Ranters and crowd pleasers : punk in pop music, 1977-92 / Greil Marcus.
| Author/creator | Marcus, Greil |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Doubleday, ©1993. |
| Description | x, 438 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prologue: the end of the 1960s -- Two late beginnings. Johnny Rotten and Margaret Drabble ; The end of an antichrist: Sex Pistols, Winterland, San Francisco, 14 January 1978 -- 1977-1979. Elvis Costello: the Old Waldorf, San Francisco, 16 November 1977 ; The clash ; Doom squad ; From 1979, remove 7, add zero to 9, then wait ; Dead air ; Live at the Roxy ; Gang of four ; Logic ; Rock death in the 1970s: a sweepstakes -- 1980. Fear in the marketplace: real life rock top ten 1979 ; Hi, this is America ... ; War in the Catamaran ; Plague disco ; Ripped to shreds ; It's fab, it's passionate, it's wild, it's intelligent! It's the hot new sound of England today! ; Love and death in the American novel ; Elvis Costello's Bill of Rights ; The roots of punk, #783 ; Yes nukes ; Success and failure in the wilderness ; Suspicious minds ; The next president of the United States -- 1981-1982. Life and life only ; Songs of random terror: real life rock top ten 1980 ; Ideal home noise ; Crimes against nature ; The au pairs in their time ; Kiss kiss bang bang ; Charts of the gods ; Food fight: real life rock top ten 1981 ; Life after death ; Dial twisting ; From Elvis Costello Repents: The Rolling Stone interview ; Badlands -- 1983-1985. The Mekons story ; In the fascist bathroom ; Free speech, #1 ; Imperial margarine ; Gone with the wind ; Four more years ; 400,000 more years ; Corrupting the absolute ; Number one with a bullet ; Less than zero ; The last president of the United States -- 1986. Alone and forsaken ; The last broadcast ; King of Nebraska ; Flat, toneless and tiresome ; Hum-drum ; Sand in your mouth ; U.S.A. combat heroes ; The return of King Arthur ; Free speech, #2 -- 1987-1992. Born dead ; The return of iron butterfly ; Judgment day ; Music ; More bad news ; Groovy hate fuck ; Punk is where you find it ; An echo ; The assassin ; Chapters from history ; yglg -- Three premature endings. The return of the ranter ; The end of the 1980s ; The return of the antichrist -- Epilogue: A brief return of the 1960s: real life rock top ten Spring 1991 -- I am a cliche. |
| Abstract | A retrospective of the punk revolution retraces the history of punk music, from the arrival of the Sex Pistols in 1976 through the following decade and a half. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical and discographical references (pages 409-420) and index. |
| LCCN | 92017917 |
| ISBN | 0385417209 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3534.M362 1993 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |