British rock modernism, 1967-1977 : the story of music hall in rock / Barry J. Faulk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Faulk, Barry J.

Series:

Ashgate popular and folk music series.

Ashgate popular and folk music series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rock music--Great Britain--1961-1970--History and criticism.

Rock music.

Rock music--Great Britain--1971-1980--History and criticism.

Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.)--Great Britain.

Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Burlington : Ashgate, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

British Rock Modernism, 1967-1977 explains how the definitive British rock performers of this epoch aimed, not at the youthful rebellion for which they are legendary, but at a highly self-conscious project of commenting on the business in which they were engaged. They did so by ironically appropriating the traditional forms of Victorian music hall and the result was a symbolically charged form whose main purpose was to unsettle the hierarchy that set traditional popular culture above the new medium.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; General Editor's Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 British Pop Women Singers of the 1960's and the Struggle for Modern Identity; 2 Modernist Rock Constructs the Folk: The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour; 3 New Left in Victorian Drag: The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus; 4 The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society and the Making of the Rock Auteur; 5 Modernist Nostalgia: The Sex Pistols' Music-Hall Revival; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-315-57027-0

1-317-17151-9

1-282-85770-3

9786612857706

1-4094-1945-2

9781315570273

OCLC:

679416706