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Faking it: The Quest for Authenticity in Popular Music (Hardcover)

by H Barker (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 400 pages
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co. (31 Jan 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0393060780
  • ISBN-13: 978-0393060782
  • Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 15 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,691,879 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Traces the search for the elusive quality of authenticity in the music of the twentieth century, examining the roles of such musicians as Kurt Cobain, John Lennon, Jimmie Rodgers, Donna Summer, Leadbelly, Neil Young, and Moby while reassessing what makespopular music work .

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4.0 out of 5 stars A superbly written exploration of what it means to 'Keep it real' in popular music., 25 Feb 2009
For any music lover that has argued that their favourite rock artists are realer than say Britney Spears or Take That this book is a must read. Barker and Taylor do a thorough job examining the issues at the heart of the argument. Are artists like Kurt Cobain more 'authentic' than say someone like Moby? And what constitutes 'Authentic'? and is it really attainable? Rather than being just an arbitrary notion. An eclectic range of artists are examined from Elvis to the Sex Pistols to The Beuna Vista Social club. The most interesting chapter is Neil Young's tortuous obsession with 'Keeping it real' and the lengths that he drives himself too in pursuit of that intangible. This is a crisply written and absorbing study of an idea that may well be impossible to achieve - but that won't stop me arguing that Nirvana are more authentic than Britney, whatever that means.Last Train to Memphis: Rise of Elvis PresleyThe Record Men: Chess Records and the Birth of Rock and RollNevermindTonight's the NightPlay
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