 Trade In this Item for up to £2.90
Get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade in The Psychedelic Rock Files for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £2.90, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
Product Description
Product Description
The psychedelic sixties was all about experimenting...the clothes...the lifestyles...the attitudes...and most certainly the music. The sixties changed the way we heard and saw everything in the world. Music historian Jerry Lucky takes you on a mind-bending journey into the sixties and explores the origins of the psychedelic rock genre with an intriguing look back at all aspects of the counter culture to create a definitive guide to the era with this book. What was it about the psychedelic music of the sixties that was different from what had gone before? And what was it about psychedelic music that changed the music industry for better and as many would suggest for worse. This is a look back at the trippy sixties and explores in detail how psychedelic rock music came into being and the impact it's had on future generations. The book also establishes a workable definition for the psychedelic genre. No easy task given the wide spectrum of influences allowed. This book also looks at the psychedelic influence on the posters, the lightshows and the changing face of music venues. Also included is a comprehensive A to Z listing of over 700 psychedelic bands and artists each with a mini biography and selective discography. This is the second in a series of handy reference volumes designed to aid both the novice and the more accomplished record collector in discovering new and exciting musical finds.
About the Author
Jerry Lucky is a broadcaster, music historian and author of 'The Progressive Rock Files' with a passion for adventurous music. He resides in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada with his family and an even more expanded and ever growing collection of progressive rock and psychedelic albums and CDs.
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
There are no customer reviews yet on Amazon.co.uk.
5 star
4 star
3 star
2 star
1 star
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
4 reviews
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
ok guide
20 May 2004
jerry lucky's psychedelic guide is, overall, a mixed bag... while lucky seems quite passionate about the topic, the work has some factual errors in it. it includes a decent historical overview, and it is able to present a fairly good look at the regions that produced the various bands that comprised local scenes of psychedelic rock in the u.s.a. and abroad. it is also helpful if you want to know what band was playing where during the 1965-1971 period. it's not an exhaustive look at tour dates and venues. that being said, it's still pretty useful. the section devoted to the bands themselves contains only a very brief and incomplete summary of the bands. it's a decent enough book for beginners, but people who desire more info will probably be disappointed in the work.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Useful
10 Feb 2010
Amazon Verified Purchase
To be quite honest, I don't give a damn when exactly the band played at such and such venue, was it raining that day or not, and how many dogs left their turd outside of the club (stadium). There are mistakes in the book - screw it. OK, it's not a psychedelic rock encyclopedia. But: it covers the gap left by "The Great (or Ultimate/or Complete) Rock Discography), introduces forgotten and unknown names - very useful! I found it useful and interesting when it comes to illustrations - an extensive search through the archives of psychedelic posters/art of the era.
Personally, I am very pleased - it's a pretty good guide and a pleasant reading.
Personally, I am very pleased - it's a pretty good guide and a pleasant reading.
Useful but amateurish
1 Feb 2012
Amazon Verified Purchase
The format of a chronological description of major dates in the psychedelic "time-line" is fine but this book suffers from total absence of editing, including spell-check, and originality! Duh, "heroine" for "heroin," "David Gilmore" for "David Gilmour" are just a few obvious flubs. Now and then the author interjects into the descriptive chronology the odd value judgement when it concerns his own fave-raves. The final section, a short review-list of major and minor psychedelic bands, is lifted from better books, like Joynson, etc. In short, this is for the undemanding reader.
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
