European Rock the Second Culture eBook Archie Patterson
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"The Book of Eurock" includes all the feature articles published by Eurock Magazine during its 30 years of existence.
Artists included range from Amon Düül & Can, to Tangerine Dream, Art Zoyd, Univers Zero, Ash Ra Tempel, Savage Rose and Urban Sax + MANY MORE!
A Special Bonus is the previously unpublished tome on Krautrock from 1971 by Lester Bangs, late Editor of Creem Magazine and gonzo rock journalist extraordinaire, Amon Düül - A Science Fiction Rock Spectacle "the combined accomplishments of American and Limey bands have been seeded in less-sung rock scenes around the world, and some of these seeds are coming to the weirdest blooms heard in the Western world with the mostest bloom in one of the seemingly unlikeliest places imaginable Scandinavia and Germany."
The book is a dynamic, real-time chronicle of alternative, experimental and progressive European music. Organized chronologically, from 1973 - 2002, this book provides information about virtually every important and not-so-important independent and alternative artist you could hope to read about from Europe, the U.S., Japan and points beyond. The writings in this book are part of a time of profound cultural change that was in many ways inseparable from the music in question. Patterson asks us to look not only at the music, but also at the social and cultural context of what helped make such music possible, and do so through the voices of the musicians and their audience. This aspect of the book especially makes it an important collection of historical articles, ideas and observations regarding music and its cultural impact in the world.
Featured Authors are
Archie Patterson
“Hot Scott” Fisher
Lester Bangs
Harold Budd
Pascal Bussy
Joe Carducci
Peter Cutler
Dominique Diebold
David Elliott
Andy Garibaldi
Bernard Gueffier
Harald Grosskopf
Peter Michael Hamel
Stephen Hill
Steve Hitchcock
Milan Hlubucek
Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser
Russ Ketter
Klaus D. Mueller
Gerard Nguyen
Richard Pinhas
Gregory Shepard
Uli Trepte
Paul Wilson
Bernard Xolotl
& MANY More…
European Rock the Second Culture eBook Archie Patterson
At a time when music criticism has degenerated into little more than fawning declarations of "best ever", "profound", "unique" and any other in-the-service-of-sales bromide you can stomach, it becomes even more important to take serious note of what comes from people who truly love music.As he tells us early on, Archie Patterson was raised on records. Music is such a big part of his life that he turns out to be the right man at the right time. Because, while the U.S. might have been drowning in disco during the 1970s, Europe was the home of some of the most compelling, innovative and advanced bands to ever perform or record. Compelling and important enough to lead to the publication of Eurock, which stands far apart in the world of fanzines as an authentic journal of the people, the bands and the ideas that continue to inform and shape the many forms of alternative music today.
The 700+ pages of "Eurock, European Rock & the Second Culture" is nothing short of the definitive word on alternative, experimental and progressive European music written from the perspective of listeners and enthusiasts committed to furthering the cause of an alternative music and the culture it represents. The book's scope is encyclopedic, providing criticism, reviews and interviews with artists and groups, articles on independent labels, technology and instrumentation. The book even offers a rare article by Lester Bangs on Amon Duul.
Organized chronologically, from 1973 - 2002, this book provides information about virtually every important and not-so-important independent and alternative artist you could hope to read about from Europe, the U.S., Japan and points beyond. But much more than music comes through. As the title implies, the writings in this book are part of a time of profound cultural change which was in many ways inseparable from the music in question. Patterson asks us to look not only at the music, but at the social and cultural context of what helped make such music possible, and do so through the voices of the musicians and their audience. It is this aspect of "Eurock, European Rock & the Second Culture" that makes it such an important and authoritative collection of thoughts and observations of music and how music operates in the world. And what you'll find is simply that what mattered in the early 1970s continues to matter today, and will always matter to those that understand music to be more than entertainment or distraction.
So while the current crop of self-styled critics can spare us only a minute or two to tell us and sell us that something is "great" while they already have their eyes and ears on whatever the industry tells them is "next", pull out your copy of Eurock and spend your time with the people and ideas that have remained true to music, for the love of music, for more than three decades.
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European Rock the Second Culture eBook Archie Patterson Reviews
Pros That's exactly what I've been looking for (for years) - "Eurock" magazine 1973-2002 in one book, an Encyclopedia of European culture over 3 decades. True sub- (or counter-culture) writing & reviews - it means that this is one of the very few books you can read. Excellently organized; a real goldmine of information - not only cult names like "Can" or "Amon Duul", but "Osanna" and - even - "Piirpauke" from Finland (I had an LP and couldn't find anything on the band, because I was not sure of spelling). Czeslaw Niemen - Polish music icon, SBB (Poland), Omega (Hungary)...In many aspects better than some of so-called "complete rock-discographies", and a very knowledgeable and authoritative guide. Excellent buy and great gift
Contras Keep in mind that it is a collection of writings from a magazine (which grew out of the fanzine). Thus, it expresses the points of view of a rather limited circle of editors and contributors, and cannot be objective so, too much attention paid to elitist noise mongers (whose impact on the music culture was not so significant), to much Amon Duul, Klaus Schultze etc, etc... France - too many pretentious e n m e r d e u r s, but no Moustaki (the changes which started in 1968 cannot be understood without this musician); Jacques Higelin (sorry, this is a must), no Charlelie Couture, Armande Altai - just mentioned, no Saint-Preux and no "Space". It didn't start with "Magma" - where is "Telephone"?
Hungary apart from "Omega", there were "Locomotiv", "Scorpio", "Pyramis", "Neoton", Honk Tonk Man - ZZi Labor... Czeslaw Niemen - treated with due respect, but underrated. Far too much DDR-rock, while more innovative SBB, Partita, Budka Suflera from Poland are quite underestimated. No "Laibach" from ex-Yugoslavia (Slovenia, to be more precise) - their influence on contemporary music cannot go unnoticed and as a painful image of totalitarian art is of vital importance. Don't forget, that "Laibach" established Neue Slovenische Kunst, which influence went over the borders and some bohemian communes. Greece Dyonisios Savvopoulos is a must, he was a cornerstone of underground culture, not to know that is unforgivable; "Akrites" and "Axis".
Denmark - "Savage Rose"? Norway - "Titanic"? What about "Frumpy", "Toad", "Weed"... Where are PFM, Gianna Nannini, Il Biglietto Per L'Inferno, De De Lind...
At a time when music criticism has degenerated into little more than fawning declarations of "best ever", "profound", "unique" and any other in-the-service-of-sales bromide you can stomach, it becomes even more important to take serious note of what comes from people who truly love music.
As he tells us early on, Archie Patterson was raised on records. Music is such a big part of his life that he turns out to be the right man at the right time. Because, while the U.S. might have been drowning in disco during the 1970s, Europe was the home of some of the most compelling, innovative and advanced bands to ever perform or record. Compelling and important enough to lead to the publication of Eurock, which stands far apart in the world of fanzines as an authentic journal of the people, the bands and the ideas that continue to inform and shape the many forms of alternative music today.
The 700+ pages of "Eurock, European Rock & the Second Culture" is nothing short of the definitive word on alternative, experimental and progressive European music written from the perspective of listeners and enthusiasts committed to furthering the cause of an alternative music and the culture it represents. The book's scope is encyclopedic, providing criticism, reviews and interviews with artists and groups, articles on independent labels, technology and instrumentation. The book even offers a rare article by Lester Bangs on Amon Duul.
Organized chronologically, from 1973 - 2002, this book provides information about virtually every important and not-so-important independent and alternative artist you could hope to read about from Europe, the U.S., Japan and points beyond. But much more than music comes through. As the title implies, the writings in this book are part of a time of profound cultural change which was in many ways inseparable from the music in question. Patterson asks us to look not only at the music, but at the social and cultural context of what helped make such music possible, and do so through the voices of the musicians and their audience. It is this aspect of "Eurock, European Rock & the Second Culture" that makes it such an important and authoritative collection of thoughts and observations of music and how music operates in the world. And what you'll find is simply that what mattered in the early 1970s continues to matter today, and will always matter to those that understand music to be more than entertainment or distraction.
So while the current crop of self-styled critics can spare us only a minute or two to tell us and sell us that something is "great" while they already have their eyes and ears on whatever the industry tells them is "next", pull out your copy of Eurock and spend your time with the people and ideas that have remained true to music, for the love of music, for more than three decades.
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