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Title | : | Mad World: An Oral History of New Wave Artists and Songs That Defined the 1980s |
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.36 (656 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1419710974 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2014-04-12 |
Language | : | English |
Each chapter begins with a discussion of their most popular song but leads to stories of their history and place in the scene, ultimately painting a vivid picture of this colorful, idiosyncratic time. Mad World is a highly entertaining oral history that celebrates the New Wave music phenomenon of the 1980s via new interviews with 35 of the most notable artists of the period. Mixtape suggestions, fashion sidebars, and quotes from famous contemporary admirers help fill out the fun. Participants include members of Duran Duran, New Order, The Smiths, Tears for Fears, Adam Ant, Echo and the Bunnymen, Devo, ABC, Spandau Ballet, A Flock of Seagulls, Thompson Twins, and INXS.
Come on, Eileen — can't we just whip it good forever?". "Holy Human League! Mad World professes to not be a definitive history of New Wave, but its authors could've fooled me. Every fantastic detail of the era pops back to life via the vivid tales of its top titans, from Adam Ant to Kajagoogoo (that's right! Kajagoogoo!). Getting lost in story after story made me never want to return to the world of twerking, texting and soy lattes
"Love the 80's" according to boilingbrain. Perfect back stories to the songs we love! Informative and entertaining. It's a mad, mad world! I love the 80's!. Elisa Lorello said "Some new romantic looking for the TV sound": A Review of MAD WORLD. I was honored to be given an advanced copy of MAD WORLD, and I wasn't disappointed.MAD WORLD is more than a mixtape for a generation—it’s the story of a period of musical innovation, told by the musicians themselves and put into perspective by two of many whose lives were set to its soundtrack. Lori Majewski and Jonathan Bernstein perfectly blend credibility, humor, style, and nostalgia as they present over thirty songs that changed the po. Read Half the book the first day. Like. I received the book yesterday and ended up losing sleep last night due to reading half the book. i.e. I couldn't put it down. Its an interesting read and well done. Great job to the authors! It is not sugarcoated and full of self-deprecating and sarcastic comments, along with praise to the artist as well. I like it. I'm in a 80s New Wave cover band ( velcrolove.com ) and it was interesting to see the original artist comments on the songs. We all have
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