Alternative Rock

Dave Thompson

ISBN 10: 0879306076 / ISBN 13: 9780879306076

Verlag: Hal Leonard Corporation, GB, 2000

This book looks inside the artists and music that transformed the American and British soundscape of the 1980s and '90s. Scene-setting essays - some with interviews of key figures - explore alternative rock's primary influences, from Captain Beefheart to Brian Eno, and its many subgenres, from punk to grunge and Brit pop to trip hop. Reviews and profiles cover over 2 000 recordings and more than 500 musicians, such as The Beastie Boys, The Cure, R.E.M., Marilyn Manson, XTC and hundreds more. This comprehensive guide also examines the cultural scenes, technologies and people behind the alternative sound. From the author of Depeche Mode and Never Fade Away: The Kurt Cobain Story. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LU-9780879306076

Inhaltsangabe:

This book looks inside the artists and music that transformed the American and British soundscape of the 1980s and '90s. Scene-setting essays ä some with interviews of key figures ä explore alternative rock's primary influences from Captain Beefheart to Brian Eno and its many subgenres from punk to grunge and Brit pop to trip hop. Reviews and profiles cover over 2 000 recordings and more than 500 musicians such as The Beastie Boys The Cure R.E.M. Marilyn Manson XTC and hundreds more. This comprehensive guide also examines the cultural scenes technologies and people behind the alternative sound. From the author of ÊDepeche ModeÊ and ÊNever Fade Away: The Kurt Cobain StoryÊ.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Dave Thompson is the author of Depeche Mode, Go Phish, and The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Alternative Rock
Verlag: Hal Leonard Corporation, GB
Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: New