Accidentally Like a Martyr: The Tortured Art of Warren Zevon James Campion

Accidentally Like a Martyr: The Tortured Art of Warren Zevon

Author: James Campion
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Book Title
Accidentally Like a Martyr: The Tortured Art of Warren Zevon
Author
James Campion
ISBN
9781617136726
(Book). Warren Zevon songs are like chapters in a great American novel. Its story lies in the heart of his and our psyche. The lines are blurred. We never seem to know if we are looking in a mirror or peering through a window; we only know that when we listen we see something . The music sets the scene his voice a striking baritone, its narrator our guide through a labyrinth of harrowing narratives. The plot unfolds without subtlety; each musical and lyrical arc awakens imagination. In Accidentally Like a Martyr: The Tortured Art of Warren Zevon, music journalist James Campion presents 13 essays on seminal Zevon songs and albums that provide context to the themes, inspirations, and influence of one of America's most literate songwriters. In-depth interviews with Zevon's friends and colleagues provide first-person accounts of how the music was lived, composed, recorded, and performed. Longtime fans of this most uniquely tortured artist, as well as those who want to discover his work for the first time, will get inside the mind, talent, and legacy of the wildly passionate Excitable Boy.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: James CampionPublisher: Backbeat BooksPublished: 06/01/2018ISBN: 9781617136726Pages: 290Weight: 1.05lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80dReview Citations: Library Journal 06/01/2018 pg. 94Publishers Weekly 05/28/2018
(Book). Warren Zevon songs are like chapters in a great American novel. Its story lies in the heart of his and our psyche. The lines are blurred. We never seem to know if we are looking in a mirror or peering through a window; we only know that when we listen we see something . The music sets the scene his voice a striking baritone, its narrator our guide through a labyrinth of harrowing narratives. The plot unfolds without subtlety; each musical and lyrical arc awakens imagination. In Accidentally Like a Martyr: The Tortured Art of Warren Zevon, music journalist James Campion presents 13 essays on seminal Zevon songs and albums that provide context to the themes, inspirations, and influence of one of America's most literate songwriters. In-depth interviews with Zevon's friends and colleagues provide first-person accounts of how the music was lived, composed, recorded, and performed. Longtime fans of this most uniquely tortured artist, as well as those who want to discover his work for the first time, will get inside the mind, talent, and legacy of the wildly passionate Excitable Boy.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: James Campion
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Published: 06/01/2018
ISBN: 9781617136726
Pages: 290
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d

Review Citations: Library Journal 06/01/2018 pg. 94
Publishers Weekly 05/28/2018
(Book). Warren Zevon songs are like chapters in a great American novel. Its story lies in the heart of his and our psyche. The lines are blurred. We never seem to know if we are looking in a mirror or peering through a window; we only know that when we listen we see something . The music sets the scene his voice a striking baritone, its narrator our guide through a labyrinth of harrowing narratives. The plot unfolds without subtlety; each musical and lyrical arc awakens imagination. In Accidentally Like a Martyr: The Tortured Art of Warren Zevon, music journalist James Campion presents 13 essays on seminal Zevon songs and albums that provide context to the themes, inspirations, and influence of one of America's most literate songwriters. In-depth interviews with Zevon's friends and colleagues provide first-person accounts of how the music was lived, composed, recorded, and performed. Longtime fans of this most uniquely tortured artist, as well as those who want to discover his work for the first time, will get inside the mind, talent, and legacy of the wildly passionate Excitable Boy.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: James Campion
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Published: 06/01/2018
ISBN: 9781617136726
Pages: 290
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d

Review Citations: Library Journal 06/01/2018 pg. 94
Publishers Weekly 05/28/2018