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Music is power : popular songs, social justice and the will to change / Brad Schreiber.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML3918.P67 S37 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schreiber, Brad, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Popular music--Social aspects.
- History.
- Popular music.
- Popular music--Political aspects.
- Popular music--Political aspects--History.
- Popular music--Social aspects--History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- Music Is Power takes us on a guided tour through the past 100 years of politically-conscious music, from Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie to Green Day and NWA. Covering a wide variety of genres, including reggae, country, metal, psychedelia, rap, punk, folk and soul, Brad Schreiber demonstrates how musicians can take a variety of approaches- angry rallying cries, mournful elegies to the victims of injustice, or even humorous mockeries of authority-to fight for a fairer world. While shining a spotlight on Phil Ochs, Gil Scott-Heron, The Dead Kennedys and other seminal, politicized artists, he also gives readers a new appreciation of classic acts such as Lesley Gore, James Brown, and Black Sabbath, who overcame limitations in their industry to create politically potent music. -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 Musical Workers of the World Unite p. 4 / Joe Hill and Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger
- 2 There for More Than Fortune p. 20 / Phil Ochs and Joan Baez and Bob Dylan
- 3 Caged Artists p. 37 / Lesley Gore and Janis Ian and P. F. Sloan
- 4 Parody and Poetry: Tom Lehrer; Peter, Paul and Mary; and The Smothers Brothers p. 53
- 5 Psychedelicate Situations p. 68 / Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd
- 6 Reason and Blues: Marvin Gaye and The Temptations p. 82
- 7 Say It Loud, We're Blocked but Proud: James Brown and Curtis Mayfield p. 94
- 8 Hard Rock Turns Metallic: The Who and Black Sabbath p. 108
- 9 More Than a Working-Class Hero: John Lennon and The Beatles p. 121
- 10 Out of Place and In Your Face: The Dead Kennedys and The Sex Pistols p. 137
- 11 Word: Gil Scott-Heron and Grandmaster Flash p. 151
- 12 Global Music Consciousness: Bob Marley and Peter Gabriel p. 162
- 13 Weird, Funny, Smart, Angry: Frank Zappa versus Everyone p. 177
- 14 Rap, Not Hip-Hop: NWA and Public Enemy p. 193
- 15 Weapons of Mass Deconstruction: Dixie Chicks and Green Day p. 205.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alfred Reginald Allen Memorial Fund of The Savoy Company.
- ISBN:
- 9781978808126
- 1978808127
- OCLC:
- 1099541081
- Publisher Number:
- 99982973190
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