“Soul was the music made by and for black people. For most of the Sixties it was thoroughly divorced from white popular music, but by the end of the decade several artists with their roots firmly in both soul and R&B traditions had crossed over.” PeopleMadeSoulEndsArtistBlackWhiteTraditionRootsDecadesBlack PeopleSixtyDivorcedPopular Music Author:Jon Landau
“The Who, England's most self-conscious band, have released 'Quadrophenia,' which in turn freezes in time our image of the mid-Sixties Mod sensibility.” SelfTurnsBandConsciousEnglandSixtySensibilitySelf ConsciousFreezeMods Author:Jon Landau
“Bob Dylan was the source of pop music's unpredictability in the Sixties. Never as big a record-seller as commonly imagined, his importance was first aesthetic and social, and then as an influence.” FirstsBigsSocialRecordsInfluenceSourceImportancePopsAestheticBobSixtyDylanPop MusicSellersUnpredictability Author:Jon Landau
“The Faces do not, as some have recently alleged, play badly. They are more than competent, especially at creating a mid-Sixties Rolling Stones-styled groove, as their excellent version of 'Memphis' proves.” PlayFacesProveCreatingStonesVersionsExcellentSixtyRollingCompetentRolling StonesGrooveMemphis Author:Jon Landau
“To her audience, Janis Joplin has remained a symbol, artifact and reminder of late Sixties youth culture. Her popularity never derived from her musical ability, but from her capacity to link her fantasies of freedom and immortality with ours.” CultureAbilityFantasyAudienceYouthLateCapacityMusicalSymbolsImmortalityLinksSixtyPopularityRemindersArtifactsYouth CultureMusical Ability Author:Jon Landau
