Turn That Down!: A Hysterical History of Rock, Roll, Pop, Soul, Punk, Funk, Rap, Grunge, Motown, Metal, Disco, Techno, and Other Forms

by Lewis Grossberger

In this slightly fictional riff, Grossberger chronicles the history of loud music, revealing all the vicious rumors and unsubstantiated scuttlebutt the Man doesn't want you to know about. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578602157
• ISBN13: 9781578602155
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Clerisy Press, Emmis Books
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

The title says it all

A great buy for anyone who wants to learn about rock history without falling asleep (which would be very sad considering the topic). I'd buy it more for the humor but you'll come away knowing quite a bit aobut how music evolved and it's history. Browsing the picture captions is worth the price alone.

Robert Bazell

This is one of the funiest books I have ever read. It has a magnificent sense of musical history and the story is told with astounding insight and humor. Buy it. Read it. You'll laugh.

A Monumental Study of Rock & Roll! It's Glacial!

Grossberger is a force of nature. His comedic gift blurs the lines between fact and fiction, music and mischief. He invents a history of music from the 50s to the present day, leveling the playing field. It's zany, zooey, unglued, and hyperbolic, just like the musicians themselves. It's a book for Elvis fans, Beatlemanias, Little Richardarians, Motownians, Madonna maniacs, Bowie wowies--in other words, all of us with iPods and LPs and old copies of Rolling Stone. It's the music industry unplugged, unzipped, and zapped. I can't imagine anyone else having such a smart perspective. A great read, with photos (and wayward captions) throughout!