– Robert Loss, “Nothing Has Been Done Before,” a review of The History of Rock ‘n’ Roll in Ten Songs at Public Books, November 15, 2014.
– Robert Loss, “Nothing Has Been Done Before,” a review of The History of Rock ‘n’ Roll in Ten Songs at Public Books, November 15, 2014.
Well written review.
Greil Marcus is an absolute master of aesthetic contemplation.He ranks with the very greatest literary critics of the 20 th Century-Wilson,Howe,Kazin,Trilling….this review pretty much does him justice…….. I hope Marcus is by now in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.. Ironically .his work is more profoundly musical than many of those that he celebrates ……………………….