This book looks inside the artists and music that transformed the American and British soundscape of the 1980s and '90s. Scene-setting essays ä some with interviews of key figures ä explore alternative rock's primary influences from Captain Beefheart to Brian Eno and its many subgenres from punk to grunge and Brit pop to trip hop. Reviews and profiles cover over 2 000 recordings and more than 500 musicians such as The Beastie Boys The Cure R.E.M.
Marilyn Manson XTC and hundreds more. This comprehensive guide also examines the cultural scenes technologies and people behind the alternative sound. From the author of ÊDepeche ModeÊ and ÊNever Fade Away: The Kurt Cobain StoryÊ.
| ISBN: | 9780879306076 |
| Publication date: | 1st November 2000 |
| Author: | David Thompson |
| Publisher: | Backbeat an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 837 pages |
| Genres: |
Popular music Discographies and buyer’s guides |
This book looks inside the artists and music that transformed the American and British soundscape of the 1980s and '90s. Scene-setting essays ä some with interviews of key figures ä explore alternative rock's primary influences from Captain Beefheart to Brian Eno and its many subgenres from punk to grunge and Brit pop to trip hop.
Alternative Rock features in the following genres: Popular music, Discographies and buyer’s guides
Paperback. £17.99, down from the £19.99 cover price. Not Available.
Alternative Rock was written by David Thompson and published by Backbeat an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Alternative Rock has 837 pages
£17.99, reduced from £19.99. Not Available.