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Non-fans regard Celine Dion as ersatz and plastic, yet to those who love her, no one could be more real, with her impoverished childhood, her (creepy) manager-husband s struggle with cancer, her knack for howling out raw emotion. There s nothing cool about Celine Dion, and nothing clever. That... read more
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Characters/People edit
First Sentence edit
"Hell is other people's music," wrote the cult musician Momus in a 2006 column for Wired magazine.
Table of Contents edit
1. Let's Talk About Hate
2. Let's Talk About Pop (and Its Critics)
3. Let's Talk in French
4. Let's Talk About World Conquest
5. Let's Talk About Schmaltz
6. Let's Sing Really Loud
7. Let's Talk About Taste
8. Let's Talk About Who's Got Bad Taste
9. Let's Talk with Some Fans
10. Let's Do a Punk Version of "My Heart Will Go On" (or, Let's Talk About Our Feelings)
11. Let's Talk About Let's Talk About Love
12. Let's Talk About Love
Acknowkedgments
Series & Lists edit
This is book 52 of 88 in 33⅓. (standard series)
Preceded by Pink Moon, and followed by Swordfishtrombones.
This book is in Words and Music: Our Favorite 60 Music Books (Pitchfork). (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Carl Wilson (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: The Continuum International Publishing Group
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 978-0-8264-2788-5
Page Count: 164
Publisher: The Continuum International Publishing Group
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 978-0-8264-2788-5
Page Count: 164
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 782.42164092
Subjects edit
- Books › Entertainment › Music › Musical Genres › Rock
- Books › Entertainment › Music › Theory, Composition & Performance › Appreciation
- Books › Entertainment › Music › Theory, Composition & Performance › Theory
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › People, A-Z › ( D ) › Dion, Céline
- Books › Entertainment › Music › History & Criticism
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