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Rip It up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984

By: Simon Reynolds
Narrated by: Liam Wheatley
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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.

©2009 Simon Reynolds (P)2024 Orion Publishing Group Limited History & Criticism Music
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More great bands similar to the cure, joy division and Gang of Four such as magazine, Pere ubu, the fall, wire, James chance and the contortions, the postcard label etc

Great documentation incredible bands

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great book, great narrator, great history. incredibly inspiring and encouraging. Simon Reynolds wrote a masterpiece.

great for resources and information, very entertaining too

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I admire the dedication of the author to compile so much information about so many terrible bands.
bought this book thinking I'll discover great bands similar to Gang of Four, Joy Division or The Cure, but no. Only wannabe artsy kids on too many drugs with no musical skill.

Great documentation. incredibly awful bands

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