Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 28, 2014).
Contents
Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; 1. Prequel: Cult into Music; 2. Production: Cult into Film; 3. Analysis: Film of Cult; 4. Reception and Afterlife: Film into Cult; Epilogue; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Summary
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.