Description: Further DetailsTitle: Pretend You're In A WarCondition: NewEAN: 9781781315231ISBN: 9781781315231Publisher: AurumFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 09/03/2015Item Height: 198mmItem Length: 129mmAuthor: Mark BlakeLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: The Who and the SixtiesDescription: 'A definitive tome for both Who fans and newcomers alike’ ***** Q Magazine Pete Townshend was once asked how he prepared himself for The Who’ s violent live performances. His answer? ‘ Pretend you’ re in a war.’ For a band as prone to furious infighting as it was notorious for acts of ‘ auto-destructive art’ this could have served as a motto. Between 1964 and 1969 The Who released some of the most dramatic and confrontational music of the decade, including ‘ I Can’ t Explain’ , ‘ My Generation’ and ‘ I Can See For Miles’ . This was a body of work driven by bitter rivalry, black humour and dark childhood secrets, but it also held up a mirror to a society in transition. Now, acclaimed rock biographer Mark Blake goes in search of its inspiration to present a unique perspective on both The Who and the sixties. From their breakthrough as Mod figureheads to the rise and fall of psychedelia, he reveals how The Who, in their explorations of sex, drugs, spirituality and class, refracted the growing turbulence of the time. He also lays bare the colourful but crucial role played by their managers, Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp. And – in the uneasy alliance between art-school experimentation and working-class ambition – he locates the motor of the Swinging Sixties. As the decade closed, with The Who performing Tommy in front of 500,000 people at the Woodstock Festival, the ‘ rock opera’ was born. In retrospect, it was the crowning achievement of a band who had already embraced pop art and the concept album; who had pioneered the power chord and the guitar smash; and who had embodied – more so than any of their peers – the guiding spirit of the age: war.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: Music Dance & TheatreRelease Year: 2015 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Pretend You're In A War
Title: Pretend You're In A War
EAN: 9781781315231
ISBN: 9781781315231
Release Date: 09/03/2015
Release Year: 2015
Subtitle: The Who and the Sixties
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Book Title: Pretend You're in a War : the Who and the Sixties
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group UK
Item Height: 1 in
Topic: Modern / 20th Century, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Genres & Styles / Rock
Publication Year: 2015
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Music, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 10.6 Oz
Author: Mark Blake
Item Length: 7.8 in
Item Width: 5.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback