Book description
The basis for the new hit documentary 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything, now streaming on Apple TV+.
A rollicking look at 1971, rock’s golden year, the year that saw the release of the indelible recordings of Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, the Who, Rod Stewart, Carole King, the Rolling…
Why read it?
2 authors picked Never a Dull Moment as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love the idea of taking a very specific time period, in this case one year, and parsing out what happened within an art form. The evolution of pop music in 1971 was changing both the industry and the world. Throughout 12 months, we see the same characters weaving in and out — Carol King, Van Morrison, Marc Bolan, David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Mick Jagger — and the way they came together and pushed apart is its own year-long miniseries. To get at how art and industry cohabitate, and how we got to the pop culture machine we know today,…
From Richard's list on culture of mid-20th century music and musicians.
We’ve just closed 2021, 50 years on from 1971, many are now claiming was the crucial year for modern music. And they just might be right, particularly renowned British journalist David Hepworth, who published his book on the year back in 2017, actually under two slightly differing titles (and covers) — 1971 Never a Dull Moment was subtitled both as Rock’s Golden Year and The Year Rock Exploded. An excellent book and an intriguing read, whichever version you pick up.
The book was recently re-worked and expanded into Apple TV+ documentary series, which brought yet another title change, reflecting a…
From Ljubinko's list on music in the late sixties and seventies.
If you love Never a Dull Moment...
The Beatles and the 1960s
The Beatles are widely regarded as the foremost and most influential music band in history and their career has been the subject of many biographies. Yet the band's historical significance has not received sustained academic treatment to date. In The Beatles and the 1960s, Kenneth L. Campbell uses The…
Want books like Never a Dull Moment?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like Never a Dull Moment.
Share your top 3 reads of 2025!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,277
readers submitted
so far, will you?
