Before I Get Old: The Story of the Who - Couverture souple

Marsh, Dave

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0859650839 ISBN 13 : 9780859650830

Editeur : Plexus Publishing Ltd, 1989

Synopsis

Before I Get Old is one of the best books ever written about rock'n'roll, discarding much of the mythology that often surrounds a lesser informed appraisal of the Who. It tells the story of six personalities - songwriter and guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle, drummer Keith Moon and singer Roger Daltrey, plus their original managers Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp.
Here are the band's origins within the steamy nightlife of London, their meteoric rise to fame, the laughter and the pathos, the craziness of the world they inhabited, the drugs, the destruction, the vandalism, the debts - and, of course, the music. In short, every element that makes up the fascinating, shocking and hilarious story of the Who.
Before I Get Old is essential reading, an exhaustive study of an exhausting band who always lived up to their legend.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

'Remains the best Who book . . . and stands as the most controversial.'--Greg Kot, Rolling Stone

'Certainly the most exhaustive and informed book ever written on the group.'--Mick Brown, the Guardian

The Who, without a doubt one of history's most listened to and talked about rock bands, burst upon a startled world in the early sixties and for nearly twenty years since have maintained a pre-eminent position in shaping the sound and style of a generation. Subject to reams of media criticism throughout their career, the Who themselves have often remained aloof preferring it seems to let their music speak for them, except for Pete Townshend, their lead guitarist, who became a spokesman for his generation.

When best-selling Rolling Stone writer Dave Marsh, who has been a passionate believer in, and a tough critic of the group since the early sixties, was invited by Pete Townshend to write a history of their legendary band, he spent three years investigating and researching their story.

Before I get Old is the first book to discard the myth and nonsense, so much a part of the usual Who coverage: it tells the story of not one but six personalities - the band themselves and their two enigmatic managers, Lambert and Stamp. In short, every inch of fascinating, shocking, hilarious or provocatively relevant material on the Who and their wild and crazy lives and careers is here in this story.

Revue de presse

Dave Marsh's Before I Get Old: The Story of the Who, remains the best Who book for its blend of reportage, musical analysis and cultural perspective, and stands as the most controversial. --Greg Kot, Rolling Stone

Dave Marsh's exhaustive and enjoyable study of The Who's life and times...tells you all you need to know about what drove The Who, a group who spent their entire career on the cusp of things, straddling R&B and Mod, Mod and heavy rock, heavy rock and punk, and rarely fitting comfortably... Marsh has written a reverent, intelligent and keenly readable account. --Mojo

Before I Get Old: The Story of the Who is certainly the most exhaustive and informed book ever written on the group. --Mick Brown, The Guardian

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Plexus Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0859650839
• ISBN 13: 9780859650830
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 546
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible