Book Review
Dec. 5th, 2017 06:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kenjariParallel Lines
by Kembrew McLeod
This book, ostensibly about Blondie's album of the same name was incredibly fascinating. It's not so much an analysis of the album, or account of its making, but an exploration of the 1970s downtown scene in NYC and how the different subcultures there factored into Blondie's shift towards a more pop sound. McLeod delves into glam, disco, and punk and how the three scenes developed and interacted both musically and socially. It's a much more interesting and complex history than often portrayed in pop culture, and all three of these subcultures had a much more far-reaching and lasting effect on American culture than is often acknowledged.
by Kembrew McLeod
This book, ostensibly about Blondie's album of the same name was incredibly fascinating. It's not so much an analysis of the album, or account of its making, but an exploration of the 1970s downtown scene in NYC and how the different subcultures there factored into Blondie's shift towards a more pop sound. McLeod delves into glam, disco, and punk and how the three scenes developed and interacted both musically and socially. It's a much more interesting and complex history than often portrayed in pop culture, and all three of these subcultures had a much more far-reaching and lasting effect on American culture than is often acknowledged.
