I like books about musical genres with some analysis and some historical, political and sociological background. Obious favorites are:
Jon Savage - England's dreaming (UK Punk)
Simon Reynolds - Energy Flash (Dance)
John Szwed - 101 Jazz
Probably great are
Simon Reynolds - Rip it up (get my copy this afternoon)
Jeff Chang - Can't stop won't stop (hiphop)
I would like to know if the following are good as well
Lloyd Bradley - Bass Culture (Reggae)
Tim Lawrence - Love saves the day (Disco)
(i read that peter shapiro is publishing a book about disco as well)
Also, i can't seem to find similar books about rock (psychedelic, hardrock, prog, glam) There are loads of books about specific bands, memories of people 'who were there' and discographies and encycylopedias, but i can't find books like the ones mentioned above in this field. Anyone has any ideas?
Jon Savage - England's dreaming (UK Punk)
Simon Reynolds - Energy Flash (Dance)
John Szwed - 101 Jazz
Probably great are
Simon Reynolds - Rip it up (get my copy this afternoon)
Jeff Chang - Can't stop won't stop (hiphop)
I would like to know if the following are good as well
Lloyd Bradley - Bass Culture (Reggae)
Tim Lawrence - Love saves the day (Disco)
(i read that peter shapiro is publishing a book about disco as well)
Also, i can't seem to find similar books about rock (psychedelic, hardrock, prog, glam) There are loads of books about specific bands, memories of people 'who were there' and discographies and encycylopedias, but i can't find books like the ones mentioned above in this field. Anyone has any ideas?