{"product_id":"rock-counterculture-and-the-avant-garde-1966-1970-how-the-beatles-frank-zappa-and-the-velvet-underground-defined-an-era-paperback","title":"Rock, Counterculture and the Avant-Garde, 1966-1970: How the Beatles, Frank Zappa and the Velvet Underground Defined an Era - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDoyle Greene\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The convergence of rock music, counterculture politics and avant-garde aesthetics in the late 1960s underscored the careers of the Beatles, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, and the Velvet Underground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book examines these artists' relationships to the historical avant-garde (Artaud, Brecht, Dada) and neo-avant-garde (Warhol, Pop Art, minimalism), considering their work in light of debates about modernism versus postmodernism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The author analyzes the performers' use of dissonance and noise within popular music, the role of social commentary and controversial topics in songs, and the experiments with concert and studio performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Albums discussed include \u003ci\u003eSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The White Album, Freak Out!, We're Only in It for the Money, The Velvet Underground and Nico\u003c\/i\u003e and White Light\/White Heat, as well as John Lennon's collaborations with Yoko Ono, the Zappa-produced \u003ci\u003eTrout Mask Replica\u003c\/i\u003e by Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, and Nico's \u003ci\u003eThe Marble Index\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndependent scholar \u003cb\u003eDoyle Greene\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several books and serves on the editorial board of \u003ci\u003eFilm Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Tucson Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 02, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460785094909,"sku":"9781476662145","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/0_JiG36Ucn9781476662145.webp?v=1777256245","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/rock-counterculture-and-the-avant-garde-1966-1970-how-the-beatles-frank-zappa-and-the-velvet-underground-defined-an-era-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}