13. Weird, Funny, Smart, Angry: Frank Zappa versus Everyone

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. Musical Workers of the World Unite: Joe Hill, Woody Guthrie, and Pete Seeger 4
5. 2. There for More Than Fortune: Phil Ochs, Joan Baez, and Bob Dylan 20
6. 3. Caged Artists: Lesley Gore, Janis Ian, and P. F. Sloan 37
7. 4. Parody and Poetry: Tom Lehrer; Peter, Paul and Mary; and The Smothers Brothers 53
8. 5. Psychedelicate Situations: Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd 68
9. 6. Reason and Blues: Marvin Gaye and The Temptations 82
10. 7. Say It Loud, We’re Blocked but Proud: James Brown and Curtis Mayfield 94
11. 8. Hard Rock Turns Metallic: The Who and Black Sabbath 108
12. 9. More Than a Working-Class Hero: John Lennon and The Beatles 121
13. 10. Out of Place and In Your Face: The Dead Kennedys and The Sex Pistols 137
14. 11. Word: Gil Scott-Heron and Grandmaster Flash 151
15. 12. Global Music Consciousness: Bob Marley and Peter Gabriel 162
16. 13. Weird, Funny, Smart, Angry: Frank Zappa versus Everyone 177
17. 14. Rap, Not Hip-Hop: NWA and Public Enemy 195
18. 15. Weapons of Mass Deconstruction: Dixie Chicks and Green Day 205
19. Epilogue: Music Is Power 217
20. Acknowledgments 219
21. Bibliography 221
22. Index 227
23. About the Author 237