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A review by billynev
Detroit 67: The Year That Changed Soul by Stuart Cosgrove
informative
medium-paced
4.25
An excellently informative account of a tumultous year in soul history. Cosgrove’s finest skill is the way he manages to evoke the atmosphere of the specific time and place of Detroit in 1967. The descriptions are precise, the different plots he outlines - from the Supremes’ break-up to the police persecution of the city’s counterculture movement - are interesting, sometimes even riveting. The chapters on the Detroit riot and its aftermath are superb.
As well written as it is, the pace varies and a few chapters which describe the relationship between the three Supremes and that of other actors within the Motown machine can be a bit of a slog. However, mostly it is an excellent read and I’d recommend it to anyone interested in music history.
As well written as it is, the pace varies and a few chapters which describe the relationship between the three Supremes and that of other actors within the Motown machine can be a bit of a slog. However, mostly it is an excellent read and I’d recommend it to anyone interested in music history.