With relentless analysis and reckless screaming, Frank Kogan has made a career of asking infuriating questions about popular music. A key figure among music critics for his contentious, perceptive... This description may be from another edition of this product.
I had been reading and loving Mr. Kogan's analysis of the music of our lives for many years. I had a collection of clippings of his work, but like most of what I had, I lost it in Katrina. While my city is hardly recovering, when I found this collection of Kogan's writings, it was like I had recovered some of the most important memories of my youth. Much of the music I write has been informed by Kogan's insights, and I can't recommend this book more highly for anyone who listens to music with more than their ears.
THE Most Interesting and Intelligent Writing About Music
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
I have been reading and enjoying Frank Kogan's work in the Village Voice for years. It is a distinct pleasure to read such thoughtful and thought-provoking articles. For example, Frank's observation about country & western as "split emotionally between a desire for home and family on the one hand and the urge to range wild and free on the other" was, for me, a sort of "aha" insight: as soon as I had read it, I recognized the truth of it, but I'd never quite thought of it that way before. Whether or not I enjoy the music he writes about, I always find his comments worth reading.
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