Description
EPearl Jam FAQE is what the British refer to as a spanner covering the entire arc of the band's career from their pre-Pearl Jam days to the present. Each chapter explores a different aspect of Pearl Jam's fascinating history.THYou will read about the members' successes failures and tragedies in earlier bands. You will learn the band's origin story and the unusual manner in which they came up with a name. We will go inside the studio and analyze each of their albums in turn. We will hit the road with the band as Pearl Jam sets out to conquer Seattle the West Coast of the United States and then the entire world.THWe will watch as Pearl Jam adapts to an ever-changing media landscape where MTV not radio is the major power broker. You will revel in their battles with Ticketmaster and learn about the roots of their socio-political activism. In short you will experience Pearl Jam in every imaginable context: on CD on vinyl on the radio on television on film in videos onstage backstage on the road in the air and at home. Written by Pearl Jam enthusiasts EPearl Jam FAQE presents a must-have text for band devotees to devour.
About the Author
BERNARD M. CORBETT is the radio voice of Harvard University football and Boston University hockey. The Massachusetts native and Boston University alumnus is the author of nearly 20 books, most of them dealing with sports and rock 'n' roll. The music historian has worked with the late, legendary NYC DJ Pete Fornatale on books about Woodstock and the Rolling Stones. THOMAS EDWARD HARKINS (Brooklyn, NY) is a media ecologist and former adjunct professor who spent ten years teaching undergraduates at NYU's Steinhardt Department of Media, Culture, and Communication, and a year at Adelphi University. The two-(nearly three!)-time New York University alumnus now works as a freelance writer and editor in his native Brooklyn. Rock 'n' roll is his abiding passion.
Book Information
ISBN 9781617136122
Author Bernard M. Corbett
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Backbeat Books
Publisher Hal Leonard Corporation
Weight(grams) 649g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 155mm * 24mm
About the Author
BERNARD M. CORBETT is the radio voice of Harvard University football and Boston University hockey. The Massachusetts native and Boston University alumnus is the author of nearly 20 books, most of them dealing with sports and rock 'n' roll. The music historian has worked with the late, legendary NYC DJ Pete Fornatale on books about Woodstock and the Rolling Stones. THOMAS EDWARD HARKINS (Brooklyn, NY) is a media ecologist and former adjunct professor who spent ten years teaching undergraduates at NYU's Steinhardt Department of Media, Culture, and Communication, and a year at Adelphi University. The two-(nearly three!)-time New York University alumnus now works as a freelance writer and editor in his native Brooklyn. Rock 'n' roll is his abiding passion.
Book Information
ISBN 9781617136122
Author Bernard M. Corbett
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Backbeat Books
Publisher Hal Leonard Corporation
Weight(grams) 649g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 155mm * 24mm
