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Hammer of the Gods by Stephen Davis (1985, Hardcover) 
Hammer of the Gods by Stephen Davis (1985, Hardcover)
Author: Stephen Davis
Publisher: William Morrow & Co
Publication Date: 1985-05-01
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0688045073
ISBN-13: 9780688045074
Product ID: EPID2015844
Description: A book that as time goes by increasingly appears to be more of a cultural and historical document than the racy tell-all it started out as, HAMMER OF THE GODS is a blow-by-blow account of the Led Zeppelin story, from its start as Jimmy P...
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Synopsis
A book that as time goes by increasingly appears to be more of a cultural and historical document than the racy tell-all it started out as, HAMMER OF THE GODS is a blow-by-blow account of the Led Zeppelin story, from its start as Jimmy Page's vision of the New Yardbirds to its messy dissolution in a fog of drugs, violence, and death. Stephen Davis does an excellent job of keeping the narrative moving through an increasingly sleazy succession of anecdotes involving the band and its young female admirers, but he's at his best when charting the convergence of sex and rock & roll that was Led Zeppelin at its peak. Davis's depiction of the band members' beleaguered status as pariahs among the rock cognoscenti, even at the height of their creative powers, will be instructive to those who assume Zeppelin always had the legendary standing it maintains today; his portrayals of the chaos and frequent outbreaks of violence (often at the instigation of the band's thuggish manager Peter Grant and his henchman, tour manager Richard Cole) that attended a Zeppelin show vividly capture the mayhem and the madness at the core of this influential rock phenomenon.

Details
Publication Date:1985-05-01

Size
Length:352 pages
Weight:19.6 oz

Publisher's Note
Based on interviews with Led Zeppelin's musicians, friends, employees and lovers, this book tells the untold and shocking story of the band's successes and excesses in the 1970s--when Zeppelin reigned as the record industry's biggest act. Using exclusive sources, documents, interviews and photos, this work tells the story of the band--and is a classic of rock journalism in its own right. Includes an updated chapter never before published in the U.S.

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