{"product_id":"easy-a-hard-look-at-soft-rock-paperback","title":"Easy: A Hard Look at Soft Rock - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTimothy Gray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"'Soft Rock, ' they call it; low-key stuff with wide appeal.\" So stated a 1971 \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e article on the Carpenters. Over time, Soft Rock became the butt of jokes, yet during its heyday, it fit America's changing mood, blending rebellion with conservatism.\u003ci\u003e Easy\u003c\/i\u003e explains how Soft Rock and associated genres emerged in the late 1960s and achieved broad recognition in the 1970s. Tracking hundreds of songs, Timothy Gray supplies \u003ci\u003eBillboard\u003c\/i\u003e's chart rankings to show how soft music easily crossed over from one fan base to another. Featuring acts as familiar as Fleetwood Mac and Carly Simon, and as underappreciated as the Three Degrees and J. D. Souther, \u003ci\u003eEasy \u003c\/i\u003eprovides an entertaining aircheck of American culture during a transformational era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy Gray \u003c\/b\u003eis professor of English at College of Staten Island, City University of New York. He is author of \u003ci\u003eGary Snyder and the Pacific Rim \u003c\/i\u003e(Iowa, 2006), \u003ci\u003eUrban Pastoral\u003c\/i\u003e (Iowa, 2010), and \u003ci\u003eIt's Just the Normal Noises\u003c\/i\u003e (Iowa, 2017). He lives in Plainfield, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46247169982661,"sku":"9781685970574","price":43.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/elyB2KAvUv9781685970574.webp?v=1779242497","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/easy-a-hard-look-at-soft-rock-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}