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England's Dreaming

The Sex Pistols and Punk Rock

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England's Dreaming

By: Jon Savage
Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
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England's Dreaming is the ultimate book on punk, its progenitors, the Sex Pistols, and the moment they defined for music fans in England and the United States. Savage brings to life the sensational story of the meteoric rise and rapid implosion of the Pistols through layers of rich detail and exclusive interviews. This fully revised and updated edition of the book covers the legacy of punk 25 years later and provides an account of the Pistols' 1996 reunion as well as a completely new introduction. 

©1991 Jon Savage (P)2021 Tantor Europe Great Britain History & Criticism Music England
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I loved this book and am bereft now I have finished it! Very informative and in depth.
I tend to listen on 1.25 speed, and found the narration robotic at times, but this could have been the faster speed.
Highly recommend if you are interested in this story.

Excellent book

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Great read for people interested in the Pistols and British punk in general, in depth and informative, highly recommended.

All the filth and fury

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Awful narration, it was difficult for me to finish listening to this book. The book itself is excellent and a superb history of the Punk era in the 70s. I'd recommend the book but I'd never recommend the terrible narration.

Brilliantly written

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really enjoyed this in depth history of the environmental factors around the start of punk, the influence of McCartney and Westwood and the struggles between the band, the press and record companies. fascinating

Great history of start of UK punk

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from someone who was in their early teens when the punk revolt started and who benefited from a I want to do it my way attitude ( as a girl) . I enjoyed this audio as it helps to put and fathom a lot of the cultural and political out pouring amongst us, the young at the time. it also answers why America was seen as the birth place of punk for which I couldn't fathom - but, I guess, it was in the attitude and still remains..... this is a surprisingly good book and listen.

insightful

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