- Paperback: 540 pages
- Publisher: Souvenir Press Ltd; 3rd Revised edition edition (14 Nov 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0285633430
- ISBN-13: 978-0285633438
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.8 x 4.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 800,632 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Guardian
Has never been bettered as the definitive history of rock.
Jon Landau, Rolling Stone
The one essential work about the history of rock 'n' roll...provocative enough to send the reader back to the turntable again and again.
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In tracing the history of rock and roll, it is useful to distinguish rock 'n' roll-the particular kind of music to which the term was first applied-both from rock and roll-the music that has been classified as such since rock 'n' roll petered out around 1958-and from rock, which describes post-1964 derivations of rock 'n' roll. Read the first page
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In tracing the history of rock and roll, it is useful to distinguish rock 'n' roll-the particular kind of music to which the term was first applied-both from rock and roll-the music that has been classified as such since rock 'n' roll petered out around 1958-and from rock, which describes post-1964 derivations of rock 'n' roll. Read the first page
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A bit prejudiced in places where rock purity is threatened, but Charlie was one of the greatest UK authorities on the genre and a real music fan. A faultless and well written book in all respects. Learned a lot and I sometimes think I know it all!
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The best book on Rock 'n' Roll ever written
27 Aug 1999
Format:Paperback
As rock 'n' roll recedes into the past, what actually was rock 'n roll becomes less and less clear. The Sound of the City, first written some thirty years ago, remains the best book on the subject. Period. I know. I was there listening to it all as it unfolded.
Gillett weaves the various forms together -- vocal group, jump blues, southern pop gospel, urban big band blues, rockabilly -- and constructs a means to understand it as a musical movement.
An important strength is the emphasis on location and record label, something few younger critics understand today. We called it all rock 'n' roll then, although as Gillett relates, it all turned into blues for teenagers.
The Sound of the City remains the best overall description of the music of the 1946-1964 era.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
THE BEST I HAVE READ ON THIS SUBJECT BY FAR
20 Sep 2006
Format:Paperback
This work is comprehensive, well researched and just as importantly, well written. Not only is the music addressed, but the problems this music encountered in the early years, something that is now often forgotten, is throughly examined. The social impact of this music, one of the most important aspects in my way of feeling, is examined in great detail. Of less personal interest to me was the business end, but that is just me, but I feel that many would find this fascinating as well as the rest. This work goes along way in helping understand R&R, our society in general and our culture in particular. I found this to be a well organized, easy read and one that I do recommend for your library.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A must have book
24 Feb 2006
Format:Paperback
This book by Charlie Gillet has to be the ultimate guide to anyone who has an interest in popular music from the 50's and 60's upwards.I promised myself this book when it first came out, but never got around to purchasing it, until last month.
All I can say is it was worth the wait!!
I remember the NME in the UK giving it rave reviews whe it was first published, these were not misplaced. Go on, treat yourself and buy it.
All I can say is it was worth the wait!!
I remember the NME in the UK giving it rave reviews whe it was first published, these were not misplaced. Go on, treat yourself and buy it.
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