This is a thoroughly researched study of the origins of the New York City punk scene, focusing on Television and their extraordinary debut record. Two kids in their early twenties walk down the Bowery on a spring afternoon, just as the proprietor of a club hangs a sign with the new name for his venue. The place will be called CBGB which, he tells them, stands for 'Country Bluegrass and Blues'. That's exactly the sort of stuff they play, they lie, somehow managing to get a gig out of him. After the first show their band, Television, lands a regular string of Sundays. By the end of the summer a scene has developed that includes Tom Verlaine's new love interest, a poet-turned-rock chanteuse named Patti Smith. American punk rock is born. Bryan Waterman peels back the layers of the origin myth and, assembling a rich historical archive, situates Marquee Moon in a broader cultural history of SoHo and the East Village. As Waterman traces the downtown scene's influences, public image, and reputation via a range of print, film, and audio recordings we come to recognize the real historical surprises that the documentary evidence still has to yield. "33 1/3" is a series of short books about a wide variety of albums, by artists ranging from James Brown to the Beastie Boys. Launched in September 2003, the series now contains over 60 titles and is acclaimed and loved by fans, musicians and scholars alike. It was only a matter of time before a clever publisher realized that there is an audience for whom "Exile on Main Street" or "Electric Ladyland" are as significant and worthy of study as "The Catcher in the Rye" or "Middlemarch...The" series, which now comprises 29 titles with more in the works, is freewheeling and eclectic, ranging from minute rock-geek analysis to idiosyncratic personal celebration - "The New York Times Book Review", 2006. This is a brilliant series...each one a word of real love - NME (UK). For more information on the series and on individual titles in the series, check out our blog.
0 有用 大胡子阿细 2014-10-04 22:57:46
啰嗦了点
0 有用 MrMs.PL 2014-07-05 14:55:50
没几页就读不下去了(加上自己老是拖拉),为纽大迷弟教授的敬业加个星
1 有用 cinvro 2023-03-28 11:29:16 美国
Verlaine死得突然,于是把这本搁置了快十年的书翻出来读完了。大概是Marquee Moon本身太过于优秀,所以怎么写都不及其中任何一首歌的十分之一魅力。整比较有趣的是把 Verlaine-Hell 和 Rimbaud-Verlaine 做了个简单的并置讨论,虽然作者写的不多,Verlaine身前也闭口不谈Richard Hell的事,但从Hell的回忆录来看,这种联想可能并非作者的一厢情愿。... Verlaine死得突然,于是把这本搁置了快十年的书翻出来读完了。大概是Marquee Moon本身太过于优秀,所以怎么写都不及其中任何一首歌的十分之一魅力。整比较有趣的是把 Verlaine-Hell 和 Rimbaud-Verlaine 做了个简单的并置讨论,虽然作者写的不多,Verlaine身前也闭口不谈Richard Hell的事,但从Hell的回忆录来看,这种联想可能并非作者的一厢情愿。从CB时代亲历者视角看,Verlaine真的是个气场很强,又脆弱敏感的人,作者反复用 unapproachable来形容他。但在另一篇Strand书店员工给Verlaine写的悼文中,Verlaine似乎又很容易接近,只要你不和他聊太私人的事。不知道是人真的会变,还是记忆都扭曲而不可靠。 (展开)
1 有用 cinvro 2023-03-28 11:29:16 美国
Verlaine死得突然,于是把这本搁置了快十年的书翻出来读完了。大概是Marquee Moon本身太过于优秀,所以怎么写都不及其中任何一首歌的十分之一魅力。整比较有趣的是把 Verlaine-Hell 和 Rimbaud-Verlaine 做了个简单的并置讨论,虽然作者写的不多,Verlaine身前也闭口不谈Richard Hell的事,但从Hell的回忆录来看,这种联想可能并非作者的一厢情愿。... Verlaine死得突然,于是把这本搁置了快十年的书翻出来读完了。大概是Marquee Moon本身太过于优秀,所以怎么写都不及其中任何一首歌的十分之一魅力。整比较有趣的是把 Verlaine-Hell 和 Rimbaud-Verlaine 做了个简单的并置讨论,虽然作者写的不多,Verlaine身前也闭口不谈Richard Hell的事,但从Hell的回忆录来看,这种联想可能并非作者的一厢情愿。从CB时代亲历者视角看,Verlaine真的是个气场很强,又脆弱敏感的人,作者反复用 unapproachable来形容他。但在另一篇Strand书店员工给Verlaine写的悼文中,Verlaine似乎又很容易接近,只要你不和他聊太私人的事。不知道是人真的会变,还是记忆都扭曲而不可靠。 (展开)
0 有用 大胡子阿细 2014-10-04 22:57:46
啰嗦了点
0 有用 MrMs.PL 2014-07-05 14:55:50
没几页就读不下去了(加上自己老是拖拉),为纽大迷弟教授的敬业加个星