Deena Weinstein is Professor of Sociology at DePaul University in Chicago. She has published widely in the field of rock music, including Heavy Metal: A Cultural Sociology (1991) and social theory. She has also been a rock journalist for over two decades, writing album reviews and feature articles on various facets of rock music and conducting interviews with rock musicians.

• List of Illustrations Suggested Listening Lists Acknowledgments Preface 1. What is Rock? 2. Rock's Precursors, 1946–1953 3. Rock Begins, 1954–1958 4. Mainstreaming Rock and Roll, 1959–1963 5. The Times They Were A-changin', 1964–1967 6. The Best and Worst of Times, 1968–1973 7. The Shame and the Splendor, 1974–1978 8. Draining of the Mainstream, 1979–1982 9. Visuals Rule While Indie Rocks, 1983–1990 10. Alternative to What? 1991–1996 11. Decentering Rock, 1997–2002 12. Rock in the Digital Age, 2003–now Filmography Bibliography Index

Deena Weinstein is Professor of Sociology at DePaul University in Chicago. She has published widely in the field of rock music, including Heavy Metal: A Cultural Sociology (1991) and social theory. She has also been a rock journalist for over two decades, writing album reviews and feature articles on various facets of rock music and conducting interviews with rock musicians.

• List of Illustrations Suggested Listening Lists Acknowledgments Preface 1. What is Rock? 2. Rock's Precursors, 1946–1953 3. Rock Begins, 1954–1958 4. Mainstreaming Rock and Roll, 1959–1963 5. The Times They Were A-changin', 1964–1967 6. The Best and Worst of Times, 1968–1973 7. The Shame and the Splendor, 1974–1978 8. Draining of the Mainstream, 1979–1982 9. Visuals Rule While Indie Rocks, 1983–1990 10. Alternative to What? 1991–1996 11. Decentering Rock, 1997–2002 12. Rock in the Digital Age, 2003–now Filmography Bibliography Index

Deena Weinstein is Professor of Sociology at DePaul University in Chicago. She has published widely in the field of rock music, including Heavy Metal: A Cultural Sociology (1991) and social theory. She has also been a rock journalist for over two decades, writing album reviews and feature articles on various facets of rock music and conducting interviews with rock musicians.

• List of Illustrations Suggested Listening Lists Acknowledgments Preface 1. What is Rock? 2. Rock's Precursors, 1946–1953 3. Rock Begins, 1954–1958 4. Mainstreaming Rock and Roll, 1959–1963 5. The Times They Were A-changin', 1964–1967 6. The Best and Worst of Times, 1968–1973 7. The Shame and the Splendor, 1974–1978 8. Draining of the Mainstream, 1979–1982 9. Visuals Rule While Indie Rocks, 1983–1990 10. Alternative to What? 1991–1996 11. Decentering Rock, 1997–2002 12. Rock in the Digital Age, 2003–now Filmography Bibliography Index