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Title: Five Years Ahead of My Time
Condition: New
EAN: 9781789140651
ISBN: 9781789140651
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 13/05/2019
Item Height: 210mm
Item Length: 148mm
Author: Seth Bovey
Language: English
Subtitle: Garage Rock from the 1950s to the Present
Description: Five Years Ahead of My Time: Garage Rock from the 1950s to the Present tells of an explosive musical phenomenon whose continuing influence on popular culture is dramatic and deep.The tale begins in 1950s America, when classic rock ’n’ roll was reaching middle age and teenage musicians kept its primal rawness going with rough-hewn instrumentals. In the mid-1960s, the Beatles and the British Invasion conquered America, and soon every neighbourhood had its own garage band. Groups like the Sonics and 13th Floor Elevators burned brightly but briefly, only to be rediscovered by a new generation of connoisseurs in the 1970s. Numerous compilation albums followed, spearheaded by Lenny Kaye’s seminal Nuggets, which resulted in garage rock’s rebirth across the world during the 1980s and ’90s.Be it the White Stripes or the Black Keys, bands have consistently found inspiration in the simplicity and energy of garage rock. It is a revitalizing force, looking back to the past to forge the future. And this, for the first time, is its story.
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Book Series: Reverb
Genre: Music Dance & Theatre
Release Year: 2019

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