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Book SynopsisWelsh post-punk band Young Marble Giants released one LP in 1980 and then, like their vanishing portraits on the album's cover, disappeared. Even though
Colossal Youth received positive reviews and sold surprisingly well, Young Marble Giants quickly slid into the margins of rock ''n'' roll historyrelegated to cult status among post-punk and indie rock fans. Their lasting appeal owes itself to the band's singular approach and response to punk rock. Instead of employing overt political ideology and abrasive sounds to rebel against the status quo, Young Marble Giants filled their songs with restraint, ambiguity, and silence. The trio opened up their music to new sounds and ideas that redefined punk's rules of rebellion.Where did their rebellious ideas and impulses come from? By tracing
Colossal Youth's artistic origins from Ancient Greece to the 20th-century avant-garde, Michael Blair and Joe Bucciero uncover the intricacies of Young Marble Giants' idiosyncratic take on musi
Trade ReviewFans of this album – and it is a great one – should find something to chew on here. * Buzz Magazine *
Table of ContentsTrack Listing Acknowledgements 1. For You are Movement… 2. Eaten Out of House and Home 3. Everything Comes from Chaos 4. Showing the Way to Go 5. The World is Not You 6. Let’s Be a Tree 7. Don’t Label Me 8. Sit at Home and Watch the Tube 9. No Rain Outside 10. Blind as the Fate Decrees 11. The Editors Agree 12. They Were Good, They Were Young 13. ...and That is Nothing Bibliography Endnotes
