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From “Born To Be Wild” to “Dazed and Confused”: Rock Music’s Revolution in 1968
Despite covering most of the significant bands of the time, Einarson tends to deal with time-worn material and offers few new insights in a book that may seem repetitive to most rock fans.
The Yardbirds: The Most Blueswailing Futuristic Way-Out Heavy Beat Sound
Stanfield captures the emergence and evolution of 1960s British blues that will captivate classic rock fans.
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Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock’s Wildest Festival
This breezy oral history will appeal to most rock fans. The authors explore the festival’s impact on ’90s rock culture and provide intimate portrayals of the bands that Lollapalooza featured.
Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist
A provocative, insightful, disturbing, and well-researched indictment of Spotify, the music industry, and streaming platforms, which daily mine billions of data bits from users to maximize profits and churn out musical formulas. Highly recommended.
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The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography
Though never pinpointing the reasons for the explosive, major-label success of a rebellious band, which ostensibly distrusted corporate rock, Carlin assembles a solid, much-needed narrative of one of the major alternative rock bands that both complements and updates David Buckley’s 2002 R.E.M. Fiction: An Alternative Biography.
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The Endless Refrain: Memory, Nostalgia, and the Threat to New Music
Though his book is thought-provoking, Rowell never thoroughly explains the reasons for the fixation on older music beyond the obvious penchant for comforting nostalgia, easy access to past hits through technology, and corporate greed. An interesting but not entirely satisfying book for rock fans.
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When Rock Met Reggae: How the Cultural Crossover of Bob Marley, the Clash, the Specials and More Changed the Face of Rock Music
While not unearthing any major revelations, Blush’s nimble outline of the interplay between reggae and British punk will appeal to music fans.
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The Beatles in America: The Stories, the Scene, the Memories
Though tackling an often-told story, Leigh successfully recaptures the mayhem and exhilaration of the British invasion for readers of all types.
And the Roots of Rhythm Remain: A Journey Through Global Music
Boyd’s treasure trove of information about the global impact of world music (particularly on the United States) is a tour de force that will fascinate music lovers.
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