Prince : the Making of a Pop Music Phenomenon.
Hawkins, Stan.
Prince : the Making of a Pop Music Phenomenon. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (208 pages) - Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series . - Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series .
Cover -- Contents -- List of Music Examples -- General Editor's Preface -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 The Making of the Authentic Pop Icon -- 2 Inscriptions of Otherness: Dandyism, Style and Queer Sensibility -- 3 A God of Earthly Pleasures -- 4 Voicing the Erotic and the Sublime -- 5 'Take Me with U, Prince': Female Identifications with a Male Pop Icon -- 6 The Princian Sonic Universe: Matters of Compositional and Performative Proficiency -- 7 The Live Experience: Performance and Performativity at the O2 Arena -- Selected Discography/Filmography -- Bibliography -- Index.
This much-needed interdisciplinary analysis is the first of its kind to examine critically Prince's popular music, performances, sounds, lyrics and the plethora of accompanying visual material such as album covers, posters, fashions, promotional videos and feature films. Specifically, the book explores how and why he has played such a profoundly meaningful and significant role in his fans' lives.
9781317075943
Prince-Criticism and interpretation.
Rock music-United States-History and criticism.
Electronic books.
ML420.P974 H39 2016
781.66092000000003
Prince : the Making of a Pop Music Phenomenon. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (208 pages) - Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series . - Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series .
Cover -- Contents -- List of Music Examples -- General Editor's Preface -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 The Making of the Authentic Pop Icon -- 2 Inscriptions of Otherness: Dandyism, Style and Queer Sensibility -- 3 A God of Earthly Pleasures -- 4 Voicing the Erotic and the Sublime -- 5 'Take Me with U, Prince': Female Identifications with a Male Pop Icon -- 6 The Princian Sonic Universe: Matters of Compositional and Performative Proficiency -- 7 The Live Experience: Performance and Performativity at the O2 Arena -- Selected Discography/Filmography -- Bibliography -- Index.
This much-needed interdisciplinary analysis is the first of its kind to examine critically Prince's popular music, performances, sounds, lyrics and the plethora of accompanying visual material such as album covers, posters, fashions, promotional videos and feature films. Specifically, the book explores how and why he has played such a profoundly meaningful and significant role in his fans' lives.
9781317075943
Prince-Criticism and interpretation.
Rock music-United States-History and criticism.
Electronic books.
ML420.P974 H39 2016
781.66092000000003