The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory

by John Seabrook

Book Overview

Over the last two decades a new type of hit song has emerged, one that is almost inescapably catchy. Pop songs have always had a "hook," but today's songs bristle with them: a hook every seven seconds is the rule. Painstakingly crafted to tweak the brain's delight in melody, rhythm, and repetition, these songs are highly processed products. Like snack-food engineers, modern songwriters have discovered the musical "bliss point." And just like junk...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393241920
• ISBN13: 9780393241921
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.6"