The Rock Snob's Dictionary: An Essential Lexicon of Rockological Knowledge
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (573 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0767918738 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Well, fret no more! "The Rock Snob's Dictionary is here to define "every single sacred totem of rock fandom's know-it-all fraternity, from Altuntry to Zimmy. (That's what Rock Snobs call Bob Dylan, by the way.) . From the Inside Flap At last! An A-to-Z reference guide for readers who want to learn the cryptic language of Rock Snobs, those arcana-obsessed people who speak of "Rickenbacker guitars" and "Gram Parsons." We've all been there--trapped in a conversation with smarty-pants music fiends who natter on about "the MC5" or "Eno" or "the Hammond B3," not wanting to let on that we haven't the slightest idea what they're talking about
DAVID KAMP has been a writer for Vanity Fair and GQ for over a decade, and began his career at Spy, the satirical New York monthly. STEVEN DALY is a Vanity Fair contributing editor, and in a previous life was a rock musician in his native Glasgow, playing drums for the band Oran
At last! An A-to-Z reference guide for readers who want to learn the cryptic language of Rock Snobs, those arcana-obsessed people who speak of "Rickenbacker guitars" and "Gram Parsons." We've all been there--trapped in a conversation with smarty-pants music fiends who natter on about "the MC5" or "Eno" or "the Hammond B3," not wanting to let on that we haven't the slightest idea what they're talking about. Well, fret no more! The Rock Snob's Dictionary is here to define every single sacred totem of rock fandom's know-it-all fraternity, from Altuntry to Zimmy. (That's what Rock Snobs call Bob Dylan, by the way.)
"Not essential but a lot of fun indeed" according to Robert Moore. The subtitle reads "An Essential Lexicon," but it isn't. "Essential" connotes a comprehensiveness that this lacks, which indicates that this book was not meant for education so much as fun and humor, and in this it succeeds admirably.So, what is a rock snob? Evidently, somewhat to my surprise, I am not. I'm a music fanatic, and I would have imagined that sufficient to gain rock snob status, but apparently not, since the book defines "rock snob" as: "reference ter. Ray said Very cool book. I was surprised that no one has written this book before. Everyone knows some know-it-all who just HAS to have the last word in any conversation about music.Like Dean, this dude who was my shift supervisor at the AutoZone. I remember putting ""Very cool book" according to Ray. I was surprised that no one has written this book before. Everyone knows some know-it-all who just HAS to have the last word in any conversation about music.Like Dean, this dude who was my shift supervisor at the AutoZone. I remember putting "2112" on the tape player in the garage, and Dean lectured us for 10 minutes about how Ginger Baker and Mo Tucker were better drummers than Neal Peart from Rush (which is total b.s.), and rambled on about some "brilliant" Syd. 11"Very cool book" according to Ray. I was surprised that no one has written this book before. Everyone knows some know-it-all who just HAS to have the last word in any conversation about music.Like Dean, this dude who was my shift supervisor at the AutoZone. I remember putting "2112" on the tape player in the garage, and Dean lectured us for 10 minutes about how Ginger Baker and Mo Tucker were better drummers than Neal Peart from Rush (which is total b.s.), and rambled on about some "brilliant" Syd. " on the tape player in the garage, and Dean lectured us for 10 minutes about how Ginger Baker and Mo Tucker were better drummers than Neal Peart from Rush (which is total b.s.), and rambled on about some "brilliant" Syd. "It's a Primer, It's Ammo, It's Hysterical!" according to Max Thorpe. In the interest of full disclosure, I must admit that I am by no means a "Rock Snob." I worship very devoutly, humbly, and exclusively at the altar of the Beatles, the Stones, and The Who. I don't, for example, know anything about Shuggie Otis, Richard Hell, the MC5, Norwegian Death Metal, Countrypolitan, ESG, or the numerous other characters and concepts so hysterically defined in this accessible book. Or I should say, I didn't know about these things until I go