Five Years Ahead of My Time: Garage Rock from the 1950s to the Present tells of an explosive musical phenomenon whose continuing influence on popular culture is dramatic and deep.
The tale begins in 1950s America, when classic rock 'n' roll was reaching middle age and teenage musicians kept its primal rawness going with rough-hewn instrumentals. In the mid-1960s, the Beatles and the British Invasion conquered America, and soon every neighbourhood had its own garage band. Groups like the Sonics and 13th Floor Elevators burned brightly but briefly, only to be rediscovered by a new generation of connoisseurs in the 1970s. Numerous compilation albums followed, spearheaded by Lenny Kaye's seminal Nuggets, which resulted in garage rock's rebirth across the world during the 1980s and '90s.
Be it the White Stripes or the Black Keys, bands have consistently found inspiration in the simplicity and energy of garage rock. It is a revitalizing force, looking back to the past to forge the future. And this, for the first time, is its story.
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- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction: The Pioneers: Instrumental Rock and the First Garage Combos
- 1 The Founders: American Garage Rock before the Beatles Invasion
- 2 The Creators: The Garage-Rock Supernova in Mid-1960s America
- 3 The World Beaters: The British Invasion and the Beat Heard ’Round the World
- 4 The Resurrectors: Bringing 1960s Garage Rock Back from the Grave in the 1970s
- 5 The Revivalists: Replaying 1960s Garage Rock in the 1980s and Beyond
- 6 The Backtrackers: Garage Rock in the Twenty-first Century
- References
- Select Bibliography
- Recommended Listening
- Online Resources
- Acknowledgements
- Photo Acknowledgements
- Index
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