The Thrill Of It All by David Buckley (2005, Paperback) 
The Thrill Of It All by David Buckley (2005, Paperback)

 
The Thrill Of It All by David Buckley (2005, Paperback)

Publisher: Chicago Review Pr
Publication Date: 2005-04-01
Language: English
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 1556525745
ISBN-13: 9781556525742
Product ID: EPID43936346
Description: One of the most innovative and influential British bands of the early '70s, Roxy Music were noted as much for their flamboyant onstage attire as for their innovative music and lyrics. Formed by their lead singer, the louche, charismatic ...
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Synopsis
One of the most innovative and influential British bands of the early '70s, Roxy Music were noted as much for their flamboyant onstage attire as for their innovative music and lyrics. Formed by their lead singer, the louche, charismatic Bryan Ferry, and saxophonist Andy Mackay, Roxy Music were a colorful antidote to the moribund music scene of the time, their archly subversive pop sensibilities drawing on elements of 1930s café society, vintage '50s rock & roll, and avant-garde electronics. In delving into the band members' widely differing roots (Ferry, the epitome of laid back, sophisticated, upper-class chic, came from a gritty, working-class Northern England background, while Mackay was private school-educated), David Buckley's well-researched biography uncovers the art school-fueled impetus that led to their emergence--along with contemporaries David Bowie and Marc Bolan--as pioneers of glam rock.

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Publication Date:2005-04-01

Size
Length:368 pages
Height:9.0 in
Width:6.0 in
Thickness:1.0 in
Weight:20.5 oz

Industry Reviews
"[A] very English story..."
Mojo

"This book isn't just for hardcore Ferry fans...."
Publishers Weekly (04/25/2005)

"Buckley has a good eye for pulling witty and trenchant observations from celebrated critics...."
Bookforum (09/30/2005)

"[A] classic piece of obsessive British trainspotting....Buckley succeeds in painting a remarkably sympathetic portrait of a decadent musician with an eight-figure net worth."
New York Times Book Review (07/03/2005)

"[T]estimony from a chorus of sidemen and independent observers plus well-selected secondary material adds up to a compelling assessment of a prophetic and influential band."
Kirkus (04/01/2005)

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