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A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction of 2011 titleIn the late 1960s, with popular culture hurtling forward on the sounds of rock music, some brave musicians looked back instead, trying to recover the lost treasures of English roots music and update them for the new age. The records of Fairport Convention, Pentangle, Steeleye Span, and Nick Drake are known as folk rock today, but Rob Youngs epic, electrifying book makes clear that those musicians led a decadeslong quest to recover English musicand with it, the ancient ardor for mysticism and paganism, for craftsmanship and communal living.It is a commonplace that rock and R&B came out of the folk and blues revivals of the early 1960s, and Young shows, through enchanting storytelling and brilliant commentary, that a similar revival in England inspired the Beatles and Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Traffic, Kate Bush and Talk Talk. Folklorists notated old songs and dances. Marxists put folk music forward as the true voice of the people. Composers like Benjamin Britten and Ralph Vaughan Williams devised rich neotraditional pageantry. Today, the pioneers of the acid folk movement see this music as a model for their own.Electric Eden is that rare book which has something truly new to say about popular music, and like Greil Marcuss Lipstick Traces, it uses music to connect the dots in a thrilling story of art and society, of tradition and wild, idiosyncratic creativity.
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Electric Eden really takes you on a deep dive into Britain's music scene. The way it unearths lesser-known artists is truly fantastic. I found myself discovering new favorites and enjoying the familiar classics all over again!
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Anjali Patel
Interesting Read, But Not for Everyone
I picked up 'Unearthing Britain's Visionary Music' hoping for something a bit different. It has some really good insights, but at times, it felt a bit too niche for my taste. Still, if you're a music history buff, give it a shot!
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Tommy Nguyen
Great for Music Lovers
This book is a treasure! The stories behind the music are captivating, and I loved how it highlighted so many visionary artists. The writing is engaging, making it easy to get lost in the pages.
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Sarah Johnson
Disappointed by the Content
I expected more from Electric Eden. Unfortunately, some sections felt repetitive and dry. There were parts I really enjoyed, but overall, it didn't meet my expectations for a music book.
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