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Its amazing that this style came to be. Can you imagine being a struggling musician back then? It must take an incredible amount of restraint to play that gently. Actor/comedian Fred Armisen, from his foreword to this bookJust what is yacht rock, ...

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Get the definitive story of the '90s alt-rock movement¿straight from the musicians and figures who lived it. No period in the history of rock music offered such an abrupt shift in prevailing tastes as the 1990s. While just a short while before, ra...

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An oral history of the legendary band Primus, with a star-studded cast of interviewees (Tom Waits, Phish front man Trey Anastasio, etc.)It's a wild ride that's vividly captured in Greg Prato's excellent oral history . . .Bass Player MagazineUsuall...

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Few music groups have been able to sustain a fan base as passionate and dedicated as that of Pearl Jam, and this entertaining guide rewards those fans with everything they need to know about the band in a one-of-a-kind format. Packed with history,...

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Few music groups have been able to sustain a fan base as passionate and dedicated as that of Pearl Jam, and this entertaining guide rewards those fans with everything they need to know about the band in a one-of-a-kind format. Packed with history,...

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How fast can you play? What guitar do you have? Who is better, Van Halen or Steve Vai? For metal fans in the 80s, these were common and important questions. Tune in to MTV, pick up a magazine, or walk into an instrument store, and more often than ...

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What I would do is, I would get up, I would play guitar, I would take a food breakwhich was breakfastand then I would play guitar again, play until the afternoon, take a short break, run some errands, maybe grab a snack, come back, and play some m...

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`It s amazing that this style came to be. Can you imagine being a struggling musician back then? It must take an incredible amount of restraint to play that gently. Actor/comedian Fred Armisen, from his foreword to this book. Just what is `yacht r...

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Countless accolades have been bestowed upon King s X over the years, and, since their formation in 1980, they have grown to become one of the most universally admired in hard rock and heavy metal. But their story is one of many ups and downs, tria...

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I think theyre easily one of the best rock trios anywhere. I dont think theyve been equaled. Andy Summers (The Police)They were really ahead of their time. If you listen to the music that followed, they really figured things out that took many ban...

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There is a common misconception about KISS, one of the greatest hard-rock/heavy metal-bands of all-time: that their `non-makeup era of 1983 1996 is not as enduring as the period when they stalked stages as the Starchild, the Demon, the Spaceman, a...

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This was a statement: Were on our way back. It signaled to the industry that this band that you thought was over and done might not be.Eddie Trunk (Trunk Nation host)Theres just something about those albums they released from 1983 to 1997 that res...

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