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Popular Music Genres: An Introduction
- Author: Borthwick, Stuart
- Author: Moy, Ron
A fine book that is good reading both for serious scholars and for music fans in the general public. -- Vince Prygoski, The University of Michigan-Flint
Popular Music Genres: An Introduction
- Author: Borthwick, Stuart
- Author: Moy, Ron
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A fine book that is good reading both for serious scholars and for music fans in the general public. -- Vince Prygoski, The University of Michigan-Flint
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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. Within this interdisciplinary and genre-based focus, readers will gain insights into the relationships between popular music, cultural history, economics, politics, iconography, production techniques, technology, marketing, and musical structure. Features*Introduces key terms and concepts in the study of popular music*Includes recommended further readings and audio texts at the end of each chapter*Provides a glossary of key theoretical terms for reference.
Contents
- Introduction
- 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: breakbeat's revenge
- Glossary
- Bibliography.
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Popular Music
A fine book that is good reading both for serious scholars and for music fans in the general public. -- Vince Prygoski, The University of Michigan-Flint
