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Bob Gruen is arguably the most famous rock photographer on the planet. From early shots of Tina Turner to becoming John Lennon's personal photographer to early CBGB/punk coverage like Blondie, Ramones, Patti Smith and much, much more in between...
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The worlds greatest exponents of the art of Thrash Metal have spent more than twenty five years taking their blistering hard rock around the world; in doing so they have sold an incredible 90 million albums. Now in the company of band insiders and the foremost rock critics and metal heads in the industry here is the story of the band from the inside featuring a superb critical assessment of the band and its work from the early days in Los Angeles through to the storming St. Anger and the end of an era which saw Metallica dominate the metal world. Drawing on rare archive interviews with guitarist James Hetfield and former bassist Jason Newsted hear how the band drew on British heavy metal and US punk to fashion their extraordinary sound. Share in the bands successes and its trials and tribulations including the tragic death of bass player Cliff Burton in Sweden in 1986. The book also features a comprehensive track by track analysis of Metallicas studio releases. A must have for any serious music fan; this completely independent critical review leaves no stone unturned as it explores the Metallica legend. This independent and unaligned book and DVD set was made with complete editorial freedom. It is uncensored and is not endorsed by or in any way associated with past or present members of Metallica. This book and DVD set contains no musical performances or compositions by Metallica.Tracklist: ; Disc 1 - The Early Years ; Disc 2 - Nurturing The Monster ; Disc 3 - Rules Of The World ; Disc 4 - Moving On
Cosmic Dancer
Marc Bolan the biggest pop star in post-Beatles Britain was haunted by the fear that he would die before his 30th birthday. He repeatedly told friends family and colleagues that he had foreseen his own death in a car crash and that the car would be a mini. He had alluded to the tragedy in several songs and a poem in which he named the tree that would become a shrine to his grieving fans. It is said that he had also known the date of his death gleaned from a painting titled 'The Sixteenth of September' by the Belgian surrealist Rene Magritte which foreshadowed an iconic image on the cover of his 'The Slider' album. Whatever the truth it is a fact that on that very date in 1977 two weeks short of his 30th birthday Bolan's morbid prophecy was fulfilled. In this definitive new biography Paul Roland chronicles the life and music of the vibrato-voiced glam rock idol and 20th century boy who created some of the most instantly appealing and enduring songs of the 70s -- 'Ride A White Swan' "Hot Love' 'Get It On' 'Telegram Sam' 'Children of the Revolution' and 'Solid Gold Easy Action' -- in what appears to have been a fevered rush to cheat Fate.At the peak of his popularity in 1972 the Beatles acknowledged Bolan and his group T-Rex as their natural successor and Ringo Starr directed the film that brought the fan hysteria known as T-Rextasy to a stagnant British pop scene and which was to top the DVD charts 30 years after it original release. That year the former working class Hackney mod launched his own label and continued a run of number one hits that accounted for 3.5% of the total singles sales in the UK outselling the combined singles sales of Jimi Hendrix and The Who. But just when Bolan was at the summit of his success it all went sour. This is the incredible story of Marc Bolan's roller-coaster rise to fame and his resurrection as the self-styled 'Godfather of Punk' that promised to put him back on top until the fatal accident which cut short his life and hopes of a comeback.