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[Michael Walker] é What You Want Is in the Limo: On the Road with Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, and the Who in 1973, the Year the Sixties Died and the Modern Rock Star Was Born ↠ Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. What You Want Is in the Limo: On the Road with Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, and the Who in 1973, the Year the Sixties Died and the Modern Rock Star Was Born Walker revisits each of these three tours in memorable, all-access detail: he goes backstage, onto the jets, and into the limos, where every conceivable wish could be granted. On these juggernauts, rock gods—and their entourages—were born, along with unimaginable overindulgence and the legendary flameouts. Aerosmith, Queen, and Lynyrd Skynyrd released their debut albums. He wedges himself into the sweaty throng of teenage fans (Walker himself was one of them) who suddenly wer
| Title | : | What You Want Is in the Limo: On the Road with Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, and the Who in 1973, the Year the Sixties Died and the Modern Rock Star Was Born |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.18 (682 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0812992881 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-15 |
| Language | : | English |
You may even want to flip it over and start again when you’re finished.”—Fort Worth Star-Telegram “You don’t have to love the music or personas of the three bands highlighted here to appreciate the vital roles that all three played in creating the modern rock star. Walker is convincing and entertaining in explaining why 1973 was a seminal year in rock.”—The Daily Beast “There’s so much rock n' roll history packed inside.”—GQ “Very well written It gives an intellectual immersion into these bands’ lives.”—Led-Zeppelin “Walker argues for 1973 as a tipping point, when big tours—and bigger money—became a defining ethos in rock music.”—NPR. “Required reading
His writing has appeared in TheNew York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and Rolling Stone, among other publications. . Michael Walker is the author of the national bestseller Laurel Canyon: The Inside Story of Rock-and-Roll’s Legendary Neighborhood. He lives in Los Angeles
Walker revisits each of these three tours in memorable, all-access detail: he goes backstage, onto the jets, and into the limos, where every conceivable wish could be granted. On these juggernauts, rock gods—and their entourages—were born, along with unimaginable overindulgence and the legendary flameouts. Aerosmith, Queen, and Lynyrd Skynyrd released their debut albums. He wedges himself into the sweaty throng of teenage fans (Walker himself was one of them) who suddenly were an econ
Sound historical (not first-hand) and critical analysis of a pivotal point in rock A. Reid To me, a litmus test of a good nonfiction book is how much of it I wind up sharing aloud - and with whom. Family and friends heard major portions of this and factoids are still appearing, days after I finished reading.I found this book utterly fascinating. I was around in 1973 and really just starting to get into music, and I was a major fan in my adolescence of two of these bands (. Gets the worst of the guys; does not get the girls AT ALL. Same deal, take it from an insider: he gets the sleaziest business of the guys, he doesn't get the girls at all. Wanna understand the girls? Read Pamela des Barres. Or maybe the old rolling stone press book, 'Groupies'. NOT THIS. One example: our typist [aka "author"] laughs at what is actually a famous quote, a girl's noting, "We're their muses!" as if this were an impossible idea.. SO MUCH MORE than the title implies "The year 1973 distills a decade's worth of decadence into twelve awesome months and resets the clock for the rest of the seventies and all that they imply. It's a year that, by any measure, ought to be its own decade." - Michael WalkerWhat You Want Is In The Limo: On the Road with Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper and the Who in 1973, the year that the Sixties Died and the Modern Rock Sta
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