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   August Abolins to All   
   Twilight of the Gods   
   22 Jan 22 08:22:00   
   
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   The author of the critically acclaimed Your Favorite Band is     
   Killing Me offers an eye-opening exploration of the state of     
   classic rock, its past and future, the impact it has had, and     
   what its loss would mean to an industry, a culture, and a way     
   of life.   
      
   Since the late 1960s, a legendary cadre of artists-including   
   the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen,   
   Fleetwood Mac, the Eagles, Black Sabbath, and the Who-has   
   revolutionized popular culture and the sounds of our lives.   
   While their songs still get airtime and some of these bands   
   continue to tour, its idols are leaving the stage permanently.   
      
   Can classic rock remain relevant as these legends die off, or   
   will this major musical subculture fade away as many have   
   before, Steven Hyden asks.   
      
   In this mix of personal memoir, criticism, and journalism,   
   Hyden stands witness as classic rock reaches the precipice.   
   Traveling to the eclectic places where geriatric rockers are   
   still making music, he talks to the artists and fans who have   
   aged with them, explores the ways that classic rock has changed   
   the culture, investigates the rise and fall of classic rock   
   radio, and turns to live bootlegs, tell-all rock biographies,   
   and even the liner notes of rock's greatest masterpieces to   
   tell the story of what this music meant, and how it will be   
   remembered, for fans like himself.   
      
   Twilight of the Gods is also Hyden's story. Celebrating his   
   love of this incredible music that has taken him from   
   adolescence to fatherhood, he ponders two essential questions:   
   Is it time to give up on his childhood heroes, or can this   
   music teach him about growing old with his hopes and dreams   
   intact? And what can we all learn from rock gods and their   
   music-are they ephemeral or eternal?   
      
   Title: Twilight of the Gods: A Journey to the End of Classic     
   Rock | Paperback   
      
   Author: Steven Hyden   
      
   Publisher: HarperCollins | Dey Street Books   
      
   Music / Genres & Styles - Punk / Genres & Styles - Rock / History & Criticism   
      
   Published Mar 19, 2019   
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