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"We Didn't Start the Fire": Billy Joel and Popular Music Studies: For the Record: Studies in Rock and Popular Music

Editat de Joshua S. Duchan, Ryan Raul Bañagale Cuvânt înainte de Billy Joel Contribuţii de Jonathan D. Bellman, James Deaville, Jason Hanley, Morgan Jones, Elyse Marrero, Sarah Messbauer, Kathryn Metz, John J. Sheinbaum, Stan Soocher, Don Traut
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 10 aug 2020
Billy Joel has sold over 150 million records, produced thirty-three Top-40 hits, received six Grammy Awards, and been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Fans celebrate him, critics deride him, and scholars have all but ignored him. This first-of-its-kind collection of essays offers close analysis and careful insight into the ways his work has impacted popular music during the last fifty years. Using diverse approaches, this volume serves as a model for how any scholar can approach the study of popular music. Ultimately, these chapters interrogate how popular music frames our experiences, constitutes our history and culture, and gains importance in our daily lives.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781793601810
ISBN-10: 179360181X
Pagini: 260
Ilustrații: 15 b/w illustrations;2 b/w photos; 6 tables;
Dimensiuni: 160 x 233 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Lexington Books
Seria For the Record: Studies in Rock and Popular Music

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

Foreword by Billy Joel

Introduction: "The Stranger": Locating Billy Joel in Popular Music Studies
Ryan Raul Bañagale and Joshua S. Duchan

Part I: "Somewhere Along the Line": Considering Tradition

Chapter One: From Liverpool to Hicksville: Sgt. Pepper Meets The Nylon Curtain
Joshua S. Duchan

Chapter Two: Movin' Out on Thunder Road: Images of Ambition, Escape, and Authenticity in Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen
John J. Sheinbaum

Part II: "This Is the Time": Performance Analysis

Chapter Three: Billy Joel, Piano Culture, and Rock's Road Not Taken
Jonathan D. Bellman

Chapter Four: Form, Lyrics, and the "Short-Short-Long" Pattern in Billy Joel's Music
Don Traut

Part III: "You're My Home": Imagined Locations

Chapter Five: "The Downeaster 'Alexa'": Billy Joel Signifies Folk
Morgan Jones

Chapter Six: "Nothing Rhymes With Bethlehem": City Branding Schemes and the Strategic Deployment of Billy Joel's "Allentown"
Sarah Messbauer

Part IV: "Stop in Nevada": Live Performance

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Recenzii

Duchan and Ban~agale have brought together 12 essays on musician Billy Joel (b. 1949), preceded by an introduction and a brief foreword by Joel. Though there have been many biographies of Joel, this is a valuable addition to the scholarship. . . The book concludes with Ban~agale and Duchan's 2016 interview with Joel. Many of the essays include music transcriptions. A discography lists Joel's dozen solo studio albums; bibliographical references stand in for a bibliography. This is a useful addition to the literature on Joel's musical heritage. Recommended.
Ultimately, I leave the interpretation of my music to others. I've said all I can, in the music and in interviews. I'm flattered that the last few years have seen an increase in interest in my music on the part of musicologists and other scholars, seeking better understandings of my songs and their place in American history and culture. If that all continues, great. And the chapters in this book are a very good place to start. -from the Foreword by
A wide-ranging look at the work of a pop master. This illuminating collection of essays offers diverse perspectives on Joel's music, making a compelling scholarly case for his legacy as one of rock's great songwriters and performers.
We learn from many insightful perspectives how to fully appreciate Joel's intriguing body of work. The writers have geared their presentations for the non-specialist reader, a great feat given the multileveled complexity of the lyrics, music, and sonics in Joel's catalog. The collection is topped-off with a penetrating discussion with The Man himself-Bravi!