The history of rock and roll music can be seen in a long arc of Western civilization's struggle for both greater individual expression and societal stability. In the 1960s, the West's relationship with authority ruptured, in part due to the rock revolution. Though the effects are still with us today, the lessons and implications of this era have yet to be fully grasped.
This book tells the story of the key artists, music, and events of the classic rock era--defined here as 1964 to 1980--through a virtual psychoanalysis of the West. Over these years, important truths unfold in the stories of British Invaders, hippies, proto-punks, and more, as well as topics to include drugs, primal scream therapy, the occult, spirituality, and disco and its detractors, to name just a few. With a narrative that is equal parts entertaining, scholarly, and even spiritual, readers will gain a greater appreciation for rock music, better understand the confusing world we live in today, and see how greater individuality and social stability may be better reconciled moving forward.
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[ An] intricate history of rock music's Golden Age. ... Cosby's vivid, perceptive prose captures the visceral impact of rock music while unearthing its roots in intense experiences and novel ways of life. The result is a compelling look at why, how, and where rock and roll moved us. A rich, insightful account of how rock music catalyzed a new world."Kirkus Reviews "Through a narrative that is equal parts entertaining, scholarly, and even spiritual, readers will gain a greater appreciation for rock music, better understand the confusing world we live in today, and see how greater individuality and social stability may be better reconciled moving forward. ...ground-breaking study...of immense value...recommended"Midwest Book Review
Table of Contents
Preface
1.Introduction
Part One: A New Day Dawning, 1950s1967
2.A New Rebel Yell, the First Half of the Twentieth Century
3.Cultural Checkpoints: The United States
and the United Kingdom Enter the '60s
4.Meet the Beatles and the Stones, 19591965
5.Cultural Checkpoints: The United States, ca. 1965
6.The Freaks of Haight-Ashbury, 19651966
7.The Haight's House Band, Acid Rock, and the Hippies, 19651967
8.Warhol's House Band, 19621967
9.The Hippie/Freak Lifestyle, ca. 1966
10.Modern Mythic Heroes and the Summer of Love, 19661967
11.Cultural Checkpoints: Vietnam, Political Divisions, and Race, Late
19661967
Part Two: Upheaval, 19661980
12.Integration, the Elvis Factor, the New Blues, and Tutwiler, 1954Present
13.James Brown and Soul Brothers and Sisters, 19541960s
14.Cultural Checkpoints: War, Assassinations, and Chaos, ca. 1968
15.The Beatles Come Full Circle, 19681970
16."Do What Thou Wilt" (or Partying with the Stones!), 1968Early '70s
17.Transitions and Strange Days, End of the '60s
18.A Generation Gap, Late '60sEarly '70s
19.Cultural Checkpoints: Protests, Imagining a Different World, and a
Left-Right Divide Solidifies, Mid-'69Early '70s
20A.Prog and Full Arenas (Also, Jesus Freaks), Early '70s
20B.A Very Special '70s Cultural Checkpoint: The Sitcom
21.Rock Gods, a Possible Alternate Route to Heaven, and Egos, 19691979
22.The Big Power Pop Stars, 19721977
23.Rockers, Dancers, Disco, and Disco's Demolition, 1970s1980
Conclusion
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
Attorney James A. Cosby is a regular contributor on pop culture matters for PopMatters.com and other outlets. He lives in Philadelphia.
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