Fever: How Rock 'n' Roll Transformed Gender in America
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In Fever, music critic Tim Riley argues that while political and athletic role models have let us down, rock and roll has provided enduring role models for men and women. From Elvis Presley to Tina Turner to Bruce Springsteen to Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, Riley makes a persuasive case that rock and roll, far from the corrosive force that conservative critics make it out to be, has instead been a positive influence in people's lives, laying out gender-defying role models far more enduringly than movies, TV, or "real life."
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Rated 5 starsA book for musicians and music lovers
I've read Riley's Beatles book - Tell Me Why. Though this book has more social commentary, Riley's strength, analyzing about the MUSIC and not about the gossip and lives of musicians is still there. His social commentary is brings the music into context, not the other way around. As a musician, this is the way it should be done.
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