Shock and Awe: Glam Rock and Its Legacy, from the Seventies to the Twenty-First Century

by Simon Reynolds

Book Overview

NPR Great Read of 2016 From the acclaimed author of Rip It Up and Start Again and Retromania --"the foremost popular music critic of this era ( Times Literary Supplement )--comes the definitive cultural history of glam and glitter rock, celebrating its outlandish fashion and outrageous stars, including David Bowie and Alice Cooper, and tracking its vibrant legacy in contemporary pop. Spearheaded by David Bowie, Alice Cooper, T. Rex, and Roxy Music,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062279807
• ISBN13: 9780062279804
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Dey Street Books
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"