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[Andrew Grant Jackson] ✓ 1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music ↠ Download Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. 1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music During twelve unforgettable months in the middle of the turbulent Sixties, America saw the rise of innovative new sounds that would change popular music as we knew it. John Coltrane released his jazz masterpiece A Love Supreme. In 1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music, music historian Andrew Grant Jackson (Still the Greatest: The Essential Songs of The Beatles' Solo Careers) chronicles a ground-breaking year of creativity fueled by rivalries between musicians and contin
| Title | : | 1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.74 (889 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1250059623 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-19 |
| Language | : | English |
During twelve unforgettable months in the middle of the turbulent Sixties, America saw the rise of innovative new sounds that would change popular music as we knew it. John Coltrane released his jazz masterpiece A Love Supreme. In 1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music, music historian Andrew Grant Jackson (Still the Greatest: The Essential Songs of The Beatles' Solo Careers) chronicles a ground-breaking year of creativity fueled by rivalries between musicians and continents, sweeping social changes, and technological breakthroughs.While the Beatles played Shea Stadium and made their first major artistic statement with Rubber Soul, the Rolling Stones topped the American charts for the first time with the sexually aggressive "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," and the Who staked out their territory with the classic "My Generation." Bob Dylan released his six-minute opus "Like a Rolling Stone" from Highway 61
Probably a good "starter" book for one who is interested in music & culture of the period AND has not read much about it already The three & two-star reviews make a lot of good points. There is not much new here, and the author tends to digress somewhat at times. Also, there is something of a lack of attention to detail/depth in places, such as:(1) The failure to note that Hedgehoppers Anonymous is effectively Jonathan King [pg.131], or(2) that Groovy Kind of Love is a Bayer/Wine composition (read up on the Brill Bldg. etc. "Masterful, insightful, relevant!" according to Jim Looney. Grant does a great job of weaving the origins of the music, influences of the musicians and social/ historical context. Having been a teen in 1965, I felt the music and saw the changes taking place. The author also makes those events and the soundtrack of those times relevant to today's world. Bravo. Clifford J. Walk said The soundtrack of my 1The soundtrack of my 13-year-old life In the summer of 1965 I was 13 years old and about to enter high school. The songs discussed in this book were the soundtrack of my life at the time. My family didn't own a record player and I couldn't have afforded to buy records anyway, but I listened to the pop stations on my transistor radio whenever I could. The best part of the book, for me, was the overall story of the year. I remember all. -year-old life. In the summer of 1965 I was 1The soundtrack of my 13-year-old life In the summer of 1965 I was 13 years old and about to enter high school. The songs discussed in this book were the soundtrack of my life at the time. My family didn't own a record player and I couldn't have afforded to buy records anyway, but I listened to the pop stations on my transistor radio whenever I could. The best part of the book, for me, was the overall story of the year. I remember all. years old and about to enter high school. The songs discussed in this book were the soundtrack of my life at the time. My family didn't own a record player and I couldn't have afforded to buy records anyway, but I listened to the pop stations on my transistor radio whenever I could. The best part of the book, for me, was the overall story of the year. I remember all
Jackson brilliantly details how the year 1965 was essentially rock and roll’s coming-out party. It would make one revolutionary series.”-- Psychobabble“Andrew Grant Jackson makes a powerful case…This book is a welcome reminder of some truly great music. I started making a playlist almost immediately.”—Marc Spitz, author of We Got the Neutron Bomb and Twee“The Beatles, Stones, Dylan, Coltrane, The Dead, Velvet Underground, Motown … what wasn’t happening in 1965? Andrew Grant Jackson painstakingly chronicles this pivotal year in music with an eye for detail and the big picture – an exciting ride with a timeless soundtrack.”—Joel Selvin, author of Summ
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