Rocking the Classics: English Progressive Rock and the Counterculture. Edward Macan

Rocking the Classics: English Progressive Rock and the Counterculture



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Language: English
Page: 320
ISBN: 0195098889, 9781423734833

From Library Journal

The enormous success in 1967 of the Beatles' Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band inspired other bands to expand and refine this blending of rock, folk, and classical into a style that came to be known as progressive rock. Throughout the 1970s the form developed into a core element around which colossal light shows, elaborate props, and outlandish costumes were added as bands like Genesis and Yes moved the music into arenas and stadiums. Though hugely popular, many critics considered the music emotionally cold and pompous. By the end of the decade a backlash against progressive rock and disco led to do-it-yourself movements like Punk and New Wave. The music's continued success, however, indicates that this is an important if controversial subgenre of rock music. This extremely detailed and scholarly book offers a unique overview. Its style limits its recommendation to libraries with serious music collections that focus on contemporary forms.?Dan Bogey, Clearfield Cty. P.L. Federation, Curwensville, Pa.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review


"This extremely detailed and scholarly book offers a unique overview."--Library Journal


"Outstanding....Highly recommended--a must-have book for any fan of progressive music."--Progression


"While there have been thousands of books written on every form of music, progressive music as such has gotten a raw deal. Edward Macan has been brave enough to write the quintessential book on a curiously underrepresented form of music--and it's about time."--Keith Emerson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer


"An impressive piece of work....Macan knows this music backwards and forwards: he combines a fan's detached knowledge of minutiae with what if often a quite sophisticated agenda of cultural criticism....I was delighted to find some intelligent, detailed, and nuanced writing about progressive rock....The writing is excellent--the author is always vivid, elegant, and engaging....It contributes another valuable genra study to a burgeoning field."--Robert Walser, author of Running with the Devil: Power, Gender, and Madness in Heavy Metal Music


"I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book; once I began reading it I found it almost impossible to put down. Macan has put together a wonderful account of the Yes-Genesis-ELP crowd, and much, much more....Macan does an exceptional job of pulling together a tremendous amount of information and assembling it into chapters that are very user friendly. His understanding of the English roots of this style is perhaps the most valuable aspect of his account and will be often cited....Intelligently organized. The number of albums referred to is a remarkable feat of scholarship."--John Covach, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill


"Comprehensive....Macan gives the much-maligned genre the kind of respect and serious study it deserves."--Cleveland Scene




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