Greil Marcus - The History of Rock 'N Roll in Ten Songs (2014)

[StevieFan13]

I'm not sure if this one's eligible. I think it's about how great each song is and its impact on rock, but I'm not sure.

https://www.amazon.com/History-Rock-Rol ... 0300187378

- The Flamin' Groovies: Shake Some Action
- Joy Division: Transmission
- The Five Satins: In the Still of the Nite
- Etta James: All I Could Do Was Cry
- Buddy Holly: Crying, Waiting, Hoping
- Barrett Strong: Money (That's What I Want)
- The Brains: Money Changes Everything
- The Drifters: This Magic Moment
- Christian Marclay: Guitar Drag
- The Teddy Bears: To Know Him is to Love Him

[Harold]

It's a great book, possibly one of Marcus' considerable best, but it in no way should be eligible for Acclaimed Music. It's certainly not a list of "the ten greatest songs" - it's no more and no less than what the title implies, a collection of highly personal, idiosyncratic essays spinning off from Marcus' reflections on a particular piece of music. (Or, in the case of the Christian Marclay selection, an art installation. "Guitar Drag," as Marcus describes it, is a video/audio piece depicting a plugged-in electric guitar being dragged down a road behind a pickup truck and gradually, excruciatingly disintegrating - it's intended as a metaphor for the notorious, horrifying James Byrd murder.)

[StevieFan13]

It's a great book, possibly one of Marcus' considerable best, but it in no way should be eligible for Acclaimed Music. It's certainly not a list of "the ten greatest songs" - it's no more and no less than what the title implies, a collection of highly personal, idiosyncratic essays spinning off from Marcus' reflections on a particular piece of music. (Or, in the case of the Christian Marclay selection, an art installation. "Guitar Drag," as Marcus describes it, is a video/audio piece depicting a plugged-in electric guitar being dragged down a road behind a pickup truck and gradually, excruciatingly disintegrating - it's intended as a metaphor for the notorious, horrifying James Byrd murder.)

Never mind, then. But it definitely makes me want to check it out more.