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Using the theme of musical instruments as a conducting thread, Gerard Bassols takes us on a journey through the history of progressive rock and shares with us a multitude of anecdotes and curiosities, both of the instruments themselves and of the bands and musicians of the genre, and of the music they have left us for posterity. From the birth of the Mellotron in 1962 to the most recent keyboard instruments, from the beginnings of solid-body guitars to carbon-fibre ones, passing through drums and percussions, harps, saxes and sound effects, Bassols makes an exhaustive review of all the musical instruments of the modern history of rock music, and especially of those profusely used by the most legendary progressive rock bands like King Crimson, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Yes, Genesis, Rush, Pink Floyd, Dream Theater and many more. With more than 500 photographs and illustrations, this is a unique work of its kind, without a doubt the most comprehensive treatise ever published about rock musical instruments. Bassols achieves a perfect balance by deepening on the topics he touches, but always in an accessible language, so this book will undoubtedly be liked by both professional and amateur musicians, as well as rock music enthusiasts, without having to have any previous knowledge of music theory or technology.

The Music and Art of Radiohead provides compelling close readings of the English band''s music, lyrics, album cover art and music videos as well as critical commentary on interviews, reviews and the documentary film Meeting People is Easy. Established and emerging academic scholars engage with Radiohead''s music and art via concerns of broader implication to contemporary cultural studies.Topics range from the band''s various musical and multivalent social contexts to their contested situation within a global market economy; from asking the question, ''how free is art?'' to considering the band''s musical influences and radical sonic explorations. Together, the essays form a comprehensive discussion of Radiohead''s entire oeuvre, from Pablo Honey to Hail to the Thief, with a special focus on the critically acclaimed best-selling albums Kid A and Amnesiac.

''''It wasn''''t me. I didn''''t do it. And I''''ll never do it again!'''' says Brian Johnson of The Lives of Brian. That AC/DC''''s legendary front man got to do it all is one of the most cheering and entertaining stories in rock ''''n''''roll history.The son of a British army sergeant-major and Italian mother, Brian grew up in Dunston, Tyne and Wear, as it emerged from the shadow of the Second World War. Then he saw Little Richard on the BBC and it changed the course of his life. The choirboy and cub scout was going to be singer. For over a decade he tried to make his mark with a succession of bands. He appeared on to Top of the Pops, toured Australia and yet the big time looked out of reach. Then he was invited to London for an audition for one of the world''''s biggest rock acts. AC/DC were a band in crisis following the tragic death of their lead singer, Bon Scott, but with Brian on board they would record their masterpiece: Back in Black. It became the biggest selling rock album of all time. The tour that followed played to packed out arenas. Quickly embraced by the band''''s fans, the new boy had earned his spurs. But there was to be a twist in the tale. In 2016, Brian was forced to quit the band after being diagnosed with hearing loss, only to make a triumphant return to the band he loved with the release of 2020''''s smash hit album Power Up.It''''s been a rollercoaster of a life, throughout which Brian''''s kept his feet firmly on the ground, never losing touch with his roots.Warm, vivid, evocative, life-affirming and often laugh-out-loud funny, The Lives of Brian tells the story of one of our most well-loved performers in his own inimitable voice

Sit back, relax and relive the memories of over 90 more classic albums selected by Tim Burgess from his legendary Listening PartiesIn less than 2 years, tens of thousands of music lovers have pressed play at the same time as legendary musicians to share the communal experience of a Listening Party. Over 1,000 online events, fans and artists - from McCartney to Blondie, Joy Division to Iron Maiden - have shared insightful recollections, intimate conversations and behind-the-scenes revelations. This follow-up to the bestselling The Listening Party Volume 1 gathers together over 90 more of the most essential parties and celebrates the unique power of a Listening Party to connect music creators with listeners.

El catálogo de The Kinks es uno de los más eclécticos y consistentementebrillantes de la música popular de nuestro tiempo.En él cohabitan con naturalidad el music hall, el blues, el jazz ola música hindu, como tambien lo hacen las canciones pop masredondas y los albumes conceptuales mas ambiciosos. Ray Davieses, por otro lado, un letrista consumado. Diestro delineante deestampas costumbristas y combativas de la sociedad britanica,tambien reflexiona con encomiable finura sobre el conflicto entreindividuo y colectividad y el paso del tiempo.The Kinks: musica,cultura y sociedadrelata detalladamente la trayectoria del grupode Muswell Hill, haciendo extensas paradas en sus veinticuatroalbumes de estudio, y la enmarca en su contexto musical, sociopoliticoy cultural. Sustentado en un amplio corpus documental,con especial atencion a la prensa de epoca estadounidense,britanica y de otros paises europeos, este libro pretende, en fin,llevar al lector a una mejor comprension y a un aprecio mas solidodel singular talento de Ray Davies y The Kinks.