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Portishead´s Dummy
R.J. Wheaton
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Description for Portishead´s Dummy
Paperback. An album which distilled a genre from the musical, cultural, and social ether, Portishead's "Dummy" was such a complete artistic achievement that its ubiquitous successes threatened to exhaust its own potential. The author offers an impressionistic investigation of "Dummy" that imitates the cumulative structure of the album itself. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages, ill. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 238. Series: 33 1/3. 144 pages, ill. An album which distilled a genre from the musical, cultural, and social ether, Portishead's "Dummy" was such a complete artistic achievement that its ubiquitous successes threatened to exhaust its own potential. The author offers an impressionistic investigation of "Dummy" that imitates the cumulative structure of the album itself. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGP. Dimension: 127 x 166 x 15. Weight: 240.
This is a thoroughly researched exploration of one of the most original, unexpected, and durable British albums of the 1990s. An album which distilled a genre from the musical, cultural, and social ether, Portishead's "Dummy" was such a complete artistic achievement that its ubiquitous successes threatened to exhaust its own potential. RJ Wheaton offers an impressionistic investigation of "Dummy" that imitates the cumulative structure of the album itself, piecing together portraits and interviews, impressions of time and place, cultural criticism, and a thorough exploration of the music itself. The approach focuses as much on the reception and response that "Dummy" ... Read more
This is a thoroughly researched exploration of one of the most original, unexpected, and durable British albums of the 1990s. An album which distilled a genre from the musical, cultural, and social ether, Portishead's "Dummy" was such a complete artistic achievement that its ubiquitous successes threatened to exhaust its own potential. RJ Wheaton offers an impressionistic investigation of "Dummy" that imitates the cumulative structure of the album itself, piecing together portraits and interviews, impressions of time and place, cultural criticism, and a thorough exploration of the music itself. The approach focuses as much on the reception and response that "Dummy" ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
33 1/3
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781441194497
SKU
V9781441194497
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About R.J. Wheaton
RJ Wheaton is Senior Producer for PopMatters.com, where he writes and edits articles on music, film, and literature. He is a manager at Chapters/Indigo, and lives in Toronto.
Reviews for Portishead´s Dummy
"A growing Alexandria of rock criticism - Los Angeles Times, 2008 Ideal for the rock geek who thinks liner notes just aren't enough - Rolling Stone One of the coolest publishing imprints on the planet - Bookslut"