Won't Get Fooled Again: The Who from Lifehouse to Quadrophenia (Genuine Jawbone Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (802 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1906002355 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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His previous books include Unknown Legends of Rock n'n Roll; the two-part 1960s folk-rock history Eight Miles High and Turn! Turn! Turn!; White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day-By-Day; and The Unreleased Beatles: Music and Film, which won a 2007 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research.. A regular contributor to the All Music website, Mojo, Record Collector and many other publications, he has al
Along the way, the group's visionary songwriter, Pete Townshend, battled conflicts within the band and their management, as well as struggling against the limits of the era's technology as a pioneering synthesizer user and a conceptualist trying to combine rock with film and theatre. In Won't Get Fooled Again: The Who From Lifehouse To Quadrophenia, noted rock writer and historian Richie Unterberger documents this intriguing period in detail, drawing on many new interviews; obscure rare archive sources and recordings; and a vast knowledge of the music of the times. The results included some of rock's most ambitious failures, and some of its most spectacular triumphs. One of those projects, Lifehouse, was never completed, though many of its songs formed the bulk of the classic 1971 album Who's Next. The other, Quadrophenia, was as down-to-earth as the multimedia Lifehouse was futuristic; issued as a double album in 1973, it eventually became esteemed as one of the Who's finest achievements, despite initial unfavourable comparisons to Tommy. The result is a comprehensive, articulate history that sheds new light on the band's innovations and Pete Townshend's massive ambitions, some of which still seem ahead of their time in the early 21st century.. From mid-1970
Outstanding effort Another excellent book here by Mr. Unterberger. How does he find all the details? I suspect he was hiding in Pete's speaker cabinet to learn all the information here. I thought I knew a fair bit on The Who, but so much here I'm learning for the first time. Well done. Get this, sit down while cranking Who's Next at volume level 11 and enjoy I did. Dr. Dream. "Great read" according to Amazon Customer. Full disclosure: I bought this book because I am a huge Who & Pete Townshend fan. Quadrophenia is my favorite album and Psychoderelict is in my top 10 with Whos Next.I'm not a big reader of rock histories but I really had trouble putting this book down. Mr. Unterberger did a great job explaining Townshend's inspirations and aspirations, the challenges the band faced both technically and personally at the time, and how their efforts were r. kjcheek said I tip my hat. Outstanding book on The Who's epic period. I have always been fascinated with the failed concept of "Lifehouse" after "Tommy" but never could seem to find substantial details about it. I was particularly interested in Pete Townshend's state of mind during this period. What was his primary point? Was "Lifehouse" a story or something more? How involved were Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp with this idea? I have collected Who books for the last
About the Author Richie Unterberger is an acclaimed author and music historian, renowned for his meticulous research. His previous books include Unknown Legends of Rock n'n Roll; the two-part 1960s folk-rock history Eight Miles High and Turn! Turn! Turn!; White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day-By-Day; and The Unreleased Beatles: Music and Film, which won a 2007 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research.. A regular contributor to the All Music website, Mojo, Record Collector and many other publications, he has also written hundreds of liner notes for CD reissues of classic albums of the 1960s and 1970s