Keith Moon: There is No Substitute

Keith Moon: There is No Substitute PDF Author: Ian Snowball
Publisher: Omnibus Press
ISBN: 1783237732
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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Keith Moon: There is No Substitute

Keith Moon: There is No Substitute PDF Author: Ian Snowball
Publisher: Omnibus Press
ISBN: 1783237732
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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There Is No Substitute

There Is No Substitute PDF Author: Ian Snowball
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781468314380
Category : Drummers (Musicians)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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With an introduction by Pete Townshend, There Is No Substitute pays homage to Keith Moon, the late drummer of The Who

A Tribute to Keith Moon

A Tribute to Keith Moon PDF Author: Ian Snowball
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781785581489
Category : Drummers (Musicians)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This authorised tribute to The Who's late drummer Keith Moon, includes a collection of seen and unseen photographs as well as contributions from his friends and fans - a diverse cross section of drummers, musicians, fans, writers and people that knew him. Concentrating on Keith's influence as a drummer and musician and the impact he has had on rock 'n' roll, the book reflects the deep affection that his madcap genius inspired in everyone with whom he came into contact.

Full Moon

Full Moon PDF Author: Dougal Butler
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571295851
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 270

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With Chris Trengove and Peter LawrenceIn 1967 Peter 'Dougal' Butler became a roadie for The Who and their mercurial genius drummer Keith Moon. Soon he would be Moon's personal assistant, chauffeur, and all-purpose wingman. The ride lasted a tumultuous ten years, ending just prior to Moon's untimely death in 1978. Full Moon is Butler's memoir of that ride: essential reading for Who fans, and a masterclass in the mayhem caused by rock 'n' roll excess. 'The most candid insight into the Who star's life.' Daily Star 'Written in a wonderful fast, racy style, Runyonesque and full of good jokes.' Girl About Town 'A welcome change from the usual bland rock book reportage... Butler clearly has a deep and lasting affection for Moon.' Andy Gill, NME 'Certainly outrageous, sometimes funny, but mostly a sad account of life with a talented neurotic.' Daily Mirror

Dear Boy: The Life of Keith Moon

Dear Boy: The Life of Keith Moon PDF Author: Tony Fletcher
Publisher: Omnibus Press
ISBN: 0857122223
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 693

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Keith Moon was more than just rock's greatest drummer, he was also its greatest character and wildest party animal. Fuelled by vast quantities of drink, drugs, insecurities and confusion, Moon destroyed everything with gleeful abandon: drum kits, houses, cars, hotels, relationships and, finally, himself. In Dear Boy, Tony Fletcher has captured lightning in a bottle – the essence of a totally incorrigible yet uniquely generous boy who never grew up, and who changed the lives of all who knew him. From a life distorted by myths of debauchery and comic anarchy, Fletcher has created a searingly personal portrait of the rock legend. From over 100 first-hand interviews, he traces with deadly accuracy Moon's remarkable journey from his working-class Northwest London childhood, through the Who's glory years to the California high-life and a terrible, premature death. Here too are fascinating insights into the history of the Who and the emergent British pop culture revolution of post-war years. Keith Moon was one of the shock troops of that revolution: the world's greatest rock drummer, a phenomenal character and an extravagant hell-raiser who – in a final, uncharacteristic act of grace – actually did die before he got old.

Without Frontiers: The Life & Music of Peter Gabriel

Without Frontiers: The Life & Music of Peter Gabriel PDF Author: Daryl Easlea
Publisher: Omnibus Press
ISBN: 1787590828
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 372

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He became famous with Genesis but simply to call Peter Gabriel a pop star would be to sell him very short indeed. Peter Gabriel has pursued several overlapping careers; neither becoming a parody of his past self nor self-consciously seeking new images, he instead took his creativeness and perfectionism into fresh fields. In 1975 he diversified into film soundtracks and audio-visual ventures, while engaging in tireless charity work and supporting major peace initiatives. He has also become world music’s most illustrious champion since launching WOMAD festival. These, and several other careers, make writing Peter Gabriel’s biography an unusually challenging task, but Daryl Easlea has undertaken countless hours of interviews with key friends, musicians, aides and confidants. Updated and revised for 2018, Without Frontiers gets to the heart of the psychological threads common to so many of Gabriel’s disparate endeavours and in the end a picture emerges: an extraordinary picture of an extraordinary man. Extra features include integrated Spotify playlists, charting the best of Genesis’ output with Peter Gabriel, as well as an interactive digital timeline of his life, filled with pictures and videos of lives performances, interviews and more. ‘The peculiar, white-lipped dynamic between Gabriel and his erstwhile Charterhouse chums in Genesis is vividly evoked’ – Record Collector ‘A truly wonderful biography of one of the most amazing artists of our time. Highly recommended.’ – Douglas Harr, author of ‘Rockin’ the City of Angels’

Steely Dan: Reelin' in the Years

Steely Dan: Reelin' in the Years PDF Author: Brian Sweet
Publisher: Omnibus Press
ISBN: 1787591298
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 400

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Reelin’ in the Years tell the remarkable story of the American jazz rock band who have sold over 50 million albums during a career lasting over 20 years: Steely Dan. Updated and revised for 2018. Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, a couple of cynical New York jazz fans wormed their way into a record contract and astonished critics with their first album Can't Buy a Thrill in 1973. Nine albums later, they were among the biggest selling acts in the world. Steely Dan were different from the rest of rock's super-sellers. They rarely gave interviews and, after some early bad experiences on the road, they refused to tour. They didn't have their photographs taken and few people knew what they looked like. Steely Dan weren’t even a proper group; it was two musicians and a producer, yet every top notch player in the world lined up to appear on their albums. This book, penned by Brian Sweet, the editor and publisher of Metal Leg, the UK-based Steely Dan fanzine, finally draws back the veil of secrecy that surrounded Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. Here is the story of how they made their music and lived their lives.

Who I Am

Who I Am PDF Author: Pete Townshend
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062314688
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 484

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“Raw and unsparing...as intimate and as painful as a therapy session, while chronicling the history of the band as it took shape in the Mod scene in 1960s London and became the very embodiment of adolescent rebellion and loud, anarchic rock ‘n’ roll.” — Michiko Kakutani, New York Times One of rock music's most intelligent and literary performers, Pete Townshend—guitarist, songwriter, editor—tells his closest-held stories about the origins of the preeminent twentieth-century band The Who, his own career as an artist and performer, and his restless life in and out of the public eye in this candid autobiography, Who I Am. With eloquence, fierce intelligence, and brutal honesty, Townshend has written a deeply personal book that also stands as a primary source for popular music's greatest epoch. Readers will be confronted by a man laying bare who he is, an artist who has asked for nearly sixty years: Who are you?

The Fun Stuff

The Fun Stuff PDF Author: James Wood
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374159564
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 354

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Collects twenty-five essays critiquing the modern novel, analyzing the works of such authors as Cormac McCarthy, Lydia Davis, and Aleksandar Hemon.

Rock & Pop on British TV

Rock & Pop on British TV PDF Author: Jeff Evans
Publisher: Omnibus Press
ISBN: 1783237775
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 228

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When rock 'n' roll arrived, all Britain had were two black and white TV channels, the BBC and the slightly racier ITV. In just over a decade after the first dedicated music programme, Cool For Cats, aired in 1956, cheap black and white studio-bound miming would give way to epic prog-rock live performances as programme controllers' were forced to accept the rise of the counter culture. Eventually, mammoth rock festivals would be enjoyed on multi-channel high-definition TV, delivering more coverage than any one person attending the actual event could ever experience. In Rock & Pop on British TV, Jeff Evans tells the whole story of how this entertainment medium morphed and grew as technology advanced and cultures changed. In a world where music is available on demand, 24/7, the story of Rock & Pop On British TV takes you back to your youth - whenever that was - and the days when pop on TV was an eagerly anticipated, greedily consumed and thrilling part of growing up in Britain. This Omnibus Enhanced digital edition includes a Digital Timeline of the notable programmes discussed within the book and the #1 hits of the day, illustrated with videos and images.