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Alex Harvey was active in the music industry from the very birth of
British rock and roll. A Zelig-like figure, he won a contest to
become Scotland’s Tommy Steele in the 1950s, followed the Beatles
to Hamburg in the early 1960s, dabbled in psychedelic rock during
the Summer of Love, and joined the house band of counterculture
musical Hair at the close of the decade. By the time 1972 rolled
around, he had been there and done that, but had never made it big.
He was 37 years old, and thinking of calling it a day. Also
thinking of calling it a day were Scottish hard rockers Tear Gas.
They had released two albums, each with a different line-up, none
of which set the world alight, and now their singer wanted out. In
a last-ditch effort to salvage something, Alex Harvey and Tear
Gas’s respective managers decided to unite their respective acts.
The result was Sensational. This book examines not only the eight
albums by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, but also Harvey’s
earlier work with his Soul Band and solo, and his post-SAHB
releases. It also reviews those two Tear Gas albums as well as
Fourplay, the album SAHB released without Alex.
They pulled on their platform boots and slapped on the makeup when
everybody else was discarding theirs. Their albums were subject to
poor production, scathing reviews, and commercial indifference.
Other bands refused to have them as their opening act. Their record
company was up against the wall. By all reasoning, they should have
become one of the 'lost' bands of the 1970s, like the Harlots of
42nd Street or the Hollywood Stars. Yet in 1975 Kiss unexpectedly
came Alive! and by the following year, they were the biggest rock
and roll band - and brand - in America. This is a journey through
Kiss's first and most storied decade. It is the story of the four
men behind the masks, and the music they made, the studio albums,
the legendary live albums, and of one of the greatest rock follies
in music history, the four simultaneously released solo album.
Along the way, it tells of the costumes and the concerts, the
merchandise and the Marvel comic books, the television appearances
and the disastrous 1978 movie, Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park.
And having bestrode the 1970s like an unstoppable colossus, it ends
with Kiss under siege, beset by changing public taste without, and
combustible personalities within.
Bruce Springsteen called him 'one of the great, great American
songwriters', Jackson Browne hailed him as 'the first and foremost
proponent of song noir', and Stephen King once said that if he
could write like him, he 'would be a happy guy'. The list of
artists that lined up to appear on his records include Bruce
Springsteen, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Dave Gilmour and Emmylou
Harris. So how is it that most people, if they have heard of Warren
Zevon at all, know him only as 'that Werewolves' guy'? This book
goes beyond that solitary hit single to examine all aspects of
Zevon's multifaceted, five-decade career, from his beginnings in
the slightly psychedelic folk duo Lyme and Cybelle, through to his
commercial breakthrough in the late Seventies with Excitable Boy,
his critically acclaimed late Eighties comeback Sentimental
Hygiene, his decline into cult obscurity, and his triumphant if
heart-breaking final testament, The Wind, released just prior to
his death in 2003. Along the way the reader will discover one of
rock's consummate balladeers, as well as a cast of characters
including doomed drug dealers, psychopathic adolescents, outlaws of
the Old West, BDSM fetishists, ghostly gunslingers, an unfeasibly
large assembly of apes, and, yes, lycanthropes unleashed on the
streets of London.
For many, T. Rex founder Marc Bolan remains forever frozen in time
as the poster boy of glam, the pop-rock genre he effectively
launched with his March 1971 Top of the Pops appearance to promote
'Hot Love', the band's first number one single. To see Bolan only
in this light is to view him through too narrow a focus. In John's
Children he flirted with modernist art-rock. He sang folk songs of
an otherworldly England in Tyrannosaurus Rex and became a teen idol
while straddling the singles and album charts like a rock colossus
and he also experimented with his unique brand of interstellar
soul. Finally, he proclaimed himself 'the Godfather of Punk' and
became its patron, touring with The Damned and giving several major
new wave acts their first television exposure. This book examines
all aspects of Bolan's career, from the genre-defying My People
Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair... through the transitional A
Beard of Stars and T. Rex albums, the misunderstood Zinc Alloy and
the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow and the should-have-been comeback
Futuristic Dragon. Along the way, it discusses Unicorn, the
defining document of the Tyrannosaurus Rex years, and the essential
T. Rex trilogy of Electric Warrior, The Slider and Tanx, arguing
why they should be regarded as such.
Having been classified by the Air Ministry as a 'Master Diversion'
airfield, RAF Manston was for many years open twenty-four hours a
day and available to both civil and military aircraft 365 days a
year. It was also later equipped with the Pyrene foam system, which
both civil and military aircraft could use when they had problems
with their undercarriage: there is no doubt that the foam carpet
saved many lives. The most spectacular occasion that it was used
was on 20 April 1967 when a British Eagle Britannia made a complete
wheels-up landing. It is claimed that Manston was the only station
to serve in every command of the RAF and until its closure in 1999;
it probably dealt with more diverse types of aircraft than any
other station. During its eighty-three years as a Royal Naval/ RAF
airfield, it played host to the Sopwith Camel, Spitfire, Bf 109, He
111, B-29, B-47, Tu-104, F-84 and Concorde, plus many other types
that are too numerous to mention.
What does it mean to do theology and philosophy in our contemporary
academia? What is the notion of good life in the 21st century
university? One distinctive tradition of philosophical and
theological investigation has been working since early modernity to
offer answers to these questions, the Society of Jesus, founded in
1540 by Ignatius of Loyola. The engaging and original contributions
in this volume examine topics such as faith, science and reason,
secularism, naturalism, humanism and Ignatian spirituality. The
opening text outlines the vision of Jesuit education and is
followed by historical analyses of sources such as St Ignatius of
Loyola and Mary Ward, to show the relevance of these methodologies
for other texts and practices. The contributions explore the
relationship between philosophy and theology, challenge the
dominant perspectives such as naturalism and secularisation, and
propose a new way of thinking. This livelydiscussion engages with
contemporary issues in the sphere of interreligious dialogue,
bioethics, citizenship and human rights.
This 2005 compilation of 45 case studies documents disparate
experiences among economies in addressing the challenges of
participating in the WTO. It demonstrates that success or failure
is strongly influenced by how governments and private sector
stakeholders organise themselves at home. The contributors, mainly
from developing countries, give examples of participation with
lessons for others. They show that when the system is accessed and
employed effectively, it can serve the interests of poor and rich
countries alike. However, a failure to communicate among interested
parties at home often contributes to negative outcomes on the
international front. Above all, these case studies demonstrate that
the WTO creates a framework within which sovereign decision-making
can unleash important opportunities or undermine the potential
benefits flowing from a rules-based international environment that
promotes open trade.
As the ultimate arbiter in the global trade regime, the dispute
settlement system of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is a body
whose workings should be known to business people and their counsel
everywhere. Here is a book - reviewed for accuracy by the WTO but
written independently - that provides an uncomplicated but thorough
explanation of the system, its purpose, its rules, and the role it
plays in the management of the international economy. Peter
Gallagher, a former trade negotiator and a specialist in the
Uruguay Round agreements, answers such questions as: what sort of
disputes does the WTO deal with?; can business or citizens use the
WTO dispute system?; is it possible to get a temporary injunction
to stop some action?; how much does it cost a to bring a case?; how
far can you keep on appealing a decision?; what processes does a
Panel follow?; what does the Appellate Body review?; what process
does the Appellate Body follow?; how does intervention by other
parties affect a dispute? As a handy guide to "bringing a case"
before the WTO, or responding to a case already in progress, this
easy-to-use book should prove an ideal starting point for lawyers,
business people, or government officials confronted with a
disputable trade issue.
Developing countries comprise a two-thirds majority of the
membership of the World Trade Organization, with nearly 30 of these
classed by the UN as being among the 48 least-developed countries
in the world. In order to ensure the equitable participation of
these countries in the benefits of the global trading system, the
GATT Uruguay Round Agreements that created the WTO accorded special
and differential treatment to developing countries. This guide
covers these provisions of the WTO Agreements, with detailed
information on how developing countries can benefit from special
rules governing such areas as; access to developed country markets
in all major commodities and services, the dispute settlement
process, trade policy review, foreign direct investment,
environmental and labour standards, and technical assistance. The
Guide also offers the reader case studies on how some developing
country members of the WTO (Uganda, India, and Cote d'Ivoire) are
making progress in working with the obligations and the benefits
provided to them by the WTO Agreements.
This 2005 book was commissioned by the World Trade Organization
(WTO) as a factual account of the first decade of its existence. It
aims to cover the principal activities of the WTO as the successor
to GATT and the steps taken to establish a global trading system.
Peter Gallagher, the author, is an independent trade analyst and
consultant, who records what might be regarded as the WTO's main
achievements as well as describing the controversies that have
arisen in its first ten years. A useful reference book for policy
makers, journalists, members of trade delegations and for everyone
who requires a detailed understanding of the workings of the WTO.
This 2005 compilation of 45 case studies documents disparate
experiences among economies in addressing the challenges of
participating in the WTO. It demonstrates that success or failure
is strongly influenced by how governments and private sector
stakeholders organise themselves at home. The contributors, mainly
from developing countries, give examples of participation with
lessons for others. They show that when the system is accessed and
employed effectively, it can serve the interests of poor and rich
countries alike. However, a failure to communicate among interested
parties at home often contributes to negative outcomes on the
international front. Above all, these case studies demonstrate that
the WTO creates a framework within which sovereign decision-making
can unleash important opportunities or undermine the potential
benefits flowing from a rules-based international environment that
promotes open trade.
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