Greil Marcuss study of American rock and roll is universally acclaimed as thebenchmark work of modern rock criticism. Using a handful of artists a braceof blue... » 

Greil Marcuss study of American rock and roll is universally acclaimed as thebenchmark work of modern rock criticism. Using a handful of artists a braceof bluesmen The Band Sly Stone Randy Newman and Elvis Presley Marcusilluminates and interprets the American Dream in rigorous prose touching on themyth landscape and oral tradition of the continent. This comprehensiverevised edition of a milestone achievement in the effort to establish rock androll as a fit subject for serious cultural criticism includes a new preface bythe author. «