- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Verse Chorus Press,U.S. (9 July 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1891241087
- ISBN-13: 978-1891241086
- Product Dimensions: 25.5 x 17.9 x 1.9 cm
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- #58 in Books > Music, Stage & Screen > Music > Styles > Rock & Pop > Singers & Groups > Oasis
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The comic strips of Colin B Morton and Chuck Death deliver a history of rock'n'roll.
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4.7 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)
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Finally, the history of rock the way it should be told., 31 Mar 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Great Pop Things: The Real History of Rock and Roll from Elvis to "Oasis" (Paperback)
Chuck Death, aka Jon Langford of the Mekons, has been poking his finger into the eyeball of rock 'n' roll for the better part of the past 20 years. Now, with the aid of equally cynical Colin Morton, we find out what really matters to Langford. And what we learn is that what matters is unpretentious, true-believer rock. Death and Morton have no time for hair bands. This collection of cartoons is consistently visually interesting, with the writing equally challenging. Highly recommended for anyone who realizes that just maybe Pink Floyd isn't as relevent we all once believed. The punk years are presented as well as any history to date - the complete antithesis to Greil Marcus' magnum opus "Lipstick Traces" (ironically, Marcus pens the forward).
"Great Pop Things" is a great book.
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This book is loaded with hipness molecules®, 24 Oct 2005
By Pauldog - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Great Pop Things: The Real History of Rock and Roll from Elvis to "Oasis" (Paperback)
Even if you don't get all or even most of the references (and they explain many of them, such as Morrissey's chin), if you have any interest in (and yet at least a bit of detachment from, ironic or not) popular music such as Elvis, David Bowie, The Sex Pistols, Dylan, The Stones, Lou Reed, The Fall, Springsteen, Oasis, U2, Madonna, etc, you will find many a knowing laugh here.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but one band not mentioned, surprisingly enough, is The Beatles. No, wait! They do cover their early days on the German Reeferbahn (sic), and possibly more.
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this is my god of books, 27 Jan 2003
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This review is from: Great Pop Things: The Real History of Rock and Roll from Elvis to "Oasis" (Paperback)
It's bloody brilliant. That's all that needs to be said. This book may well have changed my life. Also, Colin B. Morton is a very nice man.
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