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Foundations of Rock: From "Blue Suede Shoes" to "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"

Walter Everett

This is a comprehensive introduction to the inner workings of rock music. Everett takes readers through all aspects of the music and its lyrics, leading fans and listeners to new insights and new ways to develop their own interpretations of the aural landscapes of their lives.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Publish Date: Dec 9th, 2008
  • Pages: 448
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.10in - 6.10in - 1.00in - 1.35lb
  • EAN: 9780195310245
  • Categories: Genres & Styles - RockHistory & Criticism - General

About the Author

Walter Everett is Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Music Theory at The University of Michigan. He is author of The Beatles as Musicians: Revolver through the Anthology (OUP, 1999) and The Beatles as Musicians: The Quarry Men through Rubber Soul (OUP, 2001).

Praise for this book

"A wide-ranging presentation of rock's fundamental elements compiled lovingly by a committed scholar with deep knowledge of the repertory." --Journal of the Society for American Music"One to find space for in the curriculum, since it provides the basis for systematic work on popular music before and after its stated period." --Music Analysis