Bad music the music we love to hate

Why are some popular musical forms and performers universally reviled by critics and ignored by scholars-despite enjoying large-scale popularity? How has the notion of what makes "good" or "bad" music changed over the years-and what does this tell us about the writers who have as...

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Other Authors: Washburne, Christopher, Derno, Maiken 1972-
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Language:English
Published: New York Routledge 2004
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