Rockin' in Time

Key differences between 8th and 7th editions

• Time lapse between current and previous publications: 4 years (2013 vs 2009).
• Originally the book was written by David P. Szatmary under the title "A Time to Rock" in 1985.
• Main changes in the Eighth Edition by chapter:
• Former Chapter 5 "Bob Dylan and the New Frontier" has been relabeled into "The New Frontier".
• Chapter 6 has fresh information about the Black Panthers and the Black Arts movement of the 1960s.
• New Chapter 11 "Guitar Heroes and Heavy Metal Gods" provides new information about heavy metal.
• New Chapter 12 "Back to the Country" includes discussions on West Coast Country, Dylan and West Coast Country Rock, and Southern Rock.
• New Chapter 19 "Country Boomers" includes discussions on The Country-Rock Rebirth ans Garth Brooks.
• Chapter 25 "Age of the Internet" explores the impact of recent technology and the Internet on rock music.
• Chapter 26 "Life in Wartime" includes new information on the Rock Against Bush movement.
• New Chapter 27 "Country Counter-Revolution" introduces country rock and its ties to the Tea Party conservative political movement.