{"product_id":"9781788709354","title":"Freaks Out! : Weirdos, Misfits and Deviants – The Rise and Fall of Righteous Rock ’n’ Roll","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Haines, Luke\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eRock \u0026amp; Pop music\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 13 February 2025 by Bonnier Books Ltd (Nine Eight Books) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 320 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 x 24 | 226g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe followers - this book is not for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe salt of the earth - this book is not for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe worthy - this book is not for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ideologists - this book is not for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHedonists and bohemians - this book is not for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe middlebrow - this book is not for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe highbrow - this book is not for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDilettantes - this book is not for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1970s middle school RE teachers - this book is not for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe England football team (women's and men's) - this book is not for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe litanists - this book is not for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGatekeepers - this book is not for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGamekeepers - this book is not for you. (Not even for the poachers...)The curators - this book is not for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe left, the right - this book is not for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe list-makers - lists are for shoppers not rockers, and this book is not for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a list - this is a manifesto, and this book is for ... the Freaks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusician and author Luke Haines embarks on an odyssey through the ages, exploring how the 'freaks' infiltrated modern culture - and almost won the rock 'n' roll wars - only to lose to the rise of Cool Britannia and TV 'talent' shows that turned the strange and the outsiders into fodder for laughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this ultimate celebration of freakdom, Haines tells the story of pivotal freaks - including Johnnie Ray, Gene Vincent, Hank Marvin, Syd Barrett, the Incredible String Band and Big Youth - through the prism of rock 'n' roll and explains how freaks infiltrated wider culture through history in the form of the Cathars, the Ranters, Hells Angels and the Yippies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart memoir, part manifesto, Freaks Out! is a righteous alternate history of rock 'n' roll.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darling Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54234446823748,"sku":"9781788709354","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/1265\/8244\/files\/9781788709354.jpg?v=1754909598","url":"https:\/\/darlingreadsbooks.com\/products\/9781788709354","provider":"Darling Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}