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Author : Nathan Brackett
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743201698
Total Pages : 948 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)
Download or read book The New Rolling Stone Album Guide written by Nathan Brackett and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description
Author : Dave Marsh
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 9780394721071
Total Pages : 676 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (21 download)
Download or read book The New Rolling Stone Record Guide written by Dave Marsh and published by Random House. This book was released on 1983 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide lists about 12,000 rock albums released through mid-1982.
Author : Anthony DeCurtis
Publisher : New York : Random House
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 852 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Rolling Stone Album Guide written by Anthony DeCurtis and published by New York : Random House. This book was released on 1992 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A completely revised edition of the bestselling guide to popular recordings--featuring 2,500 entries and more than 12,500 album reviews. The definitive guide for the `90s.
Author : Anthony DeCurtis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780863696435
Total Pages : 835 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (964 download)
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Author : Steve Jones
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781566399661
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (996 download)
Download or read book Pop Music and the Press written by Steve Jones and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1950s, writing about popular music has become a staple of popular culture.Rolling Stone,Vibe, andThe Sourceas well as music columns in major newspapers target consumers who take their music seriously. Rapidly proliferating fanzines, websites, and internet discussion groups enable virtually anyone to engage in popular music criticism. Until now, however, no one has tackled popular music criticism as a genre of journalism with a particular history and evolution.Pop Music and the Presslooks at the major publications and journalists who have shaped this criticism, influencing the public's ideas about the music's significance and quality. The contributors to the volume include academics and journalists; several wear both hats, and some are musicians as well. Their essays illuminate the complex relationships of the music industry, print media, critical practice, and rock culture. (And they repeatedly dispel the notion that being a journalist is the next best thing to being a rock star.) Author note:Steve Jonesis Professor of Communication at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Among his books areCyberSociety: Computer-Mediated Communication and Community(editor) andRock Formation: Popular Music, Technology, and Mass Communication.
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Author : Carrie Havranek
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1573567833
Total Pages : 569 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (735 download)
Download or read book Women Icons of Popular Music [2 volumes] written by Carrie Havranek and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-11-30 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular music owes greatly to the spirit of rebellion. In all of its diversified, experimental, modern-day micro-genres, music's roots were first watered by good old-fashioned social dissension- its incendiary heights pushed heavenward by radicals and rogue revolutionaries. And perhaps none are more influential and non-conformist than women. Always first in line to give convention a sound thrashing, women in music have penned sonic masterpieces, championed sweeping social movements, and breathed life into sounds yet unimagined. Today's guitar-wielding heroines continue to blaze the trail, tapping reservoirs and soundscapes still unknown to their male counterparts- hell hath no fury like a woman with an amplifier. Women Icons of Popular Music puts the limelight on 24 legendary artists who challenged the status quo and dramatically expanded the possibilities of women in the highly competitive music world. Using critical acclaim and artistic integrity as benchmarks of success, this can't-put-down resource features rich biographical and musical analyses of a diverse array of musicians from country, pop, rock, R&B, soul, indie, and hip-hop. It goes beyond the shorter, less detailed biographical information found in many women in rock compendiums by giving readers a more in-depth understanding of these artists as individuals, as well as providing a larger context-social, musical, political, and personal-for their success and legacy. Highlighted in sidebars throughout are related trends, movements, events, and issues to give readers a broad perspective of the defining moments in music and pop culture history. With discographies, illustrations, and a print and electronic resource guide, Women Icons of Popular Music is a rousing, insightful resource for students and music fans alike.
Author : Steve Sullivan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442254491
Total Pages : 830 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings written by Steve Sullivan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-05-17 with total page 830 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This masterful survey covers all genres of popular music, from pop, rock, soul, and country to jazz, blues, classic vocals, hip-hop, folk, gospel, and ethnic/world music. Collectors will find detailed discographical data while music lovers will appreciate the detailed commentaries and deep research on the songs, their recording, and the artists.
Author : Wikipedia contributors
Publisher : e-artnow sro
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 3197 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Focus On: 100 Most Popular Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Winners written by Wikipedia contributors and published by e-artnow sro. This book was released on with total page 3197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Victor Coelho
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107030269
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)
Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to the Rolling Stones written by Victor Coelho and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-09-12 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first collection of academic essays focused entirely on the musical, historical, cultural and media impact of the Rolling Stones.
Author : Jim Berti
Publisher : Open Court Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0812697162
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (126 download)
Download or read book Rush and Philosophy written by Jim Berti and published by Open Court Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The progressive/hard rock band Rush has never been as popular as it is now. A documentary film about the band, Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage, which was released in the summer of 2010 has been universally well received. They had a cameo in the movie I Love You Man. Their seven-part song "2112" was included in a version of "Guitar Hero" released in 2010. The group even appeared on The Colbert Report. And now this, a book about Rush written for a general audience and geared towards issues concerning popular culture and philosophy. There has been a recent explosion of Rush onto the popular culture front, and how ironic for a band that has spent the early days of their career on the outside of mainstream popularity. Even legendary trios such as Led Zeppelin, Cream, and The Police don't enjoy the commitment and devotion that Rush's fans lavish on Alex, Geddy, and Neil. In part, this is because Rush is equally devoted to its fans. Since their first album in 1974, they have released 18 additional albums and toured the world following nearly every release. Today, when other 70s-bands have either broken up or become nostalgia acts, Rush continues to sell out arenas and amphitheatres and sell albums--to date Rush has sold over 40 million albums. They are ranked fourth after The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Aerosmith for the most consecutive gold or platinum albums by a rock band. Rush and Philosophy does not set out to sway the public's opinion, nor is it an awkward gushing of how much the authors love Rush. Rush and Philosophy is a fascinating look at the music and lyrics of the band, setting out to address thought-provoking questions. For example, elements of philosophical thinking from the likes of Jean Paul-Sartre, Ayn Rand, and Plato can be found in Peart's lyrics; does this make Peart a disciple of philosophy? In what ways has technology influenced the band through the decades? Can there be too much technology for a power-trio? Can listening to Rush's music and lyrics lead listeners to think more clearly, responsibly, and happily? Is the band's music a "pleasant distraction" from the singing of Geddy Lee? In what ways is Rush Canadian? How can a band that has been referred to as "right-wing" also criticize big government, religion, and imperialism? Rush and Philosophy is written by an assortment of philosophers and scholars with eclectic and diverse backgrounds who love Rush's music and who "get" the meaning and importance of it. They discuss Rush with the enthusiasm of fans and the seriousness of college professors. The book will be a must-read for the many fans who have long known that Rush deserves as much respect as the ideas, concepts, and puzzles about human existence they write and compose music about.
Author : Kelly Fisher Lowe
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803260054
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (6 download)
Download or read book The Words and Music of Frank Zappa written by Kelly Fisher Lowe and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deep look at the work of one of the most insightful and incisive critics of late 20th-century American culture.
Author : Kenneth Bielen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317713508
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)
Download or read book The Lyrics of Civility written by Kenneth Bielen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-01-20 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first comprehensive scholarly study of religious images in popular music. Examining bestsellers from 1906 to 1971, the work explores the role religious images have in the secularization of American culture. Popular music lyrics that express an adherence to a sacred order are couched in inoffensive, content-less language. These lyrics of civility reflect and shape the increasing secularization of American culture in the twentieth century. The analysis focuses primarily on the way these lyrics reduce the meaning of the terms and theology of the Biblical faith. The aesthetic of civility carries over into theology, the narratives, and the accompanying instrumental arrangements of songs that adhere to the Biblical sacred order. On the other hand, lyrics that reject the Biblical tradition use content-filled, offensive language. The result is that displaced adherents withdraw from the Biblical tradition and turn to alternative cultural religions, or idols of attraction, including popular music, that offer meaning to fill a void in the individual. The secularization of American society, therefore, is not a withdrawal from the idea of religion itself. The analysis focuses on the two dominant themes in songs that include religious images: prayer and heaven. The author explores the songs of the two world wars, the hit parade era, the rhythm and blues and doo-wop of the 1950s, the new folk singer movement, soul music and rock music of the 1960s, and the revival rock of the early 1970s. The work demonstrates the capacity of one form of popular culture to separate adherents from a subculture through diluting the meaning of the language of the subculture's elemental thought. (Ph.D. dissertation, Bowling Green State University, 1994; revised with new preface, bibliography, and index)
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Publisher : PediaPress
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1919 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book The Beatles written by and published by PediaPress. This book was released on with total page 1919 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tom Perchard
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351566229
Total Pages : 872 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)
Download or read book From Soul to Hip Hop written by Tom Perchard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays contained in this volume address some of the most visible, durable and influential of African American musical styles as they developed from the mid-1960s into the 21st-century. Soul, funk, pop, R&B and hip hop practices are explored both singly and in their many convergences, and in writings that have often become regarded as landmarks in black musical scholarship. These works employ a wide range of methodologies, and taken together they show the themes and concerns of academic black musical study developing over three decades. While much of the writing here is focused on music and musicians in the United States, the book also documents important and emergent trends in the study of these styles as they have spread across the world. The volume maintains the original publication format and pagination of each essay, making for easy and accurate cross-reference and citation. Tom Perchard?s introduction gives a detailed overview of the book?s contents, and of the field as a whole, situating the present essays in a longer and wider tradition of African American music studies. In bringing together and contextualising works that are always valuable but sometimes difficult to access, the volume forms an excellent introductory resource for university music students and researchers.
Author : James E. Perone
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1440859698
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (48 download)
Download or read book Listen to New Wave Rock! written by James E. Perone and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-09-07 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Students of pop music and pop culture as well as fans who have loved the music since it came into being will gain valuable insight into this genre of the 1970s and 1980s. Listen to New Wave Rock!: Exploring a Musical Genre contains background on new wave music in general, with an overview and history of new wave rock in particular. While the bulk of the book is devoted to analysis of 50 must-hear musical examples, which include artists, songs, and albums, the book also explores how this genre of the late 1970s and 1980s came into being, musical influences on the genre, and how the genre influenced later generations of artists. Additional chapters analyze the impact of new wave rock on American popular culture and the legacy of new wave music, including how the music is still used today in film and television soundtracks and in television commercials. The combination of detailed examination of specific artists, songs, and albums and discussion of background, legacy, and impact distinguish this book from others on the subject and make it a vital reference and interesting read for both students and music aficionados.
Author : Paul Friedlander
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429963254
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book Rock And Roll written by Paul Friedlander and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-04 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now updated with two new chapters and an extraordinary collection of photographs, this second edition of Paul Friedlander's Rock and Roll: A Social History is a smash hit. The social force of rock and roll music leaps off the page as Paul Friedlander provides impressive insights based on hits from Johnny B. Goode to Smells Like Teen Spirit and beyond. In this musical journey, Friedlander offers the melodious strains and hard-edged riffs of Elvis, the Beatles, The Who, Dylan, Clapton, Hendrix, Motown, the San Francisco Beat, Punk, New Wave, rap, metal, 90's grunge, plus file sharing, and much more. The book is written in a refreshing, captivating style that pulls the reader in, offering no less than a complete social and cultural history of rock and roll for students and general audiences alike. Friedlander writes, 'This book chronicles the first forty years of rock/pop music history. Picture the various musical styles as locations on a giant unfolding road map. As you open the map, you travel from place to place, stopping at each chapter to sample the artistry. Don't forget to dress your imagination appropriately for this trip, because each genre is affected by the societal topography and climate that surround it. Enjoy your trip. We promise it will be a good one!'
Author : Bruce Pollock
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135463034
Total Pages : 2350 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (354 download)
Download or read book Rock Song Index written by Bruce Pollock and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 2350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rock Song Index, Second Edition, is a new version of a well-received index to the classic songs of the rock canon, from the late '40s through the end of the 20th century. The study of the history of rock music has exploded over the last decade; all college music departments offer a basic rock-history course, covering the classic artists and their songs.
