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Nirvana (Hardcover)
Gillian G. Gaar, Chuck Crisafulli
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Spawned in the intensely fertile music scene that blossomed in and
around Seattle in the late 1980s, Nirvana instantly distinguished
itself from the bulk of its peers by virtue of the singular passion
that drove its leader, Kurt Cobain. Few were prepared for worldwide
Nirvana-mania set off by the 1991 release of Nevermind. With the
instantaneous success of 'Smells Like Teen Spirit,' the album
stormed the charts. Their next album, In Utero, was the last studio
recording released by Nirvana: the demons that made Cobain's
writing so powerful took their toll: he took his own life less than
a year later. Although the band released just five albums,
Nirvana's influence is certain to be felt for many years to come:
Nirvana, an unofficial publication, shows the multiple reasons
behind that impact through the words of the band, their friends and
their colleagues. Through interviews with those close to the band
coupled with intensive archive research, the unique status this
band occupies-as representatives of the time, and as timeless
songwriters-will be revealed.
On January 1, 1967, a new contract between 'Colonel' Tom Parker and
his sole client, Elvis Presley, gave Parker a 50 per cent cut of
royalties and profits that Presely generated. It was an unashamed
grab for a bigger piece of a pie that had actually been shrinking
for some time. Parker's plan to re-establish Presley as a star
after he left the army in 1960 had been successful at first, with
the success of films like "G.I. Blues" and "Blue Hawaii" and their
soundtracks. But as the decade progressed the films became
formulaic, the music bland, and sales declined. By 1967 Presley's
singles struggled to break the top 20, and he hadn't had a number
one for six years. Yet by the end of 1968 he was artistically
revitalized, re-emerging in a TV comeback special of December that
year slimmed down for the now iconic black leather suit, playing
country-soul influenced rock like he meant it and loved it. It was
the pivotal moment of the second great period of Presley's career,
which lasted through to the end of 1970, during which he recorded
some of his most enduring records, including "Suspicious Minds" and
"In The Ghetto". In "Return Of The King" author Gillian Gaar shows
how Presley reclaimed his crown, making an extraordinary transition
from fading MoR balladeer to engaged, vital artist.
Elvis passed away in 1977 but his spirit lives on. His records
still sell, his movies are still hugely popular and his concerts
are still discussed by new generations of fans. The Elvis Presley
estate has tens of thousands of photographs and miles of video
footage from all eras of Elvis' career and fans' hunger for new
imagery and information on the King remains unsated. This
publication is a beautiful, desirable package, ideal for any Elvis
fan. This book tells the personal story of Elvis and his
relationships with those near and dear to him and contains more
than 150 colour and black and white photographs from the Graceland
archives, accompanied by insightful text from an author with a
proven Elvis track record. To take you closer than ever before to
the King, 30 items of rare memorabilia are carefully reproduced on
the page, including personal letters, receipts, telegrams,
publicity material and other fascinating items which provide new
insight into the life of a legend. There are photographs of Elvis
himself, Elvis with friends and family, and all manner of personal
artifacts, including guitars, jewelry, clothing, vehicles and more.
(Book). Nirvana is one of the most influential bands in rock
history, and even now, nearly 20 years after Kurt Cobain's death,
the reverence in which they are held is undiminished. Books have
been written about Nirvana before, but they tend to concentrate on
the band's superstar period and Kurt Cobain's demise, while skating
over the early years. In Entertain Us, Gillian Gaar redresses the
balance by examining in forensic detail the band's rise to fame,
and their first album, Bleach . Drawing on archive material and
interviews with many key people in the story, she traces Nirvana's
formation, its early recordings and many personnel changes, and the
arrival of Dave Grohl to complete the familiar three-piece line up.
By critiquing every song the band recorded in this period, tracing
influences and unpicking complex relationships between band
members, associates and record labels, Gaar gets to the heart of a
compelling story.
Though "Nevermind" was Nirvana's most commercially successful
album, and the record that broke them - and the grunge phenomenon -
internationally, "In Utero" has increasingly become regarded as the
band's best album, both by the critics and the band members
themselves. Instead of sticking to the "grunge pop" formula that
made Nevermind so palatable to the mainstream, Nirvana chose
instead to challenge their audience, producing an album that the
band's creative force, Kurt Cobain, said truly matched his vision
of what he had always wanted his band to sound like. Here, the full
story behind the creation of "In Utero" is told for the first time.
Gillian G. Gaar's critically acclaimed, breakthrough book, the
first full history of women in rock and pop ever written, became an
instant classic upon its publication in 1992. Arranged
chronologically and told with impassioned detail, She's A Rebel
charts a half century of women performers from the early R and B
singers of the 1950s, to the girl groups, Motown acts, folksingers,
and rock chicks of the 1960s, to the punk rebels and pop divas of
the 1970s, to the brash all-girl bands, rappers, and riot grrls of
the 1980s and 1990s. This expanded ten-year anniversary edition
features over 75 photos and includes three all-new chapters on all
the major artists of the last decade as well as an insider's look
at the music industry and the emerging power of women rock stars.
With new preface by Yoko Ono and dozens of new profiles and
interviews with performerssuch as Courtney Love, L7, Bikini Kill,
the Breeders, Sarah McLachlan, Ani di Franco, Sheryl Crow, Sleater
Kinney, Alanis Morrisette, Lucinda Williams, Mariah Carey,
Destiny's Child, Lauryn Hill, Christina Aguilera, Nelly Furtado,
Bjork, and many others this book captures the amazing explosion of
women's voices and talent in the music world. "[She's A Rebel] is
as thoroughly entertaining as it is researched ...It's exhaustive
and exhilarating. "Billboard"
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