The Music Of George Harrison-Far from being 'the quiet one ' George Harrison was a writer and arranger of terrific power and beauty and his guitar playing was fundamental to the sound and success of The Beatles.Simon Leng presents the most comprehensive evaluation of the art and music of George Harrison ever published from the star's initial early influences right up to his final collection of songs Brainwashed. Treating each song with unprecedented analysis Leng reveals Harrison's eclectic approach - from teenage Nashville twang through Indian raga psychedelia gospel soul and pure pop - thoroughly defining Harrison's role in The Beatles. First hand accounts of theConcert For Bangla Desh and the making of All Things Must Pass take the reader deep into the most fertile and controversial periods of Harrison's long solo career.Enhanced with insights from key figures who worked closely with Harrison throughout his extraordinary career this biography is a remarkably stirring study and portrait of a great artist whose musical and spiritual quest changed the lives of millions of people around the world while redefining popular music and rock'n'roll.

Prince has cut a singular path through the heart of popular music for more than 30 years. After making some of the most inventive albums of the '80s – including 1999 Purple Rain and Sign of the Times– he turned his attention to redefining his role in the music industry changing his name to an unpronounceable symbol declaring war on his record label Warner Bros. and leading the internet revolution. His subsequentcareer has had many ups and downs but he remains a major commercial and artistic force as evidenced by his ability to sell out the O2 Arena in London for 21 nights in succession in 2007. In 2010 he announced that the internetwas “over” and released his latest album 20Ten as a free cover-mounted CD with several European publications. Prince: Chaos Disorder and Revolution is an authoritative chronicle of one of popularmusic's true mavericks. Covering every album every movie and every tour it includes profiles of various key collaborators assesses the artist's various business dealings and details his many and varied side projects –on stage on record on screen and beyond.

Written by Brett Morgen with Richard Bienstock, Cobain: Montage Of Heck is a true goldmine of exclusive material collected and created for the acclaimed documentary. Delving further into the interviews, art and photography used in the film, this book is the perfect companion piece to the definitive film on this genuine legend's life.Even if you haven't yet seen the film, or you've loved it and have been left wanting more, Cobain: Montage Of Heck will definitely quench your thirst for all things Kurt Cobain and Nirvana. The legendary singer, songwriter and guitarist has gone down in history as almost a mythically brilliant voice of a generation, turning late 20th century angst into electrifying rock music. Brett Morgen's Montage Of Heck documentary was fully authorised by the Cobain family, after his widow Courtney Love approached him with the idea for the film.Getting exclusive access to Cobain's personal and family archives was an unprecedented achievement, allowing Morgen to delve deeply into home movies, recordings, artwork, photography, demos and journals, presenting an intimate portrait of Cobain's personal life as well as his astonishing artistry. The exclusive interviews in the film have provided fans with incredible insight into Cobain's life, featuring words from all the key figures like Courtney Love, Krist Novoselic, and his parents. Included in this book are extended versions of these interviews, giving unbridled vision into his life and work, told by the people who knew him best.Accompanying these interviews are some incredible and often never-before-seen visuals including animation stills from the films, personal art, candid photography and other treasures from his personal archive. Looking at these visuals, readers will find a true sense of the tortured genius, the artist who achieved enormous success and almost demi-god status yet still struggled with his personal, all-too-human demons. Since Cobain's tragic death, fans have been left with nothing but his music and an overwhelming amount of press rumours and cinema speculation. Now, Cobain: Montage Of Heck and the accompanying documentary provides the most definitive insight into the real man behind the musical legend.For nearly everyone who is interested in popular music, this book is absolutely fascinating. Cobain's boundary-pushing art has almost been overshadowed by rumour, but this book thankfully restores both to their rightful place, setting examples of his boundless creativity alongside authorised truths from the people who knew him intimately. Cobain: Montage Of Heck is sure to be seen as a true classic of rock biography. / Livre

A travers sept grands chapitres, ce livre vous présente la vie de MICHAEL JACKSON en bandes dessinées.

Depuis son enfance au début des années soixante en Indiana jusqu'à la diffusion de Thriller, le clip le plus visionné de tous les temps, découvrez en live la vie de cet homme devenu une légende.

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How did an 18th century child prodigy become a 20th century icon? Was the adult Mozart really a womanizing drink-fuelled gambler with Tourette?s Syndrome? Was he murdered?.? Julian Rushton jumps right into the debate with this fascinating readable history dispensing with the myth conjecture and popular iconography that frequently distorts our notions of what Mozart and his times were really like. What emerges is a more human and believable portrait challenging our preconceptions while deepening our understanding of this extraordinary man and his music.

Few composers since the mid-twentieth century have escaped Mahler's influence. This book is the first discussion of Mahler's ten completed symphonies to offer music lovers a comprehensive overview of the music as it strikes today's listeners. The book caters to the novice as well as the expert as David Hurwitz describes what the listener will hear section by section. He explains how each work is arranged how the various parts relate to one another and how one work leads to the next. The emphasis throughout is on the experience of listening and how each symphony embodies Mahler's dictum that the symphony 'must embrace the world. It must contain everything'. Hurwitz describes the emotional extravagance that lies at the root of Mahler's popularity the consistency of his symphonic thinking and his dazzling and revolutionary use of orchestral instruments to create an expressive musical language that is varied in content and immediate in impact.