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Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music
 
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Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music (Paperback)
by Greil Marcus (Author)
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Product details
  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Plume; 5Rev Ed edition (29 May 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0452278368
  • ISBN-13: 978-0452278363
  • Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 14.8 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 752,764 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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  • Other Editions: Hardcover (3Rev Ed) |  Paperback (New Ed) |  Unknown Binding  |  All Editions

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Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
More than 20 years after its initial publication, Mystery Train remains one of the smartest, most provocative books ever written about rock-and-roll. Marcus puts his subjects--which include Robert Johnson, Elvis Presley, The Band, Randy Newman and Sly Stone--into their proper context, which is the culture-at-large. He makes you understand why these musicians matter and what they have contributed to the American imagination. In his introduction, Marcus confesses that he is no longer "capable of mulling over Elvis without thinking about Herman Melville"--to the benefit, I might add, of both parties. --Gala Brand --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Synopsis
This text tries to identify how American music is one more stage in the production of American myth, which has become, through the mass media, a summation of the expression of a popular culture. Marcus discusses Robert Johnson, The Band, Sly and the Family Stone, Randy Newman and Elvis Presley.