The Accidental Evolution of Rock'N'Roll: A Misguided Tour Through Popular Music

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Summary: Chuck Eddy's novel is like eating bread with sand in it
Review: While Chuck Eddy may be knowlegable in every facet of music, I found this book to be rather unsatisfying. Eddy tends to be unfocused in his writing, usually unable to stick with an idea longer than a couple of sentences, the title basically saying it all: it is a "misguided tour" through popular music. In fact, I fail to see how "The Accidental Evolution of Popular Music" even applies here. Connections of ideas from song to song throughout history seem poorly linked, and what the reader basically gets is one man's slanted and garbled interpretation of them. Eddy defends mindless bubblegum music while harping on any that attempts to bring deeper meaning. If your looking for one man's opinion on music, this book is for you--especially if you like Debbie Gibson, Def Leppard, and Donna Summer--but you may be surprised that such acts as Bob Dylan and Pink Floyd are sorely misrepresented because, by the author's belief, they have too much to say.