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Rock : an illustrated history / Stephen Barnard.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML3534 .B32 1986
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barnard, Stephen.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rock music--History and criticism.
- Rock music.
- Physical Description:
- 256 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 30 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Schirmer Books, [1986]
- Summary:
- From Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock," which shocked the world in 1955, to the "global jukebox" of Live Aid in 1985, this exciting book tells the full story of rock music, and the people who made-and make-it.
- Rock is more than just a style of music. It reflects the lifestyle and philosophy of the post-war generation, with its seemingly unquenchable thirst for novelty, and its growing political consciousness. By the enormous scope of its appeal, crossing the barriers of age, class, and culture, rock has become perhaps the most vital form of popular culture.
- Lavishly illustrated with over 300 full-color photographs, Rock: An Illustrated History is a stylish, informative, and expert chronicle of 30 years of music. Each chapter opens with a prologue, or "scene-setting," which describes the time and place that gave birth to each style of music; each chapter ends with a summation of the material covered.
- The book is supplemented with a 16-page appendix, which includes a list of representative albums relating to each chapter; a list of Number One hits and/or key singles of each decade, each accompanied by commentary; a glossary covering instrumentation, hardware, musical styles, and popslang; and an extensive index.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Rock 'N' Roll is Here to Stay: The roots of rock 8
- Chapter 2 High School USA: From rock into pop 28
- Chapter 3 England Swings: The rise of British beat 50
- Chapter 4 Talking 'Bout My Generation: From British blues to raga rock 70
- Chapter 5 The Times They Are A-Changin': Folk-rock and after 94
- Chapter 6 Love is all You Need: From Flower-power to Altamont 114
- Chapter 7 Dancing in the Street: From soul to disco 136
- Chapter 8 After the Goldrush: Sound of the Seventies 158
- Chapter 9 This is the Modern World: From punk-rock to new wave 184
- Chapter 10 Karma Chameleons: Rock in the Eighties 206.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Discography: pages 240-252.
- Bibliography: 254.
- ISBN:
- 0028702514
- OCLC:
- 14214690
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