This item has been stored at home. The contents are like new and in very beautiful condition, but as it is an old item, there are signs of age on the cover, etc. We ask for your consideration if you understand this. This book re-examines the transition from imported rock to Japanese rock as a banner of anti-establishment, the fervor for foreign artists, the birth of live houses, the establishment of rock festivals, and the band boom, questioning the source of the transition and passion from the unusual excitement of its early days to its becoming a part of everyday life. Chapter 1: "The Rocking Body" - From Woodstock to J-ROCK 1. Rock Keeps Dying 2. How Rock Got Hot in Japan 3. The Struggle to Acquire a "Rocking Body" Chapter 2: The Beginnings of World and Japanese Rock - Yoshiaki Sato 1. America, Which Went Ahead - The First Wave of Rock and Roll 2. Drinking a Diluted Solution of Rock 3. The Beatles and The Ventures 4. The Spiders, The Blue Comets, Rikimi & The Blues 5. Psychedelic Scenery - The Reality and Fiction of Group Sounds 6. Deepening the Groove Chapter 3: The Reality of Rock Experienced in Japan The Transition of the Live Scene as Seen from the Ground - Hideki Masubuchi 1. The Prologue of Japanese Rock 2. Japanese Rock Expressions 3. The Emergence of Zunō Keisatsu and a New Era 4. The Appearance of Live Houses 5. Diversification and Individualization of Live Houses 6. The Era of Rock Festivals 7. The Rise of Local Rock 8. Amateur Rock Contests and the Majorization of Rock Chapter 4: The Evolution and Changes of Rock Keyboards - Hiroyuki Namba 1. Development of Electric and Electronic Keyboard Instruments 2. Advances in Recording Technology 3. The Beatles' Contributions to Rock Keyboards 4. The Contributions of GS as a Prehistory of Japanese Rock 5. Keyboard Players in Progressive Rock 6. Keyboard Players in Japanese Rock of the 70s 7. The Arrival of the Keyboard Boom Chapter 5: The Spirituality and Regionality of Punk - Katsuya Minamida 1. The Mainstream of Popular Music 2. Punk Rock in Tokyo 3. Punk in the Provinces Chapter 6: Did Rock Girls Dream of a Prince? - Naoko Murota 1. Queen - The Noble Princes Who Created "Rock Girls" 2. Cheap Trick - The Band That Spread "at Budokan" to the World 3. Japan - The Peak of "Rock Girl" Fervor From Reviews It exposes so much truth. Great! I laughed out loud at the part about B'z. Popular music is a lifestyle = values!