- Gebundene Ausgabe: 432 Seiten
- Verlag: Harvard University Press; Auflage: illustrated edition (4. November 2003)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 067401202X
- ISBN-13: 978-0674012028
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,6 x 14,7 x 4,3 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.641.648 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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[McKinney] is very good indeed on tracking the Beatles' collective footprints through the sands of the collective unconscious. He's a pleasure to read on the Marcos debacle and the 'butcher' photograph (in a chapter entitled 'Meat'): his deconstruction of "Help!" is little short of masterly...This is the work of a critic bold enough to cite 'Happiness is a Warm Gun' as 'the defining song of the Beatles' greatest album.'--Charles Shaar Murray"Mojo" (06/01/2004)
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No one expressed the heart and soul of the sixties as powerfully as the Beatles did through the words, images and rhythms of their music. Here, Devin McKinney uncovers the secret history of a generation and a pivotal moment in twentieth-century culture. He reveals how the Beatles enacted the dream life of their time and shows how they embodied a kaleidoscope of desire and anguish for all who listened - hippies or reactionaries, teenage fans or harried parents, Bob Dylan or Charles Manson. The reader will appreciate much of what lay beneath the social trauma of the day. Delving into concerts and interviews, films and music, outtakes and bootlegs, Devin McKinney brings to bear the insights of history, aesthetics, sociology, psychology and mythology to account for the depth and resonance of the Beatles' impact. His book is also a multi-faceted appreciation of the group's artistic achievement, exploring their music as both timeless expression and visceral response to their historical moment. Starting in the cellars of Liverpool and Hamburg, and continuing through the triumph of Beatlemania, the groundbreaking studio albums, and the last brutal thrust of the White Album, "Magic Circles" aims to capture the dream and the reality of four extraordinary musicians and their substance as artists.
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27. März 2004
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
I've read dozens and dozens of books on the Beatles, and this one is certainly the best. While the second half of the book loses its way--the author does warn the reader of a new direction--and certainly the book suffers from some "cultural criticism run amok", The Beatles have never received such an intellectual love letter. Shawn H. accuses the author of writing the book only to make a name for himself, when in his own review he casually mentions that he'll be teaching a course on the Beatles, committing the very crime of which he accuses the author. Magic Circles is the most thoughtful and intelligent analysis of the Beatles and interpretation of their story I've yet to read. Hopefully this book is the first of many other similar analyses. This book correctly recognizes that the Beatles exist outside the scope of normal history and other legends; they are biblical in stature.
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Rather McKinney's inner sanctum
4. Januar 2004
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
When it comes to reading about the Beatles, I waste no time. Devin McKinney's account of the most influential band of the twentieth century took my fancy, and the title itself jumped out at me with the words Dream and History. Of all the books that have been published lately that attempt to pose a critical analysis, something told me I just had to sink my teeth into this recent installment into the never-ending analysis of the Beatles' music and existence.
I was somewhat bewildered of what I got out of this book. After eading the book's dustjacket, I was enticed to read on because it suggested critical historical analysis. However, it is merely literary criticism. McKinney's account appears more like an extended Rolling Stone article meshed in with his personal psyche and his love for the Beatles -- his dream of a period long passed as placed on paper. He doesn't analyze any new material, but rehashes Beatle myths that have been presented time and time again, such as the Paul is dead rumor, the Charles Manson connection, and the notorious Beatles' butcher album cover and how they have had an affect on society during the 1960s. The only difference here is that McKinney relates it to his generation X. He recycles bits and pieces of true and myth, and never quite answers the neverending questions he asks through out the book.
If McKinney was attempting to bring full circle to his understanding of how the Beatles were both truth and myth, only he or maybe other readers may be able to see the bigger picture because I did not. This book throws in much information that will get baby boomers reminiscing about their counterculture and student demonstrations because McKinney does not leave those important tidbits out -- what would a book about the 1960s be without those references? However, for those who have an interest in the Beatles and were not born during this period, this book will lend insight to that rock and roll circus that probably will never die.
If you want to know the the major philosophical, spiritual, mystical connection of this book, and what it has to do with these references: toilet, the vision of a 15 year-old girl, reference to Milan Kundera and circles, and the most important theme, the 'Yellow Submarine', I recommend this book.
For better results, whip out your turntables and play Sgt. Pepper backwards!
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An outstanding meditation on the Beatles' ongoing meaning
22. Juli 2008
Format:Taschenbuch
Like McKinney, I'm a second-generation Beatles fan. I never expected anyone to write an insightful, honest, thought-provoking, and well-crafted book from that perspective about what the Beatles meant in the 60s and what they mean today, but McKinney has done it. This isn't a biography or a traditional history of the band, but a searching look at the Beatles' music and its meaning. After reading it, I'll never listen to "Happiness is a Warm Gun" the same way again -- in fact, I'll never listen to any of the songs McKinney discusses in the same way. His analyses of "A Hard Day's Night," "Help," the "butcher" cover, "Revolver," the White Album, the "Paul is dead" myth, and Charles Manson's Beatles obsession are greatly illuminating and admirably succinct. McKinney can think deeply and write beautifully, and the honesty that pervades the book earned my unqualified respect. Much as he loves the Beatles, McKinney fully considers the darker sides of their actions and songs, as well as the shadow side of being a Beatles fan, in the 60s and now. The final chapter, in which McKinney talks about his own experiences as a late-born fan and grapples with the pleasures, dangers, and responsibilities of that state, is one of the very best short autobiographical pieces I have ever read. This book will make you think hard and feel strongly. It's an effort worthy of the Beatles at their best, and I'm grateful to Devin McKinney for writing it.
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