Displaying 1 of 1 2024 Format: Book Author: Wolfson, Eric, author. Title: Fifty years of the concept album in popular music : from the Beatles to Beyoncé / Eric Wolfson. Publisher, Date: New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, 2024. ©2024 Description: viii, 252 pages ; 24 cm Summary: "The first history of the concept album's initial half-century, spanning musical styles from rock, soul, funk, electronic music, indie/alternative, and hip-hop"-- Provided by publisher. Subjects: Concept albums (Sound recordings) -- History. Popular music -- History and criticism. Other Title: 50 years of the concept album in popular music Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Introduction. Ramblin' on My Mind -- Part 1. The Founding Era (1967-1969). We Hope You Will Enjoy the Show : Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ; This Day Will Last a Thousand Years : Days of Future Passed ; We Are the Other People : We're Only in It for the Money ; The One That Rambles on for a Million Miles : Electric Ladyland ; Amazing Journey: Tommy -- Part 2. The Golden Era (1970-1974). God Knows Where We're Heading : What's Going On ; I Am On a Lonely Road and I Am Traveling : Blue ; We'll Have Superman for President : Thick As a Brick ; Like a Regular Superstar : The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars ; And If the Band You're in Starts Playing Different Tunes : The Dark Side of the Moon -- Part 3. The Modern Era (1975-1989). Tear the Roof off the Sucker : Mothership Connection ; Fairy Tale High : Once Upon a Time... ; There's No Returning on This Chartered Trip Away : Zen Arcade ; As Soon as You're Born You're Dying : Seventh Son of a Seventh Son ; This Is a Recording : 3 Feet High and Rising -- Part 4. The Postmodern Era (1990-1999). I Wanna Be Mesmerizing Too : Exile in Guyville ; I Am the Silencing Machine : The Downward Spiral ; I Feel Like Death Is Fuckin' Callin' Me : Ready to Die ; A Handshake of Carbon Monoxide : OK Computer ; I Chose to Use My Heart : The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill -- Part 5. The New Millennium (2000-2016). I Been Taken for Lost and Gone and Unknown for a Long, Long Time : SMiLE ; All Across the Alien Nation : American Idiot / If You Want to Be Free : The ArchAndroid ; The One in Front of the Gun Lives Forever : good kid, m.A.A.d city ; Won't Let My Freedom Rot in Hell : Lemonade -- Conclusion. When Everybody Who Is Lonely Will Be Free. LCCN: 2023029764 ISBN: 9781501391811 150139181X 9781501391804 1501391801 Other Number: 1376188293 System Availability: 2 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 2 Control Number: 1050669 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 781.64 Wolfson Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
