{"product_id":"9781937875770","title":"Backmasking","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFame Studio Session\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \u003ci\u003e Muscle Shoals, Alabama 1989\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.        ","brand":"Texas Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137618526448,"sku":"9781937875770","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781937875770_p0.jpg?v=1763662719","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781937875770","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}