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Music Is History: Questlove
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New York Times bestselling Music Is History combines Questlove’s deep musical expertise with his curiosity about history, examining America over the past fifty years―now in paperback Focusing on the years 1971 to the present, Questlove finds the hidden connections in the American tapes, whether investigating how the blaxploitation era reshaped Black identity or considering the way disco took an assembly-line approach to Black genius. And these critical inquiries are complemented by his own memories as a music fan and the way his appetite for pop culture taught him about America. A history of the last half-century and an intimate conversation with one of music’s most influential and original voices, Music Is History is a singular look at contemporary America.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Abrams Image, 1st edition (10 Nov. 2022) |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 320 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1419758837 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1419758836 |
| Dimensions | 14.92 x 3.05 x 20.96 cm |
by Casey Haynes
Pretty good and well-written for the most part although I felt that Mo Meta Blues was more taut and much better at retaining attention whereas this book does ramble and presents tangent upon tangent. It is perhaps a bit too technical and fussy in places for the general reader.
If you are looking for a book about modern history as seen through the lens of listening to and making music then this is worth the purchase.