Avant Rock Experimental Music from the Beatles to Bjork |
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Author:
| Martin, Bill Martin, Bill |
Foreword by:
| Fripp, Robert |
ISBN: | 978-0-8126-9500-7 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2002 |
Publisher: | Open Court
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Critiquing avant-garde rock bands from the 1960s to the present, Bill Martin examines how social upheaval gave rise to this new form of musical expression. He covers early experimentation by artists such as James Brown; initiation into the mainstream and the resulting adaptations by the Beatles and the Who; and continues into the present looking at how groups like Stereolab, Sonic Youth, Jim O’Rourke, and others continue to innovate. An annotated discography is included.
Critiquing avant-garde rock bands from the 1960s to the present, Bill Martin examines how social upheaval gave rise to this new form of musical expression. He covers early experimentation by artists such as James Brown; initiation into the mainstream and the resulting adaptations by the Beatles and the Who; and continues into the present looking at how groups like Stereolab, Sonic Youth, Jim O’Rourke, and others continue to innovate. An annotated discography is included.