Gang of Four's Entertainment! by Kevin J.H. Dettmar (English) Paperback Book

Description: Gang of Four's Entertainment! by Kevin J.H. Dettmar Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Following hard on the explosion of British punk, in 1979 Gang of Four produced post-punks smartest record, Entertainment! For the first time, a band wedded punks angry energy to funks propulsive beats—and used that music to put across lyrics that brought a heady mixture of Marxist theory and situationism to exposing the cultural politics of everyday life.But for an American college student from the suburbs—and, one expects, for many, many others, including British youth—Jon Kings and Andy Gills mumbled lyrics were often all but unintelligible. Political rock n roll is always something of an oxymoron: rock audiences by and large dont tune in to be lectured to. But what can it mean that a band that made pop songs as political theory actively resisted making that theory legible?Coming to terms with the impact of Entertainment! requires us to take the mondegreen—the misunderstood lyric—seriously. The old joke has it that the title of R.E.M.s debut album should have been not Murmur, but Mumble: true, so far as it goes. But thats the title, too, of rock n rolls Greatest Hits compilation—and that strategic inarticulateness itself, which creates such an important role for the listener, has an important politics. Author Biography Kevin J. H. Dettmar is W. M. Keck Professor of English at Pomona College. He is the author of Is Rock Dead?, editor of The Cambridge Companion to Bob Dylan, and co-editor of Reading Rock & Roll: Authenticity, Appropriation, Aesthetics. Details ISBN 1623560659 ISBN-13 9781623560652 Title Gang of Four's Entertainment! Author Kevin J.H. Dettmar Format Paperback Year 2014 Pages 160 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc GE_Item_ID:137368927; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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