Led Zeppelin: Shadows Taller Than Our Souls - Hardcover

Cross, Charles R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061809144 ISBN 13: 9780061809149

Verlag: Dey Street Books, 2009

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In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Zeppelin’s first album release, Led Zeppelin offers generations of fans a critical, retrospective re-evaluation of the band’s mystery-enshrouded saga, as told by New York Times bestselling biographer Charles R. Cross. Cross, the author of Heavier Than Heaven: The Biography of Kurt Cobain, analyzes each of Zeppelin’s nine albums, arguing that the Gods of Rock sold millions because of the intricate musical depth that they brought to so many genres—not just the thudding, metal aspect of their sound.

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Charles R. Cross has written nine books, including Heavier Than Heaven: The Biography of Kurt Cobain, which was a New York Times bestseller, won the 2002 ASCAP Award for Outstanding Biography, and was called "one of the most moving and revealing books ever written about a rock star" by the Los Angeles Times. He is also the author of the New York Times bestseller Room Full of Mirrors: The Biography of Jimi Hendrix and was the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock & Roll, with Ann and Nancy Wilson. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

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This commemorative edition includes:

• 90 full-color and black-and-white images, including some never-before-published and rare photos.
• 20 interactive and rare memorabilia, including tickets, posters, stickers, and more!
• An audio CD containing a historically significant interview with Jimmy Page.
• A keepsake slipcase, making Led Zeppelin a fitting tribute to the legendary sound of the band.

In 1968, the electrifying potion of musical greats Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham exploded onto the rock scene as Led Zeppelin. Their palpable, walloping beats in combination with their extraordinarily lyrical atmospherics quickly transcended the boundaries of traditional music to earn them the moniker "Gods of Rock." In Led Zeppelin: Shadow Taller Than Our Souls, Charles R. Cross looks past the over-told saga of Zeppelin's offstage antics to reexamine the reasons why the band garnered millions of screaming fans in the first place—the exquisite depth of their music. In an unprecedented format filled with interactive, historic memorabilia, this charged piece of rock criticism surveys Zeppelin's entire career, explores their landmark contributions, album by album, and displays stunning photographs and significant ephemera.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Dey Street Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0061809144
• ISBN 13: 9780061809149
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 104
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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