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Mystery train
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Mystery train

Greil Marcus
2015
Rock musicPopular cultureRock musiciansBiographyHistory and criticismMUSIC / Genres & Styles / RockMUSIC / History & CriticismSOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culturenyt:culture=2015-10-11New York Times bestsellerRock music, history and criticismRock musicians, biography

"In 1975, Greil Marcus's Mystery train changed the way readers thought about rock 'n' roll and continues to be sought out today by music fans and anyone interested in pop culture. Looking at recordings by six key artists, Marcus offers a complex and unprecedented analysis of the relationship between rock 'n' roll and American culture. In this latest edition, Marcus provides an extensively updated and rewritten Note and Discographies section, exploring the recordings evolution and continuing impact"--

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