Description |
xx, 476 pages ; 25 cm |
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Men lcdgt |
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New Yorkers (New York State) lcdgt |
Bibliography |
Includes index. |
Contents |
Rock. The kingdom of rock 'n' roll ; Abunshanoise ; Less monstrous and more glamorous ; The edge of wuss cliff ; Alternative everywhere ; Heavy metal rules ; The power of evil ; Cock rock ; Counter-countercultural ; The opposite of noise ; Confessional ; Making progress ; Old time rock 'n' roll -- R&B. An exclusive music ; Race records ; Soul music is ours ; Selling soul ; Ain't nothing to this disco ; The comforts of crossover ; The other Black music ; Shame and shamelessness ; Guilty ; Deplorable ; A rebirthing process ; Mea culpa -- Country. At its purest ; What is country music? ; Absolutely no hollering ; A revolt, a revival, and a sales pitch ; Make country country again ; The horseshit rebellion ; Suburbs and sippy cups ; Good luck on your new venture ; Where are your guts? ; Only in America ; The white experience ; What makes you country ; What's right with the format -- Punk. Converted ; Incoherent and inescapable ; Rock 'n' roll at its finest ; Punk explosion ; Punk politics ; Tougher than punk ; An incantation ; Feasting on crumbs ; Stubborn purists ; The opposite of punk ; Hipsters everywhere -- Hip-hop. Rap music don't have to teach you anything ; The (new) sound of young America ; Music in every phrase ; Making records out of records ; Street-corner rhymes ; I'm not a rapper ; The real face of rap ; Raging sexism ; Self-conscious ; Ambition and hunger ; Escape from New York ; Serious rapping ; Your voice is too light ; Mixed up -- Dance Music. What else is music for? ; One big mix ; Very much alive ; Party monsters ; Different worlds ; The upward spiral ; Get lost -- Pop. Pop revolution ; The monster with seven letters ; The triumph of poptimism ; The most popular records in the country? ; Pepsodent smiles ; The perils of (new) pop stardom ; Pure pop music ; You'll grow out of it ; The end of taste ; How can anyone listen to that stuff? |
Summary |
"The entire history of popular music over the past fifty years refracted through the big genres that have defined and dominated it-including rock, country, punk, R&B, dance and hip-hop-woven together into a cosmic reckoning with music's evolution as a popular art form, as a huge cultural and economic force, and as an essential component to our identities, from Black Sabbath to Black Flag to Beyoncé, and beyond"-- Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Popular music -- History and criticism.
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MUSIC / History & Criticism. |
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MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal. |
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MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock. |
Genre/Form |
Music criticism and reviews.
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ISBN |
9780525559597 hardcover |
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0525559590 hardcover |
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9780525559610 (paperback) |
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0525559612 |
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