{"product_id":"backmasking-harold-whit-williams-9781937875763","title":"Backmasking: Poems","description":"The poems of \u003ci\u003eBackmasking \u003c\/i\u003euncover secret messages of rock and roll in relation to religion, mostly in a loose sonnet form reminiscent of David Wojahn's classic, \u003ci\u003e Mystery Train\u003c\/i\u003e. Set mainly in the Muscle Shoals area of Alabama, these narrative poems, spun in reverse, detail a young man's ascent into the glittery world of guitar heroes, all the while singing out the day-to-day absurdities of the sacred and the profane. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFame Studio Session\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e Muscle Shoals, Alabama 1989\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIts history in rock and roll was lost on me \u003cbr\u003eThe night that we snuck in. My buddy Jon \u003cbr\u003eHad called a friend who'd let us tape for free. \u003cbr\u003eThe evening band had paid, was packed and gone \u003cbr\u003eWhen we arrived with drums, guitars and Tom-- \u003cbr\u003eHis blank cassettes would dub our only tune. \u003cbr\u003eI can't recall who played the bass, or hum \u003cbr\u003eThe hooks and riffs we tracked. So, pretty soon \u003cbr\u003eWe called it quits, our demo done. I'd love \u003cbr\u003eTo say we felt Aretha's vibe, or heard \u003cbr\u003eThat Wilson Pickett preacher-scream above \u003cbr\u003eOur own pathetic din. But clever words \u003cbr\u003eAnd chords are not enough. Beside our cars \u003cbr\u003eWe lingered in the lot and spoke of stars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harold Whit Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1937875768\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781937875763\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trp: The University Press of Shsu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 5.62w x 0.16d","brand":"Harold Whit Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623338520831,"sku":"9781937875763","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/backmasking-harold-whit-williams-9781937875763","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}