A hip, smart, and irreverent look at rock music and its icons, as told in their own words. Covering topics ranging from life on the road to aging and death, the 2,000 quotes collected here come from some of our greatest (and most outspoken) rock 'n' roll stars. 20 b&w photos.
| ||||||||||||||||||
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Review
The editors of Jabberock spent years researching articles and interviews in the popular media, biographies and memoirs, and even Web sites to cull the quotes in this book. They've amassed a collection of shouts and murmurs by a wide group of artists on a large spectrum of topics. From Bono's musings on God to Stevie Nick's feelings about songwriting, each phrase offers a unique and often entertaining perspective on both the behemoth social and emotional force known as rock-and-roll music and life itself. Pete Townshend's statement that "Rock is very, very important and very, very ridiculous...." and Johnny Rotten's admission that "I don't listen to music. I hate music...." are but a few of the insights proffered by myriad rock practitioners. The musicians' ideas, rants, and raves about music, sex, politics, fame, fortune, talent, and life offer a unique perspective on the art and practice of rock by those who know it most intimately.
From Library Journal
According to Mick Jagger, rock'n'roll is "energy and three chords." Country music, says Hal Ketchum, is "three chords and the truth." You might say that quotation books are three chords (coverage, arrangement, and citations) and an index. These two books offer much for browsers but a little less for those in search of a particular quotation. Neither has speaker, topic, or key-word indexes, but both are arranged in chapters with catchy titles: "Rebels, Politics, and Punks," "Women in Rock," "Politics and Patriotism," and "Friends and Rivals." These are subdivided into smaller, similarly titled sections, e.g., "With a Little Help from My Friends" and "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys." Quotations are then presented along with the speaker's name and the year in which the remark was made. At the end of each volume, a list of the books, magazines, newspapers, and television programs used in the compilation is provided. These are great fun for music fans, but reference users may sing a different tune.?Carolyn M. Mulac, Chicago P.L.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An interesting look at the lives and comments of rock stars,
This review is from: Jabberrock: The Ultimate Book of Rock 'N' Roll Quotations (Paperback)
Admittedly, when I first obtained a copy of Jabberrock I wasn't too sure what to expect. A book being hailed as "the ultimate book of rock'n'roll quotations" didn't sound like the makings of great reading yet I soon found myself pleasantly suprised. It is basically a collection of quotes ranging from Elvis Presley to Marlilyn Manson, all categorised and listed in chapters ranging from "sex, love and marriage" and "rebels, politics, and punk" through to "the meaning of life" and "troubled genius". It is genuinely interesting to hear what many of these well known musical icons have to say on topics and subjects that affect them and for a non-fiction book with no story or plot, it certainly introduces us to an assortment of intriguing and strange characters. In all, I found the quotes to be quite interesting, many of them offering insight into the world of musical stardom. Obstfield and Fitzgerald are to be commended on the way that they have categorised the quotes, making for easy reading and a smooth transition through chapters. Whether you have an avid or passing interest in the music industry, this book makes for great reading and is interesting, amusing and suprisingly insightful. I highly recommend it.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
