About this title: Musicians strive to "keep it real"; listeners condemn "fakes"; but does great music really need to be authentic? By investigating this obsession in the last century, this title rethinks what makes popular music work.
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York
Date Published: 2006
Description: Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. Advance Reading Copy (ARC) 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. CM5-An advance reader's edition trade paperback book in very good condition that has label, lightly curled, light discoloration and shelf wear. Musicians strive to "keep it real"; listeners condemn "fakes"; ...but does great music really need to be authentic? Satisfaction Guaranteed. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date Published: 2007-02-01
ISBN-13:9780393060782ISBN:0393060780
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780393060782ISBN:0393060780
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: FABER AND FABER Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780571226597ISBN:0571226590
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 288 pages. The quest for authenticity, for the 'real', is a dominant factor in musical taste-be it the folklorist's search for forgotten bluesmen, the rock critic's elevation of raw power over sophistication, or importance of bullet wounds to the careers of hip-hop artists. this book looks at the myth of what it means to be 'real' and 'fake' in pop music. (Paperback) read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: W W NORTON & CO INC
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780393060782ISBN:0393060780
Description: New. Musicians strive to "keep it real"; listeners condemn "fakes"; but does great music really need to be authentic? By investigating this obsession in the last century, this title rethinks what makes popular music work. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780571226597ISBN:0571226590
Description: New. The quest for authenticity, for the 'real', is a dominant factor in musical taste-be it the folklorist's search for forgotten bluesmen, the rock critic's elevation of raw power over sophistication, or importance of bullet wounds to the careers of hi... read more
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