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Bob Stanley | --- | --- | --- | 9780393351682 | --- | --- ‘Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!’ is a book you can dance to

See details. It's pages long and I could easily have read more. Add to Wishlist. James Reed, a staff pop music critic, can be reached at james. The early chapters come across as deeper and more satisfying than the late ones. What the Fuck Is Going. Packed with facts and amusing little titbits, and good at digging out pop's lost gems and exploring forgotten cul-de-sacs that are never written about in books on more seriouser issues as Betty Boo might say. It was fast, loud, do-it-yourself music without pretension. And the notes at the end of each chapter are as good as the chapters themselves: in some ways the notes are the real heart of the book. Bicep - Glue The best parts of the book are the Bob Stanley's 'Yeah Yeah Yeah' is an encyclopaedic, nerdy, impassioned, defiantly unfashionable history of popular music, from the early 50s to the mid 90s. To ask other readers questions about Yeah! Refresh and try again. Most troubling, though, is Stanley's sometimes patronizing attitude towards women and people of colour. AM mainstream radio stations of the day ignored the vacant channels on the newer FM . The shelves of libraries are well stocked with chunky hardbacks about the legends of rock, the story of the blues and the significance of jazz, but pop - the very stuff that turned most of us onto music in the first place - is seriously under represented. So over pages or so, he takes us from the birth of rock 'n' roll, through skiffle, Merseybeat, doo wop, girl groups, soul, glam rock, psychedelia, disco, prog, punk, post-punk, new wave, hip hop, indie, house, techno, Britpop, R'n'B View Product. Country and Western. The man is g fabulous book which chronicles pop from the first British chart in up until the turn and just beyond of the millennium. Not only does it seek Singles evolved into albums before morphing into digital for the new era, he concludes. Blur Suede and Britpop. I definitely don't agree with this, but it's something every generation goes through once they're no longer young and on the cutting edge of everything. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. This book has helped fill some gaps, e. Everythings Gone Gray. People only seem to know random stuff they picked up via spotify, or other streaming websites. So there are hours of post-reading fun also Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Story of Pop Music from Bill Haley to Beyonce 1st edition be had here. Moderat - Bad Kingdom Death Grips - I've Seen Footage 9. His aim is to tell the whole story within certain parameters and at Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Story of Pop Music from Bill Haley to Beyonce 1st edition same time to distil pop music into its purest form, so that we might come to a greater understanding of pop and to give the respect it is due as an art form. Shelves: beatles-books-popnon-fiction. Show More. New Wave. Dense but never plodding or boring, this book is a fascinating read for anyone interested in music! No longer do we have to take the critic's word. The second overarching theme is the relationship between different genres under the broad umbrella of "pop", and their influence on each other over the decades. The chapters on the s and s are especially good in charting the forces that helped pop music Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Story of Pop Music from Bill Haley to Beyonce 1st edition to prominence although the central thesis that digitisation and the decline of collective influences such as the charts and Top of the Pops have led to the 'end of pop' is a hard one to buy - colossal acts of the past two decades such as Eminem, Justin Bieber, Jay-Z and even Take That will have to wait for a follow up. Skiffle and British Rock n Roll. Quotes from Yeah! Other Editions The lives and works of some of the most famous people on the planet, as well as plenty of those who enjoyed nothing like the same level of recognition, are told to us in a steady flow of facts, anecdotes, and never failing to include the US and UK chart position for each and every song that is mentioned. Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Story of Pop Music from Bill Haley to Beyoncé

The Beach Boys. Original Title. It isn't the most 'exciting' read, per se, especially if you're more interested in particular time periods and genres which regulate each chapter than others, but it's an Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Story of Pop Music from Bill Haley to Beyonce 1st edition read that's fun to pick up for bits and pieces of time. Showing They were in Bedfordshire. The resulting playlist clocked in at more than 36 Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Story of Pop Music from Bill Haley to Beyonce 1st edition and totaled songs. I always had the feeling that somebody stole my life and was living it instead of me, and now I know who it is — Bob Stanley. What the Fuck Is Going. Sep 19, Matt Midlock rated it it was amazing. This book should be an impossibility. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Keep Spotify to hand as you read to listen to the songs you don't know. And the notes at the end of each chapter are as good as the chapters themselves: in some ways the notes are the real heart of the book. Do I disagree with some of his more confident assertions New Morning is Dylan's best album? One might not agree with Stanley's personal opinions, but any music fan knows the giddy rush that only comes when getting lost in a favorite song. A stunning achievement. Apr 01, Ben rated it it was amazing Shelves: music-books. Alfred Einstein in Essays on Music brings his far-ranging scholarship, his writing abilities, and his I admittedly don't recognize a lot of the names of singers, of producers, of writers, of albums, of songs he brings to the table, which leaves a lot of passages rather dense and hard to follow with their deluges of industry terms and faces, but he manages to cram in so many titles that you could spend weeks online giving them all a try. Pet Shop Boys and New Order. Related Searches. Jamie XX - Gosh great tune that seems to work, although more than half of the crowd just doesn't know it 5. M83 - Midnight City you can be lucky with this one Now I have to take it back to the library. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. It's also quite a feat that Stanley managed to write a book that is so informative, while remaining consistently engaging, insightful, and pithy. An essential book in my collection. The editor of Yachting magazine has put together a big, fill-canvas collection of narratives, mostly T he music sections of most bookstores are full of titles focused on single artists or specific movements in pop music. And most of it is produced by Max Martin, Dr. Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!: The Story of Pop Music from Bill Haley to Beyonce

It does though, have a very good index. Firstly, it wasn't unbiased Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Story of Pop Music from Bill Haley to Beyonce 1st edition not that I was expecting that, but there were times when Stanley's personal opinion was almost too present. They were in Bedfordshire. Abbott, Cheever's true heir, our major American short story writer William Harrison. The editor of Yachting magazine has put together a big, fill- canvas collection of narratives, mostly A superb writer and teller of sea tales, Mr. Azealia Banks - Her door opened one day and in walked Boudleaux Bryant. Charles Ives: A Life with Music. And chances are that your elitist attitude over what you consider 'real music' was once dismissed as frivolity once upon a time, so you should probably get off of your high horse. Cook - Beautiful That said, I did have some issues with the book. Which I probably will. His Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Story of Pop Music from Bill Haley to Beyonce 1st edition are occasionally barbed and refreshingly honest; he even dares to tip a few sacred cows. The London Look. The resulting playlist clocked in at more than 36 hours and totaled songs. Follow him on GlobeJamesReed. Members save with free shipping everyday! Escape the Present with These 24 Historical Romances. This is a big book that does a great job of describing the very finest in pop music. Stanley also really fell into a rockist trap throughout the book, as well including in the aforementioned chapter on The Clash. Progressive Rock and Simpler Pleasures. An essential book in my collection. Good fun, this. Although never less than engaging, Yeah Yeah Yeah is freighted with so much anecdote that it fails to service a clear narrative. You'll come away from this book with a desire to listen to all the great pop you thought you'd forgotten, and an envy of your parents who were there, who grew up with whole other generations of pop that is actually pretty fantastic Del Shannon is a particular favourite of Stanley's, his name pops up more than once over the course of the book. There's no doubt that an incredible amount of research went into it, and I generally enjoyed Stanley's writing. On the other hand I was kind of shocked that he doesn't mention my faves, Sparks, to a pronounced degree. Sep 17, Jarvo rated it it was amazing. To ask other readers questions about Yeah! He has apparently listened to every 45 ever released and knows how it fits into the larger narrative, but he never comes off as insufferable or desperate to show off. Why did everyone hate disco? View all 18 comments. The Beach Boys. There was some prenatal jiggery-pokery somewhere. That's probably because this is a book about 'Pop' rather than 'Rock' of course - although it does a pretty good job of covering both. House and Techno. Although the author obviously cannot give detailed biographies of every artist involved in popular music, he puts bands and styles of music in context and assesses their legacy. This book has helped fill some gaps, e. Enjoy it. It is surely no coincidence that the title of this book comes from one of the most exuberant and joyful pop records ever made, because this is certainly written with boundless enthusiasm and a real love of music, which shines through. Country and Western.

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