Marooned

by Freeman, Phil

• ISBN13: 9780306814853
• ISBN10: 0306814854
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-07-09
• Publisher: Da Capo Pr

Summary

Featuring original contributions from today's leading music critics, Marooned is a revealing snapshots of the current state of pop music criticism. A follow-up and homage to Greil Marcus's rock 'n' roll classic, Stranded, Marooned asks the same question of a new generation: what album would you bring to a desert island, and why? Book jacket.

Author Biography

Phil Freeman is the author of Running the Voodoo Down. He has written for the Village Voice, Down Beat, Revolver, and the Seattle Weekly. He lives in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. xvii
Motorhead: No Remorse	p. 1
Skunk Anansie: Stoosh	p. 13
My Bloody Valentine: Loveless	p. 31
Various Artists: History of Our World Part 1: Breakbeat and Jungle Ultramix by DJ DB	p. 49
Divine Styler: Spiral Walls Containing Autumns of Light	p. 65
John Martyn: Solid Air	p. 85
Alice Coltrane: Journey in Satchidananda	p. 99
Miles Davis: Bitches Brew	p. 105
Scorpions: Virgin Killer	p. 109
Stereolab: Transient Random Noise Bursts with Announcements	p. 123
Spiritualized: Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space	p. 141
Dionne Warwick: Legends	p. 153
Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	p. 169
Dio Anthology	p. 183
The Meters: The Meters	p. 195
Stephen Stills: Manassas	p. 209
Brand Nubian: One for All	p. 229
The Cars: The Cars	p. 239
Sonny Rollins: A Night at the Village Vanguard	p. 249
Iron Maiden: Killers	p. 267
Return to Treasure Island	p. 281
About The Authors	p. 323
Credits	p. 329
Acknowledgments	p. 331
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