ABSTRACT
The rock world of the late 1960s/early 1970s was a decidedly male-dominated one, where it often seemed as if the aggressive attitudes of groups like the Rolling Stones allowed little agency for women outside the thrill-seeking adventures of groupies. The whole star trip in rock is another realm where macho reigns supreme. At the center of the rock universe is the star—flooded in light, offset by the light show and the source of incredible volumes of sound. Women are required at rock events to pay homage to the rock world—a world made up of thousands of men, usually found in groups of fours and fives. For the musicians themselves there is their own special property—groupies. Since women do not get to play the instruments, it means they are always on stage with nothing to relate to but the microphone, and nothing between them and the audience but their own bodies.
