Strange Brew : Metaphors of Magic and Science in Rock Music.
""Strange Brew"" is the title of a 1967 hit song from Cream's album Disraeli Gears, which featured the most psychedelic cover art ever. The song is what postmodern scholars, influenced by Fredric Jameson, would call a pastiche: its lyrics combine images of love, witchcraft,...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle upon Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2013.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | ""Strange Brew"" is the title of a 1967 hit song from Cream's album Disraeli Gears, which featured the most psychedelic cover art ever. The song is what postmodern scholars, influenced by Fredric Jameson, would call a pastiche: its lyrics combine images of love, witchcraft, and getting stoned with a note-for-note rendition of Albert King's traditional blues song ""Oh Pretty Woman."" The song's title is a metaphor suggesting that words and music can mix to become a kind of magic potion. Strange ... |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (147 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781443850773 1443850772 1443848468 9781443848466 |