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English progressive rock and the counterculture

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An edition of Rocking the classics (1996)

Rocking the classics

English progressive rock and the counterculture

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Few styles of popular music have generated as much controversy as progressive rock, a musical genre best remembered today for its gargantuan stage shows, its fascination with epic subject matter drawn from science fiction, mythology, and fantasy literature, and above all for its attempts tocombine classical music's sense of space and monumental scope with rock's raw power and energy. Its dazzling virtuosity and spectacular live concerts made it hugely popular with fans during the 1970s, who saw bands such as King Crimson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, and JethroTull bring a new level of depth and sophistication to rock. On the other hand, critics branded the elaborate concerts of these bands as self- indulgent and materialistic. They viewed progressive rock's classical/rock fusion attempts as elitist, a betrayal of rock's populist origins...

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Oxford University Press
Language
English
Pages
290

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Subculture, Progressive rock music, History and criticism, Music, Nonfiction, Rock music, Rock music, great britain

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England
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Rocking the Classics
2007, Oxford University Press
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Rocking the classics: English progressive rock and the counterculture
1996, Oxford University Press
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Edition Notes

Discography: p.225-244.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-279] and index.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
781.66
Library of Congress
ML3534 .M28 1997, ML3534.M28 1997

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Pagination
xiii, 290 p. :
Number of pages
290

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OL812409M
ISBN 10
0195098870, 0195098889
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95049637
OCLC/WorldCat
33947509
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386446
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903850
3559409

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OL2981568W

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