| Description |
1 online resource (x, 154 pages). |
| Series |
33 1/3 |
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33 1/3 ; 111.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-150). |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Downtown New York in the 1960s and 1970s -- Blondie's arty antecedents -- Parallel scenes -- From the Bowery to Blondiemania -- "Disco sucks", "Chicks can't rock", Blah Blah Blah -- Conclusion: The downtown pop underground. |
| Summary |
"Released in the US in 1978, Blondie's Parallel Lines brought the band their first commercial success. By mixing punk, disco and radio-friendly rock with nostalgic influences from 1960s girl groups, pop and surf rock, the album was a departure from Blondie's earlier two albums. Parallel Lines embraced the diversity of New York City's varied music scenes, and embodied the social conflicts that played out between fans of disco, pop, punk and mainstream rock. Kembrew McLeod's critical account of Parallel Lines and the story of Blondie's rise also serves as an alternative history of 1970s American popular music. It challenges the conventional wisdom that dismissed disco as fluffy (and implicitly feminine) prefab schlock, while at the same time elevating punk's pop influences."--Bloomsbury Publishing. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Blondie (Musical group). Parallel lines.
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Rock music -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1971-1980 -- History and criticism.
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MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Voice.
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MUSIC -- Lyrics.
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MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Vocal.
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Rock music. (OCoLC)fst01099204
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New York (State) -- New York.
(OCoLC)fst01204333
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| Chronological Term |
1971-1980
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Other Form: |
Print version: McLeod, Kembrew, 1970- Parallel lines. New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016 9781501305283 (DLC) 2015030970 |
| ISBN |
9781501302381 (electronic book) |
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1501302388 (electronic book) |
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9781501305283 (electronic book) |
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150130528X (electronic book) |
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