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PublisherGrand Central Publishing
ISBN-101538756560
ISBN-139781538756560
eBay Product ID (ePID)7060735661
Product Key Features
Book TitleLoaded : the Life (And Afterlife) of the Velvet Underground
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicComposers & Musicians, Popular Culture, Genres & Styles / Rock
Publication Year2023
GenreMusic, Art, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorDylan Jones
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight19.9 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2023-026370
Reviews"[Jones] offers his own thoughtful and insightful commentary throughout, along with fascinating observations from the interviewees . . . poignant."-- Booklist (Starred Review), "Anyone who thinks there's nothing left to be said about the much-written-about Velvet Underground hasn't been listening to the right people . . . illuminating, amusing, unsparing."-- Shelf Awareness, "Riveting . . . Jones paints a vibrant portrait of the Velvet Underground's rise against the backdrop of a 1960s New York City full of "sex, drugs, and rock and roll." His evocative writing lends authority to insights that might otherwise read as hyperbolic, as when he describes the band's music as 'a whirlwind of subversion that managed to epitomize the immortality of youth.' The result is a must-read for rock fans."-- Publishers Weekly, starred review, "Dylan Jones elevates the art of oral biography to a cinematic level."-- Robert Greenfield, Author of S.T.P: A Journey Through America with the Rolling Stones, "Kaleidoscopic . . . Jones thoroughly and seamlessly conveys the creativity, curiosity, and velocity of a visionary."-- Alan Light, Author of The Holy and the Broken and Let's Go Crazy, Praise for David Bowie: A Life "Dylan Jones has excavated the cacophony of voices that make up a life and curated a phenomenal portrait of the artist from childhood to the final days. The witnesses who comprise this oral biography animate the pages like characters in a non-fiction novel. Damn nigh peerless."-- David Mitchell, New York Times bestselling author of Cloud Atlas, "Essential for Velvet diehards, but also of interest to those longing for the pre-Disneyfied New York City."-- Kirkus, "Delivers . . . Convincingly makes the case for the band's historical importance."-- Associated Press, "What can be said about the Velvet Underground that hasn't already been said? A tremendous amount, actually, as Dylan Jones demonstrates in this excellent oral history of the mighty Velvets. Documentary-like, this oral history has an incredible A-list of contributors."-- Concrete Island, "Tracks the strange and winding tale of the band from the inside out . . . a captivating witness account of the rise and fall of the Velvet Underground."-- Booklist
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal782.421660922
SynopsisDrawing on contributions from remaining members, contemporaneous musicians, critics, filmmakers, and the generation of artists who emerged in their wake, this "monumental origin story" celebrates the legacy of the Velvet Underground, which burns brighter than ever in the 21st century ( New York Times bestselling author Bob Spitz). Variety and Concrete Islands Best Book of 2023 · A "Must Read" by Nylon, BookRiot, and Town & Country Rebellion always starts somewhere, and in the music world of the transgressive teen--whether it be the 1960s or the 2020s--the Velvet Underground represents ground zero. Crystallizing the idea of the bohemian, urban, narcissistic art school gang around a psychedelic rock and roll band--a stylistic idea that evolved in the rarefied environs of Andy Warhol's Factory--the Velvets were the first major American rock group with a mixed gender line-up. They never smiled in photographs, wore sunglasses indoors, and invented the archetype that would be copied by everyone from Sid Vicious to Bobby Gillespie. They were avant-garde nihilists, writing about drug abuse, prostitution, paranoia, and sado-masochistic sex at a time when the rest of the world was singing about peace and love. In that sense they invented punk and then some. It could even be argued that they invented modern New York. Drawing on interviews and material relating to all major players, from Lou Reed, John Cale, Mo Tucker, Andy Warhol, Jon Savage, Nico, David Bowie, Mary Harron, and many more, award-winning journalist Dylan Jones breaks down the band's whirlwind of subversion and, in a narrative rich in drama and detail, proves why the Velvets remain the original kings and queens of edge., Drawing on contributions from remaining members, contemporaneous musicians, critics, filmmakers, and the generation of artists who emerged in their wake, this "monumental origin story" celebrates the legacy of the Velvet Underground, which burns brighter than ever in the 21st century ( New York Times bestselling author Bob Spitz). Variety and Concrete Islands Best Book of 2023 - A "Must Read" by Nylon, BookRiot, and Town & Country Rebellion always starts somewhere, and in the music world of the transgressive teen--whether it be the 1960s or the 2020s--the Velvet Underground represents ground zero. Crystallizing the idea of the bohemian, urban, narcissistic art school gang around a psychedelic rock and roll band--a stylistic idea that evolved in the rarefied environs of Andy Warhol's Factory--the Velvets were the first major American rock group with a mixed gender line-up. They never smiled in photographs, wore sunglasses indoors, and invented the archetype that would be copied by everyone from Sid Vicious to Bobby Gillespie. They were avant-garde nihilists, writing about drug abuse, prostitution, paranoia, and sado-masochistic sex at a time when the rest of the world was singing about peace and love. In that sense they invented punk and then some. It could even be argued that they invented modern New York. Drawing on interviews and material relating to all major players, from Lou Reed, John Cale, Mo Tucker, Andy Warhol, Jon Savage, Nico, David Bowie, Mary Harron, and many more, award-winning journalist Dylan Jones breaks down the band's whirlwind of subversion and, in a narrative rich in drama and detail, proves why the Velvets remain the original kings and queens of edge.
LC Classification NumberML421.V44J66 2023
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- 08. Feb. 2024
The Velvet Underground
Great oral history of the Velvet Underground and the subsequent solo careers after the break up. Good read.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
