Tramps Like Us Music and Meaning among Springsteen Fans

Name: Tramps Like Us Music and Meaning among Springsteen Fans
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ISBN: 9780195125641

ISBN-10: 0195125649

ISBN-13: 9780195125641

Edition: 1998

Authors: Daniel Cavicchi

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As rock critics have noted in the past, Bruce Springsteen's songs exist in a world of their own--they have their own settings, characters, words, and images. It is a world that even those who know only a handful of Springsteen's lyrics can instantly recognize, a world of highways and factories, loners and underdogs, hot rods and patrol cars. And it is a world that stretches far beyond the New Jersey state line. Indeed, Springsteen's attention to the ideals and struggles of ordinary Americans has significantly influenced American popular culture and public debate. As a rock-and-roll troubadour, "the Boss" speaks not only for his many fans but to them, and often with a directness or sincerity…

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List price: $67.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/29/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 11
Size: 9.09" wide x 5.98" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Introduction: Studying Fandom



Does Anybody Have Any Faith Out There Tonight?: Seeing Bruce in Concert



Touched by the Music: Defining Fandom



Ignoring the Music Business



Fans in the Audience: Performance and the Politics of Participation



Listening and Learning



Musically Shaping the Self



Belonging Together: Fandom, Community, and Connection


Conclusion: Toward an Experience-Near Understanding of Popular Music


Postscript


Appendix A


Appendix B


Notes


References


Index