U2 Faq: Reference Books

All That's Left to Know About This Elusive Band-Despite Steely Dan's popularity their ability to cultivate an ever-growing base of avid and loyal fans and their chart positions relatively little has been written about the group. The band has sold more than forty million albums worldwide was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has had the majority of its albums certified platinum or double platinum in the U.S. yet their story has not been fully told. Steely Dan FAQ clears up some of the many musconceptions about the band and sheds a new light on the genius behind the songwriting of Donald Fagan and Walter Becker the perfection of their productions and the myriad musicianswho have played a role in creating the distinctive Steely Dan sound. This book takes us through five decades of cryptic lyrics sophisticated music elusive interviews dramatic interludes and misconstrued sentiments. Within these pages readers will gain insight into the influences musicians situations and complications that created one of the most distinctive bands in the history of rock and roll. Steely Dan FAQ is a must-have volume for those who want to know more about this elusive band!

All That's Left to Know About the Iconic Rock Survivors-Offering a fresh perspective on one of the most prolific and well-loved catalogs of songs in the rock 'n' roll canon Fleetwood Mac FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Iconic Rock Survivors digs deeper than your average music compendium and sidesteps the tediousness of most generalized band histories. Professional yet playful the book's most unique feature is its structure: a hybrid of historical breakdowns QandAs music criticism and best of lists chronicling the band's influence and legacy.No Fleetwood Mac book would be complete without addressing the sensationalism of Rumours or the mythic psychological breakdown of Peter Green. But Fleetwood Mac FAQcasts a wide net - avoiding monotony for longtime fans by presenting new criticism and reporting and engaging with newcomers by addressing the most essential chapters in the band's story. Included are interviews with former Fleetwood Mac members (guitarists Rick Vito and Billy Burnette) producers (Ken Caillat Richard Dashut John Shanks and Mike Vernon) studio crew members (Rich Feldman Ray Lindsey and Ken Perry) rock critics who've covered the group (Anthony DeCurtis) and others who've been privileged to join the band's inner circle. Sure the book touches on the band's notorious drug use romantic affairs and brutal in-fighting - more importantly it also sheds fascinating new light on the band's innovative ever-evolving music.

In Grateful Dead FAQ Tony Sclafani examines the band's impact and influence on rock music and pop culture. This book ventures into unexplored areas and features a host of rare images making it a must-have for both Deadheads and casual fans. The Grateful Dead rose out of San Francisco's '60s underground rock scene with an unprecedented sound and image. Its members steeped in rock folk classical and blues; their instrumental prowess; and their refusal to bow to commercial conventions helped originate jam band music.Unapologetic in its advocacy of drug use as a means toward mind expansion The Grateful Dead helped catapultpsychedelic music. After performing at the Monterey International Pop Festival and Woodstock the group became iconic without ever scoring a hit single. A large devoted fan base ?Deadheads? began to follow the band everywhere. The group suffered a tragedy when bandleader Jerry Garcia slipped into a coma in 1986 but returned the next year with a top-selling album and surprise hit single ?Touch of Grey.? By 1993 the The Grateful Dead were the top-grossing live act in the United States. The band ended when Garcia died in 1995 but the music lives on with a stream of live releases.

All That's Left to Know About The Boss-Long before he sold 120 million albums globally in a career that has endured artistically and commercially like no other performer's in the rock era Bruce Springsteen was a working-class New Jersey kid with a dream and a guitar. By the time he was 16 he was playing ShopRite openings and school dances around his hometown of Freehold.For many high school is where the garage-band dreams die but time spent fronting a band called Steel Mill in the heyday of Asbury Park's Upstage scene gave him the courage to sidestep college and put his name out in front soon enough making him ?The Boss? to his band. After five more years spent working diligently on thatdream Springsteen had landed the dueling Time and Newsweek covers that made him an instant household name on the strength of his album Born to Run.Bruce Springsteen FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Boss investigates Springsteen's superstar Born in the U.S.A. album and tour the dissolution and reunion of the E Street Band the legal wrangling that held up 1978's Darkness on the Edge of Town the group's postmillennium resurgence the untimely passing of core band members Danny Federici and Clarence Clemons and more.This indispensible read packed with countless images of rare memorabilia is a volume Springsteen fans will treasure.

More than four decades since their first album and 35 years after the release of the iconic Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd continue to inspire and mystify rock fans around the world.Pink Floyd FAQ by pop culture author Stuart Shea lays out the band's strange winding history through a new series of prisms. What were the band's most memorable gigs? What are their greatest moments on record as a group and individually? What contemporary records influenced them and which performers follow in their wake? What was it like to be at a Pink Floyd show in 1967 in 1973 in 1980?Pink Floyd FAQ tells the band's story dissects their most popularwork and provides little-known facts all adding up to a provocative must-read for fans. With 400 pages of stories history observation opinion photos and reminiscences from those who were there Pink Floyd FAQ will discuss frankly what made the band great - as well as note their not-so-great moments - and their place in modern pop culture giving credit where credit is due - and maybe puncturing some inflatable pigs along the way.