Media, Information and Technoculture 2159F/G Study Guide - Final Guide: Madman Across The Water, Album-Oriented Rock, Teen Idol
16 Dec 2018
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John found this progressive" category too restrictive: bbc programming implicitly legitimized the notion that progressive rock was culturally superior to top 40 pop". American popularity that rejected progressive organics for deviant artifice: back in london, john began aligning with glam rock: a british trend of limited constructed spectacle hippies distrusted, glam destabilized conventional oppositions between rock and pop, John"s top 40 ambitions, unlike his sexuality, were public record. John"s obsession with shopping was core to his top 40 persona, the flaunted. John"s manner of coming out removed the ambiguity his crossover persona had rested upon and was received far differently than bowie"s self-outing: elton"s teenage fans dropped him and fm rock also turned. It appeared much less safe for the boy-next-door elton: top 40 stations, despite subdivisions, remained the most likely to target racially mixed and working-class listeners and challenge niche capitalism with novel inclusiveness.
