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The Beatles and the Sixties
Containing information on the Fab Four, true stories from the Age of Aquarius present an accurate view of the Beatles and the people, art, architecture, fashion, and literature that made the sixties unique.
96 pages, Hardcover
First published September 30, 1996
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Michka Assayas
47 books9 followersMichka Assayas is a French author, music journalist and radio presenter. In France, he is known for his rock reviews and the Dictionnaire du rock published in 2000 and his radio show on radio France Inter.
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January 31, 2011
This book--which takes full advantage of pillaging the world of clipart and stock pictures, but has relatively few photos of the actual Beatles--is a disappointing entry in the Beatles books canon.
Geared to a young adult audience, The Beatles and the Sixties attempts to explain the Fab Four’s presence and influence upon the culture at large during the decade. However, the result can end up being trite: A fictionalized account of a hippie teenager confronting a crew-cut father seems to be lifted from an episode of “The Wonder Years.” I also found it disconcerting that in the section headed “1954-1970: The Years in Rock”, the entry for black music is the shortest and most generic, despite the countless huge, influential hits during the heyday of Motown.
As a pettier criticism, the “where are they now” segment at the end of the book shows what is possibly the world’s most unflattering photo of Paul McCartney.
Geared to a young adult audience, The Beatles and the Sixties attempts to explain the Fab Four’s presence and influence upon the culture at large during the decade. However, the result can end up being trite: A fictionalized account of a hippie teenager confronting a crew-cut father seems to be lifted from an episode of “The Wonder Years.” I also found it disconcerting that in the section headed “1954-1970: The Years in Rock”, the entry for black music is the shortest and most generic, despite the countless huge, influential hits during the heyday of Motown.
As a pettier criticism, the “where are they now” segment at the end of the book shows what is possibly the world’s most unflattering photo of Paul McCartney.
October 19, 2009
Informational. It takes a look at the Beatles and how they got their start in the music industry, to them becoming a household name. However, the book also discusses what was going on in the world at the time, and how that might have had some influence on the Beatles. It talks about other major people throughout the world during the 60s. It is good for information if you are needing to do a report on the Beatles or the sixties. The book presented the information in a decent format. Each 2-page spread was its own topic. It was also somewhat visually enticing, with different art styles and pictures on each of the different spreads.
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