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4.0 out of 5 stars
good perspective on raves, punk rock and rap/hip hop,
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This review is from: Popular Music and Youth Culture: Music, Identity and Place (Hardcover)
The author gives a British perspective on popular music culture in recent decades. He traces it from the end of World War 2. With salient events like the rise of the urban dance music scene in Britain. This is recent vintage, from 1987, as raves started. Indeed, if you are a raver, here is a good analysis of your own cultural background, which perhaps many ravers are only dimly aware. The book shows how as raves grew popular in the 90s, the rising media attention also led to a new "moral panic". Not unlike that seen in the 1950s with the new rock and roll, or with the punk rock, rap or hip hop that started in the 80s.
That is the striking commonality. A sequence of events that has played out before. The reader benefits from gaining this perspective. The only unfortunate thing about this book is its price. Palgrave often does this with their specialised texts. The probable effect is to restrict the audience and ensure that this book remains specialised. |
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Popular Music and Youth Culture by Andy Bennett (Paperback - February 9, 2000)
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