Peter Wicke

Chto takoe Rammstein? Eto ne prosto vzryvnoj ritm i epatirujuschij poistine skandalnyj tekst, eto nechto bolshee. Avtor dannoj knigi, Peter Vike, utverzhdaet, chto Rammstein - eto "sojuz zvuka, sveta i performansa", glavnym oruzhiem kotorogo v borbe s totalitarnoj ideologiej i trebovaniem obschestva "byt kak vse" javljaetsja protivostojanie cherez provokatsiju i iskusstvo dvusmyslennosti. Eta kniga predstavljaet soboj kratkoe, no pri etom emkoe issledovanie na sta stranitsakh istorii tvorchestva samoj uspeshnoj rok-gruppy Germanii: ot opisanija pervykh debjutnykh kontsertov do ikh triumfalnogo vzleta, kotoryj prodolzhaetsja i v nashi dni! V mae 2019-go na svet pojavilsja sedmoj albom Rammstein, kotoryj stal odnim iz samykh uspeshnykh sredi vsekh kogda-libo vykhodivshikh v Germanii. Istorija Rammstein razvorachivaetsja posledovatelno, ot pervogo do poslednego ikh alboma, i zanimaet prakticheski 100 stranits, prochitav kotorye, vy slozhite polnoe predstavlenie o tvorcheskom puti legendarnoj gruppy. Esli vy khot raz byli na kontserte Rammstein ili prosto smotreli khot odin ikh klip, vrjad li vy smozhete zabyt magicheskoe vozdejstvie neverojatno ottochennoj, masterski voploschennoj na stsene pri pomoschi muzyki, sveta i pirotekhniki unikalnoj estetiki etoj legendarnoj gruppy! Pochuvstvovat vam ee esche raz pomozhet kniga Petera Vike, v kotoroj opisana kratkaja, no pri etom polnaja istorija gruppy, dopolnennaja interesnymi faktami o muzykantakh i analizom tekstov kljuchevykh pesen Rammstein. Posle prochtenija etogo izdanija vy uznaete otvety na sledujuschie voprosy: - Kak povlijalo padenie Berlinskoj steny v 1989 godu na kazhdogo iz muzykantov, sozdanie samoj uspeshnoj rok-gruppy Germanii i posledujuschuju samoidentifikatsiju Rammstein? - Na kakikh idejakh baziruetsja provokatsionnaja kontseptsija tvorchestva znamenitykh na ves mir nemtsev? - S kakimi trudnostjami i skandalami stalkivalis muzykanty pri vypuske kazhdogo alboma? - V kakikh ikh pesnjakh i kak projavljaetsja "temnaja romantika" Rammstein? - Chto iz kulturnogo nasledija Germanii naibolee jasno i chetko otrazheno v pesnjakh legendarnoj gruppy? Peter Vike - nemetskij muzykoved, osnovnoj oblastju interesov kotorogo javljaetsja populjarnaja muzyka. Professor kafedry teorii i istorii populjarnoj muzyki Berlinskogo universiteta im. Gumboldta, chlen International Association for the Study of Popular Music i Deutscher Musikrat. "Edinstvennoe, chego nam sleduet po-nastojaschemu opasatsja, eto samogo strakha. Rammstein podryvaet totalitarnuju ideologiju ne ironicheskim distantsirovaniem s imitirujuschimi ee ritualami, a naprjamuju - stalkivaja nas s vozmutitelnostju ee projavlenij i tem samym ostanavlivaja ee vozdejstvie na nas. Poetomu ne bojtes - naslazhdajtes Rammstein". - Slavoj Zhizhek, slovenskij filosof, marksistPerevodchik: Gudkova A. A.

In this book Shepherd and Wicke make a bold and original contribution to the understanding of music as a form of human expression. They argue that music is fundamental to social life. Music is not merely a form of leisure or entertainment: it is central to the very formation and reproduction of human societies. The authors pursue this argument through a wide-ranging assessment of some of the major cultural theoretical contributions to understanding music. Theories of culture, linguistic theories, structuralist and post-structuralist theories and psychoanalytic theories of music are carefully explained and critically examined. The authors then develop their own account of music as a non-referential yet material form of human expression which embodies and conveys principles of symbolic structuring. They emphasize the human body as a principal site for the musical mediation of social and symbolic processes. Music and Cultural Theory establishes new links between musicology and cultural studies, showing how each discipline can inform and enrich the other. It will be recommended reading for students and professionals in musicology, media and communication studies, cultural studies and the sociology of culture.

Rock music - powerful, sensual, loud and full of energy. It has changed the face of modern music. But what is its fascination for, and its significance in contemporary society and what cultural values does it reflect? Peter Wicke addresses these issues in a stimulating and penetrating study of rock music tracing the genesis and influence of this diverse strand of popular music. Beginning with the advent of rock ’n’ roll, Wicke chronicles the development through Elvis Presley and the Beatles to the current music industry, its performers, and the impact of the music video. The book will appeal to readers with an interest in music history, popular culture, and media studies.