Author: Martin Popoff
Publisher: Voyageur Press
ISBN: 1627883754
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In the 1980s, heavy metal went mainstream. The dark themes and brain-busting riffage of bands like Black Sabbath and Deep Purple suddenly fell out of favor—replaced by a new legion of metalheads whose themes of girls, partying, girls, drugs, and girls were presented amid shredding solos and power ballads and who were somehow more acceptable to the masses. In this ultimate guide to the subgenre, acclaimed heavy-metal journalist Martin Popoff examines hair metal in an all-encompassing oral history jacked up by a kaleidoscope of outrageous and previously unpublished quotes, anecdotes, photos, and memorabilia. The Big Book of Hair Metal features the observations of dozens of musicians, producers, promoters, label execs, and hangers-on in examining hair metal’s rise and fall as well as all the bands that kept Aqua Net in business through the Reagan recession: Twisted Sister, Bon Jovi, Poison, Mötley Crüe, Ratt, Warrant, Great White, Whitesnake, Cinderella, Vixen, Skid Row, L.A. Guns, Guns N’ Roses, and dozens more. In crafting a narrative of hair metal, Popoff also examines the factors that contributed to the movement’s rise (including MTV, Reagan’s “morning in America,” and a general move toward prudish morals); the bands that inspired it (the Sweet, New York Dolls, Alice Cooper, and KISS, for a start); and the scenes that nurtured it (the Sunset Strip, anyone?). The ride finally ended circa 1991, when hair metal was replaced by grunge, but what a ride it was. Here it is in all of its primped-up glory.
Language: en
Pages: 227
Pages: 227
In the 1980s, heavy metal went mainstream. The dark themes and brain-busting riffage of bands like Black Sabbath and Deep Purple suddenly fell out of favor—replaced by a new legion of metalheads whose themes of girls, partying, girls, drugs, and girls were presented amid shredding solos and power ballads and
Language: en
Pages: 304
Pages: 304
The Big Book of Rock & Roll Names tells the behind-the-scenes stories of how the world’s most popular and influential rock and pop acts got their names. By turns fascinating, funny, and bizarre, the pages offer insight into the peculiar choices and idiosyncratic psychologies of hundreds of top musicians from
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Books about Focus On: 100 Most Popular American Rock Songwriters
Language: en
Pages: 175
Pages: 175
Presents a history of American hair metal music, looking at such groups as Bon Jovi, Cinderella, Dokken, Poison, and Guns n' Roses.
Language: en
Pages: 1104
Pages: 1104
Includes words and phrases from United States history and from such current subcultures as technology and the Internet, the media, recent immigrants, and fashion.
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Перекладено 35 мовами світу. Понад 67 тижнів № 1 у рейтингу бестселерів The New York Times. Продано понад 3 000 000 примірників. Втомилися від звичайного прибирання? За методом КонМарі ви приберете раз і назавжди! Він не зводиться до набору правил, як сортувати та зберігати речі. Це інструкція зі способу мислення,
Language: en
Pages: 672
Pages: 672
Have yourself a crooked little Christmas with The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries. Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler collects sixty of his all-time favorite holiday crime stories--many of which are difficult or nearly impossible to find anywhere else. From classic Victorian tales by Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, and
Language: en
Pages: 240
Pages: 240
Language: en
Pages: 34
Pages: 34
This book is all about Heavy Metal bass playing. It can be very fast and complicated. A variety of grooves (open string, octave, hammer-on) that range from old school to contemporary are presented. Rhythmic studies and rhythm section awareness are also a focal point. Working with space and complicated kicks
Language: en
Pages: 336
Pages: 336
Decorative painting is the art of painting on home furnishings and fabric. This book provides comprehensive coverage of this art, and features techniques for painting on furniture, fabric, wood and tin.