{"product_id":"the-gogos-beauty-and-the-beat-9781501390289","title":"The GoGos Beauty and the Beat","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Go-Go's debut album \u003ci\u003eBeauty and the Beat \u003c\/i\u003ewas released on July 8, 1981. The album spent six weeks in the number one spot on the Billboard charts, produced two hit singles and sold more than two million copies making it one of the most successful debut albums of all time. \u003ci\u003eBeauty and the Beat \u003c\/i\u003emade the Go-Go's the first, and to date only, female band to have a number one album who not only wrote their own songs, but also played their own instruments.\u003ci\u003eBeauty and the Beat\u003c\/i\u003e is a ground-breaking album, but the Go-Go's are often overlooked when we talk about influential female musicians. The Go-Go's were a feminist band and \u003ci\u003eBeauty and the Beat\u003c\/i\u003e a call to arms that inspired generations of women. The band embraced the DIY spirit of Riot Grrrl before there was a Bikini Kill or a Bratmobile. Girls making music on their own terms didn't start with Courtney Love or Beyoncé or Billie Eilish, it started with the Go-Go's. It started with \u003ci\u003eBeauty and the Beat\u003c\/i\u003e.While they \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompact, devoted to the whole history and significance of the band, and doesn't just hang on the legendary debut ... An exciting contextualisation that is definitely worth reading, which deals with women in rock music in a very fundamental way. * Ox-Fanzine: Magazine for Rock'n'Roll (translated) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/i\u003e Introduction: Good Girls and Go-Go’s 1. Like the Buzzcocks, but Women 2. Good Luck Enterprising Girl Groups 3. From Punk to Pop 4. America’s Sweethearts from Hell 5. Step Aside REO Speedwagon 6. The F-Word 7. We Haven’t Come a Long Way, Baby Conclusion: They Still Got the Beat \u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBibliography\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867344482647,"sku":"9781501390289","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501390289.jpg?v=1722282893","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-gogos-beauty-and-the-beat-9781501390289","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}