Music - Genres & Styles - Rock

With riots, prison sentences and equipment stolen, 1980 and the earlier part of 1981 was an incredibly turbulent time for The Stranglers. Their misfortune provided the press with excellent stories but rarely was their music written about. Understandably, with its paranoid exploration of extraterrestrial...

One of the first books in this new series, this pocket guide features the story of Led Zeppelin: from the first meeting of Jimmy Page and Robert Plant to the untimely death of John Bonham; the music: their fifty best songs unpicked and coverage...

Cover songs operate as a form of cultural discourse across various musical genres and different societal, historical and political conditions. Case studies include a comparative analysis of Jimi Hendrix's and Whitney Houston's versions of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as well as a mapping of the...

The Nice were Keith Emerson's band prior to superstardom in Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Formed as a backing band for soul singer PP Arnold, The Nice laid the foundations for what would become progressive rock. Their debut album mixed rock with jazz and classical...

Rock Brands: Selling Sound in a Media Saturated Culture, edited by Elizabeth Barfoot Christian, is an edited collection that explores how different genres of popular music are branded and marketed today. The book's core objectives are addressed over three sections. In the first part...

Released in 1980, bold and original, Remain In Light features a fascinating blend of African-inspired music and innovative use of recording technology. Hosting the hit single 'Once In A Lifetime', it was an album that commanded attention. As Talking Heads' Jerry Harrison put it,...

(Piano Chord Songbook). Neil Young released the triple-album Decade in 1977, featuring 35 songs he recorded between 1966 and 1976. This 80-page collection contains the complete lyrics for all of the songs, with chord symbols and chord diagrams. Includes: After the Gold Rush *...

Screaming for Change advances an understanding of punk rock by going beyond description of punk as a musical, political, social, and cultural genre of communication. Previous scholarship about punk rock has primarily dealt with those boundaries of genre. Previous scholars neglected to examine the...

Author: Mark ''Hoss'' AmansISBN-10: 145681589XISBN-13: 9781456815899Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/18/2010Pages: 286Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.93lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d

Pink Floyd's extraordinary career has now spanned four decades, from their early days pushing the cutting edge of British psychedelic pop to their massive successes with moody, conceptual masterpieces like Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Wall, to their...

U2's significant career far exceeds that of most average successful rock bands, with a prolific output of thirteen well-received studio albums and a sometimes relentless touring schedule. The band is famous for uniquely drawing together music, art, faith, and activism, all within a lucrative...

"Gary Moore is definitely in my list of top five guitar influences, right up there with Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Michael Schenker. He just blew me away from the first time I heard him." Kirk Hammett"The most powerful, genuine,...

Lead guitarist and cofounder of Fall Out Boy shares personal stories from his youth and his experiences of modern rock and roll stardom in this memoir filled with wit and wisdom. Trohman cofounded Fall Out Boy with Pete Wentz in the early aughts, and...

Rock the Nation analyzes Latino/a identity through rock 'n' roll music and its deep Latin/o history. By linking rock music to Latinos and to music from Latin America, the author argues that Latin/o music, people, and culture have been central to the development of...

Contrary to popular belief, progressive rock didn't disappear with the advent of punk, and the lack of media support didn't prevent new bands from forming and new music being created, it just drove it underground. It is hard to imagine these days, with everyone...

They were unlike any other band in the punk scene they called home. P>NoMeansNo started in the basement of the family home of brothers Rob and John Wright in 1979. For the next three decades, they would add and then replace a guitar player,...

Porcupine Tree is an enigma. How do you categorise them? Over 14 issues of Voyage35, I tried to seek out and define them. Just as I thought we, the fans, had it nailed, then Steven Wilson promptly changed styles or threw us a curveball....

"The Doors drummer Densmore rockets through his tumultuous six-year lawsuit against former bandmates Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger in this no-holds-barred account . . . Throughout, the author's initial question--at what point does money cheapen art's original message?--remains salient, even if he hammers it...

Kenny Loggins, known for his megahit soundtrack themes and high-profile collaborations, tells the fascinating and intimate stories behind his five-decade career as a songwriter and a folk, rock, and pop artist. In a remarkable career, Kenny Loggins has rocked stages worldwide, released twelve platinum...

From one of the top rock divas, this new collection contains ten of her biggest hits spanning three albums. Titles are: All I Wanna Do * Anything but Down * Can't Cry Anymore * Everyday Is a Winding Road * If It Makes You...

From humble beginnings, as they emerged pimple-popped and sweaty out of a global New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene infiltrating California in the early 80s, through to almost complete world domination, sell out tours and Billboard chart success, Metallica's story is like few...

Time Out of Mind is one of the most ambitious, complex, and provocative albums of Bob Dylan's artistic career. This album marks the culmination of several recurring themes that have preoccupied Dylan for decades, and it serves as a pivotal turning point toward his...

Memoir of Scotty Moore, Elvis Presley's first guitarist and manager. It was written by Scotty Moore with award-winning journalist James L. Dickerson.Author: Scotty Moore, James L. DickersonISBN-10: 194164452XISBN-13: 9781941644522Publisher: Sartoris Literary GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2018Pages: 326Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.96lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.68d

After a string of commercial disappointments, in 1986 Australian rock band The Church were simultaneously dropped by Warner Brothers in the US and EMI in Australasia. The future looked bleak. Seemingly from nowhere, their next record, Starfish, became an unlikely global hit. Its alluring...

David Spero began his career in music at the tender age of thirteen as the cue cardholder on his father's rock and roll music show, Upbeat, in Cleveland, Ohio. He went on to become one of the pioneering DJs of the new FM format...

With this beautifully produced book, relive the extraordinary history of the of the hottest band in the land through 50 milestone events. Formed in New York City in 1973, Kiss became one of the most popular and best-selling bands in rock history with their...

The first biography of Yo La Tengo, the massively influential band who all but defined indie music. Yo La Tengo has lit up the indie scene for three decades, part of an underground revolution that defied corporate music conglomerates, eschewed pop radio, and found...

For four decades, Depeche Mode dominated electronic music, from the na?e melodies of 1981's Speak & Spell through to 2023's Memento Mori. Through changing line-ups featuring Vince Clarke, Alan Wilder, and Andy Fletcher, singer Dave Gahan and main songwriter Martin Gore have been the...

A pictorial history of 1980s alternative Americana featuring hundreds of previously unseen images of bands including: Faith, Rites of Spring, Dinosaur Jr, Embrace, Opal, Galaxie 500, Beat Happening, Sonic Youth, Scratch Acid, Pussy Galore and early Nirvana. Interviews by key band members make this...

Author: Jeff HornISBN-10: 1588200930ISBN-13: 9781588200938Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/20/2000Pages: 320Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.86lbsSize: 7.98h x 4.98w x 0.81d

The epic officially authorized story of Ninja Sex Party continues with Becoming Ninja Sex Party - The Graphic Novel (Part II) Picking up from the exciting cliffhanger of Part I (NSP: Origins) this fully colored hardcover graphic novel documents the gripping and hilarious journey...

A comprehensive visual celebration and ultimate tribute to the greatest guitar player in rock and roll history. In the four years before his untimely death at age 27, Jimi Hendrix created a groundbreaking musical legacy that includes revered classics such as "Purple Haze" and...

The Tompo of the Ringing answers this question-if an eclectic garage and roll band earning three dollars a night split five ways explodes in an empty Tenderloin bar at 3am, does it make a sound?Tracy Santa offers evidence that someone was listening to that...

Grab some paint, pencils and crayons and surf across the USA with the only officially licensed Beach Boys Coloring Book, a tidal wave of one-of-a-kind gorgeous illustrations celebrating one of the most renowned bands ever, reigning kings of Surf Rock and true musical innovators...The...

Yes are widely recognised as pioneers of progressive rock through their defining work in the 1970s, including classic records such as Fragile and Close to the Edge. The band then went on to completely re-invent themselves in the 1980s. They achieved huge commercial success...

From Black Sabbath to Big Black, a ride through the evolution, diversity, and influence of genre-defying heavy music. It began with the Beatles' "Helter Skelter." It was distilled to its dark essence by Black Sabbath. And it has flourished into a vibrant modern underground,...

Second Edition "Here we come. Walking down the street. We get the funniest looks from everyone we meet. Hey, hey, we're The Monkees!" The idea of creating a tv series about a wacky rock group similar to The Beatles had been unsuccessfully kicked around...

It may have taken them a few years to achieve a stable line-up, but Faith No More did just that with the arrival of enigmatic frontman, Mike Patton in 1988. By 1990, the San Francisco quintet were flying high on the back of their...

JOE ELLIOTT: We had balls and we were naive, in a good way. We just went out there, full throttle.Offering fans the most personal and comprehensive record of Def Leppard's history to date, Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard is narrated by the...

From Blackbird to Taxman, Eleanor Rigby to Lucy In The Sky, Beatles Legends Alphabet whimsically celebrates a compilation of the Fab Four's most legendary tracks. Meaningfully illustrated and knowledgeably written, this unique book will inspire new fans, and turn up the volume for even...

New Order have produced some of the most influential popular music of the last 40 plus years. A unique vision of alternative electronic rock, forged in Manchester and exported to the world; connecting with the alternative-minded as well as the club-centric, the football fan...

TERRORIZER WAS THE WORLD'S LEADING EXTREME MUSIC PUBLICATION FROM ITS LAUNCH IN 1993 TO ITS UNTIMELY DEMISE IN 2018. IAN GLASPER WAS ONE OF THE FEW CONSTANTS DURING THE MAGAZINE'S TWENTY-FIVE YEAR REIGN OF TERROR, AND THEIR MAIN CORRESPONDENT FOR PUNK, HARDCORE AND THRASH...

Learn to Play Country Rock GuitarBorn from a collision of styles in the late '60s, Country Rock birthed bands such as The Eagles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Allman Brothers, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Since then, Country Rock has retained its mainstream popularity and spawned some...

Even in an age of unparalleled innovation and artistic freedom, Spirit stood head and shoulders above their 1960s-era rock 'n' roll contemporaries. Perhaps only Love shared the same sort of expansive and adventurous artistic vision as the five guys in Spirit, whose disparate and...

'If you talk about the '70s, I was a hardworking artist. I did nothing but tour - recording, touring, TV, you know. I had constant jetlag. Constant black shadows under my eyes but, oh, what a ride! What a wonderful ride. And I'm still...

The White Stripes Complete Lyrics is a deluxe new 300+ page hardbound book documenting all of Jack White's original words written for the 6x Grammy Award-winning duo he and Meg White formed in 1997 through the release of their final album in 2007. The...

Few singers have been able to change with the times like Johnny Mathis. Although his fame rests on his massive popularity in the 50s and 60s when he competed with Elvis and Frank Sinatra and outsold almost anyone, Mathis has remained relevant through the...

Get a completely new look at guitar legend Eddie Van Halen with this groundbreaking oral history, composed of more than fifty hours of interviews with Eddie himself as well as his family, friends, and colleagues. When rock legend Eddie Van Halen died of cancer...

In this comprehensive and definitive biography of Tina Turner, readers are invited to explore the multifaceted life of a woman who has become an enduring symbol of strength, talent, and creativity. From her humble beginnings in Brownsville, Tennessee, to her meteoric rise as the...

They pulled on their platform boots and slapped on the makeup when everybody else was discarding theirs. Their albums were subject to poor production, scathing reviews, and commercial indifference. Other bands refused to have them as their opening act. Their record company was up...