PositiveThe Arts Fuse... the author manages to ruminate on 50-plus years of pop music. And that is quite an achievement, given that he presents reams of information in an engrossing way.
Greil Marcus
RaveThe Arts FuseEven Marcus fans who have never read a single one of these columns will recognize some of the writer’s favorite topics from Dada to Dylan to punk to Randy Newman to the legend of Stagger Lee, all of which make multiple appearances through the book’s 500-plus pages. If that page count seems daunting, fear not. There isn’t an entry you’ll want to skip ... The early columns especially are filled with gems like these, though the book’s greatest joys come from progressing through the years and seeing old friends pop up from time to time.
