Of the many avenues for expressing dissident viewpoints in communist societies, rock music--with its broad appeal among young people--was one of the most effective. Although there were rock groups that sang the praises of communism, other groups struck the pose of "rock rebels,"...
Most readers of this book will have had at most a fleeting acquaintancewith the music of some of the groups described in this book. Groupssuch as Laibach (from Slovenia), Borghesia (Slovenia), Pankow (theGDR), and Gorky Park (USSR) have concentrated on the Western marketand have...