| Description |
248 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
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still image sti rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Reverb |
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Reverb series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography (pages 213-234), discography (pages 235-238), and index. |
| Summary |
Of all the great British bands to emerge from the 1960s, none had a stronger sense of place than the Kinks. Often described as the archetypal English band, they were above all a quintessentially working-class band with a deep attachment to London. Mark Doyle examines the relationship between the Kinks and their city, from their early songs of teenage rebellion to their album-length works of social criticism. He finds fascinating and sometimes surprising connections with figures as diverse as Edmund Burke, John Clare and Charles Dickens. More than just a book about the Kinks, this is a book about a social class undergoing a series of profound changes, and about a group of young men who found a way to describe, lament and occasionally even celebrate those changes through song. |
| Contents |
Introduction : a face in the crowd -- The North London post-war affluent society blues -- The Kinks vs swinging London -- Ready, steady, stop! (or, rock music as historic preservation) -- The glory of being boring -- Muswell hillbillies vs big brother. |
| Subject |
Kinks (Musical group)
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Kinks (Musical group) -- Homes and haunts -- England -- London.
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Rock musicians -- England -- Biography.
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| Added Title |
Songs of the semi-detached |
| ISBN |
9781789142303 (paperback)k |
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178914230X (paperback) |
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