Tim Smolko, Joanna Smolko

Atomic Tunes

The Cold War in American and British Popular Music

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Produktbeschreibung

Atomic Tunes presents a musical history of the Cold War, analyzing the songs that capture the fear of those who lived under the shadow of Stalin, Sputnik, mushroom clouds, and missiles.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: INDIANA UNIV PR
• Seitenzahl: 366
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 739g
• ISBN-13: 9780253056160
• ISBN-10: 0253056160
• Artikelnr.: 59962429

Autorenporträt

Tim Smolko, Joanna Smolko

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Cold War History in Music and Lyrics
1. Folk: From Paul Robeson to Bob Dylan
2. Folk: Women's Voices
3. Country: The Conservative Stance
4. Novelty and Comedy Songs: The Cold War as a Big Joke
5. Early Rock and Other Styles: Rocking the Bomb
6. Mainstream Rock: Bowie, U2, Sting, Billy Joel, and Springsteen
7. Hard Rock and Heavy Metal: The Electric Guitar as the Bomb
8. Punk Rock: Three Chords and the Apocalypse
9. Electronic and New Wave: The Cold War in a Synthesizer
10. Wind of Change: The Fall of the Wall and the End of the Cold War
Conclusion
Bibliography, Discography, Videography
Index