The convergence of rock music; counterculture politics and avant-garde aesthetics in the late 1960s underscored the careers of the Beatles; Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention; and the Velvet Underground. This book examines these artistsrsquo; relationships to the historical avant-garde (Artaud; Brecht; Dada) and neondash;avant-garde (Warhol; Pop Art; minimalism); considering their work in light of debates about modernism versus postmodernism. The author analyzes the performersrsquo; use of dissonance and noise within popular music; the role of social commentary and controversial topics in songs; and the experiments with concert and studio performance. Albums discussed include Sgt. Pepperrsquo;s Lonely Hearts Club Band; The White Album; Freak Out!; Wersquo;re Only in It for the Money; The Velvet Underground and Nico and White Light/White Heat; as well as John Lennonrsquo;s collaborations with Yoko Ono; the Zappa-produced Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band; and Nicorsquo;s The Marble Index.
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