Electric Wizards : A Tapestry of Heavy Music, 1968 to the Present / J. R. Moores.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moores, JR, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heavy metal (Music)--History and criticism.

Heavy metal (Music).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (481 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Reaktion Books Ltd, [2021]

Summary:

From Black Sabbath to Big Black, a ride through the evolution, diversity, and influence of genre-defying heavy music. It began with the Beatles' "Helter Skelter." It was distilled to its dark essence by Black Sabbath. And it has flourished into a vibrant modern underground, epitomized by Newcastle's Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs. This is the evolution of heavy music. The voyage is as varied as it is illuminating: from the lysergic blunt trauma of Blue Cheer to the locked grooves of Funkadelic, the aural frightmares of Faust to the tectonic crush of Sleep, alighting on post-punk, industrial, grunge, stoner rock, and numerous other genres along the way. Ranging from household names to obscure cult heroes and heroines, Electric Wizards demonstrates how each successive phase of heavy music was forged by what came before, outlining a rich and eclectic lineage that extends far beyond the usual boundaries of heavy rock or heavy metal. It extols those who did things differently, who introduced something fresh and exciting into this elemental tradition, whether by design, accident, or sheer chance. In doing so, Electric Wizards weaves an entirely new tapestry of heavy music.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Introduction

1: The Prehistory

2: Sabbath Phase I: Black Sabbath

3: Acid Rock and Beyond

4: Funk

5: The 1970s Experimental European Underground

6: Punk Rock: The Non-Heavy Genre that was Vital for Heaviness

7: Industrial Rock

8: Noise Rock

9: Sabbath Phase II: Melvins' Gluey Porch Treatments

10: The Global Impact of Napalm Death's Scum

11: The Late 1980s and Early 1990s Pre-Grunge Underground

12: TAD: The Heaviest and Least Celebrated Grunge Band

13: Steve Albini: Heavy-duty Engineer

14: Sabbath Phase III: Earth, Sleep, Electric Wizard and Other Assorted Stoners

15: The Nadir: The Late 1990s and Early 2000s

16: The 2000s Noise Scene

17: Post-rock and Post-metal

18: Sabbath Phase IV: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs and the Modern Heavy Underground

19: Never Say Die

References

Further Reading

Select Discography

Acknowledgements

Photo Acknowledgements

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781789144499

1789144493

OCLC:

1263872271