{"product_id":"9780571301720-shock-and-awe","title":"Shock and Awe","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGlam Rock and Its Legacy, from the Seventies to the Twenty-First Century\u003cbr\u003eExplores most decadent of genres on both sides of the Atlantic. This title charts the retro future sounds, outrageous styles and gender-fluid sexual politics that came to define the first half of the seventies. It also brings right up to date with a final chapter on glam in hip hop, Lady Gaga, and the aftershocks of David Bowie's death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGuardian,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMojo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Penderyn Music Book Prize 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the sixties dream faded, a new flamboyant movement electrified the world: GLAM! In \u003ci\u003eShock and Awe\u003c\/i\u003e, Simon Reynolds explores this most decadent of genres on both sides of the Atlantic. Bolan, Bowie, Suzi Quatro, Alice Cooper, New York Dolls, Slade, Roxy Music, Iggy, Lou Reed, Be Bop Deluxe, David Essex -- all are represented here. Reynolds charts the retro future sounds, outrageous styles and gender-fluid sexual politics that came to define the first half of the seventies and brings it right up to date with a final chapter on glam in hip hop, Lady Gaga, and the aftershocks of David Bowie's death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShock and Awe\u003c\/i\u003e is a defining work and another classic in the Faber Social rock n roll canon to stand alongside \u003ci\u003eRip it Up\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElectric Eden\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYeah Yeah Yeah\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943578906721,"sku":"9780571301720","price":15.33,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36394530.jpg?v=1759787586","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571301720-shock-and-awe","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}