Five years ahead of my time : garage rock from the 1950s to the present / Seth Bovey.

"Garage rock is a musical phenomenon whose continuing influence on global popular culture is immeasurable. The tale begins in 1950s America. As classic rock 'n' roll reached middle age, teenage musicians sought to retain its raw, primal energy through rough-hewn instrumentals. In the...

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Main Author: Bovey, Seth Ivan (Author)
Other title:5 years ahead of my time.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Reaktion Books, 2019.
Series:Reverb series.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the pioneers: instrumental rock and the first garage combos
  • The founders : American garage rock before the Beatles invasion
  • The creators : the garage-rock supernova in mid-1960s America
  • The world beaters : the British invasion and the beat heard 'round the world
  • The resurrectors : bringing 1960s garage rock back from the grave in the 1970s
  • The revivalists : replaying 1960s garage rock in the 1980s and beyond
  • The backtrackers : garage rock in the twenty-first century.