Profiles in Popular Music

[This book] will speak not only to country music experts but also to scholars interested in an exemplary study of popular music.Feb 2014 — Society for American Music More…

[D]elves deep into the past in this new work to bring us the story of these two albums as well as a painstaking analysis that allows us to see not only the particular genius of Tull but the... — Popmatters More…

This is the kind of text that could likely transform a college-level music theory course for the better, prompting discussions about everything from the structure of modern rock music to the... — Popmatters More…

McDonald has a lot of interesting points to make about the music, the band, and what was going on in the world surrounding them at the time. Rush fans who are interested in something more in-depth... — Goldmine More…

[T]his volume is an important contribution to the theoretical literature connecting country music with the American character. . . . Recommended.August 2009 — Choice More…

Stern's scholarship is at its strongest as she renders a rigorous definition to the term 'megamusical' itself . . . The Megamusical offers broad discussions of production history, commecial... — Studies In Musical Theatre More…

This is the kind of text that could likely transform a college-level music theory course for the better, prompting discussions about everything from the structure of modern rock music to the... — Popmatters More…

[This] book will serve as a reference source for choro, and no doubt will spark interest and future research in this important genre — Society for American Music More…

[D]elves deep into the past in this new work to bring us the story of these two albums as well as a painstaking analysis that allows us to see not only the particular genius of Tull but the... — Popmatters More…