Still in a Dream: Shoegaze, Slackers and the Reinvention of Rock, 1984–1994

· Hachette UK
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416
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About this ebook

In the mid-1980s, a political atmosphere of seemingly never-ending conservative government of both sides of the Atlantic saw many idealistic young people disengaging from the mainstream. With progressive ideals dropping away from political reality and radical music largely unable to penetrate the pop charts, the underground music scene became a haven.

In Still in a Dream, acclaimed author Simon Reynolds (whose book Rip It Up and Start Again is unquestionably the definitive account of the post-punk era) explores this cultural phenomenon, from its glorious sonic innovations to the darker side of its dream-your-life-away resignation. From My Bloody Valentine to Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth to Slowdive, Reynolds tracks the sounds of shoegaze and slacker rock from their origins in post-punk through to their eventual crash into the mainstream in the form of grunge and Nirvana.

About the author

Simon Reynolds is the author of Energy Flash: A Journey through Rave Music and Dance Culture, Blissed Out: The Raptures of Rock, The Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellions and Rock and Roll (co-written with Joy Press), Rip it Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978 - 1984 and, most recently, Bring the Noise: Twenty Years of Hip Hop and Hip Rock.

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