David Browne

When Jeff Buckley drowned at the age of thirty in 1997, he not only left behind a legacy of brilliant music -- he brought back haunting memories of his father, '60s troubadour Tim Buckley, a gifted musician who barely knew his son and who himself died at twenty-eight. Both father and son made transcendent music that mixed rock, jazz, and folk; both amassed a cadre of obsessive, adoring fans. This absorbing dual biography -- based on interviews with more than one hundred friends, family members, and business associates as well as access to journals and unreleased recordings -- tells for the first time the intriguing, often heartbreaking story of these two musicians. It offers a new understanding of the Buckleys' parallel lives -- and tragedies -- while exploring the changing music business between the '60s and the '90s. Finally, it tells the story of a father and son, two complex, enigmatic men who died searching for themselves and each other.

The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley

Dream Brother

The story of four landmark albums of 1970, tracing the musical, political, and cultural changes of the time.

The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Lost Story of 1970

Fire and Rain

Mary Guibert

The journals, notebooks, musings, and early song drafts of Jeff Buckley, the late singer best-known for the definitive version of "Hallelujah" and his classic album Grace, including dozens of evocative photos of his personal effects and ephemera. After the release of his acclaimed debut album, Grace, in 1994, Jeff Buckley quickly established himself as one of the decade's most defining talents in pop music: a singer, guitarist, and songwriter with a multi-octave range whose tastes took in rock, blues, jazz, hardcore, Qawwali music, and even show tunes. Hailed by the likes of Bono, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant, Grace showcased Buckley's voice, passion, and influences and pointed to an inordinately promising future. Three short years later, at the age of thirty, he tragically drowned in Memphis. But his legend and stature have only grown since; in recent years, everyone from Adele to Coldplay to Radiohead has spoken of the impact Buckley's music had on them. For much of his life, Buckley diligently kept journals recording his goals, inspirations, aspirations, and creative struggles. These diaries amount to one of the most insightful life chronicles any musical artist has left behind. Jeff Buckley: His Own Voice marks the first-ever publication of Buckley's handwritten account of his journey from his days in Los Angeles in the late '80s through shortly before his passing. Combined with reproductions of other memorabilia--including letters, notes, and unpublished lyrics--this book takes readers and fans deep into Buckley's mind and life.

His Own Voice

Jeff Buckley

The first and most complete narrative biography of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, by acclaimed music journalist and Rolling Stone contributing editor David Browne, in time for the band's 50th anniversary Fifty years ago this spring, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash released their first album as a group; Crosby, Stills & Nash became a landmark in harmony singing and counterculture values, and after Neil Young joined up with them for 1970's Déjà vu, their supergroup status was cemented. With its distinctive, iconic front men, its current-events songs, and its very structure, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young embodied nearly every aspect of their era. The five decades since have seen the band break up, reunite, and splinter again on a regular basis--making for not only some of rock's most indelible music but also one of the its most riveting and ongoing soap operas, a decades-long story of four men whose intertwining lives, music, and careers have transcended music to become the story of the successes and challenges of the boomer generation itself. Featuring new interviews with band members, colleagues, fellow musicians, and former lovers, plus access to unreleased music and documents, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young is the first and most up-to-date narrative biography of this legendary band. From the same author who gave us the acclaimed Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Lost Story of 1970, this book takes readers inside the creative process of albums both finished and abandoned, the inspirations behind the songs and the dust-ups, and the difficulties each man faced along the way. This is the sweeping story of rock's longest-running, most dysfunctional, yet most influential and artistically rewarding musical family.

The Wild, Definitive Saga of Rock's Greatest Supergroup

Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young

Fifty years after they first came together and changed the sound of rock 'n' roll, the Grateful Dead remain one of rock's most beloved bands -- a musical and cultural phenomenon that spans generations and paved the way for everything from the world of jam bands and the idea of independently released music to social networking. Much has been written about the band, but nothing quite as vibrant and vivid as So Many Roads. Drawing on new interviews with surviving members and people in their inner circle -- along with the group's extensive archives and his own research from years of covering the group -- David Browne, longtime music journalist and contributing editor at Rolling Stone, does more than merely delve into the Dead's saga. By way of an altogether unique structure -- each chapter centered around a significant or pivotal day in their story -- he lends this epic musical and cultural story a you-are-there feel unlike any other book written about the band. So Many Roads takes us deep into the world of the Dead in ways that will be eye-opening even to the most rabid Deadheads. Readers will find themselves inside their communal home in Haight-Ashbury during the band's notorious 1967 bust; behind the scenes in the studio, watching the Dead at work (and play); backstage at the taping of the legendary "Touch of Grey" video and at their final shows; and in the midst of the Dead's legendary band meetings. Along the way, readers will hear not only from the Dead but also from friends, colleagues, lovers, and crew members, including some who've never spoken to the press before. The result is a remarkably detailed and cinematic book that paints a strikingly fresh portrait of one of rock's greatest and most enduring institutions and sheds new light -- for fans and newcomers alike -- on the band's music, dynamics, and internal struggles. "There is nothing like a Grateful Dead concert," read the legendary bumper stickers. Similarly, there's nothing like So Many Roads, which explores all-new routes on the band's long, strange trip.

The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead

So Many Roads

Brenda Wright

Yvonne G. Baker

The past decade has seen several revisions to the MRCPsych examinations but the latest changes have been the most radical. It is now a three part written examination along with a clinical assessment of skills and competencies. This has changed the focus of the 'new' MRCPsych Paper I, which now includes two thirds 'one-best-item-from-five' multiple choice questions (MCQs). This collection of 'one-best-item-from-five' style multiple choice questions mirrors the new format for the exam. Its companion volume Extended Matching Items for the MRCPsych Examinations Part 1 by Michael Reilly and Bangaru Raju remains relevant for the new format where EMIs make up one third of the questions. Together, these two guides thoroughly prepare you for the revised format, incorporating the new areas of study such as basic ethics, philosophy and history of psychiatry, and stigma and culture. With varying degrees of question difficulty, a wide-range of styles and topics, and full explanations of answers overleaf, MRCPsych Paper I One-Best-Item MCQs is ideal for examination preparation and self-study.

With Answers Explained

MRCPsych Paper I One-Best-Item MCQs

Set against a backdrop of world-changing historical and political events, Fire and Rain tells the extraordinary story of one pivotal year in the lives and music of four legendary artists, and reveals how these artists and their songs both shaped and reflected their times. Drawing on interviews, rare recordings, and newly discovered documents, acclaimed journalist David Browne “allows us to see—and to hear—the elusive moment when the '60s became the '70s in a completely fresh way” (Mark Harris, author of Pictures at a Revolution).

The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Lost Story of 1970

Sonic Youth's distinctive, uncompromising sounds have provided a map for innumerable musicians who followed, from '90s groundbreakers like Nirvana and Pavement to current faves like the Strokes and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. More than perhaps any other act, Sonic Youth has brought “fringe” art to the mainstream, helping spawn an alternative arts scene that prospers to this day: a world of punk rock, underground films and comics, experimental music, conceptual art, contemporary classical compositions, and even fashion. In Goodbye 20th Century, David Browne tells the full glorious story of “the Velvet Underground of their generation,” an account based on extensive research, fresh interviews with the band and those who have worked with them (from Glenn Branca and Lydia Lunch to Sofia Coppola and Spike Jonze), and unprecedented access to unreleased recordings and documents. This is a richly detailed portrait of an iconic band and the times they helped create.

A Biography of Sonic Youth

Goodbye 20th Century

"Quando tutta questa musica avrà il suono di quello che vuoi dire, allora ne sarà valsa davvero la pena. Sarai qualcosa di completo per te stesso, presente e unico." Nel 1994, all'indomani della pubblicazione dell'acclamatissimo album di debutto "Grace", Jeff Buckley è stato salutato da critica e pubblico come uno dei talenti più dirompenti degli anni Novanta. Dotato di un'estensione vocale prodigiosa, in grado di spaziare dal rock al blues, dal jazz all'hardcore, di una sensibilità appassionata e di un gusto eclettico, Buckley era destinato a un futuro luminoso. Tragicamente, solo tre anni dopo perdeva la vita nel fiume Wolf, a Memphis. Aveva trent'anni. Per gran parte della sua vita, Jeff Buckley ha tenuto diari in cui appuntava desideri, obiettivi, ispirazioni e i suoi sforzi creativi e compositivi. La sua era una scrittura straordinariamente dettagliata e appassionata, a tratti nervosa, a tratti divertente e autoironica. Finalmente, grazie al lavoro della madre Mary Guibert e del giornalista David Browne, questi diari sono ora accessibili a tutti e ci restituiscono una visione inedita di Jeff Buckley e della sua vera voce. "In queste pagine, disposte in modo da creare quello che speriamo sia il memoir che non ha mai potuto scrivere, seguiamo Jeff nella sua vita e, per la prima volta, leggiamo ciò che gli è passato per la testa in molti momenti cruciali. Leggiamo i pensieri sulla sua storia musicale e familiare; ricordi vividi e a volte dolorosi dell'infanzia e adolescenza nel sud della California; ricordi del primo trasferimento a New York e dell'incontro con Bob Dylan nel backstage. Siamo testimoni della meraviglia mista a diffidenza quando firma il contratto con la Sony Music, entrando quindi nell'industria musicale mainstream; e del tumulto personale e creativo che lo ha travolto dopo l'uscita di Grace con l'aumento delle aspettative sulla sua carriera. Leggendo, siamo testimoni di momenti di concentrazione e di caos, di gioia e di scoramento. Assistiamo a Jeff che si confronta con problemi di autostima e con la sua voce artistica. Per lui la cosa più importante era restare fedele a se stesso." Questi scritti, che comprendono anche lettere, appunti, testi di canzoni mai registrate, rappresentano una delle testimonianze più complete che un artista abbia mai lasciato. Insieme a una selezione di oggetti personali - gli strumenti, le collezioni di musica, gli abiti - Jeff Buckley. La sua vera voce ci accompagna nelle profondità della mente e della vita di uno dei musicisti più talentuosi e iconici di sempre. *********************** Questo eBook è ottimizzato per la fruizione su tablet; se ne sconsiglia pertanto la lettura sui dispositivi eReader.

Jeff Buckley. La sua vera voce

Selena Morgan Pillay

Comprising of 400 MCQs, this book provides essential revision content to help you pass the recently introduced MRCPsych Paper A. The most recent guidelines for the new curriculum have been followed in compiling the content. MCQs for the New MRCPsych Paper A with Answers Explained is an invaluable aid for all candidates for the examination of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Other clinicians and undergraduate students in medicine and health sciences will also find it useful.

MCQs for the New MRCPsych Paper A with Answers Explained

Chronicles the careers of the band members of Sonic Youth, detailing their rise in popularity in the 1990s and explaining their significant contributions to the history of rock music.

Rising from the drug-infested streets of '80s New York City, the incomparable Sonic Youth recorded some of the most important albums in alternative music history and influenced an entire generation of indie rockers. They helped spawn an alternative arts scene of underground films and comics, conceptual art, experimental music, even fashion. More than perhaps any band of their time, they brought art previously considered ''fringe'' into the mainstream - and irrevocably altered the cultural zeitgeist. Based on extensive research, exclusive band interviews, and unprecedented access to unreleased recordings and documents, Goodbye 20th Century is the definitive biography of the Velvet Underground of their generation.

David Browne

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