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Sheffield, Rob

 
9780062207623: Turn Around Bright Eyes: The Rituals of Love & Karaoke
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ISBN 10: 0062207628 ISBN 13: 9780062207623
Editorial: Harper Collins Publ. USA, 2013

Sinopsis

Once upon a time I was falling apart. Now I'm always falling in love.

Pick up the microphone.

When Rob Sheffield moved to New York City in the summer of 2001, he was a young widower trying to start a new life in a new town. Behind, in the past, was his life as a happily married rock critic, with a wife he adored, and a massive collection of mix tapes that captured their life together. And then, in a flash, all he had left were the tapes.

Beyoncé , Bowie, Bon Jovi, Benatar . . .

One night, some friends dragged him to a karaoke bar in the West Village. A night out was a rare occasion for Rob back then.

Turn around

Somehow, that night in a karaoke bar turned into many nights, in many karaoke bars. Karaoke became a way out, a way to escape the past, a way to be someone else if only for the span of a three-minute song. Discovering the sublime ridiculousness of karaoke, despite the fact that he couldn't carry a tune, he began to find his voice.

Turn around

And then the unexpected happened. A voice on the radio got Rob's attention. The voice came attached to a woman who was unlike anyone he'd ever met before. A woman who could name every constellation in the sky, and every Depeche Mode B side. A woman who could belt out a mean Bonnie Tyler.

Bright Eyes

Turn Around Bright Eyes is an emotional journey of hilarity and heartbreak with a karaoke soundtrack. It's a story about finding the courage to move on, clearing your throat, and letting it rip. It's a story about navi- gating your way through adult romance. And it's a story about how songs get tangled up in our deepest emotions, evoking memories of the past while inspiring hope for the future.

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Críticas

"Why in God's name would anyone immerse themselves in the world of karaoke? Well, here's your answer--and it's a surprising trip out of some real darkness, set to a soundtrack of cheesy ballads, yelping rockers, and mangled standards. Turn Around Bright Eyes is an absolute treat."--Patton Oswalt, comedian, actor, and New York Times bestselling author of Zombie Spaceship Wasteland

"Rob Sheffield understands music's power to not only individuate ourselves, but to connect people to one another. His prose keeps such kind, sharp company. In Turn Around Bright Eyes he writes about what, and who, he loves without sentimentality. The world is a better place with Rob Sheffield."--Julie Klausner, comedian, host of the comedy podcast How Was Your Week and author of I Don't Care About Your Band

"Turn Around Bright Eyes is a touching homage to '99 Luftballoons' and other important chunks of our cultural heritage."--Gary Shteyngart, bestselling author of Super Sad True Love Story and Absurdistan

"Romantic and addictive, Turn Around Bright Eyes is the most passionate and energetic performance. It could just be the funniest book ever written about music."--John Taylor, bassist of Duran Duran and New York Times bestselling author of In the Pleasure Groove

"Part love story, part ode to music by a lifelong fan...Sheffield doesn't just know about songs, he feels them and what they do to him, and his fervent writing--part disciple, part critic-makes you feel the music, too. His insights into music's importance for life and love are refreshing."--Booklist

"In Sheffield's hands, pop music is more than an object of cultural consumption--it becomes the language through which to navigate and negotiate his most intimate moments."--The Atlantic

"Sheffield explores the healing properties of the much-mocked, beloved karaoke culture. He turns the ridiculousness of the aural horror show into something noble and meaningful."--USA Today

"[What's] remarkable about Sheffield's new book is how deep he gets writing about how karaoke--bellowing pop songs to the accompaniment of canned backing tracks in front of supportive friends and drunken strangers--lifted him out of his existential gloom....He examines the healing power of communal singing."--Los Angeles Times

"Sheffield is fundamentally a gifted essayist."--Entertainment Weekly

"Sheffield comes across as an impressive storyteller, encyclopedic in his knowledge of both high and low culture and convincing in his presentation of loss and redemption through music."--Time Out New York

Reseña del editor

In this follow-up to Love is a Mix Tape, a writer for Rolling Stone, after his wife's death, finds solace in music, which leads him to the strangest places and gives him the courage to start over, move on and rock the mike. 100,000 first printing.

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Editorial
Harper Collins Publ. USA
Año de publicación
2013
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0062207628
ISBN 13 
9780062207623
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
275
Contacto del fabricante
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