The Rolling Stones - The Origin of the Species: How, Why and Where It All Began (book)

The Rolling Stones: The Origin of the Species: How, Why and Where It All Began
Chrome Dreams 2008 | 288 | ISBN: 1842403893 | PDF | 7 Mb

The early history of the Rolling Stones—long shrouded in myth and confusion as a result of 40 years of the rock and roll lifestyle—is made clear in this concise ***. Chronicling the band members from boyhood through the band's first record, cut in 1963, this biography contains rare photographs and never before published interviews with family members as well as every member who played with the band prior to the recognized line-up—including pre-Watts drummers Erky Grant and Mick Avory; Mick Jagger’s cousin, Rick Huxley; early Stones member Dick Taylor; and Phil May, a schoolmate of Jagger and Richards and member of The Pretty Things. Every aspect of the band’s development is explored, from their recording sessions to landing on the music charts, in this myth-shattering musical history....

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Led Zeppelin: The Origin of the Species: How, Why, and Where It All Began (book)

Led Zeppelin: The Origin of the Species: How, Why, and Where It All Began
Chrome Dreams 2006 | 320 | ISBN: 1842403451 | PDF | 12 Mb

Proving that a band is truly the sum of its parts, this music history traces the influences and experiences that would later converge to form Led Zeppelin. Every recording and live session made by the future band members is traced and woven into a rich and insightful web of influences that contains a complete family tree of their musical and professional colleagues as well as a massive discography and list of live performances. Staggering insight into the workings of this period's big wigs and foot soldiers accompany details on bands and records that were recently discovered to have featured Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Paul Jones. Rare photographs of the bandmates in their pre-Led Zeppelin incarnations are included along with original interviews with their friends and colleagues....

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AC/DC: Two Sides to Every Glory: The Complete Biography (book)

AC/DC: Two Sides to Every Glory: The Complete Biography By Paul Stenning, Rob Johnstone
Publisher: Chrome Dreams 2007
350 Pages
ISBN: 1842403087
PDF
10 MB

AC/DC have been swaggering their way through the rock 'n' roll scene for more than 30 years. Starting with their roots in the Australian pub circuit, this book takes a thorough look at where the band came from, where they've been, and where they're going. Bon Scott and the Young brothers' earlier bands are discussed, as well as the trio's first collaboration, supplemented by rare photographs and interviews with more than 50 of the band's friends and colleagues. Previously unpublished details on Bon Scott's untimely death in 1980 and the strange circumstances around it are revealed, along with information on AC/DC's upcoming album, their first in five years.

About the Author
Paul Stenning is the author of The Band That Time Forgot and a regular contributor to Powerplay, Record Collector, and Terrorizer magazines. He has interviewed countless recording artists, including Alice Cooper, Iron Maiden, and Meatloaf.

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AC/DC: The Encyclopaedia (book)

Malcolm Dome, Jerry Ewing, "AC/DC: The Encyclopaedia"
Chrome Dreams | 2008-11-01 | ISBN: 1842404369 | 288 pages | PDF | 8,7 MB

Focusing on key elements surrounding a group that stands alongside legends such as Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and Led Zeppelin, this book reveals the phenomenon that is AC/DC. Covering past and present members, songs, gigs, events, albums, bootlegs, producers, and numerous other subjects, this exhaustive overview spans an extraordinary 35-year musical career—from the very earliest incarnations of the band prior to Bon Scott’s arrival, through the era in which he fronted the band and his untimely death, to the wildly successful landmark record Back in Black, all the way to their 2003 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and beyond. Detailing a group that has sold an estimated 150 million albums worldwide, this is the definitive reference of one of music history’s most notable pioneers of hard rock.

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Rush by Brian Harrigan (book)

RUSH
By Brian Harrigan
Omnibus Press, 1982
80 pages, color & b/w photos
ISBN 0.86001.934.9
out of print

"Rush, the Canadian heavy metal megastars. This is their complete story - from early days in the suburbs of Toronto to their present envied position as the number one hard rock band on earth. Brian Harrigan writes for Melody Maker and was previously press officer for Rush in the UK."

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Guitar Gods: The 25 Players Who Made Rock History (book)

Guitar Gods: The 25 Players Who Made Rock History
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Meet rock and roll's party crashers. They are the guitar-wielding heroes who came into an established musical framework, rearranged the furniture, tipped over a few chairs, and ditched - leaving the stragglers to pick up the pieces. Chuck Berry, for example, the first guitar player to jumpstart rock and roll, left audience eyeballs in spirals when he blasted them with his patented Chuck Berry intro, a clarion call that served as rock and roll's reveille. A few years later, Jimi Hendrix, inspired in part by Chuck, made a lasting impression on rock and roll in so many ways, leaving us all in a purple haze, and sending guitar players scurrying to take a new look at their instruments. The ripple-like effect of Hendrix continues to this day.

Guitar Gods showcases the 25 players who made the greatest impact on rock and roll's long and winding history. All the players profiled in this book threw fans for a loop; their advancements in music left the genre in a different place than when they arrived.

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