Metaphysical Graffiti (eBook)

Rock 'n' Roll and the Meaning of Life

Seth Kaufman (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
Or Books (Verlag)
978-1-949017-09-0 (ISBN)

Infos

A provocative, entertaining but ultimately serious examination of rock's most essential questions: Beatles or Stones? Which is the best air guitar to play? Does Rush suck? And what is the meaning of Billy Joel? Metaphysical Graffiti is a book for music fans, humor fans, and, if a meaningful ontological category, fans of philosophy too. It is a provocative, inflammatory, hilarious, but ultimately serious book about the essential questions of rock Beatles or Stones? What Kind of Air Guitar Do You Play? Does Rush Suck? and, of course, The Meaning of Billy Joel. In a rich mix of original pieces, Kaufman not only examines the essential issues facing all rock fans, but delves into the deeper, metaphysical roots of these questions. The book's title is a riff on the classic Led Zeppelin album, Physical Graffiti, while the book itself is an innovative, critical work that in many ways mirrors the best rock 'n' roll. Funny, audacious, irreverent, and relentlessly creative, it stretches the parameters of traditional criticism by incorporating short fiction, "e;Moronic Dialogues,"e; and even a short mini-play, "e;Godot, The Musical,"e; in order to explore philosophical concepts of Reality, Authenticity, Hype, and, ultimately, the purpose of music criticism itself.

Autor

Recovering musician SETH KAUFMAN grew up overseas, in Kenya and India, the son of a foreign correspondent. He ran a popular online music store where he sold so many copies of Kenny G records he should be tried at The Hague. He has written a number of books, including The King of Pain ("One of 2012's most enjoyable novels" —The New York Times), contributed humor pieces to the New Yorker website and freelanced for many other publications.

Inhalt

An Acoustic Intro
Beatles or Stones? Or the Question of Identity
What Kind of Air Guitar Do You Play? Or the Question of Reality
Billy Joel, Really? Or the Question of Authenticity
Does Rush Suck? Or the Question of Taste
What Do You Call a Drummer in a Three-piece Suit? Or the Question of Rock Band Hierarchy
Rock's Secret Weapon, or the Question of Audacity (and Concept Albums)
Godot the Musical, Or the Question of Hype
Deadheads and Mekons Fans, or the Question of Musical Cults
The Coolest Song You've Never Heard, Or the Question of Musical Archeology
To Cover or to Run for Cover? Or the Question of Sonic Forgery
Can a Dj Save Your Life? Or The Oxymoronic Question of EDM Concerts
What We Write About When We Write About Rock

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.1.2019
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Musiktheorie / Musiklehre
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
• Schlagworte: air guitar • Billy Joel • Books About Music • Books about Music Criticism • books about music history • books about rock music • books by musicians • books for fans of humor • books for music fans • Brooklyn • critique • Essays • essential questions of rock • Gillian McCain • Greil Marcus • Hanif Abdurraqib • Led Zeppelin • Legs McNeil • Lester Bangs • Lizzy Goodman • meet me in the bathroom • metaphysical questions • music • Musical cults • Music Criticism • Mystery Train:Images of America in Rock ‘n’ Roll Music • New York • Nuns with Guns • philosophy of DJs • Physical Graffiti • PLAYS • Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk • rock critic • rock music • Rock ‘n’ Roll • Rush • Seth Kauffman • Seth Kaufman • short fiction • Steven Hyden • The Beatles • The King of Pain • The Rolling Stones • They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill US • Your Favorite Band is Killing Me: What Pop Music Rivalries Reveal about the Meaning of Life
• ISBN-10: 1-949017-09-5 / 1949017095
• ISBN-13: 978-1-949017-09-0 / 9781949017090