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Jackson, Andrew Grant, 1969- author.

1973 : rock at the crossroads / Andrew Grant Jackson.

First edition.

New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2019.

xvii, 428 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

"A fascinating account of the music and epic social change of 1973, a defining year for David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, Elton John, the Rolling Stones, Eagles, Elvis Presley, and the former members of The Beatles. 1973 was the year rock hit its peak while splintering-just like the rest of the world"-- Provided by publisher.

Popular music -- 1971-1980 -- History and criticism.

Rock music -- 1971-1980 -- History and criticism.

Nineteen seventy-three, A.D.

Nineteen-seventy-three

Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-417) and index.

Introduction : Raw power and innervisions -- I. Winter. The dope's that there's still hope ; Yeah! It was time to unfreeze ; God is in the grooves ; The dark side of the moon ; No secrets ; Houses of the holy ; Now that it's over, what you gonna do? -- II. Spring. We'll help you party down ; We're coming out ; AOR, Prog, and Yacht rock ; The harder they come ; Ballerina Wolfmen -- III. Summer. Honky tonk heroes ; The once and current kings ; Goodbye to glitter ; Counterculture '73 ; Southern rock ; Keep gettin' it on ; Star-crossed in pleasure ; The world is a ghetto ; Country rock ; Papa, don't lay that s**t on me ; Troubadour underdogs -- IV. Autumn. Quadrophenia ; Standing on the sound of some open-hearted people ; Time to get down ; Underground vibrations ; Court and spark ; Headbangers apotheosis ; If we make it through December ; I hope you're having fun ; Bob Marley ; Goodbye yellow brick road -- Epilogue : Keep on truckin'.

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