Pick Up the Pieces

By John Corbett,

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Unless you lived through the 1970s, it seems impossible to understand it at all. Drug delirium, groovy fashion, religious cults, mega corporations, glitzy glam, hard rock, global unrest-from our 2018 perspective, the seventies are often remembered as a bizarre blur of bohemianism and disco. With Pick Up the Pieces, John…


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1 author picked Pick Up the Pieces as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Corbett’s book is the perfect blend of curated music history, adroit criticism, and intimate memoir.

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