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Hotel California
Singer-Songwriters and Cocaine Cowboys in the L.A. Canyons 1967–1976
Häftad, 2006
191 kr
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The story of a remarkable time and place: Los Angeles from the dawn of the singer-songwriter era in the mid-Sixties to the peak of The Eagles’ success in the late Seventies.‘Hotel California’ is an epic tale of songs and sunshine, drugs and denim, genius and greed, and is the first in-depth account …
Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits
Häftad, 2010
1,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
194 kr
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Spanning Tom Waits' extraordinary 40-year career, from Closing Time to Orphans, Lowside of the Road is Barney Hoskyns' unique take on one of rock's great enigmas. Like Bob Dylan and Neil Young, Waits is a chameleonic survivor who's achieved long-term success while retaining cult credibility and …
Across The Great Divide
Häftad, 2003
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
204 kr
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Starting out as a backing group for Ronnie Hawkins, before being propelled on to the world stage by Bob Dylan, The Band literally changed the course of music with their first two albums. Retreating from the psychedelic circus of '60s rock, these four Canadians and one Arkansas boy hid away in …
Say It One Time for the Broken Hearted
Häftad, 1998
185 kr
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The country side of southern soul_______________________In the American South, black and white musicians have been influencing each other's music for generations, from the hymns of the 18th century to the soul music of the 60s. Rock and roll was born in the South, spawned from the legendary blues …
Small Town Talk
Bob Dylan, The Band, Van Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix & Friends in the Wild Years of Woodstock
Häftad, 2017
171 kr
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Think 'Woodstock' and the mind turns to the seminal 1969 festival. But Woodstock itself was over sixty miles away, and already a key location in the rock landscape as a community of brilliant, dysfunctional musicians, opportunistic hippie capitalists, scheming dealers, and freaks dazed and confused …
Waiting for the Sun
Strange Days, Weird Scenes and the Sound of Los Angeles
Häftad, 2003
245 kr
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No city in the western world exerts such a fascination as the glamorous, debauched Los Angeles, and there is no city with more of a draw to musicians. Defined by the music of Brian Wilson, The Doors, NWA, jazz, funk, soul, hip hop, and fulled by drugs, alcohol, sun, sex and surf, LA has seen it …
Never Enough
A Way Through Addiction
E-bok, 2017
44 kr
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''This book could save your life'' John Crace ''An unblinking account of living with - and more importantly, beyond - addiction. Brave, clear-eyed and inspiring'' John Niven ''A rich, uplifting memoir: Hoskyns portrays how painful inadequacy, masked by drugs, can be replaced by the messiness of …
Trampled Under Foot
The Power and Excess of LED Zeppelin
E-bok, 2012
130 kr
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A unique look at the history, adventures, myths and realities of this most legendary and powerful of bands, it is a labour of love based on hours of first-hand and original interviews. What emerges is a compelling portrait of the four musicians themselves, as well as a fresh insight into the …
Hotel California
Singer-Songwriters and Cocaine Cowboys in the L.A. Canyons 1967–1976
E-bok, 2017
118 kr
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The story of a remarkable time and place: Los Angeles from the dawn of the singer-songwriter era in the mid-Sixties to the peak of The Eagles’ success in the late Seventies.‘Hotel California’ is an epic tale of songs and sunshine, drugs and denim, genius and greed, and is the first in-depth account …
Small Town Talk: Bob Dylan, the Band, Van Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Friends in the Wild Years of Woodstock
Häftad, 2017
305 kr
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Trampled Under Foot
The Power and Excess of Led Zeppelin
Häftad, 2013
225 kr
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A unique look at the history, adventures, myths and realities of this most legendary and powerful of bands, it is a labour of love based on hours of first-hand and original interviews. What emerges is a compelling portrait of the four musicians themselves, as well as a fresh insight into the …
Lowside of the Road: A Life of Tom Waits
E-bok, 2011
89 kr
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Spanning Tom Waits' extraordinary 40-year career, from Closing Time to Orphans, Lowside of the Road is Barney Hoskyns' unique take on one of rock's great enigmas. Like Bob Dylan and Neil Young, Waits is a chameleonic survivor who's achieved long-term success while retaining cult credibility and …
Trampled Under Foot
The Power and Excess of LED Zeppelin [Contains Audio Interviews]
E-bok, 2012
118 kr
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This edition contains over two and a half hours of audio interviews with members of Led Zeppelin.A unique look at the history, adventures, myths and realities of this most legendary and powerful of bands, Trampled Under Foot is a labour of love based on hours of first-hand and original interviews. …
Small Town Talk
Bob Dylan, The Band, Van Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix & Friends in Woodstock
E-bok, 2016
132 kr
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Think 'Woodstock' and the mind turns to the seminal 1969 festival that crowned a seismic decade of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. But Woodstock itself was over 60 miles from the site to which the fabled half a million flocked. So why the misnomer? Quite simply, Woodstock was already a key location …
Sound and the Fury
40 Years of Classic Rock Journalism - A Rock's Back Pages Reader
Häftad, 2003
252 kr
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"The Sound and the Fury" gathers some of the best and most entertaining rock writing of the last forty years, coming at rock and roll from several different angles and spanning four decades of Good, Bad and Ugly. Among the pieces are: Al Aronowitz documenting The Beatles' arrival in America; Glenn …
Lowside of the Road
A Life of Tom Waits
E-bok, 2009
245 kr
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With his trademark growl, carnival-madman persona, haunting music, and unforgettable lyrics, Tom Waits is one of the most revered and critically acclaimed singer-songwriters alive today. After beginning his career on the margins of the 1970s Los Angeles rock scene, Waits has spent the last thirty …
Into the Void: Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath
E-bok, 2009
140 kr
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Compiled by Rock''s Backpages, here is the ultimate collection of interviews, profiles and reviews concerning the weird and wonderful career of Ozzy Osbourne! From Black Sabbath through the annual Ozzfest tour to the MTV Phenomenon ''The Osbournes'', Ozzy has always attracted attention. Among the …
Major Dudes: Essays and interviews unpacking Steely Dan's meticulous, sardonic rock catalog
Av Barney Hoskyns, Barney Hoskyns
Häftad, 2019
298 kr
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Reckless Daughter
A Joni Mitchell Anthology
Häftad, 2016
196 kr
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Joni Mitchell has only visited the U.S. Top 40 singles chart four times in her long recording career - and the Top 20 just once. So much for "stoking the starmaker machinery behind the popular song", as she sang in her 1974 song 'Free Man in Paris'.What Joni has done, on the other hand, is record a …
Never Enough
A Way Through Addiction
Häftad, 2018
203 kr
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'This book could save your life' John Crace'An unblinking account of living with - and more importantly, beyond - addiction. Brave, clear-eyed and inspiring' John Niven'A rich, uplifting memoir: Hoskyns portrays how painful inadequacy, masked by drugs, can be replaced by the messiness of ordinary …
Major Dudes
A Steely Dan Companion
E-bok, 2017
45 kr
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''An indispensable compendium for Steely Dan fans'' The Wire At its core a creative marriage between Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, Steely Dan are one of the defining and bestselling American rock acts of the last half-century, recording several of the cleverest and best-produced albums of the …
Major Dudes
A Steely Dan Companion
Häftad, 2018
152 kr
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'An indispensable compendium for Steely Dan fans' The WireAt its core a creative marriage between Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, Steely Dan are one of the defining and bestselling American rock acts of the last half-century, recording several of the cleverest and best-produced albums of the '70s - …
