60 Songs That Explain The '90s by Rob Harvilla (2023, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherGrand Central Publishing
ISBN-101538759462
ISBN-139781538759462
eBay Product ID (ePID)28059340384
Product Key Features
Book Title60 Songs That Explain the '90s
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2023
TopicHistory & Criticism, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal
IllustratorYes
GenreMusic, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorRob Harvilla
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight16.5 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2023-026358
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"A solid introduction to the music of the 1990s that will be useful both to readers unfamiliar with the era's pop culture and to those seeking to immerse themselves in old favorites."-- Booklist Reviews, "Somehow, Rob Harvilla brings new light to the songs and artists that we grew up with and thought we already fully understood. Turns out, there's so much more depth, nuance, tragedy, and humor to be discovered. This book made me tear up about party anthems, marvel at discarded one-hit wonders, and laugh out loud at deadly-serious ballads. This is more than a tribute to the music that scored our childhoods; it's an exploration of how the songs somehow mean even more to us now. (Also: Rob's mom is right about U2)."-- Elie Honig, CNN Senior Legal Analyst and bestselling author, "[T]he threads woven between these seemingly disparate songs is one of the book's strengths, mirroring the experience of music discovery in those pivotal teenage years, where one song can lead to another which can then unlock an entirely new potential universe. . . [ 60 Songs That Explain the '90s ] makes the reader consider their own connection with music and invites the kind of sharing that has helped build a community around the production."-- Matter News, "Harvilla debuts with a fun and freewheeling look back at the music of the 1990s... a funny and poignant love letter to a decade."-- Publisher's Weekly, "Since Rob writes every episode [of the podcast], the transition from podcast to book is clean. But the book isn't Rob's podcast episodes written out. Instead, he uses basic themes of the '90s -- things like the idea of selling out -- and uses them to make unexpected connections. Rob's been one of my favorite music writers for many years, and it's a treat to read him going full widescreen."-- Stereogum
Dewey Decimal782.42164097309049
SynopsisNAMED A BEST MUSIC BOOK OF 2023 by PITCHFORK, VARIETY, AND ROLLING STONE A companion to the #1 music podcast on Spotify, this book takes readers through the greatest hits that define a weirdly undefinable decade. The 1990s were a chaotic and gritty and utterly magical time for music, a confounding barrage of genres and lifestyles and superstars, from grunge to hip-hop, from sumptuous R&B to rambunctious ska-punk, from Axl to Kurt to Missy to Santana to Tupac to Britney. In 60 SONGS THAT EXPLAIN THE '90s, Ringer music critic Rob Harvilla reimagines all the earwormy, iconic hits Gen Xers pine for with vivid historical storytelling, sharp critical analysis, rampant loopiness, and wryly personal ruminations on the most bizarre, joyous, and inescapable songs from a decade we both regret entirely and miss desperately.
LC Classification NumberML3470.H378 2023
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- 09 Jan, 2025
90s
This book features a bit of my childhood years. It featured several songs from that decade, several that I knew and some I didn’t. The author goes into detail on them all and how they relate to him. This book may get long winded for some of you so it’d be best to have a drink with you as you read it as well do some stationary moves to keep you going.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
