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Eminent Hipsters by Donald Fagen (2014, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100143126016
ISBN-139780143126010
eBay Product ID (ePID)201706150
Product Key Features
Book TitleEminent Hipsters
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2014
TopicComposers & Musicians, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Genres & Styles / Rock
GenreMusic, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorDonald Fagen
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight5.2 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsPraise for Eminent Hipsters "[An] excellent. . . and satisfying memoir. This is less about Fagen's career than about his tastes. . .He writes insightfully about music, films, and books. . .with this remorseless, hilarious book, Fagen reveals himself as a first-class grump. . . Eminent Hipsters is also a convincing testimonial to the honing effect of a lifelong devotion to the culture of misfits, weirdos and cranks." - Rolling Stone "Fagen is utterly charming when he describes other performers. . .he defends TV and film composer Henry Mancini from charges of fuddy-duddyness. . . his essay on Connie Boswell is the kind of top-notch, incisive cultural critique you ain't gonna get from the likes of Keith Richards. Just like the lyrics he penned for the Dan, Fagen's writing here is charged with a zingy, acerbic intelligence." -Slate.com "As you would expect from someone who has been one of the most consistently sardonic voices of rock, Fagen can write." -GQ.com
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal782.42166092
SynopsisA witty, candid, sharply written memoir by the cofounder of Steely Dan In his entertaining debut as an author, Donald Fagen--musician, songwriter, and cofounder of Steely Dan--reveals the cultural figures and currents that shaped his artistic sensibility, as well as offering a look at his college days and a hilarious account of life on the road. Fagen presents the "eminent hipsters" who spoke to him as he was growing up in a bland New Jersey suburb in the early 1960s; his colorful, mind-expanding years at Bard College, where he first met his musical partner Walter Becker; and the agonies and ecstasies of a recent cross-country tour with Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs. Acclaimed for his literate lyrics and complex arrangements as a musician, Fagen here proves himself a sophisticated writer with his own distinctive voice.
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- Aug 03, 2016
Fun read
The book has insight rarely given in interviewers, as it covers Fagans' perspective on his life, in his own words - - - and there are a lot of them. The book can be read in one good sitting , but Fagan's approach is all his own , not unlike his songs, where his word play, flamboyant verbosity, metaphors and written images can sometimes turn a sentence into a paragraph ! Or two ! Still , a fun read. I wish it would have gone deeper into Steely Dan , and the minutiae and hyperdetails on making all those great albums, from HIS perspective. There is some of that, there are mentions, and there are tidbits, such as his entries from his road journal, but , it falls shy of what I would have hoped for. Bottom line - Worth the $7 , and even a pinch more, but this is not THE definitive read on Fagan or Steely Dan.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Jul 08, 2020
Steely Dan Die-Hrad Fans ONLY!
Donald Fagan gives a self depreciating view of himself and insight into the "band", an ever evolving assemblage of the music worlds best session players. A funny and lighthearted look at a band that was, and in many ways still is, light years ahead of its time.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- May 20, 2019
Donald is one funny guy!
Excellent quick read into the trials and tribulations of Fagens musical life. Written with the wit of his best songs.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jul 10, 2016
Great product!
Great product!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
