Quadrophenia - Brossura

Glynn, Stephen

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0231167415 ISBN 13: 9780231167413

Casa editrice: Wallflower Pr, 2014

Riassunto

1964: Mods clash with Rockers in Brighton, creating a moral panic. 1973: ex-Mod band The Who release Quadrophenia, a concept album following young Mod Jimmy Cooper to the Brighton riots and beyond. 1979: Franc Roddam directs Quadrophenia, a film based on Pete Townshend's album narrative; its cult status is immediate. 2013: almost fifty years on from Brighton, this first academic study explores the lasting appeal of 'England's Rebel Without a Cause'. Investigating academic, music, press, and fan-based responses, Glynn argues that the 'Modyssey' enacted in Quadrophenia intrigues because it opens a hermetic subculture to its social-realist context; it enriches because it is a cult film that dares to explore the dangers in being part of a cult; it endures because of its 'emotional honesty', showing Jimmy as failing, with family, job, girl, and group; it excites because we all know that, at some point in our lives, 'I was there!'

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Stephen Glynn is Associate Research Fellow at De Montfort University, UK. His writings on rock movies range from the particular, A Hard Day's Night (2004), to the general, The British Pop Music Film (2013).

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Wallflower Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0231167415
• ISBN 13: 9780231167413
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 155