Philosophy at 33 1/3 rpm : Themes of Classic Rock Music
by
James Harris
Book Details
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0812692411
ISBN-13
9780812692419
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
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Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 28th, 1999
Print length
280 Pages
Weight
496 grams
Product Classification:
Rock & Pop musicWestern philosophy, from c 1900 -
Ksh 2,500.00
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Classic rock, argues Professor Harris, should be taken as seriously as the loftiest creations of art and literature. Here, he lays the groundwork for such an informed appreciation by exhibiting philosophical themes in the greatest rock'n'roll songs ("Woodstock" and "Dark Side of the Moon").
True friendship, true community, social and sexual alienation, the death of God, the importance of the present momnet, individual autonomy, the corruption of the state, revolution, the end of the present age -- such are the intellectual themes of classic rock.
Sixties rock music left behind the harmless bubblegum and surfing ditties of the 1950s to become a vehicle for the thoughtful commentary upon the human condition. Theories and motifs from philosophy, theology, and literature were reshaped, refracted, and transfigured in this intelligent new popular art form.
Classic rock, argues James harris, should be taken as seriously as the loftiest creations of art and literature. In ''Philosophy at 33 1/3 rpm,'' he lays the groundwork for an informed appreciation by exhibiting philosophical themes in the finest rock songs.
Professor Harris''s examples encompass all the major rock artists of the classic period (1962-1974), including Paul Simon, Elton John, Pink Floyd, The Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, The Moody Blues, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Kinks, Cat Stevens, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, and Joni Mitchell.
His analyses draw upon the ideas of Aristotle, Bonhoeffer, Camus, Descartes, Freud, Kant, Laing, Marcuse, Marx, Nietzche, Nozick, Rousseau, Sartre, Thoroeau, and Tillich, as well as the Bible and other scriptures, to situate the preoccupations of the classic rock lyricists in the Western intellectual tradition.
Sixties rock music left behind the harmless bubblegum and surfing ditties of the 1950s to become a vehicle for the thoughtful commentary upon the human condition. Theories and motifs from philosophy, theology, and literature were reshaped, refracted, and transfigured in this intelligent new popular art form.
Classic rock, argues James harris, should be taken as seriously as the loftiest creations of art and literature. In ''Philosophy at 33 1/3 rpm,'' he lays the groundwork for an informed appreciation by exhibiting philosophical themes in the finest rock songs.
Professor Harris''s examples encompass all the major rock artists of the classic period (1962-1974), including Paul Simon, Elton John, Pink Floyd, The Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, The Moody Blues, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Kinks, Cat Stevens, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, and Joni Mitchell.
His analyses draw upon the ideas of Aristotle, Bonhoeffer, Camus, Descartes, Freud, Kant, Laing, Marcuse, Marx, Nietzche, Nozick, Rousseau, Sartre, Thoroeau, and Tillich, as well as the Bible and other scriptures, to situate the preoccupations of the classic rock lyricists in the Western intellectual tradition.
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