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The Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellion, and Rock 'n' Roll
Iggy Pop once said of women: "However close they come I'll always pull the rug from under them. That's where my music is made." For so long, rock 'n' roll has been fueled by this fear and loathing of the feminine. The first book to look at rock rebellion through the lens of gender, "The Sex Revolts" captures the paradox at rock's dark heart--the music is often most thrilli...more
Paperback, 432 pages
Published
October 1st 1996
by Harvard University Press
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Reynolds is one of my favorite rock scribes and I'd been meaning to read this book of his (written along with Joy Press) for over a decade. Maybe it was that anticipation and the lag between the context that it was written in and the current cultural environment that made me so disappointed. The thought of applying rigorous gender readings to rock music is an ingenious one and it seems all the more of a lost (never sustained?) form for rock criticism given the current digital media swarm surroun...more
As the introduction to this book warns, you will most certainly not think about some of your favorite rock n'roll artists this same way again. It is a feminist and psychoanalytic take on the themes and tropes that run throughout the work of some the most revered bands in rock history, including The Rolling Stones, U2, The Clash, Iggy Pop and The Stooges and more. The most powerful and thought-provoking aspect of this book is identifying these themes and illuminating this oft-ignored aspect of po...more
Critical theory with familiar faces and a loud soundtrack, this work is perfect for college types who like to theorize their passions with semiotics.
Awesome book! I learned a lot about masculinity. Stops around Nirvana and Hole, and also very much about British rock. Divided into three sections. The first, and best one, is about the misogyny at the core of the rock and roll and rebel narratives. The second one is about psychedelic music and more feminine music made by males. The last section is about the varied approaches and IDs female musicians have had in rock. A lot of music in this that I want to go find and listen to.
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I read this in college for a class and really enjoyed it. If you enjoy pop music - pop music in general, not just a single genre - this is a good read. It has some pretty illuminating analysis of various pop music forms and the way that gender is played upon in them.
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Simon Reynolds is one of the most respected music journalists working today, and his writing is both influential and polarizing. He draws on an impressive range of knowledge, and writes with a fluid, engaging style. His books Rip it Up and Start Again and Generation Ecstasy are well-regarded works about their respective genres, and RETROMANIA may be his most broadly appealing book yet. It makes an...more
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