Rock Music, Authority and Western Culture, 1964-1980
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-9369-9 (ISBN)
The history of rock and roll music can be seen in a long arc of Western civilization's struggle for societal stability. In the 1960s, the West's relationship with authority ruptured as a search for greater individual expression merged with a rock revolution. While though its effects are still with us today, the importance of this musical age has yet to be fully grasped. This book tells the story of the key artists, music, and events from the classic rock era--specifically from 1964 to 1980--through a visual psychoanalysis of the West. In two parts, it chronologically unfolds important truths about groups like the British Invaders, hippies, and proto-punks, as well as topics such as primal scream therapy, drugs, and disco. With a narrative that is equal parts entertaining, scholarly, and even spiritual, readers will gain an appreciation for rock music, better understand the confusing world we live in today, and obtain some clues as to where we might be headed.
Attorney James A. Cosby is a regular contributor on pop culture matters for PopMatters.com and other outlets. He lives in Philadelphia.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Introduction
Part One: A New Day Dawning, 1950s–1967
2. A New Rebel Yell, the First Half of the Twentieth Century
3. Cultural Checkpoints: The United States
and the United Kingdom Enter the '60s
4. Meet the Beatles and the Stones, 1959–1965
5. Cultural Checkpoints: The United States, ca. 1965
6. The Freaks of Haight-Ashbury, 1965–1966
7. The Haight's House Band, Acid Rock, and the Hippies, 1965–1967
8. Warhol's House Band, 1962–1967
9. The Hippie/Freak Lifestyle, ca. 1966
10. Modern Mythic Heroes and the Summer of Love, 1966–1967
11. Cultural Checkpoints: Vietnam, Political Divisions, and Race, Late 1966–1967
Part Two: Upheaval, 1966–1980
12. Integration, the Elvis Factor, the New Blues, and Tutwiler, 1954–Present
13. James Brown and Soul Brothers and Sisters, 1954–1960s
14. Cultural Checkpoints: War, Assassinations, and Chaos, ca. 1968
15. The Beatles Come Full Circle, 1968–1970
16. "Do What Thou Wilt" (or Partying with the Stones!), 1968–Early '70s
17. Transitions and Strange Days, End of the '60s
18. A Generation Gap, Late '60s–Early '70s
19. Cultural Checkpoints: Protests, Imagining a Different World, and a Left-Right Divide Solidifies, Mid-'69–Early '70s
20A. Prog and Full Arenas (Also, Jesus Freaks), Early '70s
20B. A Very Special '70s Cultural Checkpoint: The Sitcom
21. Rock Gods, a Possible Alternate Route to Heaven, and Egos, 1969–1979
22. The Big Power Pop Stars, 1972–1977
23. Rockers, Dancers, Disco, and Disco's Demolition, 1970s–1980
Conclusion
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.02.2024 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 13 photos |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock |
| Sozialwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-9369-2 / 1476693692 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-9369-9 / 9781476693699 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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