The fourth installment in Ian Glasper's legendary journey into
the heart of UK punk and hardcore explores the punk underground's
transformation as the gritty 1980s gave way tothe 1990s
Glasper leaves no stone unturned when exploring the inspirations
and motivations that drove the acts of this overlooked era of punk.
From Therapy?, Understand, and Lostprophets, who all went on to
major label success after starting in underground bands, through to
groups who released just one demo or a lone 7" single, this history
examines almost 100 bands, allowing them to tell their own stories
in their own words, and is brimming with previously unseen
photographs and long-lost memorabilia. The many subgenres of the
scene are examined, from pop-punk (Goober Patrol, Panic) and
ska-punk (Citizen Fish, Spithead), through raging hardcore
(Voorhees, Assert), militant SXE (Withdrawn, Ironside) and old
school punk rock (Sick On The Bus, Police Bastard), on to the birth
of metalcore (Stampin' Ground, Above All) and emocore (Fabric, Bob
Tilton). The leading lights and many more are explored, along with
the politics, underground fanzines, and DIY labels which were
synonymous with the scene. A must for anyone who enjoyed the first
three books, all of which have become must reads for anybody with
an interest in punk, this "fourth book in the trilogy" pulls
together many of the threads of those volumes and brings Glasper's
celebration of the UK's underground punk heritage to a satisfying,
informative conclusion.
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