Fandom and the Beatles : the act you've known for all these years /
"Unlike other bands of their era, the Beatles seem permanently frozen in time, having never descended into "nostalgia act" territory. Instead, even after the announcement of the band's breakup in 1970, the group has maintained its cultural and musical relevance. Its timeless qual...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2021]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Unlike other bands of their era, the Beatles seem permanently frozen in time, having never descended into "nostalgia act" territory. Instead, even after the announcement of the band's breakup in 1970, the group has maintained its cultural and musical relevance. Its timeless quality appeals to younger generations while maintaining the loyalty of older fans. While the Beatles indeed represent a specific time period, their music and words address issues as meaningful today as they were during the Summer of Love: politics, war, sex, drugs, art, and creative liberation. As the first anthology to assess the nature of fan response and the band's enduring appeal, this book defines and explores these unique qualities and the key ways in which this particular pop fusion has inspired such loyalty and multigenerational popularity."--Publisher's description. |
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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2021. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 283 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190917890 019091789X 9780190917883 0190917881 |