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Written specifically for the reader with no musical background, Rock and Roll:  Its History and Stylistic Development, 6th edition gives high-quality, in-depth coverage of classic style-setters like Elvis Presley and the Beatles through the Sex Pistols and Beck. Thorough in its historical analysis and joined by seventeen Listening Guides, ”Key Terms” list for each chapter, and a discography of rock styles and performers, this text makes learning about rock and pop music truly enjoyable. 

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction             Why Study Rock?             Why This Book?             Before We Begin: A Liberal View of Rock History   Chapter 2: The Roots of Rock             Overview: The Early 1950s             Pop Music             Musical Close-Up: The Elements of Music             Country and Western             Musical Close-Up: Instrumentation in Rock and Roll             Rhythm and Blues             Musical Close-Up: The 12-Bar Blues   Chapter 3: The Emergence of Rock and Roll             Overview: Crossovers and Covers             Bill Haley and the Comets             Elvis Presley             Three Basic Trends Emerge             Musical Close-Up: Rhythm in Early Rock and Roll   Chapter 4: Rock and Roll: 1950s Style             Overview: Five Style Setters of the 1950s             Little Richard             Fats Domino             Chuck Berry             Jerry Lee Lewis             Buddy Holly             Others in the 1950s             The Industry             Musical Close-Up: Is Soft Rock Really Rock?   Chapter 5: Transition: The Early 1960s             Overview: The Fragmentation of the Market             The Beginnings of the Folk Music Trend             Surfing Music             The Dance Craze             Musical Close Up: Musical Texture and the Beach Boys   Chapter 6: The Beatles             Overview: Revolution within a Revolution             The Early Beatles             The Middle Period: Experimentation             The Later Beatles: Revolution             Musical Close-Up: The Technical Side of the Beatles’ Music   Chapter 7: The British Invasion             Overview: The British Are Coming!             The Rolling Stones             All the Others               Musical Close-Up: The Musical Style of the Rolling Stones   Chapter 8: Folk Music and Folk Rock             Overview: The Youth Generation of the 1960s             Bob Dylan             The Byrds             The Mamas and the Papas             Simon and Garfunkel             Other Folk Rockers             Musical Close-Up: The Song Style of Bob Dylan   Chapter 9: Soul and Motown             Overview: Soul Music: Its Definition and History             Atlantic and Stax             Aretha Franklin             James Brown             Motown             Diana Ross and the Surpremes             Musical Close-Up: Melody and the Soul Singer   Chapter 10: San Francisco             Overview: American Counters the British Invasion             The Jefferson Airplane             The Grateful Dead             Janis Joplin             Other San Francisco Groups             Acid Rock Outside San Francisco             Musical Close-Up: The Art of Improvisation   Chapter 11: Jazz Rock             Overview: A Tale of Sibling Rivalry and Its Resolution             Blood, Sweat, and Tears             Chicago             Other Jazz Rock Groups             Musical Close-Up: An Analysis of “Symphony for the Devil/Sympathy for the Devil” (Blood, Sweat, and Tears)   Chapter 12: Art Rock             Overview: Rock as a “Legitimate” Musical Vocabulary             Rock with Orchestra             Rock Operas and Theatrical Works             Nontheatrical Art Rock by Unaccompanied Rock Groups             Musical Close-Up: An Analysis of Karn Evil 9 by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer   Chapter 13: Mainstream Rock             Overview: The Decade of Nondirection             Mainstream Trends of the 1970s             Mainstream Rock in the 1980s             Mainstream Rock Beyond the 1980s             Musical Close-Up: A Look at Rock Lyrics   Chapter 14: The Continuing Fragmentation of Rock             Overview: Substyles of the 1960s Evolve into the 1970s and Beyond             Art Rock Evolves into Progressive Rock             Jazz Rock Evolves into Fusion             The Singer-Songwriters of the 1970s             Folk Influences in the 1980s and 1990s             Country Rock and Progressive Country             The Jam Band Phenomenon             Soft Rock of the 1970s             Soft Rock Continues to Evolve             Musical Close-Up: Country or Rock? Chapter 15: Heavy Metal             Overview: “We’re Not Gonna Take It Anymore”             British Heavy Metal Evolves             American Heavy Metal             The 1980s: Heavy Metal Continues             Musical Close-Up: Meter in Heavy Metal and Alternative Rock   Chapter 16: Dance Music             Overview: The Selling of Rock–Changes in the 1980s and 1990s             The Return of Dance Music             Disco             Motown Keeps Dancing             Other Music for Dancing             Dancing Through the 1990s and Beyond             The Latin Invasion             Musical Close-Up: The Anatomy of Disco             Chapter 17: Rap and Hip-Hop             Overview: Technology, the Internet, and the Music Industry             Rap’s Beginnings             Rap Comes of Age             Other Rappers             New Jack Swing             Musical Close-Up: Expressive Musical Performance–Rhythmic Delivery of Rap             Chapter 18: Alternative Styles             Overview: Boomers and Postboomers             Alternative Rock: The Problem of Definitions             The Beginnings of Alternative Rock: The 1970s             Punk Movements: Back to Basics             Alternative Styles             Grunge             Indie Rock             Punk III: Neo-Punk Propels Rock into the New Millenium             Prog Rock             Musical Close-Up: Alternative Views of Alternative Rock   Chapter 19: An Overview and An Editorial             Overview: Eight Basic Statements             Editorial             Where to Now?   Discography             A Basic Recorded Library of Rock and Roll             Selected Discography             Anthologies             Music DVDs and Rockumentaries   Bibliography   Glossary   Index            


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780136010685
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson
  • Depth: 19
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 432
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: Its History and Stylistic Development
  • Width: 203 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0136010687
  • Publisher Date: 19 Aug 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: 6 Rev ed
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 16 mm
  • Weight: 767 gr


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