The Grammar of Rock: Art and Artlessness in 20th Century Pop Lyrics

by Alexander Theroux

National Book Award nominee, critic and one of America's least compromising satirists, Alexander Theroux takes a comprehensive look at the colorful language of pop lyrics and the realm of rock music in general in The Grammar of Rock: silly song titles; maddening instrumentals; shrieking divas; clunker lines; the worst (and best) songs ever written; geniuses of the art; movie stars who should never have raised their voice in song but who were too shameless...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606996169
• ISBN13: 9781606996164
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher