Paul Friedlander

From: mcwill@siu.edu (Jim McWilliams)
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_Rock and Roll: A Social History_ (1996), by a professor of music named
Paul Friedlander, just showed up in my university library.  Along with
chapters on the Beatles, the Stones, and Dylan, there's one on the Who.
It looks to be a summary of their career, but, after I've read the entire
book, I'll post a short review.
One point of interest I've already noted is that Friedlander contends the
Who's music is more intellectual that the Beatles's or the Stones's,
while, at the same time, it was as loud and powerful as anyone else's.
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Friedlander has been a professor for a long time at my alma mater (well,   
one of 'em anyway), the University of Oregon.  Some background: UO used   
to be called "Little Berkeley" in the 60's & early 70's, and spawned a   
number of what was considered very (choose one depending on your   
political bent) liberal/progressive/granola/useless classes.  One of the   
most popular was Paul Friedlander's courses on modern music and their   
influence of (and relevance to) modern society.  There were three   
elective course in the Humanities department (I think - it's been awhile,   
folks), and each dealt with a different segment of rock music, Early   
Stuff (Elvis), British Invasion (Beatles), and The Rest.  These classes   
were some of the most enjoyable in my entire college career.

Test questions would not be quite so esoteric as Shane's masterful   
Marxist/Lifehouse/Obermensch question, but certainly required the student   
to think about what they were listening to.

If memory serves, his views on the Who basically were that they were in a   
class by themselves - the cream of the cream.  But then, we already knew   
that, right...?

Jim, could you list the publisher and maybe the ISDN?  I'd love to pick   
up a copy of a book by someone I actually know.

OK,
KLW