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Rock criticism from the beginning : amusers, bruisers, and cool-headed cruisers /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lindberg, Ulf, 1941-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Peter Lang, [2005]
Series:Music/meanings. v. 5.
Subjects:
Musical criticism > 20th century.
Rock music > Periodicals > History.
Popular culture > History > 20th century.
Rockmuziek.
Muziekkritiek.
Muziektijdschriften.
Critique musicale > 20e siècle.
Rock (Musique) > Périodiques > Histoire.
Culture populaire > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Some notes on criticism
  • Theoretical perspectives
  • The social and cultural background of rock criticism in the 1960s and 1970s
  • The formative period : absolute beginners (1964-1967)
  • Founding fathers in the promised land (1967-1975)
  • British brats (1972-1978)
  • Style it takes : criticism and new pop (1978-1985)
  • Academic leanings and consumer guides (1986-2004)
  • Concluding remarks.