EProg Rock FAQE traces the controversial but much misunderstood musical genre through its five-decade history highlighting the rise eventual decline and recent resurgence of one of the most inventive and storied popular musical forms of the latter half of the 20th Century. EProg Rock FAQE digs deep to deliver a view of progressive rock as you've never known it: Technical wizards cosmic messengers visionary producers groundbreaking album-cover illustrators and even innovative musical instrument vendors separate memory from myth fact from fiction to recount prog rock's most historically significant milestones and little-known tales. This interview-rich unapologetic volume addresses topics taboo and burning alike while welcoming the reader on an enthralling journey replete with rapturous visions wondrous stories and endless enigmas.
About the AuthorWILL ROMANO is a music journalist who has written for such publications as the New York Post, New York Daily News, Guitar Player, Modern Drummer, American Way, VH1.com, and PLSN. He is the author of Mountains Come Out of the Sky: The Illustrated History of Prog Rock and Big Boss Man: The Life and Music of Bluesman Jimmy Reed.
Book InformationISBN 9781617135873
Author Will RomanoFormat Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Backbeat BooksPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation
Weight(grams) 621g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 23mm