Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre

Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre
ISBN-10
1440865795
ISBN-13
9781440865794
Category
Music
Pages
263
Language
English
Published
2019-11-30
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Author
Melissa Ursula Dawn Goldsmith

Description

Listen to Classic Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre provides an overview of this diverse and complex musical genre for scholars of classic rock and curious novices alike, with a focus on 50 must-hear musicians, songwriters, bands, and albums. • Explains classic rock composition and songwriting techniques as well as studio production values • Considers the vast array of classic rock styles as well the diversity of artists who recorded classic rock • Includes often overlooked contributors to classic rock such as Jim Croce, Marvin Gaye, Tina Turner, and The Ventures as well as overlooked subgenres such as soft rock • Covers rock and roll's precursors that helped give rise to classic rock as well as how classic rock has continued as a popular music genre from the late 1970s into the present • Offers historical context of the development of classic rock, discussing its lasting impact on popular culture and its legacy

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