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1、TheHistoryofRockMusic-http://www.scaruffi.com/history/index.htmlTheHistoryofRockMusic:1951-2000PieroScaruffi(Copyright©2002PieroScaruffi)-1-TheHistoryofRockMusic-http://www.scaruffi.com/history/index.html-2-TheHistoryofRockMusic-http://www.scaruffi.com/h
2、istory/index.htmlTableofContentPreface………………………………………………………………………………………….………….5Background:The20thCentury………………………………………………………………….……..8TheBeginnings:1951-1966…..……………………………………………………………………....14Rock'n'Roll1951-57……………………………………………………………………………....14Beforeth
3、eFlood1957-1962…………………………………………………………...…………20TroubleinParadise1961-1964…………….………………………………………….…………24TheFlood1964-1965…………….………………….……………………….…………………..25ParadiseReborn1963-1965…………………..…………………………………….…………..30-3-TheHistoryofRockMusic-http://www.scaruffi.c
4、om/history/index.html-4-TheHistoryofRockMusic-http://www.scaruffi.com/history/index.htmlPrefaceThereisnotonesinglehistoryofrockmusic.Thereareseveral.Thereisthehistoryofthehits.Mostbooksonrockmusicarehistoriesofthehits.Thechartsdecide,i.e.themassesdecide.
5、Marxwouldhavelovedit,exceptthereisacatch:themassestendtobuywhatispublicizedbythemedia,whichiswhatcorporationspaymoneytopublicize.Marketingdecidesthecharts.InvestafewmilliondollarsonmeandevenI,regardlessofmymusicaltalent,willbreakintothecharts,i.e.willbec
6、omepartof"that"historyofrockmusic.Mostbooksonthesubjectare,infact,booksaboutthemusicindustry.Veryoften,theprofileofamusicianissimplyalistofher/hissuccessesintheBillboardcharts("thatalbumbrokeintothecharts","thatalbumhit#5","thatalbumsoldonemillioncopies"
7、).Inotherwords,booksonrockmusictendtotreatmusicianslikecorporationsorstart-ups,judgingthembytheirrevenues,profitsandmarketingstrategy.Thentherearenationalversionsofthehistoryofrockmusic.ItalianshavebeenmoreexposedtoBritishmusicthanAmericanmusic.TheEagles
8、andCreedenceClearwaterRevivalarehardlyknown,whereastheMoodyBluesandDavidBowiearealmosthouseholdnames.ThehistoryofrockmusicviewedfromItalyissharplydifferentfromthehistoryofrockmusicviewedfrom,say,Boston.Finally,therearethei
