{"product_id":"the-modern-lovers-the-modern-lovers-paperback","title":"The Modern Lovers' the Modern Lovers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSean L. Maloney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the War on Hippies to the Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindl\u003ci\u003ee\u003c\/i\u003e, the story of Modern Lovers is a high octane tale of Brutalist architecture, rock 'n' roll ambition and the struggle for identity in a changing world. One of punk rock's foundational documents, the archetype for indie obsession and all but disowned by its author, \u003ci\u003eThe Modern Lovers \u003c\/i\u003ewas an album doomed by its own coolness from day one. Powered by the two-chord wonder \"Roadrunner\" and its proclamation that \"I'm in love with rock 'n' roll,\"\u003ci\u003eThe Modern \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eLovers \u003c\/i\u003eis the essential document of American alienation, an escape route from the cultural wasteland of postwar suburbia. \u003ci\u003eThe Modern Lovers \u003c\/i\u003eis the bridge connecting the Velvet Underground and the Sex Pistols; they were peers of the New York Dolls and friends with Gram Parsons and they would splinter into Talking Heads, The Cars, and The Real Kids. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut \u003ci\u003eThe Modern Lovers \u003c\/i\u003ewas never meant to be an album. A collection of demos, recorded in fits and starts as Jonathan Richman and his band negotiate modernity and the music industry. It is a collection of songs about a city and a society in flux, grappling with ancient corruptions and bright-eyed idealism. Richman observes a city all but abandoned by adults, ravaged by white flight and urban renewal, veering towards anarchy as old world social moors collide with new attitudes. It is a city stands in stark contrast to the the ranchstyle bedroom community where he was raised. All of these conflicts are churned through Richman's intellectual acuity and emotional unrest to create one of the 20th century's most enduring documents of post-adolescent malaise.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSean L. Maloney\u003c\/b\u003e is a Boston-based, Nashville-trained music critic and arts journalist. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNashville Scene\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e New York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He enjoys surfing, Sun Ra and Situationist cinema but isn't afraid to dig a Top 40 tune if it's got a hip beat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.4 x 4.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771824439584,"sku":"9781501322181","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/101f652e21114b83ce2a407534d69a33.webp?v=1780394596","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-modern-lovers-the-modern-lovers-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}