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The Man Who Sold The World
eBook - David Bowie And The 1970s
ISBN/EAN: 9781409041399
Umbreit-Nr.: 6455835
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 432 S., 0.56 MB
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 06.10.2011
Auflage: 1/2011
E-Book
Format: EPUB
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- <p>No artist offered a more incisive and accurate portrait of the troubled landscape of the 1970s than David Bowie. Cultural historian Peter Doggett explores the rich heritage of Bowie's most productive and inspired decade, and traces the way in which his music reflected and influenced the world around him. From 'Space Oddity', his dark vision of mankind's voyage into the unknown terrain of space, to the Scary Monsters album, Doggett examines in detail Bowie's audacious creation of an 'alien' rock star, Ziggy Stardust, and his increasingly perilous explorations of the nature of identity and the meaning of fame.</p><p>Mixing brilliant musical critique with biographical insight and acute cultural analysis,<i>The Man Who Sold The World</i>is a unique study of a major artist and his times.</p>
- Kurztext
- No artist offered a more incisive and accurate portrait of the troubled landscape of the 1970s than David Bowie. Cultural historian Peter Doggett explores the rich heritage of Bowie's most productive and inspired decade, and traces the way in which his music reflected and influenced the world around him. From 'Space Oddity', his dark vision of mankind's voyage into the unknown terrain of space, to the Scary Monsters album, Doggett examines in detail Bowie's audacious creation of an 'alien' rock star, Ziggy Stardust, and his increasingly perilous explorations of the nature of identity and the meaning of fame.Mixing brilliant musical critique with biographical insight and acute cultural analysis, The Man Who Sold The World is a unique study of a major artist and his times.
- Autorenportrait
- Peter Doggett has been writing about popular music and social and cultural history for more than thirty years. His most recent publication,<i>You Never Give Me Your Money</i>, a study of the Beatles' break-up and its traumatic aftermath, was chosen by the<i>Los Angeles Times</i>as one of the 10 Best Books of 2010. His other critically-acclaimed books include his history of rock music's collision with revolutionary politics,<i>There's A Riot Going On</i>; and<i>Are You Ready For The Country</i>, which explored five decades of the relationship between country music and rock. Aside from his writing career, Peter was the Green Party candidate for the Fareham constituency in the 2010 General Election.<u>www.peterdoggett.org</u>
- Schlagzeile
- <b>Brilliant musical critique; biographical insight and acute cultural analysis, <i>The Man Who Sold The World</i> is a unique study of David Bowie and the 1970s.</b>