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Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!: The Story Of Pop Music From Bill Haley To Beyonce (2014)

by Bob Stanley(Favorite Author)

4.28 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0393242692 (ISBN13: 9780393242690)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

review 1: Fantastic! This book effectively joins the musical dots from the mid 50's to (almost) present day. Even the chapters I thought were going to leave me cold, namely the heavy rock, disco and rave periods, were succinct enough keep me on board (although 21st century R&B is still a genre too far, sorry Bob).One word of warning, if like me you read this tome in the vicinity of Spotify add an extra few days on the reading time because new discoveries are always only a page away.
review 2: This is a First Reads Review.This book is loaded with information! Obviously Stanley knows music and researched this book thoroughly. I really enjoyed the chapters which focused on specific acts for a period of time (Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Michael Jackson etc). I liked the pe... morersonality that Stanley gave to the musicians through the stories he tells. His tone at times is very informal which is welcoming to the reader and I enjoyed hearing the specific stories and analysis he offers throughout the book.In saying that as well, I think that the female artists could have bigger parts in this book. They were hardly mentioned with more than a paragraph. I also did have a hard time with the obscure British bands that were discussed at length in the book because at times I failed to see how they fit into "The Story of Pop Music". When I learned the author was British, I realized why, but I think perhaps a separate book might have been appropriate especially for the lengthy British grunge and techno chapters which I merely skimmed. I was disappointed in the chapter on American Rock which smashed Journey, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Bruce Springsteen, John Cougar Mellencamp, Boston, and Meat Loaf into 6 pages and hardly mentioned Journey at all. I was really looking forward to hearing about some of my favorite bands/artists and this chapter didn't do them justice. Obviously this is my personal feeling and I am sure people would disagree, but I would be remiss in saying that for me, this was the reason the book wasn't ranked higher. Overall, I think this book would be a great book for a music lover, and while it is a long book, Stanley's style makes it accessible to read as well! less

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