Is it still good to ya? : fifty years of rock criticism, 1967-2017 /
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2018.
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Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Ten-Step Program for Growing Better Ears
- Dionysus in Theory and Practice
- B.E.: A Dozen Moments in the Prehistory of Rock and Roll
- Let's Get Busy in Hawaiian: A Hundred Years of Ragged Beats and Cheap Tunes
- Rock Lyrics Are Poetry (Maybe)
- "We Have to Deal With It": Punk England Report
- Rock 'n' Roller Coaster: The Music Biz on a Joyride
- Not My Fault, Not My Problem: Classic Rock
- Weekend in Paradise: Woodstock '94
- Staying Alive: Postclassic Disco
- Afternoon of the Roar: Lollapalooza '95
- Harry Smith Makes History: Anthology of American Folk Music
- Getting Their Hands Dirty: Michael Azerrad's Our Band Could Be Your Life
- Month on the Town
- U.S. and Them: Are American Pop (and Semi-Pop) Still Exceptional? And by the Way, Does That Make Them Better?
- What I Listen For in Music
- Pops as Pop: Louis Armstrong
- Not So Misterioso: Thelonious Monk
- First Lady: Billie Holiday
- Folksinger, Wordslinger, Start Me a Song: Woody Guthrie
- Caring the Hard Way: Frank Sinatra: 1915-1998
- Like Ringing a Bell: Chuck Berry: 1926-2017
- Unnaturals: The Coasters with No Strings Attached
- Black Elvis: Sam Cooke
- Tough Love: Etta James
- Excitement! The Terror!: Miles Davis's '70s
- Sister, Oh Sister: Kate & Anna McGarrigle
- Two Pieces About the Ramones:
- 1. Ramone
- 2. Road to Ruin
- Nevermore: Nirvana
- Long Short Story: The Go-Betweens
- Generation Gaps: The Spice Girls
- Ooh, That Sound: The Backstreet Boys
- Tear the Sky Off the Mother: 'N Sync
- World Is His Boudoir: Prince
- Two Pieces About Aretha Franklin:
- 1. Queen of Pop
- 2. Familiar and Fabulous
- Two Pieces About Bob Dylan:
- 1. Dylan Back: World Goes On
- 2. Secrets of the Sphinx
- Ain't Dead Yet: Holy Modal Rounders
- How to Survive on an Apple Pie Diet: John Prine
- Unflashiest: Willie Nelson
- Music from a Desert Storm
- Ghost Dance
- Moldy Peaches Slip You a Roofie
- Attack of the Chickenshits: Steve Earle
- Facing Mecca: Youssou N'Dour
- Three Pieces About M.I.A.
- 1. Burning Bright
- 2. Quotations from Charmin M.I.A.
- 3. Right, the Record
- Full Immersion with Suspect Tendencies: Paul Simon's Graceland
- Fela and His Lessers
- Vendant l'Afrique
- Dakar in Gear
- God After Midnight: Youssou N'Dour
- Franco de Mi Amor
- Forty Years of History, Thirty Seconds of Joy
- Tribulations of St. Joseph: Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Music from a Desert War
- Growing by Degrees: Kanye West
- Slim Shady Essay: Eminem
- Career Opportunity: The Perceptionists
- Good Morning Little School Girl: R. Kelly
- Master and Sacrament: Buddy Guy
- Commoner Queen: Mary J. Blige
- Hot Little Weirdo: Shakira
- What's Not to Like?: Norah Jones
- No Hope Radio: Radiohead
- Rather Exhilarating: Sonic Youth
- Adult Contemporary: Grant McLennan: 1958-2006
- Titan. Polymath. Naturalist.: Ray Charles: 1930-2004
- He Got Us: James Brown: 1933-2006
- Old Master: Bob Dylan
- Estudando Tom Ze
- Gypsy Is His Autopilot: Gogol Bordello
- Triumph of the Id: Lil Wayne
- Brag Like That: Jay-Z
- Paisley's Progress: Brad Paisley
- Smart and Smarter: Vampire Weekend
- Many Reasons to Love Wussy
- Hearing Her Pain: Fiona Apple
- Firestarter: Miranda Lambert
- Monster Anthems: Lady Gaga
- Dancing on Her Own: Robyn
- Three More Pieces About M.I.A.:
- 1. Spread Out, Reach High: Kala
- 2. Illygirl Steppin Up
- 3. Spelled Backwards It's "Aim"
- Unassumingest: Lori McKenna
- Who Knows It Feels It: Bob Marley
- Shape Shifter: David Bowie: 1947-2016
- Most Gifted Artist of the Rock Era: Prince: 1958-2016
- Forever Old: Leonard Cohen: 1933-2016
- Don't Worry About Nothing: Ornette Coleman
- Sticking It in Their Ear: Bob Dylan
- Sensualistic, Polytheistic: New York Dolls.