Rock Concert Performance from ABBA to ZZ Top
Abstract
This book presents an analysis of 100 rock concert performances and attempts to answer the question "What makes a truly great rock performance?" Author Peter Smith, an experienced concert goer, delves into his own recollections of experiencing rock performances over the last 50+ years and, with the support of his daughter, Laura Smith, analyzes 100 selected performances covering the themes of icons, persona, energy, fandom, venues, communities, politics, art-rock, authenticity and maturity. The approach taken is based upon qualitative analysis, reflection, and autoethnography. The selected performances cover a range of diverse acts such as the Rolling Stones, ABBA, Sex Pistols, Barbara Streisand, David Bowie, and the like.
Schlagworte
concert arena performance studies pop concert popular music live concert live performance rock and roll rock concert rock music rock performance- 1–4 Introduction 1–4
- 21–36 Ch02. Icons 21–36
- 37–50 Ch03. Persona 37–50
- 51–70 Ch04. Energy 51–70
- 71–88 Ch05. Fandom 71–88
- 89–102 Ch06. Venues 89–102
- 103–120 Ch07. Communities 103–120
- 121–134 Ch08. Politics 121–134
- 135–150 Ch09. Art-rock 135–150
- 151–166 Ch10. Authenticity 151–166
- 167–184 Ch11. Maturity 167–184
- 185–188 Conclusion 185–188
- 189–204 References 189–204
- 205–216 Index 205–216
- 217–218 About the Authors 217–218