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(0)Mick Wall
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
viii, 504 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Veteran rock journalist Wall tells the comprehensive and yet intimately detailed story of Led Zeppelin--the band that pushed the envelope on both creativity and excess, even by rock 'n' roll standards.
Author
Publisher
Diversion Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Diversion Books edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 320 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"So, the Eagles warn us about the outrageous and ruthless lifestyle of the ambitious rock 'n' roller. In fact, Don Henley could barely listen to "Life in the Fast Lane" when they were recording it. He was so high that it made him sick. The band that embodied the American dream with globe-straddling success, impossibly luxurious lives, and almost supernatural talent also descended into nightmare with bloodletting betrayal, hate-filled hubris, discarded...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
379 pages, 24 pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In an era when bands were measured by how 'heavy' they were, no one was weightier than Black Sabbath. All four founding members of the original Black Sabbath -- Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Geezer Butler, and Ozzy Osbourne -- grew up within half a mile of each other and shared a deep love of music, from the Beatles to the Mothers of Invention. They made their dream -- to make new music 'as the quickest way out of the slums' -- happen, but were powerless...
Author
Publisher
Orion
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
200 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Prince was an icon. A man who defined an era of music and changed the shape of popular culture forever. There is no doubt that he was one of the most talented and influential artists of all time, and also one of the most mysterious. On 21st April 2016 the world lost its Prince; it was the day the music died. This book will open a door to Prince's world like never before from his traumatic childhood and demonic pursuit of music as a means of escape,...
