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The Beatles through a Glass Onion - Reconsidering the White Album (Hardcover)
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The Beatles through a Glass Onion - Reconsidering the White Album (Hardcover)
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The Beatles, the 1968 double LP more commonly known as the White
Album, has always been viewed as an oddity in the group's oeuvre.
Many have found it to be inconsistent, sprawling, and
self-indulgent. The Beatles through a Glass Onion is the first-ever
scholarly volume to explore this seminal recording at length,
bringing together contributions by some of the most eminent
scholars of rock music writing today. It marks a reconsideration of
this iconic but under-appreciated recording and reaffirms the White
Album's significance in the Beatles' career and in rock history.
This volume treats the White Album as a whole, with essays
scrutinizing it from a wide range of perspectives. These essays
place the album within the social and political context of a
turbulent historical moment; locate it within the Beatles' lives
and careers, taking into consideration the complex personal forces
at play during the recording sessions; investigate the musical as
well as pharmaceutical influences on the record; reveal how it
reflects new developments in the Beatles' songwriting and
arranging; revisit the question of its alleged disunity; and
finally, track its legacy and the breadth of its influence on later
rock, pop, and hip-hop artists. The Beatles through a Glass Onion
features the scholarship of Adam Bradley, Vincent Benitez, Lori
Burns, John Covach, Walter Everett, Michael Frontani, Steve
Hamelman, Ian Inglis, John Kimsey, Mark Osteen, Russell Reising,
Stephen Valdez, Anthony D. Villa, Kenneth Womack, and Alyssa Woods.
John Covach's Afterword summarizes the White Album's lasting impact
and value. The Beatles through a Glass Onion represents a landmark
work of rock music scholarship. It will prove to be an essential
and enduring contribution to the field.
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