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Out Of The Vinyl Deeps: Ellen Willis On Rock Music (2011)

by Ellen Willis(Favorite Author)

3.97 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0816672830 (ISBN13: 9780816672837)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Univ Of Minnesota Press

review 1: Ellen has written an amazing book.Her feminist & sociological perspective on such artists as Bob Dylan,Lou Reed & Velvet Underground & Elvis is insightful.As a fan of that era of music & particularly Bob Dylans music it gave me new insights into their music.Ellen no doubt is much missed from the writing & music scene.She told it as it was & I recommend this book for music fans of that inspiring time in music.
review 2: I have much ambivalence about this book. I enjoyed the second half more than the first excepting the wonderful Dylan piece that opens the book. I particularly enjoyed the author's pieces on Dylan, the Woodstock festival and two Elvis concert reviews. I would love to see more of her writing on The Stones and Grateful Dead, two acts she had clear a... moreffinities for. Sorry to be crass, but probably a great bathroom read given the length of the pieces. I read straight through and found it a slog at times. I would love to see these pieces published online. This author is sadly under recognized in a field dominated by a few oft-read and cited men. Read it as an act of political action if nothing else. less

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