Rip it Up and Start Again (Paperback)

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Paperback. Rip It Up and Start Again is the first book to take a big-picture view of the wildly adventurous music created in the years after punk. Renowned music journalist Simon Reynolds celebrates the futurist spirit of such bands as Joy Division, Gang of Four, Talking Heads, and Devo, which resulted in endless innovations in music, lyrics, performance, and style and continued into the early eighties with the video-savvy synth-pop of groups such as Human League, Depeche Mode, and Soft Cell, whose success coincided with the rise of MTV. Full of insight and anecdote and populated by charismatic characters, Rip It Up re-creates the idealism, urgency, and excitement of one of the most important and challenging periods in the history of popular music. The essential book on post-punk music, a must for any serious pop music fan. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780571215706

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Synopsis: Paperback. Pub Date :2006-02-02 Pages: 608 Language: English Publisher: Faber and Faber Crime In this. the first book to take a big-picture view of the entire post punk period. acclaimed author and music journalist Simon Reynolds recreates a time of tremendous urgency and idealism in pop music. Full of anecdote and insight. and featuring the likes of Joy Division. The Fall. Pere Ubu. PiL and Talking Heads. Rip It Up And Start Again stands as one of the most inspired and inspiring books on popular music ever written.

About the Author: Simon Reynolds is the author of Energy Flash: A Journey Throu gh Rave Music and Dance Culture, Blissed Out: The Raptures of Rock and (co-written with Joy Press) The Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellion and Rock 'n' Roll.

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Title: Rip it Up and Start Again (Paperback)
Publisher: Faber & Faber, London
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new
Edition: 1st Edition