Post-imperialism, imaginary geography and the women of Led Zeppelin'sIV
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4304068 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erin Sweeney Smith (0000-0001-5463-1754, Film Independent, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 410-426 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Popular Music (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-1430 • E-ISSN: 1474-0095 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0261143017000320 |
| OpenAlex | W2762395163 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
Led Zeppelin have long been hailed as the ambassadors of cock rock. Yet, the band's fourth album - the commercial behemoth otherwise known asIV- features collaborations with two women: Sandy Denny's vocal contributions to 'The Battle of Evermore' and Memphis Minnie's co-songwriting credit on 'When the Levee Breaks'. The two tracks feature landscapes dominated by powerful female forces via Denny's Queen of Light character and her counterpart embodied in Memphis Minnie's dark floodwaters. Through an analysis of both songs' feminised soundscapes, I explore the links between Zeppelin's musical style and the social and political climate of 1970s post-imperial Britain. Investigation into these women's roles not only fills a gap in Led Zeppelin research, but also allows for a wider consideration of the connection between gender and representations of landscape as an important component for popular music study, particularly in terms of the cultural attitudes and politics of a post-imperial nation
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Battle · Memphis · Musical · Political science · Politics · Sound (geography · Soundscape · Style (visual arts · The Imaginary · Visual arts · Diverse Musicological Studies · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · History · Law · Music History and Culture · Psychology · Architecture · Geology · Oceanography
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |