Dreams
The Many Lives of Fleetwood Mac
Will be published approx. on 12. September 2024
Book
Hardback
432 pages
978-1-78870-804-3 (ISBN)
Description
'An excellent history' GUARDIAN
'A refreshing approach...(and) entertaining unpicking of rocks most tangled webs ****' MOJO
'The definitive book the Mac story deserves. A wild ride through rock's version of Dynasty. It's a hit from its opening bars to its final refrain' BUSINESS POST
Fleetwood Mac have had a chart-topping career that spans over fifty years and includes some of the biggest-selling albums and greatest hits of the 20th and 21st centuries. But the band's story is one of enormous triumph and also unimaginable tragedy. There has never been a band in the history of music riven with as much romantic drama, sexual tension and incredible highs and lows as Fleetwood Mac.
Dreams is a must-read for casual Fleetwood Mac fans and die-hard devotees alike. In this unique collection of mini-biographies, observations and essays, Mark Blake explores all eras of the Fleetwood Mac story to explore what it is that has made them one of the most successful bands in history.
Blake draws on his own exclusive interviews with Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham and the late Peter Green and Christine McVie, and addresses the complex human drama at the heart of the Fleetwood Mac story, including the complicated relationships between the band's main members, but he also dives deep into the towering discography that the band have built over the past half-century.
'A refreshing approach...(and) entertaining unpicking of rocks most tangled webs ****' MOJO
'The definitive book the Mac story deserves. A wild ride through rock's version of Dynasty. It's a hit from its opening bars to its final refrain' BUSINESS POST
Fleetwood Mac have had a chart-topping career that spans over fifty years and includes some of the biggest-selling albums and greatest hits of the 20th and 21st centuries. But the band's story is one of enormous triumph and also unimaginable tragedy. There has never been a band in the history of music riven with as much romantic drama, sexual tension and incredible highs and lows as Fleetwood Mac.
Dreams is a must-read for casual Fleetwood Mac fans and die-hard devotees alike. In this unique collection of mini-biographies, observations and essays, Mark Blake explores all eras of the Fleetwood Mac story to explore what it is that has made them one of the most successful bands in history.
Blake draws on his own exclusive interviews with Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham and the late Peter Green and Christine McVie, and addresses the complex human drama at the heart of the Fleetwood Mac story, including the complicated relationships between the band's main members, but he also dives deep into the towering discography that the band have built over the past half-century.
Reviews / Votes
An excellent history * Guardian * A refreshing approach, highlighting oblique connections, odd legacies and echoes. Blake undertakes a thorough journey around Fleetwood Mac and their turbulent personalities. An entertaining unpicking of rocks most tangled webs -- 4 stars * Mojo * The definitive book the Mac story deserves. A wild ride through rock's version of Dynasty. It's a hit from its opening bars to its final refrain * Business Post * 'A highly readable, amusing leftfield approach that goes a long way to redefining the rock biography. Its mixture of deep insight and knowledgeable flippancy could be disastrous in the wrong hands. Blake truly aces it. RC didn't want it to stop 4/5' * Record Collector * 'Music books can come in all shapes and sizes - straight biographies, critical essays, album-by-album guides ... the joy of Dreams is that it's all of these and more. There's an up-close and personal feel to the writing 4/5' * Classic Pop *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bonnier Books Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
667 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78870-804-3 (9781788708043)
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Person
Mark Blake is an acclaimed music journalist and author. Former assistant editor of Q magazine and long-time contributor to Mojo, Blake has written for many high-profile publications including Rolling Stone and Billboard.
Among his previous books are Us and Them: The Authorised Story of Hipgnosis (Nine Eight Books), Magnifico!: The A to Z of Queen (Nine Eight Books), the bestselling Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd and Bring It On Home: Peter Grant, Led Zeppelin and Beyond, which was listed as a 'Music Book of the Year' by The Times, the Sunday Times, the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph.
Blake has edited and contributed to titles about Freddie Mercury, Keith Richards and punk music. He has also worked on official projects for Queen, Pink Floyd, the Who and the Jimi Hendrix estate. He lives just outside London with his wife and son.
Among his previous books are Us and Them: The Authorised Story of Hipgnosis (Nine Eight Books), Magnifico!: The A to Z of Queen (Nine Eight Books), the bestselling Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd and Bring It On Home: Peter Grant, Led Zeppelin and Beyond, which was listed as a 'Music Book of the Year' by The Times, the Sunday Times, the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph.
Blake has edited and contributed to titles about Freddie Mercury, Keith Richards and punk music. He has also worked on official projects for Queen, Pink Floyd, the Who and the Jimi Hendrix estate. He lives just outside London with his wife and son.