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10) The last waltz
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1 videodisc (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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The Band, one of rock's superstar groups, decided to call it quits after sixteen grueling years on the road. The group held this farewell concert on Thanksgiving Day, 1976, at San Francisco's Winterland, the site of their first performance.
13) Rock on record
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Pub. Date
2022.
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1 online resource (x, 368 pages) : illustrations
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An introductory textbook for Rock Music Appreciation and History courses, Rock on Record traces the story of rock from the late 1940s through the pre-rock styles of the 1950s to rock in its heyday in the 1960s and, then follows its continued growth in the 1970s and early 1980s. Rock on Record puts listening first, teaching students how to listen to key recordings in the rock repertoire. The book opens with general guidance on how to listen to a recording...
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Pub. Date
2011
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A sweeping new study, Beyond and Before considers the high period of the early to mid-1970s, where there was widespread acceptance of the progressive' approach of detailed instrumentation, extended tracks and conceptual linkage and development across albums. Hegarty and Halliwell assess the roots of progressive rock, arguing convincingly that a fusion of styles, approaches and genres defined the 1970s period, and the authors develop tools to assess...
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Pub. Date
[2017]
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1 online resource (xxxi, 430 pages)
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This book provides summaries of the careers of all significant rock artists during the 1965-1975 period in rock music, proposes a theory for understanding the development and history of rock music, and presents the necessary historical and socioeconomic context to help readers more fully understand how rock music developed as it did during its formative decade.
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"Jessica Hopper's music criticism has earned her a reputation as a firebrand, a keen observer and fearless critic not just of music but the culture around it. With this volume spanning from her punk fanzine roots to her landmark piece on R. Kelly's past, The First Collection leaves no doubt why The New York Times has called Hopper's work "influential." Not merely a selection of two decades of Hopper's most engaging, thoughtful, and humorous writing,...
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2016.
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"Good guy Karl Bender is a thirty-something bar owner whose life lacks love and meaning. When he stumbles upon a time-travelling worm hole in his closet, Karl and his best friend Wayne develop a side business selling access to people who want to travel back in time to listen to their favorite bands. It's a pretty ingenious plan, until Karl, intending to send Wayne to 1980, transports him back to 980 instead. Though Wayne sends texts extolling the...
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[2023]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xii, 248 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color).
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"Phish has a diehard fan base and a dedicated community of enthusiasts--called Phishheads--who follow the band around the country, some fans attending every show. What may be surprising is that a significant percentage of Phishheads are Jewish. Two members of the band--bassist Mike Gordon and drummer Jonathan Fishman--were raised in Jewish households, and Phish has been known to play Hebrew songs in concert. At live shows, many attendees, some wearing...
20) Dont look back
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Portrait of the artist as a young man. In spring, 1965, Bob Dylan a 23 year-old, pixyish troubador, spent three weeks in England. Follows him from airport to hall, from hotel room to public house, from conversation to concert. Joan Baez and Donovan, among others, are on hand. It's the period when Dylan is shifting from acoustic to electric, a transition that not all fans, including Baez, applaud. From the opening sequence Dylan is playful and enigmatic....
