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Loading... England's Dreaming: The "Sex Pistols" and Punk Rock (original 1992; edition 1992)by Jon Savage
Work InformationEngland's Dreaming: The Sex Pistols and Punk Rock by Jon Savage (1992)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Insanely detailed history of the Sex Pistols and the beginning of punk in London by a music reporter whose own career started in 1977. ( ) Fascinating history of a musical phenomenon - a race against time to set the stage with safety pins and attitude. Always fun to find out more about an era in music that can only be compared to the impact that Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" had in 1913 (causing riots at the first performance). A raucous blend of personalities desperately trying to be the next new thing and a long ode to the rise and fall of not only punk but also Malcolm McLaren. Remind me to tell you the story of the time [late 70s San Francisco] the punkers got up and started pounding on the side of the DJ booth (the DJ was playing disco)... no reviews | add a review
References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in English (21)Jon Savage's Ralph Gleason Award-winning England's Dreaming is the ultimate book on punk, its progenitors, the Sex Pistols, and their time: the late 1970s. Full of anedcote, insight, and exclusive interviews, it tells the sensational story of the meteoric rise and rapid decline of the last great rock'n'roll band and the cultural moment they came to define. The critical reputation of England's Dreaming has grown over the past decade and a half. This updated edition includes an introduction focusing on the legacy of punk twenty-five years on, an account of the Sex Pistols 1996 reunion, and a comprehensively updated discography. No library descriptions found. |
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