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Patti Smith's Horses
Patti Smith's Horses | Philip Shaw
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Described as the perfect fusion of poetry and garage band rock and roll (the original concept was "rock and Rimbaud"), Horses belongs as much to the world of literary and cultural criticism as it does to the realm of musicology. While Horses pays homage to the record's origins in the nascent New York punk scene, the book's core lies in a detailed analysis of Patti Smith's lyrics and includes discussions of lyrical preoccupations: love, sex, gender, death, dreams, god, metamorphosis, intoxication, apocalypse and transcendence. Philip shaw demonstrates how Horses transformed the possibilities of both poetry and rock music; and how it achieved nothing less than a complete and systematic derangement of the senses.
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Good series, good book. Makes me wanna listen to Horses over and over and over.

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#PSA because we are nothing if not enablers here... Bloomsbury is having a 40% off sale, which includes the 33 1/3 music series. They come in paperback, PDF, and EPUB. http://bloomsbury.com/us/series/33-13

I always look forward to this time of year as I have a nice deal worked out at the library--I buy the album and our head librarian buys the book. And I've been jonesing to read some books on music lately... 💝😊💝🎶💝🎸💝🎧💝🎷💝🎤💝🎹😊💝

Reviewsbylola Awesome! I will have to browse their site. 7y
LindsayReads @Reviewsbylola As far as pop music goes, the series really has something for everyone. 7y
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