Electric Eden
2011 • 664 pages
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Traces the 1960s effort to revive music in England that underscored the achievements of such period artists as Pink Floyd, Nick Drake and Led Zeppelin, providing insight into how their work reflected historical precedents while establishing models for present-day musicians. Original. 10,000 first printing.
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Extremely well-researched and wide-ranging. So wide-ranging, in fact, that sometimes all the pieces don't quite fit together. But Young has populated this book with compelling figures – like Nick Drake, Sandy Denny, and John Martyn – and chronicles a plethora must-hear albums (including more than a few that I still need to hear). So the strengths of this book way outweigh the flaws.
