{"product_id":"the-musical-lives-of-charles-manson-the-beatles-the-beach-boys-and-the-invention-of-the-sixties-or-no-sense-makes-sense-1","title":"The Musical Lives of Charles Manson: The Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Invention of the Sixties --Or, No Sense Makes Sense","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Tochka analyzes the role of rock music in the life of Charles Manson, the Family, and the August 1969 Tate-LaBianca killings, which also gives larger insight into Sixties counterculture.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFailed singer-songwriter. Devious cult leader. A rock Pied Piper. The product of a sick society. Just another dime-a-dozen singing hippy mystic. Did the guitar-playing guru personify the violence that the rock counterculture inflicted on America? Or did his music diagnose the dehumanizing effects of that society's broken institutions? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor over five decades, commentators have debated the meaning of Charles Manson and the Tate-LaBianca killings. Rock music links their narratives: from the aciddrenched singalongs at the Spahn Movie Ranch, to a bizarre theology centered on Beatles songs, to his commune's alleged links with Hollywood's elite, to an album, \u003ci\u003eLIE: The Love and Terror Cult\u003c\/i\u003e (1970). In this first comprehensive examination of the Manson Family's music, Nicholas Tochka writes with, against, and alongside the many authors-true-crime hacks, gonzo journalists, conspiracy theorists, and rock critics alike-who have told and retold the story of \"the Manson murders.\" Playing the truth games that these postwar Americans helped invent, \u003ci\u003eThe Musical Lives of Charles Manson\u003c\/i\u003e presents a new take on the story of the commune-and on rock's role in fracturing the possibility of writing trustworthy histories after the Sixties. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"They are afraid of it, because it tells the truth,\" Manson once claimed, describing his music. Just what truths did the Manson Family's music-making tell?","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51937028440295,"sku":"9781501384561","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_2253fa30-aa68-4e87-bb05-5b9c1efcba73.jpg?v=1774996544","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-musical-lives-of-charles-manson-the-beatles-the-beach-boys-and-the-invention-of-the-sixties-or-no-sense-makes-sense-1","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}