The Rock Music Imagination is an exploration of rock artists in their social and artistic contexts, particularly between 1964 and 1980, and of rock music in relation to literature, that is, creative expression, fantastic imagination, and contemporary fiction about rock. Robert McParland analyzes how rock music touches our imaginative lives by looking at themes that appear in classic rock music: freedom and liberation, utopia and dystopia, community, rebellion, the outsider, the quest for transcendence, monstrosity, erotic and spiritual love, imaginative vision, and mystery. The Rock Music Imagination explores blues imagination, countercultural dreams of utopia, rock’s critiques of society and images of dystopia, rock’s inheritance from romanticism, science fiction and mythic imagination in progressive rock, and rock’s global reach and potential to provide hope and humanitarian assistance.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Robert McParland is professor of English at Felician University.
The Rock Music Imagination takes on a huge and sprawling topic—and doesn’t disappoint. Robert McParland maps out the diverse and complex terrain of the rock music imagination during its height of creativity from 1964 to 1980. Drawing on multiple theories concerning the creative process, he cuts a path through blues and psychedelic rock, folk rock and prog rock, utopian and dystopian imaginings, science fiction meanderings and humanitarian appeals, and more. It is an ambitious undertaking that not only succeeds but also suggests further lines of inquiry to the serious student of rock music. (Thomas Kitts, co-editor of Popular Music and Society and Rock Music Studies)
McParland’s The Rock Music Imagination explores the roles of creativity, imagination, and emotional expression in the era of 'classic rock' in a manner that is rewarding for the indoctrinated fan and accessible for the uninitiated reader. For those familiar with the subjects, McParland presents novel readings, interpretations, and connections between the popular and less popular, the creative process (produced from within the established commercial recording industry), and literature and related arts. For the newer fan of classic rock music, The Rock Music Imagination provides a primer of introduction that eschews linear and temporal timelines, scenes, and surface relations in favor of creative and imaginative connections between otherwise disconnected artists. Far from the repetitive playlists of classic rock format radio, McParland rescues classic rock’s creative influence from the banality of one or two representative songs by nostalgia acts in favor of a web-like analysis of innovators and innovation in one of popular music’s greatest 'golden eras.' (Colin Helb, Elizabethtown College)
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
US$ 3.99
Within U.S.A.
Shipping:
FREE
Within U.S.A.
Seller: Michael Lyons, HAGERSTOWN, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Ships same day or next. Cover has minor damage but text is very good. This is a damaged return that has never been read or used. Expedited shipping available at checkout for domestic orders. Seller Inventory # 4KVJ9D001F54
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # CX-9781498588522
Quantity: 15 available
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # CX-9781498588522
Quantity: 15 available
Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND Book; New; Fast Shipping from the UK. No. book. Seller Inventory # ria9781498588522_lsuk
Quantity: Over 20 available
Seller: INDOO, Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.
Condition: New. Brand New. Seller Inventory # 9781498588522
Quantity: Over 20 available
Seller: Brook Bookstore, Milano, MI, Italy
Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 014627c6817aaefca2d1fcbb1127f399
Quantity: Over 20 available
Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Condition: New. In. Seller Inventory # ria9781498588522_new
Quantity: Over 20 available
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days. Seller Inventory # C9781498588522
Quantity: Over 20 available
Seller: Lucky's Textbooks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # ABLING22Oct2018170162115
Quantity: Over 20 available
Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Seller Inventory # B9781498588522
Quantity: Over 20 available