Rock Music
Rock Music
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USDRock music--powerful, sensual, loud, and full of energy. It has changed the face of modern music. But what is its appeal and its significance within contemporary society, and what cultural values does it reflect? Peter Wicke addresses these issues and offers a stimulating and insightful study of rock music tracing the genesis and influence of this diverse aspect of popular music. Beginning with the advent of rock and roll, Wicke chronicles the development through Elvis Presley, and the Beatles to the current music industry, its performers, and the impact of the music video. The book will be of interest to students of music history, popular culture, and media studies.
Reviews & endorsements
"...this is one of the most interesting, stimulating, and rich analyses of rock culture that has yet been produced. And it is required reading for any future attempt to continue Wicke's project of finding a way to write rock's own history." World Beat: An International Journal of Popular Music
"...intelligent and intelligently written, interesting and accessible without oversimplifying rock's very real mysteries and complexities. It is a remarkable and unique achievement." John Shepard, Queen's Quarterly
Product details
May 1990Paperback
9780521399142
244 pages
224 × 138 × 16 mm
0.355kg
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. 'Roll over Beethoven': new experiences in art
- 2. 'Rock Around the Clock': emergence
- 3. 'Love Me Do': the aesthetics of sensuousness
- 4. 'My Generation': rock music and subcultures
- 5. 'Revolution': the ideology of rock
- 6. 'We're Only in It for the Money': the rock business
- 7. 'Anarchy in the UK': the punk rebellion
- 8. 'Wild Boys': the aesthetic of the synthetic
- 9. Postscript: 'The Times They are A-Changing'
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Discography
- Index of people and groups
- General index.
