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Description edit
Rip It Up and Start Again is the first book-length exploration 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... read more
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Characters/People edit
- John Lydon: Add a description of this character.
- Brian Eno
- Macolm McLaren: English performer, impresario, self-publicist and former manager of the Sex Pistols and the New York Dolls
- David Byrne
- Ian Curtis
- David Bowie
- Mark Mothersbaugh: Co-founder of Devo.
- James Chance
- James Brown
- Bob Last
- Siouxsie Sioux
- Bono
Setting & Locations edit
- United Kingdom
- New York
- East London
- United States
- Sheffield
- Great Britain
- Manchester, England
- San Francisco
- England
- Japan
- Lower East Side
- Europe
- Germany
- Akron, Ohio
- Birmingham
- Jamaica
- Berlin
- Edinburgh
- Hollywood
- Glasgow
- Los Angeles
- Athens
- Manhattan
- Ohio
- Coventry, England
- North London
- Scotland
- Italy
- Leeds
- Paris
- Jerusalem
- Watford
First Sentence edit
"EVER GET THE FEELING you've been cheated?" Johnny Rotten's infamous parting words to the audience at Winterland in San Francisco on January 14, 1978, weren't a question so much as a confession.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Words and Music: Our Favorite 60 Music Books (Pitchfork). (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Simon Reynolds (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 781.6609047
Subjects edit
- Books › Entertainment › Music › Musical Genres › Punk
- Books › Entertainment › Music › Musical Genres › Rock
- Books › Entertainment › Music › History & Criticism
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