false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175924294m/574925.jpg 574925 14 More than 20 years after its initial publication, <i>Mystery Train</i> remains one of the smartest, most provocative books ever written about rock-and-roll. Marcus puts his subjects--which include Robert Johnson, Elvis Presley, The Band, Randy Newman, and Sly Stone--into their proper context, which is the culture-at-large. He makes you understand why these musicians <I>matter</I>, and what they've contributed to the American imagination. In his introduction, Marcus confesses that he's no longer "capable of mulling over Elvis without thinking about Herman Melville"--to the benefit, I might add, of both parties. 2158447 1975 Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll: Fourth Edition total:290|5:110|4:111|3:52|2:12|1:5| 290 1179 408 27 3 0 false false Wed Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 07:49:43 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 10:23:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 29 20:09:41 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 05 07:03:45 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 06 10:18:59 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 10:29:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1975 Sat Nov 29 07:47:27 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 07:50:53 -0800 2008 4-5 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jul 31 05:01:35 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 19:59:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1982 Tue Feb 24 13:52:24 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 13:56:32 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Thu Jan 29 12:59:47 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 13:02:37 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Mar 09 11:22:46 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 13:58:13 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Sun Aug 09 11:01:03 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 21:30:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Aug 25 10:19:16 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 10:22:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jul 28 22:26:27 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 22:29:05 -0700 2008 I never actually realized that Randy Newman's song "Sail Away" is sung from the perspective of a slave-trader on a...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jul 17 07:50:33 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 14:14:34 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 07:50:33 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 02 14:18:13 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 10 19:22:10 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Oct 04 21:57:49 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 04 22:01:15 -0700 2007 Though I believe Marcus is a respected writer the quote hasn't been enough to encourage me to crack it open]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 13 19:14:15 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 19:16:19 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 19:09:32 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 19:14:47 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1994 Sun Jan 13 11:27:43 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 18:44:02 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Aug 21 14:44:25 -0700 2007 Sat Jan 05 11:03:24 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu May 08 21:31:03 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 21:31:40 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Mar 01 15:49:44 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 20 08:09:46 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=574925