Turning Points In Rock And Roll [Paperback]

Hank Bordowitz (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Citadel (August 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806526319
• ISBN-13: 978-0806526317
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,125,237 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars 20-step program, October 4, 2004

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David Cohen "Dave C" (New Jersey, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Turning Points In Rock And Roll (Paperback)

This book serves nicely as a skeletal history of rock and roll, one that is built around 20 significant moments. One can certainly quibble with the 20 highlights he has chosen, but that would be true of any book of this nature. I'm impressed by the way he's woven so much relevant material into those 20 chapters.

The book's strengths are its portraits of important individuals, from Les Paul to Elvis to Kurt Cobain, and the way Bordowitz chronicles the important role that technology has played in musical change. Its weaknesses: A reliance on too many generalizations - I don't know how many times he refers to some year as a bad year in music - and sloppiness. (Eddie Cochran, for instance, is spelled Cochrane twice.) Those flaws don't wreck an otherwise fine book, but I'd say he could have used a better editor.