The Holy or the Broken by Alan Light

The Holy or the Broken by Alan Light

Today, Hallelujah is one of the most-performed rock songs in history. It has become a staple of movies and television shows as diverse as Shrek and The West Wing, of tribute videos and telethons. It has been covered by hundreds of artists, including Bob Dylan, U2, Justin Timberlake, and k.d. lang, and it is played every year at countless events-both sacred and secular-around the world. Yet when music legend Leonard Cohen first wrote and recorded Hallelujah, it was for an album rejected by his longtime record label. Ten years later, charismatic newcomer Jeff Buckley reimagined the song for his much-anticipated debut album, Grace. Three years after that, Buckley would be dead, his album largely unknown, and Hallelujah still unreleased as a single. After two such commercially disappointing outings, how did one obscure song become an international anthem for human triumph and tragedy, a song each successive generation seems to feel they have discovered and claimed as uniquely their own?

"Thoughtful and illuminating.. [Mr. Light] is a fine companion for this journey through one song’s changing fortunes." * The New York Times *
"A combination mystery tale, detective story, pop critique and sacred psalm of its own." * The Daily News *
"Brilliantly revelatory... A masterful work of critical journalism." * Kirkus Reviews (starred review) *
"A deeply researched mixture of critical analysis and cultural archaeology." * Los Angeles Times *
"Keeps the pages turning... A well-constructed, consistently enlightening book, which should have Cohen devotees and music fans alike seeking out their favorite version of the song." * The Boston Globe *
"Fresh and compelling." * Entertainment Weekly *
"Reverentially details every stage in the [song's] evolution—and along the way, he reveals the compelling stories behind some of its most iconic interpretations." * The Atlantic *
"Absorbing…Eloquent... Light expertly unpacks the song's long, strange journey to ubiquity." * The Village Voice *
"A must for music fans." * Booklist (starred review) *
"Reads like an investigative oral biography of a song. A true songography." * Pop Matters *

Emmy Award–winning music journalist Alan Light is the author of numerous books including The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, and the Unlikely Ascent of “Hallelujah” (which was adapted into an acclaimed documentary), as well as Let’s Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of Purple Rain and biographies of Johnny Cash, Nina Simone, and the Beastie Boys. He was the cowriter of bestselling memoirs by Gregg Allman and Peter Frampton. Alan was a senior writer at Rolling Stone and the editor-in-chief of Vibe and Spin. He contributes frequently to The New York Times, Esquire, and The Wall Street Journal, among many publications, and cohosts the podcast Sound Up! With Mark Goodman and Alan Light.

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ISBN 13	9781982141363
ISBN 10	1982141360
Titre	The Holy or the Broken
Auteur	Alan Light
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Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Simon & Schuster
Année de publication	2022-08-04
Nombre de pages	320
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