Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Words: A Neil Young Reception Primer
2. Unlock the Secrets: Waywardness and the Rock Canon
3. The Liquid Rage: Noise and Improvisation
4. Have You Ever Been Singled Out? Popular Music and Musical Signification
5. You See Your Baby Loves to Dance: Musical Style
6. Will To Love
Notes
References
Index

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A provocative, multifaceted look at a rock icon.

About the Author

William Echard is Assistant Professor in the Department of Music and Institute for Comparative Studies in Literature, Art and Culture at Carleton University. He lives in Ottawa, Ontario.

Reviews

"This book uniquely and successfully sustains a cohesive analysis of the work, career, and reception of a single artist. That the artist is Neil Young, one of the most confounding and mysterious of rock stars, is an added bonus. Finally someone will explain what's been going on all these years!" Daniel Cavicchi, author of Tramps Like Us: Music and Meaning among Springsteen Fans