
Backstage & Beyond Volume 1
45 Years of Classic Rock Chats & Rants
Jim Sullivan(Author)
Trouser Press Books
Published on 21. July 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
350 pages
979-8-9856589-8-9 (ISBN)
Description
Jim Sullivan, who spent 26 years writing about popular music for the Boston Globe, focuses on artists who came to prominence in the 1950s and '60s in the first volume of his anthology, Backstage & Beyond.
Drawing on multiple interviews he conducted with each artist, Sullivan - a 2023 inductee into the New England Music Hall of Fame - delivers fascinating, entertaining and occasionally hair-raising profiles of such Rock and Roll Hall of Famers as Jerry Lee Lewis, David Bowie, Warren Zevon, the Kinks, Aerosmith, Pete Townshend, Alice Cooper, John Fogerty and Tina Turner.
Drawing on multiple interviews he conducted with each artist, Sullivan - a 2023 inductee into the New England Music Hall of Fame - delivers fascinating, entertaining and occasionally hair-raising profiles of such Rock and Roll Hall of Famers as Jerry Lee Lewis, David Bowie, Warren Zevon, the Kinks, Aerosmith, Pete Townshend, Alice Cooper, John Fogerty and Tina Turner.
Reviews / Votes
Longtime Boston Globe music writer Sullivan recounts his interactions with more than 30 rock stars. The book features luminaries such as Jerry Lee Lewis, who comes across as irreverent; Lou Reed, who seems sarcastic; Lemmy Kilmister, who appears surprisingly humorous; Ray and Dave Davies of the Kinks; and folk icon Joan Baez.All the usual topics of rock journalism are covered, including the next album, concert tours, the changing styles of aging artists, and their places in rock's pantheon. The delicate subject of past substance abuse and redemption is tackled in sections about Warren Zevon, Pete Townshend, Alice Cooper, and Iggy Pop.
The book uncovers David Bowie's incessant curiosity, which led to his many music and fashion permutations, and includes an interview with the self-reflective Brian Eno about the future of the music industry. The author captures a definition of progressive rock from former Genesis front man Peter Gabriel, discovers the origins of John Fogerty's swampy sound with Creedence Clearwater Revival, and examines all-women groups of the '60s with Darlene Love.
VERDICT An extensive insider's knowledge of rock that offers new insights into the genre's legends. Readers will find this book fascinating and entertaining. -- Dr. Dave Szatmary * Library Journal (09/01/2023) *
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
35 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
654 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-9856589-8-9 (9798985658989)
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Person
Jim Sullivan, a 2023 inductee into the New England Music Hall of Fame, spent 26 years writing about music for the Boston Globe and two decades more writing for countless national publications, including USA Today, the Boston Phoenix, Boston Herald, Trouser Press, Record, Creem, New Musical Express, The Guardian, Rock and Roll Globe, LA Weekly, Rock's Back Pages, the Christian Science Monitor, Best Classic Bands, Newsweek, Playgirl and The Forward. He has interviewed and reviewed countless musicians, many of them multiple times.
Content
Preface
Jerry Lee Lewis
Ian Hunter and Mott the Hoople
David Bowie
Iggy Pop
Lou Reed
Nico
Brian Eno
Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music
Robert Fripp and King Crimson
Peter Gabriel
Warren Zevon
Pete Townshend
Ray Davies and the Kinks
Dave Davies
Ginger Baker
Leonard Cohen
Marianne Faithfull
John Fogerty
Tina Turner
Neil Young
Richard Thompson
Darlene Love
Alice Cooper
Peter Wolf and the J. Geils Band
Joe Perry and Aerosmith
Lemmy and Motoerhead
George Clinton
Edgar Froese and Tangerine Dream
Joan Baez
k.d lang
Roy Orbison
Jerry Lee Lewis
Ian Hunter and Mott the Hoople
David Bowie
Iggy Pop
Lou Reed
Nico
Brian Eno
Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music
Robert Fripp and King Crimson
Peter Gabriel
Warren Zevon
Pete Townshend
Ray Davies and the Kinks
Dave Davies
Ginger Baker
Leonard Cohen
Marianne Faithfull
John Fogerty
Tina Turner
Neil Young
Richard Thompson
Darlene Love
Alice Cooper
Peter Wolf and the J. Geils Band
Joe Perry and Aerosmith
Lemmy and Motoerhead
George Clinton
Edgar Froese and Tangerine Dream
Joan Baez
k.d lang
Roy Orbison