Please, use ONLY THE ASSIGNED READING to complete this essay. The PDF will be attached.
Please write about prompt A. while focusing on Goth (chapter 22 pdf.)
In the introduction to Rip It Up And Start Again, Simon Reynolds writes “[t]he post-punk era certainly rivals the sixties in terms of the sheer amount of great music created, the spirit of adventure and idealism that infused it, and the way that the music seemed inextricably connected to the political and social turbulence of the times.”(xiv)  Does he make a convincing case in support of this bold contention?  Why or why not?  (Rather than attempting to master the vast and diverse body of pop music produced in Britain 1978-84, you may concentrate on a specific music scene or genre, for example Leeds (chap. 7), Sheffield (chap. 9), Manchester (chap. 10), Neo-Ska (chap. 15), Synthpop (chap. 17). Goth (chap. 22), Neo-Psychedelica (chap. 23), etc.