«El viaje de los sesenta, concentrado y reconcentrado en 1966, es un proceso alqu mico: pas del plomo --blanco y negro-- de la poca previa --los cincuenta y antes-- al oro del Summer of Love y la gloria de 1966 y 1967, plenos de luz y de color, dise os sonoros y visuales riqu simos, para comenzar un acelerado proceso de deterioro hasta convertir el oro de los tiempos (la bella inscripci n en la l pida de Andr Breton) de nueva cuenta en plomo. -Alberto Blanco
En este ensayo luminoso, Alberto Blanco indaga en una cuesti n fundamental: en qu momento la m sica popular se convirti en rock? La pregunta detona una reflexi n crucial sobre el esp ritu de una poca y las ideas visionarias que propiciaron una de las revoluciones culturales m s importantes del siglo XX; una que intent cambiar el mundo (y en buena medida --para bien y para mal-- lo consigui ), s lo para ahogarse en su propia agitaci n. Al ritmo de los Beatles y los Rolling Stones, de Dylan y Frank Zappa, resuenan en estas p ginas los ecos de la psicodelia, el peace and love, la mirada de Oriente y las luchas por los derechos civiles, pero tambi n se sienten las heridas del abuso de las drogas, la violencia autodestructiva, la corrupci n de la industria de la m sica y el conformismo social. As que sta no es nada m s una historia de la m sica, sino un recordatorio de la capacidad que sta tiene para transformar la conciencia. En palabras sencillas, pero hospitalarias y precisas, se explora aqu el vertiginoso tr nsito del "I wanna hold your hand" al "I'd love to turn you on". ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONThe journey of the sixties, concentrated and reconcentrated in 1966, is an alchemical process: it went from the lead --black and white-- of the previous era --the fifties and before-- to the gold of the Summer of Love and the glory of 1966 and 1967, full of light and color, rich sound and visual designs, only to begin an accelerated process of deterioration until the gold of the times (the beautiful inscription on Andr Breton's tombstone) turned back into lead. In this luminous essay, Alberto Blanco delves into a fundamental question: at what point did popular music become rock? The question triggers a crucial reflection on the spirit of an era and the visionary ideas that led to one of the most important cultural revolutions of the 20th century; one that tried to change the world (and to a large extent --for better or worse-- succeeded), only to drown in its own turmoil. To the rhythm of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, Dylan and Frank Zappa, the echoes of psychedelia, peace and love, the Eastern gaze, and the civil rights struggles resonate in these pages, but the wounds of drug abuse, self-destructive violence, the corruption of the music industry, and social conformity are also felt. So this is not just a history of music, but a reminder of its ability to transform consciousness. In simple, yet hospitable and precise words, the dizzying transition from 'I wanna hold your hand' to 'I'd love to turn you on' is explored here.
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