Master of Reality

Black Sabbath's Master of Reality has maintained remarkable historical status over several generations; it's a touchstone for the directionless, and common coin for young men and women who've felt excluded from the broader cultural economy. John Darnielle hears it through the ears of Roger Painter, a young adult locked in a southern California adolescent psychiatric center in 1985; deprived of his Walkman and hungry for comfort, he explains Black Sabbath as one might describe air to a fish, or love to an android, hoping to convince his captors to give him back his tapes.

Author: John Darnielle
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 04/15/2008
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 6.30h x 4.70w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9780826428998
ISBN10: 0826428991
BISAC Categories:
- Music | History & Criticism | General
- Music | Genres & Styles | Rock
- Biography & Autobiography | Music

About the Author
John Darnielle is the singer and songwriter otherwise known as the Mountain Goats.