The Art of Classic Rock by Paul Grushkin | Book review

Jon Dennis reads a sad story of decline through the ephemera of rockThere are no Jamie Reid designs for the Sex Pistols in this book, or any of Peter Saville's for Joy Division and New Order. Indeed, there's no punk or new wave. The canon of "classic rock" is here reduced to just eight acts: the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, the Who, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Queen and Elton John. As a result, some of the era's greatest rock music, and rock music graphics, are absent. What we do se...

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