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The Words and Music of Frank Zappa
Buch von Kelly Fisher Lowe
Sprache: Englisch

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This is the first book to move beyond the details of Zappa's biography toward a focused treatment of his songs. Zappa worked in a musical realm unfamiliar to many radio listeners. Today, his music can be appreciated as a whole, emerging as a coherent, thoughtful, innovative-if somewhat daunting-body of work. Lowe has left no aspect of that work unexamined, from Zappa's role as a satirist of the highest order, to his place in the genre of progressive rock, and his importance as one of the foremost critics of American culture and society. Zappa's messages-musical and lyrical-may not always be clear, but they are well worth considering.

The volume begins with a discussion of Zappa's role as a satirist and a discussion of his musical style, and then proceeds to a prolonged examination of his albums. Through this extended engagement with Zappa's music, a surprisingly clear perspective on his personal views is also provided, shedding light on his treatment of such topics as the falsified notion of love in popular culture, the compromising influence of money on popular music, and the concept of freedom in a systematized society, among other things. The book also features an official discography and a bibliographic essay that discusses the current state of Zappa scholarship.
This is the first book to move beyond the details of Zappa's biography toward a focused treatment of his songs. Zappa worked in a musical realm unfamiliar to many radio listeners. Today, his music can be appreciated as a whole, emerging as a coherent, thoughtful, innovative-if somewhat daunting-body of work. Lowe has left no aspect of that work unexamined, from Zappa's role as a satirist of the highest order, to his place in the genre of progressive rock, and his importance as one of the foremost critics of American culture and society. Zappa's messages-musical and lyrical-may not always be clear, but they are well worth considering.

The volume begins with a discussion of Zappa's role as a satirist and a discussion of his musical style, and then proceeds to a prolonged examination of his albums. Through this extended engagement with Zappa's music, a surprisingly clear perspective on his personal views is also provided, shedding light on his treatment of such topics as the falsified notion of love in popular culture, the compromising influence of money on popular music, and the concept of freedom in a systematized society, among other things. The book also features an official discography and a bibliographic essay that discusses the current state of Zappa scholarship.
Über den Autor
Kelly Fisher Lowe is the Director of the Learning Resource Networks at The University of Wyoming. He was previously Associate Professor of English and Director of the American Studies program at Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio. He is the author of 100 Years of Caring: The Centennial History of Alliance Community Hospital, as well as numerous articles and papers on rhetorical theory, writing program administration, and American cultural studies.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Series Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Frank Zappa and the Art of Satire
You Call That Music? Listening to Frank Zappa
The Mothers of Invention
Hot Rats, the Last Two Mothers Albums, Flo & Eddie, and the "Jazz-Rock" Albums
The Duke-Brock/Progressive Rock Bands, Läther, and the Terry Bozzio Albums
Politics: 1979-1988
Conclusions
Critical Bibliography
Bibliography and Works Cited
Discography
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
Genre: Musik
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Allg. Handbücher & Lexika
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 280
ISBN-13: 9780275987794
ISBN-10: 0275987795
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Lowe, Kelly Fisher
Hersteller: Praeger
Maße: 240 x 161 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Kelly Fisher Lowe
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.04.2006
Gewicht: 0,589 kg
preigu-id: 108988827
Über den Autor
Kelly Fisher Lowe is the Director of the Learning Resource Networks at The University of Wyoming. He was previously Associate Professor of English and Director of the American Studies program at Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio. He is the author of 100 Years of Caring: The Centennial History of Alliance Community Hospital, as well as numerous articles and papers on rhetorical theory, writing program administration, and American cultural studies.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Series Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Frank Zappa and the Art of Satire
You Call That Music? Listening to Frank Zappa
The Mothers of Invention
Hot Rats, the Last Two Mothers Albums, Flo & Eddie, and the "Jazz-Rock" Albums
The Duke-Brock/Progressive Rock Bands, Läther, and the Terry Bozzio Albums
Politics: 1979-1988
Conclusions
Critical Bibliography
Bibliography and Works Cited
Discography
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
Genre: Musik
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Allg. Handbücher & Lexika
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 280
ISBN-13: 9780275987794
ISBN-10: 0275987795
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Lowe, Kelly Fisher
Hersteller: Praeger
Maße: 240 x 161 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Kelly Fisher Lowe
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.04.2006
Gewicht: 0,589 kg
preigu-id: 108988827
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