Field Recordings from the Inside: Essays
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (788 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1593766629 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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The book explores the vagaries and richness of music and music-makingfrom rock and roll, punk, and R&B to Frank Sinatra, Nashville country, and Delta bluesas well as the work of a diverse group of artists and figuresCharles Lamb, music writer Lester Bangs, painter and television personality Bob Ross, child country musician Troy Hess, and songwriter Greg Cartwright.Mining the often complex natures and shapes of the creative process, Field Recordings from the Inside is a singular work that blends music appreciation, criticism, and pop culture from one of the most critically acclaimed music writers of our time.. Bonomo effortlessly moves between the personal and the critical, investigating the ways in which music defines our personalities, tells histories, and offers mysterious, often unbidden access into the human condition. Using as its epigraph and unifying principle Luc Sante’s notion that Every human being is an archeological site,” Field Recordings from the Inside provides a deep and personal examination at the impact of music on our lives
Joe Bonomo's Gorgeous Musical Essays Renee E. DAoust "Field Recordings from the Inside" is an exuberant romp through musical history, mostly since the Sixties, and personal history, of author Joe Bonomo. The “Origin Stories” sections provide a wonderful counterpart to the essays, helping to organize the progression of the entire book and to ground it in a child’s experience of musical forma
Not worth mentioning at all. They should teach this book in schools." Blaine Cartwright, Nashville PussyJoe Bonomo manages to tell the (fascinating) back story while capturing the excitement of what may be the greatest live album ever recorded." James "The Hound" MarshallThe greatest book ever written on the making of an album. Joe Bonomo understands those things, but still returns to what’s arguably the most crucial component of art: how it makes us feel and what it does to our lives. Those willing to take a chance on this nonstandard biography, complete with graphic sexual allusions, musings on commercialism, and shots of raw emotion, is recommended for pop culture hounds." Library Journalit's hard to imagine Jerry Lee Lewis will ever find himself championed