{"product_id":"hold-on-to-your-dreams-9780822344667","title":"Hold On to Your Dreams","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the exception of a few dance recordings, including \"Is It All Over My Face?\" and \"Go Bang! numbered 5\", Arthur Russell's pioneering music was largely forgotten until the issue of two albums in 2004 triggered a revival of interest. This title presents the life Russell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] sensitive and thorough biography. . . . In a sense, Arthur Russell was so much a part of his times that he tended to disappear into them, blending in with so many different scenes that the camouflage seemed at times to have taken over. Lawrence notes, for example, how many previous accounts of the New York downtown scene fail to notice him at all. With \u003ci\u003eHold On to Your Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, the outline of an outstanding and prescient artist can now be more clearly made out.” - Ken Hollings, \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[W]hat makes this book valuable is that Russell’s shadowy ubiquity turns an ostensible biography into a first draft of that elusive comprehensive history of the downtown performing arts. \u003ci\u003eHold On to Your Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e has to go everywhere, because that’s where Russell went. . . . [E]ven if you didn’t know about Russell and are not yet persuaded to pursue him further, this is still a book worth reading. . . . Psychologically, Russell emerges as indeed fascinating, more fascinating than his music, as a maverick without, Lawrence notes, the feisty self-righteousness such figures often embody. . . . Russell has inspired a book that helps us understand a thrilling twenty-five years of American cultural history.” - John Rockwell, \u003ci\u003eBookforum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[An exhaustive, often spellbinding account of the life of one of music’s true maverick enigmas. . . . While the book provides many fresh insights into the 80s downtown hotbed, Russell emerges as a strange, fragile figure, in a monumental work. \u003ci\u003eHold On To Your Dreams \u003c\/i\u003eis a captivating record of a true original’s all-too-brief life.” - Kris Needs, \u003ci\u003eRecord Collector\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The passionate, revelatory anecdotes collected here follow Russell through those liminal downtown nightclubs, loft spaces, and recording studios that made his life and music possible.” - Carol Cooper, \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A]n exemplary demonstration of exactly what a biography should do. In his rigorously researched investigation of musician and composer Arthur Russell, cultural theory lecturer Tim Lawrence effortlessly explores his subject and in so doing shines fresh light on the darkened recesses of both New York's downtown music scene and the popular cultural landscape of Russell's times. And despite Russell's relative obscurity, the book leaves you in no doubt as to how influential this maverick music figure has been.” - Martin James, \u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eHold On to Your Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of an artist whose life becomes more intriguing with every turn. Inspiring and written with love, this book takes us to the roots of Arthur Russell’s music, from the streets of New York to the cornfields of Iowa.”—\u003cb\u003eJens Lekman\u003c\/b\u003e, musician\u003cbr\u003e“Tim Lawrence has written a fascinating and insightful biography of a sensitive and searching soul. Arthur Russell was a personal artist whose musical vision led him to coexist in seemingly incompatible worlds. Through the lens of Arthur Russell’s life (never clouded with material success or celebrity), Tim Lawrence gives us a sharp and singular portrait of late-twentieth-century American life. A fine read, with a depth and detail that resonate with Arthur Russell’s sparkle and wit.”—\u003cb\u003ePeter Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e, Love of Life Orchestra\u003cbr\u003e“With rich and animated detail, Tim Lawrence tracks Arthur Russell’s insatiable drive to integrate so-called serious music and pop. This definitive biography is both an engrossing record of Russell’s musical ambitions and a compelling account of the fertile downtown scene that supported his admirable dreams.”—\u003cb\u003eMatt Wolf\u003c\/b\u003e, director of \u003ci\u003eWild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] sensitive and thorough biography. . . . In a sense, Arthur Russell was so much a part of his times that he tended to disappear into them, blending in with so many different scenes that the camouflage seemed at times to have taken over. Lawrence notes, for example, how many previous accounts of the New York downtown scene fail to notice him at all. With \u003ci\u003eHold On to Your Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, the outline of an outstanding and prescient artist can now be more clearly made out.” -- Ken Hollings * The Wire *\u003cbr\u003e“[A]n exemplary demonstration of exactly what a biography should do. In his rigorously researched investigation of musician and composer Arthur Russell, cultural theory lecturer Tim Lawrence effortlessly explores his subject and in so doing shines fresh light on the darkened recesses of both New York's downtown music scene and the popular cultural landscape of Russell's times. And despite Russell's relative obscurity, the book leaves you in no doubt as to how influential this maverick music figure has been.” -- Martin James * Times Higher Education *\u003cbr\u003e“[An exhaustive, often spellbinding account of the life of one of music’s true maverick enigmas. . . . While the book provides many fresh insights into the 80s downtown hotbed, Russell emerges as a strange, fragile figure, in a monumental work. \u003ci\u003eHold On To Your Dreams \u003c\/i\u003eis a captivating record of a true original’s all-too-brief life.” -- Kris Needs * Record Collector *\u003cbr\u003e“[W]hat makes this book valuable is that Russell’s shadowy ubiquity turns an ostensible biography into a first draft of that elusive comprehensive history of the downtown performing arts. \u003ci\u003eHold On to Your Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e has to go everywhere, because that’s where Russell went. . . . [E]ven if you didn’t know about Russell and are not yet persuaded to pursue him further, this is still a book worth reading. . . . Psychologically, Russell emerges as indeed fascinating, more fascinating than his music, as a maverick without, Lawrence notes, the feisty self-righteousness such figures often embody. . . . Russell has inspired a book that helps us understand a thrilling twenty-five years of American cultural history.” -- John Rockwell * Bookforum *\u003cbr\u003e“The passionate, revelatory anecdotes collected here follow Russell through those liminal downtown nightclubs, loft spaces, and recording studios that made his life and music possible.” -- Carol Cooper * Village Voice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrations xi\u003cbr\u003e Preface xv\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments xxiii\u003cbr\u003e Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e 1. Formations (1951–1973) 11\u003cbr\u003e 2. Explorations (1973–1975) 47\u003cbr\u003e 3. Alternatives (1975–1977) 83\u003cbr\u003e 4. Intensities (1977–1980) 125\u003cbr\u003e 5. Variations (1980–1984) 179\u003cbr\u003e 6. Reverberations (1984–1987) 247\u003cbr\u003e 7. Tangents (1987–1992) 293\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue 341\u003cbr\u003e Notes 359\u003cbr\u003e Discography 377\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography 387\u003cbr\u003e Index 393","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406055383383,"sku":"9780822344667","price":84.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822344667.jpg?v=1730494379","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hold-on-to-your-dreams-9780822344667","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}