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Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa: The Adventures of Talking Heads in the 20th Century

Autor David Bowman
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 18 aug 2002
_______________________'This book is a great gossipy read that all fans will love' UncutTalking Heads have achieved the status of rock legends. With unforgettable hits including 'Take Me to the River', 'Burning Down the House' and 'Psycho Killer', and a Hollywood film of their live performances, the band, formed in New York, 1970, have always been musical pioneers.Their ground-breaking fusion of different influences and styles - rock, funk, ska, reggae, country, Afro-Brazilian rhythms -combined with the relentlessly hip lead singer David Byrne has curiously afforded Talking Heads mainstream success.In FA FA FA FA FA FA David Bowman charts the early years, the worldwide success and eventual acrimonious break-up of the band. With unprecedented access to the original members the book is teaming with incident, rock personalities and fascinating musical insights capturing one of the most charismatic and individual groups of the twentieth century.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780747558361
ISBN-10: 0747558361
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Paperbacks
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

'How often does a book fill you with the foot-stomping, hip-swaying urge to dance? David Bowman's biography of Talking Heads will do the trick' SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY

Notă biografică

David Bowman is a novelist and journalist. He is the author of LET THE DOG DRIVE and BUNNY MODERN. He was selected as one of Granta's Best Novelists under 40. He writes for the NEW YORK OBSERVER, SALON MAGAZINE, NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE and the NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW.

Recenzii

'This book is a great gossipy read that all fans will love'
'Hard for fans to resist'
'I approached this book with the same attitude I would the new Jackie Collins: it was to be devoured beside the swimming pool like a box of soft centres. I wasn't disappointed'

Descriere

Insightful and thorough biography of Talking Heads