Rock Culture in Liverpool：Popular Music in the Making

RockbandshavebeenanimportantpartofLiverpool'scultureandidentitysincethe1950s,andthereareover1,000bandsinthecity.ThisbookdelineatesanddiscussesrockcultureinLiverpoolasawayorstyleoflife,highlightingitsassociatedconventions,rituals,norms,andbeliefswithinthecity'sownuniquesocial,economic,cultural,andpoliticalenvironment.Itdealswiththehithertolittleexploredmusic-makingby'local','amateur'rockbands,thatareprecariouslypoisedbetweensuccessandfailure,caughtbetweentheurgeoforiginalcreativityandthepressuresoftherecordindustry.Theirstruggleisdiscussedindetailwithinthecontextoftheirsocialandculturallifestyleandthecommercialenvironmentwithinwhichtheyoperate.Broadartisticandsocialissuesareexaminedingreatdetail,throughthebiographiesofafewspecificbands,notablyTheJactarsandCrikeyit'stheCromptons!.