Party Out of Bounds: The B-52's, R.E.M., and the Kids Who Rocked Athens, Georgia (Music of the American South Ser.)

Originally published in 1991, Rodger Lyle Brown’s Party Out of Bounds is a cult classic that offers an insider’s look at the underground rock music culture that sprang from a lazy Georgia college town. Brown uses half-remembered stories, local anecdotes, and legendary lore to chronicle the 1970s and 1980s and the spawning of Athens bands such as the B-52’s, Pylon, and R.E.M. Their creative momentum helped to usher in a new wave of music on a national and international level, putting Athens, Georgia, on the map. Brown takes the reader on a heady, keg-beer-fueled romp from the South’s dirty back roads and all-night porch parties to the precipice of rock superstardom. This twenty-fifth-anniversary edition includes new and rarely seen photographs by locals on the scene; a foreword by Charles Aaron, former longtime editor and writer at SPIN magazine; and an afterword by producer/engineer and musician David Barbe, drawn from an essay originally published in the Oxford American’s 2015 music issue. Published Originally By Plume In 1991, Rodger L. Brown's Party Out Of Bounds Is A Cult Classic. This Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition Includes New Photographs, A Foreword By Charles Aaron, Former Editor And Writer At Spin Magazine, And An Essay On Athens, Ga Since The 'golden Age' Of Brown's Story. Party Out Of Bounds Offers An Insider's Look At The Phenomenon Of An Underground Rock Music Culture Springing From The Georgia College Town Of Athens. Brown Uses His Half-remembered Memories To Chronicle The 1970s And The 80s In Athens, And The Spawning Of Such Supergroups As The B-52's, Pylon, And R.e.m.-- Rodger Lyle Brown. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "Published originally by Plume in 1991, Rodger L. Brown's Party Out of Bounds is a cult classic. This twenty-fifth anniversary edition includes new photographs, a foreword by Charles Aaron, former editor and writer at SPIN magazine, and an essay on Athens, GA since the 'golden age' of Brown's story. Party Out of Bounds offers an insider's look at the phenomenon of an underground rock music culture springing from the Georgia college town of Athens. Brown uses his half-remembered memories to chronicle the 1970s and the 80s in Athens, and the spawning of such supergroups as The B-52's, Pylon, and R.E.M."-- Provided by publisher Published originally by Plume in 1991, this twenty-fifth anniversary edition includes new photographs, a foreword by Charles Aaron, and an essay on Athens, GA since the 'golden age' of Brown's story. Brown uses his half-remembered memories to chronicle the 1970s and the 80s in the Georgia college ytown of Athens, and the spawning of such supergroups as The B-52's, Pylon, and R.E.M. Part one. Dirty backroads Part two. Speakers in the window; sprinklers in the yard Part one. The street of stars.