Rock Concert Performance From Abba to Zz Top

This book presents an analysis of 100 rock concert performances and answers the question "What makes a truly great rock performance?" Peter Smith delves into his own recollections of experiencing rock performances and covers themes of icons, persona, energy, fandom, venues, communities, politics, art-rock, authenticity, and maturity.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1 Methodological Approach
Chapter 2 Icons
Chapter 3 Persona
Chapter 4 Energy
Chapter 5 Fandom
Chapter 6 Venues
Chapter 7 Communities
Chapter 8 Politics
Chapter 9 Art-rock
Chapter 10 Authenticity
Chapter 11 Maturity
Conclusion
References

About the author

Peter Smith is a luxury-brand executive with thirty-five years' experience in team building, hiring and sales. He is the author of three books, The Sales Minute, Hiring Squirrels and Sell Something and a columnist for National Jeweler and The Jewelry Book, where he writes about the retail experience, and sales psychology.

Summary

This book presents an analysis of 100 rock concert performances and answers the question "What makes a truly great rock performance?" Peter Smith delves into his own recollections of experiencing rock performances and covers themes of icons, persona, energy, fandom, venues, communities, politics, art-rock, authenticity, and maturity.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Smith
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9781793618580
• ISBN: 978-1-79361-858-0
• No. of pages: 228
• Assisted by: Laura Smith
• Series: For the Record: Lexington Studies in Rock and Popular Music
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Rock, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Rock & Pop music, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal, MUSIC / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Theory of music & musicology, Pop Music, Popular Music