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Dance Before the Storm: Official Story of the "Levellers"
 
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Dance Before the Storm: Official Story of the "Levellers" (Paperback)

by George Berger (Author)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Virgin Books (18 Feb 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0753503352
  • ISBN-13: 978-0753503355
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 302,916 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Charting the rise of The Levellers, from their inception in 1989, through to their emergence as forerunners of the New Age Traveller movement of the early 90s, the author tells the story of the band's quasi-hippy ideals, contrary folk music and belief in the power of rock 'n' roll.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!, 30 Jul 2001
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Berger has managed to connect up all sorts of things that went on in Thatcher's Britain into a coherent and often inspired book that reveals more about the Levellers than the press ever managed. Fantastic.
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5.0 out of 5 stars absolutley brilliant, 9 Mar 2000
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i only need a few words it is amazin everything u want in a biography sheer brilliance
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good but flawed, 13 Mar 2008
By T. Tuite (Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This book reads well and gives a fascinating insight into one of Britain's best and most hard working bands, the Levellers.
But my problem is with some of the asides the author throws into the work such as the glib gibes he makes at The Clash, while at the same time neglecting to mention how much Strummer and Co. were so influential on the Levellers. An example is the snide way he mentions how a Clash song was used in a TV commercial. One can't help but wonder what he thought when, not long after this book was published, the Levellers song Beautiful Day was used in baked beans advert.
He draws the conclusion and then continually opines that the Levellers are the inheritors to the traditions and values of anarcho-punk band Crass. My main problem is that Berger seems to go out of his way to have Crass mentioned time and time again, often just for the sake of it. I am not knocking Crass at all. But the author's linking of the two groups to the extent he has is iritating and often seems to be reasoned without commensurate foundation in any of the contributions to the book from members of the Levellers. It came as no surprise to learn that funnily enough Berger was to go on to write another book, on, yes you've guessed it, Crass.
Despite these flaws the book is good; if your a Levellers fan you will love it; the story of the group (up until 1999 when this book was published) is sketched well and the anecdotes from the group make for great reading.
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