"'John Robb is as punk rock as The Clash." -- Alan McGee
Do You Believe in the Power of Rock & Roll?--A history of alternative
rock from music writer John Robb, with the music still ringing in his
ears.
This collection follows Robb's journey from the late 1970s, when he was
first caught up in punk's high-octane thrill, to the present day, via
the early days of the rave scene, the birth of electronic and techno,
and myriad bands that spun off on their own idiosyncratic paths.
Robb was the first person to write about Nirvana, he coined the term
Britpop, and he documented the Stone Roses' rise out of Manchester
before anyone else was interested. He was at every pivotal gig, and has
interviewed every key player in the business, including Jordan, the
queen of punk, founding father of new American rock Steve Albini,
goth-rock guitarist Daniel Ash, infamous Oasis co-founder Noel
Gallagher, and music greats like Lemmy and Poly Styrene.
Few others have witnessed first-hand so many important moments of the
last forty years of rock history. Here, they come together to form the
essential history of a personal quest to document the ever-changing
soundtrack of the modern world.
