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One-Track Mind: Capitalism, Technology, and the Art of the Pop Song
One-Track Mind: Capitalism, Technology, and the Art of the Pop Song
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The song is the most basic unit of modern pop music, shaped by cultural, aesthetic, and technical forces. One-Track Mind: Capitalism, Technology, and the Art of the Pop Song explores 16 iconic tracks from the history of modern popular music, offering a history of transformative moments in popular culture.
Format: Hardback
Length: 294 pages
Publication date: 30 September 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
The song remains the most fundamental building block of modern pop music, shaped by historical forces that encompass cultural, aesthetic, and technical aspects. It offers both performers and audiences a unique and fleeting experience, marked by its brevity, distinctiveness, and temporal boundaries.
One-Track Mind: Capitalism, Technology, and the Art of the Pop Song is a captivating collection of 16 essays by renowned writers, each delving into 16 iconic tracks from the history of modern popular music. Spanning nearly five decades, these essays chronologically arrange the tracks, exploring their cultural significance and offering a potential history of pop music.
The essays in this book take readers on a journey through various genres, including psychedelic rock, Afro-pop, Latin pop, glam rock, heavy metal, punk, post-punk, adult contemporary rock, techno, hip-hop, and electro-pop. They go beyond the individual songs to provide deep insights into transformative moments in popular culture. These essays not only offer detailed histories of the tracks but also expand their scope to encompass the broader cultural contexts in which they emerged.
Collectively, the essays in One-Track Mind demonstrate the enduring power of the individual pop song. They serve as distillations of significant flashpoints and, in their afterlives, as ghostly echoes that persist and evolve for succeeding generations. By examining the relationship between art and capitalism, the book sheds light on the intricate connections between these two forces.
At its core, this book presents a history of pop that is filled with unexpected twists, colorful protagonists, and fitting denouements. It challenges conventional narratives and offers fresh perspectives on the evolution of popular music. Whether you are a music enthusiast, a cultural historian, or simply someone interested in exploring the complexities of contemporary culture, One-Track Mind is a must-read.
Weight: 730g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367553722
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