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Book on VDGG and Peter Hammill songs.
If you had to summarize, you could call this book a critical appreciation of the albums and concerts of Van der Graaf Generator and Peter Hammill as seen through the eyes of a fan who calls himself "Lemming," a sort of self-deprecating reference to his (once) sycophantic (now cured?) fervor for the music. He chronicles his love of the music over the years and how it relates to his personal life, and his friendship with another aficionado, a character he refers to as "Cog." What makes The Lemming Chronicles so appealing is that you get the story from a fan who was actually there at the time and witnessed the events first hand. All the way from the first time he laid eyes upon the "Four young gangling guys who loped onto the scaffolding stage after a warm introduction by John Peel," to the '71 concert where a friend tripped over Hammill's guitar case backstage, to a very eye-opening account of a Hammill / Keith Ellis duo opening slot for Marillion. It runs to almost… Read More

UK: Constable, 2016. NEW. New. <b>REVIEW - </b><br /><br />"Intelligent and captivating...Don't miss it." - "People Magazine"<br />""<br />"One of the best celebrity memoirs of the year ... elegantly written and revealing." - "The Hollywood Reporter""Carly Simon could have gotten away with just the name-dropping. In her life, she's crossed paths with an astonishing range of famous people, from Cat Stevens and Jimi Hendrix to Benny Goodman and Albert Einstein. So it's a pleasant surprise that in her compelling new autobiography, "Boys in the Trees," she lays out her naked emotions and insecurities, and that she proves to be a supple writer with a gift for descriptions."- "Rolling Stone"<p>"A lyrical look back at her childhood, her career, and oh, the men in her life...anecdote-filled...dishy without being salacious. There s plenty here for fans to feast… Read More

'For those who might have thought that Paul Simon was restricted to "pretty boy" songs such as the straightforwardly sentimental Bridge Over Troubled Water, written to service and display Art Garfunkel's voice, Lyrics 1964 - 2008 will be a revelation' Jewish Chronicle 5/12 'There's no real analysis or critique but Kidd's elegant design, plus the pictures from Simon's photo albums and pages from his notebooks, make this a worthwhile tribute' Record Collector, March edition

DescriptionA biography of the Mancunian band, Stone Roses, who are descibed as the founding figures of Britpop. Achieving sell-out stadium tours worldwide, they are profiled here using interviews and photographs

2006 BOOK ABOUT SPRINGSTEEN'S 100 BEST SONGS

The book has been read and lying on a shelf for some time; some tanning as expected for a book of nearly twenty years old.
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Van der Graaf Generator were one of the most unique and important groups to emerge from the British 'underground' music scene of the late 60's and early 70s. Between 1969 and 1978 they created a body of work which in turn excited, overwhelmed, electrified, bedazzled, frustrated, and moved fans and critics alike. With their records and extreme live performances, they earned an intense international cult following, creating music which was considered brilliant by some and inaccessible by others. Over the years, the music of Van der Graaf Generator and lyrics of Peter Hammill have continued to exert a widespread, powerful influence. Now back together again after a 27 year break, Van der Graaf Generator continue to be a source of interest for fans, musicians, and the critics, who have universally lauded their reformation. Sold out concerts and a new album, which has attracted… Read More

Book has some staining Review:
I find Stump a reliable guide to the McLaughlin territory, especially the post-Mahavishnu I work. Having parted company with the guitarist when he formed Shakti - a narrow-minded decision, I now realise - this book has prompted me to re-engage with McLaughlin, with mostly pleasurable results.

Although they have recorded over 50 albums in 30 years, Tangerine Dream remain one of the most elusive and difficult to categorize of music groups. Author Paul Stump, self-confessed TD fan, presents a critical discography that picks its way through new releases and dud disks that failed to ignite. He traces the development of electronic music and the shifting musical stances and line-ups that have proliferated Tangerine Dream's long career.
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Providing fascinating profiles of musicians and bands ranging from the popular and influential Eric Clapton and Mike Bloomfield to lesser-known artists such as Bakerloo and Black Cat Bones, this collection spans a vibrant period in which blues music enjoyed a significant renaissance due largely to young white musicians who fused it with rock 'n' roll. Exhaustive searches of 1960s and 1970s rock journalism are combined with up-to-date personal interviews to create new, fuller pictures of the musicians who defined this genre, and new light is shed on the riveting dynamics that shaped and ultimately defined combustible groups such as the Yardbirds, Cream, and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. Included are in-depth artist biographies, discographies, and discussions of the artists' critical and commercial impact