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Too Much Too Young, the 2 Tone Records Story : Rude Boys, Racism, and the Soundtrack of a Generation by Daniel Rachel (2024, Hardcover)

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Too Much Too Young, the 2 Tone Records Story : Rude Boys, Racism, and the Soundtrack of a Generation, Hardcover by Rachel, Daniel, ISBN 1636141897, ISBN-13 9781636141893, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The definitive and remarkable story of 2 Tone Records

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PublisherAkashic Books

ISBN-101636141897

ISBN-139781636141893

eBay Product ID (ePID)21064794795

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Book TitleToo Much Too Young, the 2 Tone Records Story : Rude Boys, Racism, and the Soundtrack of a Generation

Number of Pages496 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGenres & Styles / Punk, History & Criticism, Genres & Styles / Reggae

Publication Year2024

IllustratorYes

GenreMusic

AuthorDaniel Rachel

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.6 in

Item Weight23.3 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2023-949637

Dewey Edition23/eng/20240612

ReviewsSuperb . . . Rachel writes with the undimmed passion and enthusiasm of the teenage tonic-suited rude boy., Pulling no punches and sparing no accolades, Rachel set out to tell the full story of [Jerry] Dammers and his labor of love--and has succeeded admirably in his goal . . . Too Much Too Young is packed with compelling portraits of memorably quirky individuals. Its pages vividly recreate the creative sparks that fly when a diverse bunch of very brilliant, very young, and very angry artists come together to make music in a way that had never been before., Any fan of pop history and music in general will love Too Much Too Young. It's the story of the iconic UK label 2 Tone Records, which helped pioneer the musical genre ska and a generation of politically active, racially diverse acts starting in 1979. They changed the face of music and their story is hailed by many . . . as one of the best books of the year. Just be prepared to start streaming a lot of great music while you're reading this one., ""This is a book about a few exceptionally talented people who came together and created something extraordinary."", This is a book about a few exceptionally talented people who came together and created something extraordinary., ""Daniel Rachel has bagged the whirlwind of 2 Tone with joy, honesty, and compassion to create the definitive account of one of Britain's finest youth movements."", Daniel Rachel has managed to talk to all the significant players and the story he tells is one that shines a light on the challenges of mixing pop with politics. This feels like the definitive story of 2 Tone. Masterful., In Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story, the musician and writer Daniel Rachel demonstrates that the 2 Tone record label's groundbreaking mix of Jamaican ska and English punk, in particular the music of the Specials, was more than a homegrown entertainment for British teenagers at the dismal end of the 1970s. 2 Tone changed a generation of young Britons for the better . . . Mr. Rachel's account . . . is fascinating., We lived in Britain, a country that had benefited from immigration, but had an innate antipathy to ideas of multiculturalism. Daniel Rachel has managed to capture the essence of that contradiction in those Margaret Thatcher years, with this comprehensive, cautionary, and celebratory saga of 2 Tone., ""In Daniel Rachel, the great untold story of the post-punk era finally gets the storyteller it deserves. Too Much Too Young is every bit as thrilling, and just as achingly evocative, as the music it was written to celebrate."", ""A brilliantly vivid account of one of British pop culture's most inspiring movements--surely the definitive telling of the 2 Tone story."", A brilliantly vivid account of one of British pop culture's most inspiring movements--surely the definitive telling of the 2 Tone story., Daniel Rachel has bagged the whirlwind of 2 Tone with joy, honesty, and compassion to create the definitive account of one of Britain's finest youth movements., Music historian Rachel presents a meticulous profile of the British record label that helped popularize post-punk ska music in the late 1970s and early '80s . . . Rachel effectively balances his enthusiasm about the label and what it stood for with a clear-eyed assessment of how a movement intended for good can go up in flames., In Daniel Rachel, the great untold story of the post-punk era finally gets the storyteller it deserves. Too Much Too Young is every bit as thrilling, and just as achingly evocative, as the music it was written to celebrate., It started in the English Midlands city of Coventry. Madness, the Selecter, the Beat, UB40, the Specials--these were just some of the biggest names in the 1970s and 1980s movement of punk-influenced ska and reggae-based songs, antiracist and antisexist at heart, on the airwaves. British music writer Rachel presents a rich and vibrant history of that era and of the bands and record companies that made it happen, with a special focus on 2 Tone Records founder, Jerry Dammers . . . The records that 2 Tone released, says Rachel, were a hip form of protest music. It's a big fat book about an important, if sometimes neglected, part of cultural music history . . . when music of the African diaspora was heard and embraced around the world., We lived in Britain, a country that had hugely benefited from immigration, but curiously had an innate antipathy to the ideas of multiculturalism and diversity. Daniel Rachel has managed to capture the essence of that contradiction in those Margaret Thatcher-governed years, with this comprehensive, cautionary but nonetheless celebratory saga of the 2 Tone label., Too Much Too Young is a vibrant, engaging read that goes into detail on both the inner workings of the label and the social movement that emerged from it. Rachel's book is utterly impossible to put down, except to possibly dig for records in order to properly soundtrack your reading experience. , Rachel gives a fascinating warts-and-all look at the scene that is researched here like a scholarly text but reads like a novel . . . [A] compelling look at one of the most influential musical movements of the past generation.

Dewey Decimal338.4/77814909410904

Synopsis--A Times/Sunday Times Book of the Year --An Uncut Book of the Year --Long-Listed for the Penderyn Music Book Prize --A Louder Than War Book of the Year --A Blitzed Magazine Book of the Year In 1979, 2 Tone Records exploded into the consciousness of music lovers in Britain, the US, and beyond, as albums by the Specials, the Selecter, Madness, the English Beat, and the Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born. 2 Tone was Black and white: a multiracial force of British and Caribbean musicians singing about social issues, racism, class, and gender struggles. It spoke of injustices in society and fought against rightwing extremism. It was exuberant and eclectic: white youths learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae, crossed with a punk attitude, to create an original hybrid. The idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry, England, and masterminded by a middle-class art student, Jerry Dammers, who envisioned an English Motown. Dammers signed a slew of successful artists, and a number of successive hits propelled 2 Tone onto Top of the Pops and into the hearts and minds of a generation. However, infighting among the bands and the pressures of running a label caused 2 Tone to bow to the inevitable weight of expectation and recrimination. Over the following years, Dammers built the label back up again, entering a new phase full of fresh signings and a beautiful end-piece finale in the activist hit song "(Free) Nelson Mandela." Told in three parts, Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief, bright burning moment shaped British, American, and world culture.

LC Classification NumberML3792.A13R33 2024