Sex Pistols - The Pride of Punk

The Sex Pistols blew away all that had come before them, setting an entirely new bar for rock acts that followed in their wake. Peter Smith explores the impact the band had on the punk movement as well as its embodiment of disenfranchised youth and in the tense political climate of the 1970s.

Sommario

Series Editor's Foreword
Timeline
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Birth of The Sex Pistols: Before Summer 1976
Chapter 2: Summer and Autumn 1976
Chapter 3: The Bill Grundy Incident
Chapter 4: The Anarchy in the UK Tour
Chapter 5: The Queen's Jubilee: God Save the Queen
Chapter 6: SPOTS (Sex Pistols On Tour Secretly): August 1977
Chapter 7: Never the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols: Autumn 1977
Chapter 8: Christmas with the Pistols, December 1977
Chapter 9: Ever Get the Feeling You've Been Cheated? January 1978
Further Reading
Further Listening
References
Index
About the Author

Info autore

Peter Smith was formerly Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Cambridge.

Riassunto

The Sex Pistols blew away all that had come before them, setting an entirely new bar for rock acts that followed in their wake. Peter Smith explores the impact the band had on the punk movement as well as its embodiment of disenfranchised youth and in the tense political climate of the 1970s.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Peter Smith
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.10.2018
• EAN: 9781442255586
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-5558-6
• Pagine: 200
• Serie: Tempo: A Rowman & Littlefield Music Series on Rock, Pop, and Culture; Tempo: A Rowman & Littlefield; Tempo: A Rowman & Littlefield Music Series on Rock, Pop, and Culture
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica > Altro; Punk, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, MUSIC / History & Criticism, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Punk, Music reviews & criticism, Popular Music, Punk, New Wave & Indie, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, Music reviews and criticism