Pub Rock
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Pub Rock
Narrated by:
Kenneth Medford
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Narrated by:
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Kenneth Medford
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Mark Wilkerson
The scene that bulldozed the path from prog and glam to punk and new wave, pub rock was a short-lived phenomenon in the U.K., emerging amidst the bloated landscape of prog rock and an increasingly oppressive economic outlook.
In the U.K. in the early ‘70s, in response to the glitz of glam and the pomp of prog there emerged a DIY, back to basics scene known as pub rock: no-fuss, grass roots rock’n’roll bands playing in tight, sweaty rooms to packed throngs in the Victorian pubs of north London. Pub rock was a relative flash in the pan, lasting only a handful of years, but it produced a seismic shift, bridging the gap between rock’s Baroque period and the ensuing punk and new wave scene, and crucially, restoring the visceral connection between artist and audience.
Through trailblazing artists like Brinsley Schwarz, Dr. Feelgood and Kilburn and the High Roads, pub rock paved the way for countless acts of monumental stature including the Clash, Madness, the Sex Pistols, Blondie, and the Pretenders. Pub Rock explores the genre’s hardscrabble evolution, and examines its significant and enduring legacy.©2026 Mark Wilkerson (P)2026 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Compact but packed with all you really need to know . . . Wilkerson’s pocket book might not be the last word on the subject but it’s a more than useful guide, easy to digest and – like pub rock itself – utterly without airs and graces.
Although it is a slim volume, … Wilkerson packs in details with authoritative touches.
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