How did the most reluctant member of the Fab Four put his mark on all of their music? This book helps listeners hear how George Harrison shaped the sound of The Beatles and how he carried that sound forward into his solo career
Within You Without You is a highly personal exploration of George Harrison's essential contributions to the Beatles and his solo work, as well as his significant role as a Western proponent of Indian music and beliefs. Through close examination of his guitar playing in the Fab Four and his songwriting both in and out of the Beatles, author Seth Rogovoy demystifies the enigma of this most reluctant of rock stars.
Drawing upon the insights of the author--a rock critic and historian of over forty years standing--as well as those of expert observers including Beatles filmmaker Michael Lindsay-Hogg and English rock singer-songwriters Robyn Hitchcock and John Wesley Harding, among others, this book extensively examines George Harrison's contributions to the musical world. Within You Without You will forever change the way readers hear the music of the Beatles and view Harrison's role in the group, as well as enhancing appreciation of Harrison as a cultural figure above and beyond his work as a musician.
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[Rogovoy] makes a compelling case that George's contribution to the Beatles was far, far greater than most critics gave him credit for. * John Meagher, Irish Independent * Meticulously researched. * Hugh Fielder, Classic Rock * As George Harrison has emerged as the favorite Beatle of post-Millennials, no book has attempted to wrestle with his sometimes dazzling, sometimes baffling body of work. Seth Rogovoy's insightful, comprehensive Within You Without You offers perceptive, unexpected takes on Harrison favorites you've heard a million times-but it will also send you, maybe for the first time, to some of his more obscure, yet rewarding music. * Alan Light, author of The Holy or the Broken and Let's Go Crazy and co-host of the "Sound Up!" podcast * [An] astute analysis of Harrison's musical evolution. * Publishers Weekly * An absorbing, forensic account of Harrison's unique an essential part in developing and perpetuating a phenomenon...the compelling detail is delivered with vivid colour...[Rogovoy] urges the reader to hasten back to listening. * Russell Newmark, The Beat *
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Höhe: 240 mm
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978-0-19-762782-2 (9780197627822)
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Seth Rogovoy is the author of Bob Dylan: Prophet Mystic Poet and The Essential Klezmer: A Music Lover's Guide to Jewish Roots and Soul Music and contributing editor for The Forward.
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Preface
Introduction
1. I Saw Her Standing There
2. The Sheik of Araby's Three Cool Cats
3. The Reluctant Beatle
4. Leave Me Alone
5. Do You Promise Not to Tell?
6. The Chord
7. Eight Arms to Hold You
8. On One Condition
9. The Black Album
10. I Know What It's Like to Be Dead
11. The Space Between Us All
12. Gone for Baroque
13. The Waiting Is the Hardest Part
14. The Love There That's Sleeping
15. Take a Piece, But Not Too Much
16. When George 'Quit' the Beatles
17. Standard Time
18. That Ice Is Slowly Melting
19. The Declaration of Independence
20. Hare Krishna, Yeah Yeah Yeah
21. What I Feel I Can't Say
22. My Friend Came to Me
23. The Constitution
24. Running on a Dark Racecourse
25. The Ghost of Ronnie Spector
26. Could Be 'Sugar Pie Honey Bunch'
27. George Goes to the Movies
28. Why Peggy Lee Matters
29. In the Eyes of the Lonely One
30. You've Got to Leave to Come Back
31. Everybody's Got Somebody to Lean On
32. Brothers in Arms
33. The Great Depression
34. The Art of Dying
Endnotes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index
