Silly's Februar
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Silly's Februar

  1. 145 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Silly's Februar

About this book

A portrait and analysis of East German band Silly's popular music masterpiece, Februar, that mirrors the collapse of socialism.

In early 1989, nine months before the fall of the Berlin Wall, the band Silly released Februar, one of the most important albums in the history of rock music in the GDR. The record was both-an artistic masterpiece, and an eloquent sign of the times, with lyrics that commented on the political erosion afoot in East Europe and anticipated the collapse of socialism. That the words were able to overcome the hurdles typically set by censorship in the GDR owed in part to the extraordinary origins of the album. Februar was the only large-scale popular music coproduction between East and West Germany, jointly realized by Amiga in socialist East Germany and Ariola in the capitalist West. Ariola assumed the costs for the album, assuring itself the final say. Recorded in West Berlin, the album was released in both Germanies. Yet just as the song sequence and narrative of the record varied considerably from East to West, so too did its presentation and reception. Februar illustrated the divergent meanings rock music held in the rival societies, confirming its special power in the GDR. Differently from what black-white interpretations suggest, rock in East Germany developed along lines marked by unexpected possibilities, productive contradictions, and constant negotiations between artists and the state. This is the subject of this book. It portrays Februar as the culmination of a long-process of self-empowerment, throughout which Silly gained increasing artistic and political leeway.

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Information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Year
2026
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9798765109335
Topic
Medien & darstellende Kunst
Subtopic
Musik

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Figures
  9. Abbreviations
  10. Silly—Februar Amiga 856316
  11. Acknowledgments
  12. Chapter 1: Before the Needle Drops
  13. Chapter 2: Pounding Against the Wall
  14. Chapter 3: The Story of the Band
  15. Chapter 4: Journey to the West
  16. Chapter 5: The Album
  17. Chapter 6: Resonance
  18. Chapter 7: Play It Back
  19. Sources
  20. Index
  21. Untitled

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