Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published John Harris is the author of Britpop! Britpop! The resulting tawdry tales of excess and decadence would be mildly entertaining in their own right, but Harris is an insightful, engaging author, so this is much more than the standard catalogue of celebrity idiocy. Doesn't over-analyze, just tells the story. For one of the only times since the 1950's the UK had a musical culture all its own - different from that in the USA (which was at the time, as I understood, dominated by college rock - or else rudderless). Harris, John. Minor quibbles? : Cool Britannia And The Spectacular Demise Of English Rock by John Harris. 32–35, 68. Britpop! 17 global ratings. An interesting account of the struggles in the rise to fame of many of my favourite Britpop bands, their ensuing achievements, and in many cases, decline. Fast and free shipping free returns cash on … Eventually, this resulted in the bizarre culmination of its stars being invited to 10 Downing Street. : Cool Britannia And The Spectacular Demise Of English Rock by John Harris. Cool Britannia And The Spectacular Demise Of English Rock by John Harris at Barnes & Noble. I recently read the book "Everyone Loves Our Town", an oral history of Grunge music. It's like a great article in the NME, before the NME went utterly crap. Much of the music at the heart of this book does little for me (believe me, I tried), and those who created it are typically unsympathetic rock star types-- vapid, vainglorious drug addicts who predictably fall victim to their own vices almost immediately upon achieving any sort of commercial success. Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2018. Da Capo Press, 2004. From the outside, Britpop must have appeared to be a strnge thing. Captures that initial rush of euphoria at the start of the Nineties (oh suede...), that feeling of being in the right place at the right time, the ritual listening to a singles first airing on the radio, the glory of b-sides, talking like a cockney, smoking fags, and being excited about politics and art, and the inevitable slip into vacuous lad culture, betrayal, broken promises, bad drugs, and bands like Northern Uproar. 10+ copies available online - Usually despatched within 7 days. : Cool Britannia and the Spectacular Demise of English Rock. The first 350 pages or so of this book are a fantastic, well written and balanced account of the Britpop years, taking into account it's origins with bands like Happy Mondays and The Stone Roses up until the end of 1997, when Blur had moved away from their Parklife blueprint, Elastica had all but given up the ghost, Pulp were fighting with demons on This Is Hardcore and Oasis had released the self-indulgent, depressingly overcooked Be Here Now. Refresh and try again. Pop Cult. One day in March 1994, I saw Blur's Girls and Boys on television. In the mid-nineties the banner covered bands and artists as disparate as Radiohead, Black Grape and PJ Harvey. : FREE Shipping on $35 or more FREE Shipping on $35 or more Jan 17, 2019 - The Paperback of the Britpop! In the mid-nineties the banner covered bands and artists as disparate as Radiohead, Black Grape and PJ Harvey. Find all the books, read about the author and more. See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. [John Harris] -- "In the early 1990s, England seemed as dominated by the Nirvana-led grunge explosion as the USA, but as the decade reached its midpoint, something unexpected happened. Get this from a library! Post Britpop Wikipedia. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Mojo, Q, the Guardian, NME, Select, and New Statesman. You have remained in right site to begin getting this info. [John Harris] -- A look at what happens when English music, celebrity, and politics co-mingle. We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day. Includes delivery to USA. : Cool Britannia and the Spectacular Demise of English Rock Paperback – 13 Oct. 2004 by John Harris (Author) › Visit Amazon's John Harris Page. Although brimming with loads of interviews from the stars themselves and well as plenty of additional (to some supplemental) historical (essential contextual considerations) information to flesh out and make sense of not only the very world Britpop was born into and briefly inhabited before its untimely, yet ultimately predicable, abrupt implosion in 1997- and the music scene (as well as the contemporaneity aesthetic asipir. 1st Da Capo Press Edition. See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. I loved this book! 5 star 62% 4 star 27% 3 star 11% 2 star 0% (0%) 0% 1 star 0% (0%) 0% Britpop! Their keen ability to re-shape and texture old influences, many of them, ironically enough, American, has kept the British music scene at the vanguard of all important movements. Founded on rock music, celebrity, boom-time economics, and fleeting political optimism, this was "Cool Britannia." Britpop: Cool Britannia and the Spectacular Demise of English Rock. Passion Pictures, 2004. 4.5 out of 5 stars. Founded on rock music, celebrity, boom-time economics, and fleeting political optimism, this was "Cool Britannia." *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. search results for this author. Like other books about music, it's great to revisit that era and get the author's perspective and account of it. I was lucky enough to live in London at the height of Britpop and it really did feel like being at the centre of the universe as the British labels clambered over each other to celebrate themselves. This is a very well written and well researched book. 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