Description
This novel follows Utopia Avenue, a curious British band that emerges from London’s psychedelic scene in 1967. Folksinger Elf Holloway, blues bassist Dean Moss, guitar virtuoso Jasper de Zoet and jazz drummer Griff Griffin create a unique sound whose lyrics capture their turbulent times. The band produces only two albums in two years, yet its musical legacy lives on. Their brief, blazing journey leads from Soho clubs and draughty ballrooms to the promised land of America, just as the Summer of Love recedes into something much darker. It is a multifaceted tale of dreams, drugs, love, sexuality, madness and grief; of stardom’s unsteady ladder and fame’s Faustian pact; and of youthful idealism colliding with jaded reality as the Sixties draw to a close. Above all, this bewitching novel celebrates the power of music to connect across divides, define an era and thrill the soul. The contents are in English.
Information
Author: Mitchell David
Language: English
Publication date: May 13, 2021
Manufacturer: Bohemian Ventures, spol. s r.o.
Genres: English literature, Books, Foreign language books, Fiction in english, English novels
Type: Books - paperback
Pages: 576
ISBN/EAN: 9781444799477