How can we account for the persistent appeal of glossy commercial
pop music? Why do certain performers have such emotional power,
even though their music is considered vulgar or second rate? In
"The Persistence of Sentiment", Mitchell Morris gives a critical
account of a group of American popular music performers who have
dedicated fan bases and considerable commercial success despite the
critical disdain they have endured. Morris examines the specific
musical features of some exemplary pop songs and draws attention to
the social contexts that contributed to their popularity as well as
their dismissal. These artists were all members of more or less
disadvantaged social categories: members of racial or sexual
minorities, victims of class and gender prejudices, advocates of
populations excluded from the mainstream. The complicated
commercial world of pop music in the 1970s allowed the greater
promulgation of musical styles and idioms that spoke to and for
exactly those stigmatized audiences. In more recent years,
beginning with the "Seventies Revival" of the early 1990s,
additional perspectives and layers of interpretation have allowed
not only a deeper understanding of these songs' function than when
they were first popular, but also an appreciation of how their
significance has shifted for American listeners in the succeeding
three decades.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
