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Expression in Pop-Rock Music is a collection of critical and
analytical essays written by todaya (TM)s top scholars on pop and
rock music. Applying a wide variety of analytical techniques and
critical approaches in the study of songs by artists such as Tori
Amos, David Bowie, James Brown, the Cure, Genesis, Radiohead, and
Frank Zappa, these essays tackle the musical text itself in coming
to terms with political, social, cultural, and stylistic issues
expressed in the most popular music of the past half-century. It
has been expanded in its second edition to include three new essays
and other additions accounting for the changes to the popular music
landscape since its first edition, with particular attention paid
to the rise of hip-hop and country music.
Expression in Pop-Rock Music is a collection of critical and
analytical essays written by todaya (TM)s top scholars on pop and
rock music. Applying a wide variety of analytical techniques and
critical approaches in the study of songs by artists such as Tori
Amos, David Bowie, James Brown, the Cure, Genesis, Radiohead, and
Frank Zappa, these essays tackle the musical text itself in coming
to terms with political, social, cultural, and stylistic issues
expressed in the most popular music of the past half-century. It
has been expanded in its second edition to include three new essays
and other additions accounting for the changes to the popular music
landscape since its first edition, with particular attention paid
to the rise of hip-hop and country music.
First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
Sex and Gender in Pop/Rock Music is a multidisciplinary study of
Anglo-American rock and pop music over the last six decades.
Following the 1960s' sexual revolution, and helped by the advent of
the birth control pill, rock and pop has continued to map the
societal understanding of sexuality, feminism, and gender studies.
Although scholarship has well established how early rock and roll
encouraged and affected issues of sex in the baby boomers'
generation, this book asks how subsequent pop music has maintained
that tradition. The text discusses the gendered performances and
biographical experiences of individual musicians, including Prince,
Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, Frank Zappa, and Patti Smith, and how
their invented personae contribute to musical representations of
sexuality. It evaluates lyric structure and symbolic language of
these artists, and overall emphasizes how pop music, while a
commodity art form, reflects the diversity of human sex and gender.
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
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A comprehensive introduction to the inner workings of rock music,
The Foundations of Rock goes back to the heart of the music itself
from the time of its birth through the end of classic rock. Walter
Everett expertly takes readers through all aspects of the music and
its lyrics, leading fans and listeners to new insights and new ways
to develop their own interpretations of the aural landscapes of
their lives. Written with style, Everett does not depend on musical
notation nor professional jargon, but rather combines text with
nearly 300 newly written audio examples (performed on the companion
website) and more than 100 expertly chosen photographs, to offer a
rich text-and-web experience that brings new meanings to songs that
have dominated music for a half-century.
Through careful illustration, frequently citing the most familiar
and pertinent examples from throughout the 1955-1970 period, The
Foundations of Rock covers the nature and use of all musical
instruments and vocal qualities; reveals the many different ways
that phrases and sections of songs can be combined; discusses the
materials and patterns in melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic
invention; explains the many important ways that producers and
engineers add to the artistry; and finally suggests paths for
combining an understanding of all of these elements with
interpretations of a song's lyrics. This is all done in thorough
detail, and always with an ear towards the possible meanings such
techniques convey in a music that has had a profound impact upon
our world. In doing so, Everett helps readers create new depths of
understanding and appreciation. Hundreds of memorable hit songs are
referred to in order to illustrate everyindividual point, while
twenty-five diverse classics of the period have been chosen for
very close hearing from multiple perspectives. The reader will come
away with a much deeper appreciation of the music of the Beatles
and the Stones, the Supremes and the Temptations, the Dead and
Janis, Elvis and Buddy Holly, the Beach Boys and the Rascals.
Following the 1960's sexual revolution, rock and pop have continued
to map the societal understanding of sexuality, feminism, and
gender studies. Although scholarship has well established how early
rock and roll encouraged and affected issues of sex in the baby
boomer generation, this book asks how subsequent pop music has
maintained that tradition. The text discusses the gendered
performances and biographical experiences of individual musicians,
including Patti Smith, Rufus Wainwright, Etta James, and Frank
Ocean, and how their invented personae contribute to musical
representations of sexuality. It evaluates lyric structure and
symbolic language of these artists, and overall emphasizes how pop
music, while a commodity art form, reflects the diversity of human
sex and gender.
A comprehensive introduction to the inner workings of rock music,
The Foundations of Rock goes back to the heart of the music itself
from the time of its birth through the end of classic rock. Walter
Everett expertly takes readers through all aspects of the music and
its lyrics, leading fans and listeners to new insights and new ways
to develop their own interpretations of the aural landscapes of
their lives. Written with style, Everett does not depend on musical
notation nor professional jargon, but rather combines text with
nearly 300 newly written audio examples (performed on the companion
website) and more than 100 expertly chosen photographs, to offer a
rich text-and-web experience that brings new meanings to songs that
have dominated music for a half-century.
Through careful illustration, frequently citing the most familiar
and pertinent examples from throughout the 1955-1970 period, The
Foundations of Rock covers the nature and use of all musical
instruments and vocal qualities; reveals the many different ways
that phrases and sections of songs can be combined; discusses the
materials and patterns in melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic
invention; explains the many important ways that producers and
engineers add to the artistry; and finally suggests paths for
combining an understanding of all of these elements with
interpretations of a song's lyrics. This is all done in thorough
detail, and always with an ear towards the possible meanings such
techniques convey in a music that has had a profound impact upon
our world. In doing so, Everett helps readers create new depths of
understanding and appreciation. Hundreds of memorable hit songs are
referred to in order to illustrate everyindividual point, while
twenty-five diverse classics of the period have been chosen for
very close hearing from multiple perspectives. The reader will come
away with a much deeper appreciation of the music of the Beatles
and the Stones, the Supremes and the Temptations, the Dead and
Janis, Elvis and Buddy Holly, the Beach Boys and the Rascals.
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