Don't Look Back In Anger by Daniel Rachel
Tony Blair, Noel Gallagher, Damon Albarn, Tracey Emin, Irvine Welsh and an abundance of other contributors unite in this ambitious oral narrative charting the epic highs and crashing lows of the UK's most creative period: the nineties. 'A tale of hedonism and opportunism, of great hope and dashed expectations' New Statesman
A rollicking read...a tale of hedonism and opportunism, of great hope and dashed expectations * MAIL ON SUNDAY *
A grade, A list oral history...through this shifting, twisting narrative, Rachel creates a potent record * THE SUNDAY TIMES *
Entertaining * OBSERVER *
Rachel proves himself, again, the Studs Terkel of British pop political movements, delivering a brilliantly polyphonic pop-cultural history of Britain in the 1990s. Provoking a heady stew of memories for those who lived through it, and acting as a primer for the era for those who missed out, Don't Look In Anger conveys something of the hope, energy, optimism and egalitarianism that seemed to abound then. Things we could perhaps do with rather more of right now -- Travis Elborough, author of THE ATLAS OF IMPROBABLE PLACES
Eminently, moreishly readable * THE NEW STATESMAN *
We guarantee, this will change the way you think about the era you lived through * DAVID HEPWORTH *
The tumult, the triumph and the toilery of the 90s...a who's who of the decade, chocked full of anecdotes from all the runners and riders -- SHAUN KEAVENY * BBC 6 MUSIC *
I read this book its really good if you are interested in the 1990s * ALAN MCGEE *
Book of the Week * GUARDIAN *
Such a good speaker - precise and thoughtful and funny - and full of great theories and stories. Daniel's got an enviable knack of being able to explain really complicated analysis very clearly. It's so original to read about the 90s that takes in all those different perspectives - politics, art, sport, media etc. - and doesn't just paint a picture of a heap of cocaine with Noel Gallagher in the middle of it -- MARK ELLEN, author of ROCK STARS STOLE MY LIFE!
A fascinating step back to right before the web, smartphones and streaming changed the face of culture * STYLIST *
I tore through it, savouring every high and low point of this hazy, hard-to-define epoch * EVENING STANDARD *
The story of Cool Britannia: from the ecstasy fuelled euphoria of the summer of love to the moment the serotonin ran out -- TOM SUTCLIFFE * BBC RADIO 4 *
I very much enjoyed reminiscing with Daniel about the 90s and the extraordinarily rich and diverse period for British culture. The political landscape was also interesting as I recall! - a great book * TONY BLAIR *
An excellent book, superbly put together. I absolutely devoured it -- CHRIS WARBURTON * BBC RADIO 5 LIVE *
[An] absorbing oral history of the 1990s * METRO, BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2019 *
A grade, A list oral history...through this shifting, twisting narrative, Rachel creates a potent record * THE SUNDAY TIMES *
Entertaining * OBSERVER *
Rachel proves himself, again, the Studs Terkel of British pop political movements, delivering a brilliantly polyphonic pop-cultural history of Britain in the 1990s. Provoking a heady stew of memories for those who lived through it, and acting as a primer for the era for those who missed out, Don't Look In Anger conveys something of the hope, energy, optimism and egalitarianism that seemed to abound then. Things we could perhaps do with rather more of right now -- Travis Elborough, author of THE ATLAS OF IMPROBABLE PLACES
Eminently, moreishly readable * THE NEW STATESMAN *
We guarantee, this will change the way you think about the era you lived through * DAVID HEPWORTH *
The tumult, the triumph and the toilery of the 90s...a who's who of the decade, chocked full of anecdotes from all the runners and riders -- SHAUN KEAVENY * BBC 6 MUSIC *
I read this book its really good if you are interested in the 1990s * ALAN MCGEE *
Book of the Week * GUARDIAN *
Such a good speaker - precise and thoughtful and funny - and full of great theories and stories. Daniel's got an enviable knack of being able to explain really complicated analysis very clearly. It's so original to read about the 90s that takes in all those different perspectives - politics, art, sport, media etc. - and doesn't just paint a picture of a heap of cocaine with Noel Gallagher in the middle of it -- MARK ELLEN, author of ROCK STARS STOLE MY LIFE!
A fascinating step back to right before the web, smartphones and streaming changed the face of culture * STYLIST *
I tore through it, savouring every high and low point of this hazy, hard-to-define epoch * EVENING STANDARD *
The story of Cool Britannia: from the ecstasy fuelled euphoria of the summer of love to the moment the serotonin ran out -- TOM SUTCLIFFE * BBC RADIO 4 *
I very much enjoyed reminiscing with Daniel about the 90s and the extraordinarily rich and diverse period for British culture. The political landscape was also interesting as I recall! - a great book * TONY BLAIR *
An excellent book, superbly put together. I absolutely devoured it -- CHRIS WARBURTON * BBC RADIO 5 LIVE *
[An] absorbing oral history of the 1990s * METRO, BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2019 *
Solihull-born Daniel Rachel is a regular contributor on BBC Radio 5 Live and lives in north London with his partner and three children. He is the author of Isle of Noises (a Guardian and NME Book of the Year), Walls Come Tumbling Down (winner of the Penderyn Music Book prize), When Ziggy Played the Marquee by Terry O'Neill (editor) and co-writer of Ranking Roger's autobiography I Just Can't Stop It: My Life in The Beat.
www.danielrachel.com
www.facebook.com/danielrachelbooks
@danielrachel
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781409180715 |
| ISBN 10 | 1409180719 |
| Title | Don't Look Back In Anger |
| Author | Daniel Rachel |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2019-09-05 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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