It’s more than rock ’n roll

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  • 23/01/2025

    My brother is the popular (and not so popular) music fiend in the family. With one or two exceptions, most of what I enjoy I first heard about from him. His Christmas present to me arrived only a few days ago, but to all accounts is worth the wait (‘we do books‘). Its completely new to me, and I wouldn’t have tracked it.

    And the Roots of Rhythm Remain: A Journey Through Global Music. by Joe Boyd. I had never heard of him but his name popped up today in my podcast feed of Conversations with Tyler. Here is a nice quote from the interview with Tyler Cowen which is true for me, anyway.

    “One of the most important things that music does is, it gives young generations a chance to give the finger to their parents’ generation and to reject things and to have their own thing.”

    Other good news. It took him 17 years to write the book. There is hope for my effort yet!