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ralphz's review
3.0
This was a pretty good book with a narrower focus than the title suggests.
It's mostly about music, and mostly about British stars. Which is fine but I was expecting a bit more. And, it's an oral history, which means quote after quote with no transition and honestly little editing. Some key players in some key bands (except the Beatles) and two or three from the fashion world tell stories that overlap again and again, in chapter after chapter.
I'd rather the writer gave us a better framework and then added quotes, rather than stand aside and supply transcripts.
At least he translated the British slang (which I knew already).
It's mostly about music, and mostly about British stars. Which is fine but I was expecting a bit more. And, it's an oral history, which means quote after quote with no transition and honestly little editing. Some key players in some key bands (except the Beatles) and two or three from the fashion world tell stories that overlap again and again, in chapter after chapter.
I'd rather the writer gave us a better framework and then added quotes, rather than stand aside and supply transcripts.
At least he translated the British slang (which I knew already).
nancyflanagan's review against another edition
3.0
Great photos. Interesting interview clips. Not terribly coherent, but it's hard to collect hundreds of little personal recollections into a narrative thread.
mbondlamberty's review against another edition
3.0
Not quite what I was hoping for, compared to 1968, but still a nice cross-art examination of the changes in arts.