(Book). Hearts of Darkness is the story of a generations coming of age through the experiences of its three most atypical pop stars. James Taylor; Jackson Browne; and Cat Stevens could never have been considered your typical late-sixties songwriters self-absorbed and self-composed; all three eschewed the traditional means of delivering their songs; instead turning its process inward. The result was a body of work that stands among the most profoundly personal art ever to translate into an international language; and a sequence of songs from "Sweet Baby James" and "Carolina in My Mind;" to "Jamaica Say You Will" and "These Days;" to "Peace Train" and "Wild World" that remain archetypes not only of what the critics called the singer-songwriter movement; but of the human condition itself. Author Dave Thompson; himself a legend among rock biographers; takes on his subjects with his usual brio and candor; leaving no stone unturned in his quest to shine a light on the dark side of this profoundly earnest era in popular music. Penetrating; pointed; and laced with vivid insight and detail; Hearts of Darkness is the story of rock when it no longer felt the need to roll.
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