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Title: What it's got is OK, what it lacks is sorely missed.
Review: Face it. You cannot have an overview of an entire genre of music written by a single author as opinionated as Smith. Apparently he believes that if he doesn't like something, it's not worth mentioning at all. Examples? The entire progressive rock output of a quite important contributor to the progressive rock movement: Italy. Not a word! Smith also feels that it's more important to talk about bands like Throbbing Gristle than mentioning bands like Van Der Graaf Generator and Gentle Giant. These are two of the most important groups of the genre behind the biggies (Yes, Crimson, Genesis). Smith oddly enough mentions bands influenced by these groups, but feels their influences are unworthy of mention. Rather than an overview of a genre, it's an overly opinionated guide to Bradley Smith's favorite bands and nothing more. I cannot recommend this book.
