually with seriousness, so he does acknowledge different perspectives, but his work lends itself to both exuberant agreement and vigorous disagreement. Either way, you generally come away with a better appreciation of the artist, work, or importance than you started with. And I enjoy that aspect.
Highly recommended for both a glimpse back at what music journalism once, in some places, was and a nostalgic trip for many of us. Some pieces will make you chuckle, some will bring a tear to your eye. In other words, it will touch you.
Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via Edelweiss.… (más)