33 Revolutions Per Minute: A History of Protest Songs - Softcover

Lynskey, Dorian

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9780571241347: 33 Revolutions Per Minute: A History of Protest Songs

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571241344 ISBN 13: 9780571241347

Publisher: Faber and Faber, 2011

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Why 33? Partly because that's the number of rotations performed by a vinyl album in one minute, and partly because it takes a lot of songs to tell a story which spans seven decades and five continents - to capture the colour and variety of this shape-shifting genre. This is not a list book, rather each of the 33 songs offers a way into a subject, an artist, an era or an idea.

The book feels vital, in both senses of the word: necessary and alive. It captures some of the energy that is generated when musicians take risks, and even when they fail, those endeavours leave the popular culture a little richer and more challenging. Contrary to the frequently voiced idea that pop and politics are awkward bedfellows, it argues that protest music is pop, in all its blazing, cussed glory.

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Review:

'This rabble-rousing romp through politically motivated pop music is a delight.' -- Arthur House, Sunday Telegraph Books of the Year >>
'Extensive ... enormous but readable.' --Will Hodgkinson, The Times Books of the Year

'Lynskey s ability to link history, culture, politics and music makes the argument not just for the potency of protest but the need for music journalism. The stories he tells are as epoch-shaping as the songs themselves.' -- NME, Book of the Year
'A panoramic view of music, politics and social history that s wonderfully well-written, informative and often surprisingly funny.' -- Uncut
'A scrupulously researched, elegantly written and highly absorbing account of the intersection of politics and music.' - Independent
'Magnificent.' --Wire

Book Description:

An astounding history of protest music, told through 33 momentous songs.

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