2004, ISBN: 0826415504

[EAN: 9780826415509], Neubuch, [PU: Continuum], "Product DescriptionThe Velvet Underground and Nico has influenced the sound of more bands than any other album. And remarkably, it still s… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780826415509], Neubuch, [PU: Continuum], "Product DescriptionThe Velvet Underground and Nico has influenced the sound of more bands than any other album. And remarkably, it still sounds as fresh and challenging today as it did upon its release in 1967. In this book, Joe Harvard covers everything from Lou Reed's lyrical genius to John Cale's groundbreaking instrumentation, and from the creative input of Andy Warhol to the fine details of the recording process. With input from co-producer Norman Dolph and Velvets fan Jonathan Richman, Harvard documents the creation of a record which - in the eyes of many - has never been matched.From BooklistA new entry in a series about famous LPs. Harvard seeks not to "'explain' the Velvet Underground, or their first and definitive album" but to share what he finds "interesting about it." Much has been written already about this album and how, while it wasn't a huge commercial success, it inspired many future rock stars. In exploring what early Velvet John Cale called "an almost religious fervor about what we were doing," Harvard evokes the heady days of promise before internal pressures cut the band's career short.Mike TribbyCopyright American Library Association. All rights reservedReview"Author Harvard has succeeded in finding the right mix between objective research and personal connection with his subject." -Jason Dropor, Record Collector, October 2004 (Jason Dropor)"A bite-sized look at the creation of one of the more seminal albums of our time .well worth dipping into." David Hill, Shredded Paper Magazine, Fall 2004 issue"The splendidly named Harvard sees the Velvets through the eyes neither bleary nor jaded nor excessively worshipful, and among many sharp insights nails the idea that it wasn't just LouLouLou with, oh yeah, John Cale and the chick who split after this debut and the drummer who played standing up and the bass player who moved to Austin. Anybody who's heard "Sunday Morning" as the sun's coming up on a Sunday morning knows the Velvets were a BAND, and for these two sides of vinyl there was no more powerful idea. A-" -Austin American-Statesman, Oct. 17, 2004"[Harvard] has the material as well as the gift of gab." -Robin Vaughan, Boston Herald, 6/6/04From the Inside FlapIn 1966, some studios, like Abbey Road, had technicians in white lab coats, and even the less formal studios usually had actual engineering graduates behind the consoles. Studios were still more about science than art. Clients who dared make technical suggestions were treated with bemusement, derision, or hostility. The Velvets were a young band under constant critical attack, and the pressure to conform in order to gain acceptance must have been tremendous. Most bands of that era compromised with their record companies, through wholesale revamping of their image from wardrobe to musical style, changing or omitting lyrics, creating drastically edited versions for radio airplay, or eliminating songs entirely from their sets and records. With Andy Warhol in the bands corner, such threats were minimized.About the AuthorJoe Harvard became an Ivy-trained archaeologist before settling into a long career as a musician, producer-engineer, promoter and indie pioneer. Co-founder of Fort Apache Recording [1985], Helldorado Productions (originators of Music at the Middle East Restaurant, Cambridge) [1988] , NYC's Tribal Soundz [1999], & Asbury's Cranial Mass Productions [2008], winner of the WFNX/Boston Phoenix Best Local Producer title [1989] and NYC's prestigious Moth StorySLAM Championship [2001], his most recent accolades include Asbury Music Awards for Top Americana Band [2009], Top Multi-Instrumentalist [2010] and Top Avant-Garde Act [2010].He continues to play regular live shows with Velveeta [the Velvet Underground tribute band], the Cockwalkers [Boston Garage at its best], solo as the Human Slinky, and with the Joe Harvard Band. He is currently working on a second book of true stories from the world of rock, and his travel", Books<

2004, ISBN: 9780826415509

33 1/3 is a new series of short books about critically acclaimed and much-loved albums of the last 40 years. Focusing on one album rather than an artist's entire output, the books dispens… Mehr…

33 1/3 is a new series of short books about critically acclaimed and much-loved albums of the last 40 years. Focusing on one album rather than an artist's entire output, the books dispense with the standard biographical background that fans know already, and cut to the heart of the music on each album. The authors provide fresh, original perspectives - often through their access to and relationships with the key figures involved in the recording of these albums. By turns obsessive, passionate, creative, and informed, the books in this series demonstrate many different ways of writing about music. (A task which can be, as Elvis Costello famously observed, as tricky as dancing about architecture.) What binds this series together, and what brings it to life, is that all of the authors - musicians, scholars, and writers - are deeply in love with the album they have chosen. Books Joe Harvard|Paperback|Bloomsbury Publishing PLC|01/05/2004, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC<

ISBN: 9780826415509

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