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1、Lesson1:RockSuperstars:WhatDoTheyTellUsAboutOurselvesandOurSociety?Rockisthemusicofteenagerebellion.---JohnRockwell,rockmusiccriticByaman’sheroesyeshallknowhim.---RobertPennWarren,novelistItwasmid-June,1972,theChicagoAmphitheaterwaspacked,sweltering,rocking.Onstage,MickJaggeroftheRollingStones
2、wassinging“MidnightRambler.”CriticDonHeckmanwastherewhenthesongended.“Jagger,”hesaid,“grabsahalf-gallonjugofwaterandrunsalongthefrontplatform,sprinklingitscontentsoverthefirstfewrowsofswelteringlisteners.Theysurgetofollowhim,eagertobetouchedbyafewbaptismaldrops”.ItwaslateDecember,1973,Some14,0
3、00screamingfanswerecrunchinguptothefrontofthestageatCapitalCenter,outsideWashington,D.C.AliceCooper,America’ssingingghoul,wasendinghisact.Heendsitbypretendingtoendhislife–withaguillotine.His“head”dropsintoastrawbasket.“Ooh,”gaspedagirldressedinblack.“Oh,isn’tthatmarvelous?”Fourteen-year-oldMic
4、kPerliewastheretoo,buthisparentsweren’t.“Theythinkhe’ssick,sick,sick,”Mikesaid.“Theysaytome,‘Howcanyoustandthatstuff?’”ItwaslateJanuary,1974.InsidetheNassauColiseuminUniondale,NewYork,BobDylanandTheBandweretuningforaconcert.Outside,inthepouringrain,fanChrisSingerwaswaitingtogetin.“Thisispilgri
5、mage,”Chrissaid,“Ioughttobecrawlingonmyknees.”Howdoyoufeelaboutallthisadulationandheroworship?WhenMickJagger’sfanslookathimasahighpriestoragod,areyouwiththemoragainstthem?DoyoushareChrisSinger’salmostreligiousreverenceforBobDylan?Doyouthinkhe–orDylan–ismisguided?DoyourejectAliceCooperassick?Or
6、areyoudrawnsomehowtothisstrangeclown,perhapsbecauseheactsoutyourwildestfantasies?Thesearen’tidlequestions.Somesociologistssaythatyouranswerstothemcouldexplainalotaboutwhatyouarethinkingandaboutwhatyoursocietyisthinking–inotherwords,aboutwhereyouandyoursocietyare.“Musicexpresseditstimes,”saysso
7、ciologistIrvingHorowitz.Horowitzseestherockmusicarenaasasortofdebatingforum,aplacewhereideasclashandcrash.HeseesitasaplacewhereAmericansocietystrugglestodefineandredefineitsfeelingsandbeliefs.“Theredefinition,”Horowitzsays,“isataskuniqu