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Seth Kaufman

Metaphysical Graffiti

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A provocative, entertaining but ultimately serious examination of rock's most essential questions: Beatles or Stones? Which is the best air guitar to play? Does Rush suck? And what is the meaning of Billy Joel?


Metaphysical Graffiti is a book for music fans, humor fans, and, if a meaningful ontological category, fans of philosophy too. It is a provocative, inflammatory, hilarious, but ultimately serious book about the essential questions of rock—Beatles or Stones? What Kind of Air Guitar Do You Play? Does Rush Suck? and, of course, The Meaning of Billy Joel. In a rich mix of original pieces, Kaufman not only examines the essential issues facing all rock fans, but delves into the deeper, metaphysical roots of these questions.


The book's title is a riff on the classic Led Zeppelin album, Physical Graffiti, while the book itself is an innovative, critical work that in many ways mirrors the best rock 'n' roll. Funny, audacious, irreverent, and relentlessly creative, it stretches the parameters of traditional criticism by incorporating short fiction, “Moronic Dialogues,” and even a short mini-play, “Godot, The Musical,” in order to explore philosophical concepts of Reality, Authenticity, Hype, and, ultimately, the purpose of music criticism itself.
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153 printed pages
Original publication
2019
Publication year
2018
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Quotes

  • Sergio Avtushenkohas quoted3 years ago
    It’s like a narc has walked among us. Like the devil pissed in my bong.
  • Sergio Avtushenkohas quoted3 years ago
    power trio is not the same thing as a regular old trio because a power trio has more—wait for it—power.
  • Sergio Avtushenkohas quoted3 years ago
    I thought about sex, because I often think about sex

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