When I was 19 I decided that I would never be nostalgic about music. I stated that I would always keep up to date with the latest releases, go to gigs and follow the music press. I would not live in the past.
Then life does its thing and you end up with Spotify telling you that your most listened to track of 2017 was from a song you first heard when you were 15 and you find yourself tutting at hits that your kids are listening to and telling them that music was better in your day. For shame.
David Hepworth believes that the best year for music was 1971 and he wrote a book to prove it. As I grew up with my Mum’s taste from the 50’s and 60’s, my cousins’ choices from the 70’s and with the pop of the 80’s and grunge and Brit-pop, I’m not sure I agreed that a single year could be could be so pivotal.
From Carole King to the Stones, taking in T-Rex and Led Zep, this is the story of how great music was made. Music that we are still listening to and losing ourselves in. I have no desire to go back to the 70’s but I listen to the music daily.
Reading David’s book, I want to get the vinyl out, turn it up loud and open the windows. I also wanted to read more. My to-read list is bulging with rock biographies. That’s what I love most books that make you want to know more. I may be lost in music for quite some time.
1971 – Never A Dull Moment by David Hepworth