Now in paperback; the definitive anthology from a writer who ldquo;set the standard for newspaper pop-music criticismrdquo; (The Philadelphia Inquirer); the New York Timesrsquo; first chief pop music critic and Rolling Stone contributor Robert Palmer.Robert Palmerrsquo;s extraordinary knowledge and boundless love of music were evident in all his writing. He was an authority on rock roll; blues; jazz; punk; avant-garde; and world musicmdash;often discovering new artists and trends years (even decades) before they hit the mainstream. Noted music writer Anthony DeCurtis has compiled the best pieces from Palmerrsquo;s oeuvre and presents them here; in one compelling volume. A member of the elite group of the defining rock critics who emerged in the 1960s and 1970s; Palmer possessed a vision so complete that; as DeCurtis writes; ldquo;itrsquo;s almost as if; if you read Bob; you didnrsquo;t need to read anyone else.rdquo; Blues Chaos features some of his most memorable pieces about John Lennon; Led Zeppelin; Moroccan trance music; Miles Davis; Jerry Lee Lewis; Philip Glass; and Muddy Waters. Wonderfully entertaining; infused with passion; and deeply inspiring; Blues Chaos is a must for music fans everywhere.
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