The Pop, Rock, and Soul Reader: Histories and Debates

by David Brackett

Book Overview

Featuring over 100 readings from a wide range of sources and writers, The Pop, Rock, and Soul Reader, Third Edition, provides a rich and engaging introduction to the development of American popular music and the important social and cultural issues raised by its study. The third edition brings together a vast array of selections from sources that include mainstream and specialized magazines, newspapers, scholarly journals, interviews, and autobiographies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199811709
• ISBN13: 9780199811700
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 587 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great Shape

Book in great shape, but never received a "shipped" confirmation and could not follow the delivery time.

Hard to Beat

This book does a shockingly good job of covering the whole 20th century in music. If there's one gap that could be filled, I wish the author had added more of himself. Choosing to view his task as being more of an editor than an author, he provides a minimum of connective material, just enough to tie things together. Tell us more, David!

Pop, Rock and Soul Reader

This book arrived on time and was in good condition. It was cheap to get which is a blessing for a college student.

A nice round-up of articles on rock history

I'm using this book for a Social History of Rock and Roll class, and it's an incredibly easy read without being dumb. The subject matter is complex, but it's done in a way that's presented with a good setup to give you the proper background and context for each article and why it's important. We're skipping around for the class, but I'll be putting this book on my nightstand/in my house for quick 10-min reads. Superb collection.