This Second Edition Of The Text Offers A Look At The Evolution Of Rock Music From Its Roots To The Present. With Innovative Listening Guides, (both Print And Electronic), A Rich Visual Program, And Electronic Learning Tools, It Is A Comprehensive Introduction To Rock History. The New Edition Includes New Backstage Pass Boxes Written By Rock Journalists And Scholars Such As Graeme Boone On Woodstock, Susan Fast On Led Zeppelin, Jeff Chang On Dj Kool Herc. A New Full-color Photo Essay Examines The Look Of Rock Music Through Album Covers, Concert Staging, And Poster Art. Examples Are A Comparison Of The Beatles Look To That Of The Rollnig Stones, Fillmore West Concert Posters, Hip-hop Graffiti, And Pictures Of Rave Culture. The World Before Rock And Roll (roots-1955) -- The Birth And First Flourishing Of Rock And Roll (1955-1960) -- The Demise Of Rock And The Promise Of Soul (1959-1963) -- The Beatles And The British Invasion (1964-1966) -- American Responses (1964-1966) -- Motown Pop And Southern Soul (1960-1970) -- Psychedelia (1966-1969) -- The Growing Rock Monster (1970-1975) -- Black Pop And The Rise Of Disco (1970-1980) -- Mainstream Rock, Punk, And New Wave (1975-1980) -- I Want My Mtv (1980-1990) -- Heavy Metal, Rap, And The Rise Of Alternative Rock (1982-1992) -- Conclusion (1990s And Beyond: The More Things Change--). John Covach. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

Covach, John Rudolph

Norton Professional Books

New York: W. W. Norton

United States, United States of America

2nd ed, New York, c2009

Second, 2009

cut off text on some pages due text runs to the gutter

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 v. (various pagings) : 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
The world before rock and roll (roots-1955) -- The birth and first flourishing of rock and roll (1955-1960) -- The demise of rock and the promise of soul (1959-1963) -- The Beatles and the British invasion (1964-1966) -- American responses (1964-1966) -- Motown pop and southern soul (1960-1970) -- Psychedelia (1966-1969) -- The growing rock monster (1970-1975) -- Black pop and the rise of disco (1970-1980) -- Mainstream rock, punk, and new wave (1975-1980) -- I want my MTV (1980-1990) -- Heavy metal, rap, and the rise of alternative rock (1982-1992) -- Conclusion (1990s and beyond: the more things change--)

The second edition of What�� s That Sound? offers a balanced, insightful look at the evolution of rock music from its roots to the present. With innovative listening guides (both print and electronic), a rich visual program, and a strong support package, the text gives students a comprehensive and engaging introduction to rock history.

This book offers a balanced and insightful look at the evolution of rock music from its roots to the present, decade by decade, enhanced by detailed listening guides. The publisher's free student website offers, among other things, links to podcasts by the author, discussing the music and musicians: wwnorton.com/studyspace

2024-07-01