The Smiths FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Most Important British Band of the 1980s - Softcover

Buch 12 von 80: FAQ

Luerssen, John D.

 
9781480394490: The Smiths FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Most Important British Band of the 1980s
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1480394491 ISBN 13: 9781480394490
Verlag: Backbeat, 2015

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Revered and massively influential, the Smiths have been called the most important band of the fertile U.K. 1980s music scene. While the group was only active for five years (1982 to 1987), the cult of the Manchester-reared foursome has ballooned in the three decades since its dissolution.

Despite a $75 million offer to reunite for a two month tour in 2007, Morrissey and Johnny Marr, the group's principals, refused, opting to leave their legend untainted. The Smiths have since influenced a who's who of alternative music, including Death Cab for Cutie, Radiohead, the Killers, Jeff Buckley, Pete Yorn, the Decemberists, and Oasis.

Featuring a foreword by guitarist and "Fifth Smith" who played with the band in 1986, The Smiths FAQ traces the band's history with clarity and detail, illuminating such questions as Who were the Nosebleeds? Why did Morrissey shun the Ramones? Who were the Paris Valentinos? What was Cult guitarist Billy Duffy's connection to the band? How was Morrissey injured during the group's U.S. debut performance? What Smiths single paid homage to T. Rex?. John D. Luerssen (author of FAQ series titles about U2, Bruce Springsteen, and Nirvana) gathers the indispensable early facts, the legendary stories, and inimitable anecdotes that make this a must-own tome for all fans.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

JOHN D. LUERSSEN (Westfield, NJ) first discovered the Smiths in late 1984 when he heard "How Soon Is Now?" on the Jersey Shore's long-defunct WHTG-FM. His first ever record review was of Meat Is Murder, which ran in his high school's student newspaper the following spring. Luerssen has written several books, including Bruce Springsteen FAQ, U2 FAQ, and Nirvana FAQ, and has written for Rolling Stone, Billboard, AXS, AOL Music, and American Songwriter.

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Verlag
Backbeat
Erscheinungsdatum
2015
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1480394491
ISBN 13 
9781480394490
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
310
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