| Description |
1 online resource (x, 246 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Contents |
1. Soul : from gospel to groove -- 2. Funk : the breakbeat starts here -- 3. Psychedelia : in my mind's eye -- 4. Progressive rock : breaking the blues' lineage -- 5. Punk rock : artifice or authenticity? -- 6. Reggae : the aesthetic logic of a diasporan culture -- 7. Synthpop : into the digital age -- 8. Heavy metal : noise for the boys? -- 9. Rap : the word, rhythm and rhyme -- 10. Indie : the politics of production and distribution -- 11. Jungle : the breakbeat's revenge |
| Summary |
"An accessible introduction to the study of popular music, this book takes a schematic approach to a range of popular music genres, and examines them in terms of their antecedents, histories, visual aesthetics and socio-political contexts. At the centre of each chapter is a textual analysis of key examples of the genres concerned: soul, psychedelia, progressive rock, reggae, funk, heavy metal, punk rock, rap, synthpop, indie, jungle." [Publisher's description] |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Popular music.
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Pop Vocal.
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Popular music
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Musikgattung
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Popmusik
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Musikalischer Stil
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Populaire muziek.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Moy, Ron, 1956-
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| ISBN |
9781474428767 |
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1474428762 |
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