John Lennon: 1980 Playlist - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook John Lennon: 1980 Playlist write by Tim English. This book was released on 2020-09-24. John Lennon: 1980 Playlist available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For the first time, John Lennon: 1980 Playlist examines the music this legendarily figure was listening to in the year of his creative rebirth, and how that music impacted his life. Reggae, new wave, blues, country, R & B, early rock and roll, ambient and gospel; John listened to it all and loved it all. Readers will learn:* What John thought about punk bands like the Clash and the new wave music so popular in 1980.* That John's eclectic musical taste made him an unlikely fan of Bing Crosby, Noel Coward, and even Morris Albert's schmaltz classic "Feelings."* How Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan and Bob Marley each inspired John to write a new song of his own in 1980. * How songs by Queen and the B-52s inspired John to re-enter the recording studio for the first time in five years.* The event that spurred John and Yoko to return to the studio just a couple of weeks after Double Fantasy was released.* The Doobie Brothers track that lent its title to one of John's Double Fantasy songs.* The rock, disco, funk, country, and pop songs John was listening to that year.John Lennon: 1980 Playlist examines the music of an incredibly diverse list of artists that provided the soundtrack to John's final year including David Bowie, Dolly Parton, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Presley, Jermaine Jackson, the Knack, Kate Bush, Devo, B.B. King, Yoko Ono, Elvis Costello, the Vapors, Donna Summer, Tina Turner, Bobby Darin, Christopher Cross, Olivia Newton-John and the Cars, to name but a few. In John Lennon: 1980 Playlist readers will learn not only what John had to say about these artists, but how their music resonated in John's life, sometimes even influencing crucial decisions he made that year. All of this is placed in the context of the time, the turbulent year of 1980.Even the most jaded of Beatlemanics will learn something new in John Lennon: 1980 Playlist.Even the most jaded Beatlemaniacs will discover new information and insights in John Lennon: 1980 Playlist!
John Lennon, 1980
John Lennon, 1980 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook John Lennon, 1980 write by Kenneth Womack. This book was released on 2020. John Lennon, 1980 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For Lennon, 1980 had begun as a ceaseless shopping spree in which he and wife Yoko Ono fell into the doldrums of purchasing blue-chip real estate and indulging their every whim. But for John, that pivotal year would climax in several moments of creative triumph as he rediscovered his artistic self in dramatic fashion, only to be cut down by an assassin's bullets on Monday, December 8th, 1980, in the prime of a new life that was only just beginning to blossom.
Still the Greatest
Still the Greatest - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Still the Greatest write by Andrew Grant Jackson. This book was released on 2012-07-20. Still the Greatest available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. As recommended by USA Today and excerpted on Rolling Stone.com! More than forty years after breaking up, The Beatles remain the biggest-selling and most influential group in the history of popular music. Fans endlessly replay their songs, craving more, while thousands of cover versions of their songs have been recorded and performed. Band biographies, pop music histories, song books, and academic titles on the Fab Four clutter shelves. But never has there been a definitive guide to the finest songs of The Beatles after they called it quits. Still the Greatest is a love song to the songwriting and recording achievements of Paul, John, George, and Ringo after each struck out on his own. In this creative history, Jackson selects the best songs in each solo career and organizes them into fantasy albums they might have formed had the legendary group stayed together. This romp through the post–Beatles history of each artist delves into the circumstances behind the composition, recording, and reception of each work, offering a refreshing take on how spectacular much of The Beatles’ second act truly is. Jackson assesses the more than seventy albums and nine hundred songs the four collectively released, selecting the crème de la crème of their output. Still the Greatest brims with facts (release dates, writing and performing credits, and information about production techniques) and insightful analyses of the music and lyrics. In telling the stories behind the songs, Jackson recounts the remarkable influence the Post Fab Four continued to have long after the big split. Both a handy reference and an engrossing cover-to-cover read, Still the Greatest is an invaluable companion for those who thought it all ended with the 1970 album Let It Be.
This Day in Music
This Day in Music - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook This Day in Music write by Neil Cossar. This book was released on 2014-08. This Day in Music available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Births, deaths and marriages, No1 singles, drug busts and arrests, famous gigs and awards... all these and much more appear in this fascinating 50 year almanac.Using a page for every day of the calendar year, the author records a variety of rock and pop events that took place on a given day of the month across the years.This Day in Music is fully illustrated with hundreds of pictures, cuttings and album covers, making this the must-have book for any pop music fan.
Sounds Like Teen Spirit
Sounds Like Teen Spirit - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sounds Like Teen Spirit write by Timothy English. This book was released on 2007-10-12. Sounds Like Teen Spirit available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "A fun read that'll have you replaying the songs in your mind and on your stereo." -Chicago Tribune Have you ever listened to a new song and felt as if you'd heard it before? It's not your imagination. Melodies are "borrowed," consciously or subconsciously, more than you might think. For instance, do you know: That U2's "Beautiful Day" shares part of its tune with an a-ha hit from the eighties? Why Huey Lewis was so upset when he first heard Ray Parker Jr.'s "Ghostbusters"? How John Lennon's classic "Imagine" bears an uncanny resemblance to a novelty record cut by his dad? Sounds Like Teen Spirit tells the fascinating true stories behind these and many other "sound-alike" songs. Showcasing well-known artists from the Beatles to Kraftwerk, the Staple Singers to U2, it's a virtual catalog of pop music's "secret history" for casual and hardcore rock-and-roll fans alike. With this entertaining and informative guide, you'll be surprised by the tremendously varied musical influences on your favorite songwriters and performers, and you'll develop a genuine appreciation for what it takes to create a melody that is comfortable and pleasing and yet fresh and original. Best of all, you're sure to discover some great artists and songs and hear familiar music in a fresh, new way!
