Dusty!: Queen of the Postmods
by Annie J. Randall
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Author: Annie J. RandallEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-11-17
ISBN: 0195329430
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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"Dusty!: Queen of the Postmods" has an interesting premise but fails to spark real interest. As a reader, I was excited to read about Dusty Springfield and felt the description of the book setup an interesting read. Well, the book seems far more technical and involved and, in my view, did not make a connection to the subject matter of Dusty Springfield as a person and artist.
This book felt more like a college thesis than it did a book. If you're looking and expecting this to be a biography, I don't think that's what this book is about. Instead, it takes the personality and fun out of Dusty Springfield and turns her into some educational discourse. For example, there's one part of the book where the author encourages the reader to listen to the discussed Dusty songs which are broken down into how the songs are composed. While it may be interesting to some, unless you are a music major, this is a total bore. A good portion of the book is devoted to exploring the role of white performers taking on black genre music such as R&B and pop. Again, while interesting, the author seems to devote more attention and focus on this subject than exploring Dusty who is made out to be something of contrasting point, just as one would use a centralizing figure in a term paper to refer back to.
By the end, while I did learn of some interesting new things about Springfield, the setup and style just did not work for me. It felt long, drawn out, as if I were being presented with a college thesis instead of a true book and exploration of this musical artist. Not terribly engaging or interesting, in my opinion.
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