In Search of the Lost Chord

1967 and the Hippie Idea

De: Danny Goldberg

Narrado por: Johnny Heller

Danny Goldberg's new book is a subjective history of 1967, the year he graduated from high school. It is, he writes in the introduction, "an attempt at trying to remember the culture that mesmerized me, to visit the places and conversations I was not cool enough to have been a part of." It is also a refreshing and new analysis of the era; by looking at not only the political causes, but also the spiritual, musical, and psychedelic movements, Goldberg provides a unique perspective on how and why the legacy of 1967 lives on today. 1967 was the year of the release of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and of debut albums from the Doors, the Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin, among many others. In addition to the thriving music scene, 1967 was also the year of the Summer of Love, the year that millions of now-illegal LSD tabs flooded America. Muhammad Ali was convicted of avoiding the draft; Martin Luther King, Jr., publicly opposed the war in Vietnam. Stokely Carmichael championed Black Power. Israel won the Six-Day War, and Che Guevara was murdered. It was the year that hundreds of thousands of protesters vainly attempted to levitate the Pentagon. It was the year the word "hippie" peaked and died, and the Yippies were born.

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Reseñas de la Crítica

"This extraordinary book transports us back to a 'moment' when, as Goldberg writes, the phrase '"peace and love" was not meant or taken ironically.'... If you want to know, or remember, what it was like to be alive and part of that historic wave, I can think of no better guide than In Search of the Lost Chord." (Sara Davidson, author of Loose Change: Three Women of the Sixties)

Title: Great book, clueless narrator—how do you mispronounce Marin?!

Title: Great book, clueless narrator—how do you mispronounce Marin?!

Danny Goldberg’s In Search of the Lost Chord is a smart, engaging dive into one of the most important cultural moments in American history. If you’re into the music, the politics, or just the vibe of the ’60s, this book delivers.

But wow—Johnny Heller’s narration is like inviting someone to your party who doesn’t know anyone’s name and keeps mispronouncing the city you live in. He somehow butchers Marin County (calling it “Muh-RIN”) and mispronounces Marty Balin’s name (it’s “BAL-in,” not “BAY-lin,” come on). This isn’t obscure trivia—these are basics if you’re covering the San Francisco scene and the Summer of Love.

Goldberg’s content deserves better. The narration isn’t unlistenable, but it’s distracting—and it undercuts the credibility of a well-researched book. Next time, please get someone who knows the turf or at least checks a pronunciation guide.

Still worth a listen for the content, but if you’re from Northern California or a music head, prepare to wince.

A liberal view of 1967

This is a liberal view of 1967. It was what i was looking for so that I could understand the liberals that we have today. Very interesting and enlightening.
I read Moby Dick at the same time and thought the two complemented each other very well.
They were tired of where they were. They took a trip. Someone hijacked the experience with their own agenda. Hippy died.