Progressive Rock Reconsidered by Kevin Holm-Hudson
In this book, the glory days of progressive rock are relived in a series of insightful essays about the key bands, songwriters and songs that made prog-rock such an innovative style.
Progressive Rock Reconsidered
Progressive Rock Reconsidered
Summary
This book is a collection of essays on the history of progressive rock and its reception by fans and critics. These essays offer illuminating information on the most popular bands and their recordings.
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About Kevin Holm-Hudson
Kevin Holm-Hudson is an Assistant Professor of Music Theory at the University of Kentucky.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Introduction Kevin Holm-Hudson Part I. History and Contents 1. Progressive Rock and the Inversion of Musical Values John J. Sheinbaum 2. The American Metaphysical Circus of Joseph Byrd's United States of America Kevin Holm-Hudson Part II. Analytical Perspectives 3. Pink Floyd's Careful with that Axe, Eugene (ca. 1968-1969): A Study of Genre, Texture, Medium, and Structure John S. Cotner 4. Progressive Rock as Text: The Lyrics of Roger Waters Deena Weinstein 5. A Promise Deferred: Multiply-Directed Time and Thematic Transformation in Emerson, Lake and Palmer's Trilogy Kevin Holm-Hudson 6. King Crimson's Larks' Tongues in Aspic: A Case of Convergent Evolution Gregory Karl 7. Tales of Change within the Sound: Compositional Form, Lyrics and Philosophy in the Music of Yes Jennifer Rycenga 8. Precarious Pleasures: Situating Close to the Edge in Conflicting Male Desires Dirk von der Horst 9. Let Them All Make Their Own Music: Individualism, Rush, and the Progressive Hard Rock Alloy, 1976-1977 Durrell S. Bowman Part III. Don't Dare Call Us 'Progressive': Post-Prog and Other Legacies 10. Somebody is Digging My Bones: King Crimson's Dinosaur as (Post)Progressive Historiography Brian Robison 11. How Alternative Turned Progressive: The Strange Case of Math Rock Theo Cateforis Contributing Authors Index
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CIN0815337159G
9780815337157
0815337159
Progressive Rock Reconsidered by Kevin Holm-Hudson
Used - Good
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Inc
2001-10-19
290
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