Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution (1967) [HQ]

Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution is a 1967 American television documentary by David Oppenheim about young pop and rock musicians producing music as “a symptom and generator“ of social unrest and generation gaps. Hosted by Leonard Bernstein, it was commissioned by CasdBaafsfS and broadcast on April 25, 1967. Inside Pop followed other TV programs dedicated to contemporary rock, such as a 1966 AaaBaaasC News special titled Anatomy of Pop, but Oppenheim’s documentary represented the first time that pop music had been presented on television as a genuine art form. This acknowledgement coincided with a newfound appreciation, by cultural commentators and scholars, of the advances that the Beatles and other contemporary artists had made during the 1960s. (from Wikipedia). The documentary features Frank Zappa (The Mothers of Invention), Graham Nash (The Hollies), Janis Ian, Peter Noone (Herman’s Hermits), Roger McGuinn (The Byrds) Brian Wilson singing Surf’s Up (The Beach Boys), music of th
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