Rubber Soul
Title | Rubber Soul PDF eBook |
Author | Greg Kihn |
Publisher | Open Road Media |
Pages | 365 |
Release | 2014-07-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 149763752X |
1980s rock icon Greg Kihn spins a magical mystery tour headlined by the Beatles, who find themselves in jeopardy when murder rocks their world. For Bob “Dust Bin” Dingle, R&B is a passion his roughneck brothers don’t understand. But when a mop-haired group of Liverpudlians named John, Paul, George, and Ringo stumble into Dust Bin Bob’s secondhand shop on Penny Lane and gawk at his sparkling collection of 45s, everyone’s in perfect harmony. Stirred by the thumping backbeats of Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Bo Diddley, the Fab Four rocket to stardom. As Beatlemania catapults them from the Cavern Club to The Ed Sullivan Show in record time, the lads show they’ve also got a talent for getting into trouble. Fortunately, Dust Bin Bob has a way of showing up just in time to lend them a hand. But when the world tour for Rubber Soul lands in the Philippines, trouble turns deadly. Exhausted from an eight-days-a-week schedule, the fab four snub a personal invite from Imelda Marcos, who just won’t let it be. Suddenly, thousands of fans turn menacing, and murder is in the air. It’s up to Dust Bin Bob to sort out the mess if they to get back on the plane alive . . .
The Beatles as Musicians : Revolver through the Anthology
Title | The Beatles as Musicians : Revolver through the Anthology PDF eBook |
Author | Walter Everett Associate Professor of Music in Music Theory University of Michigan |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 486 |
Release | 1999-03-31 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0198029608 |
Given the phenomenal fame and commercial success that the Beatles knew for the entire course of their familiar career, their music per se has received surprisingly little detailed attention. Not all of their cultural influence can be traced to long hair and flashy clothing; the Beatles had numerous fresh ideas about melody, harmony, counterpoint, rhythm, form, colors, and textures. Or consider how much new ground was broken by their lyrics alone--both the themes and imagery of the Beatles' poetry are key parts of what made (and still makes) this group so important, so popular, and so imitated. This book is a comprehensive chronological study of every aspect of the Fab Four's musical life--including full examinations of composition, performance practice, recording, and historical context--during their transcendent late period (1966-1970). Rich, authoritative interpretations are interwoven through a documentary study of many thousands of audio, print, and other sources.
This Bird Has Flown
Title | This Bird Has Flown PDF eBook |
Author | John Kruth |
Publisher | Hal Leonard Corporation |
Pages | 211 |
Release | 2015-10-01 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1617136425 |
(Book). The Beatles' sixth studio album, Rubber Soul , was a game changer. By December 1965, when the album was released, the Beatles had played the first arena rock show at Shea Stadium for 55,000 delirious fans, been awarded MBE (Member of British Empire) medals, and were indisputably the greatest musical phenomenon since Elvis Presley. With their first film, A Hard Day's Night , John, Paul, George, and Ringo laid down the blueprint for everyone who ever wanted to form a group. The movie, entertaining as it was, became an instruction manual for aspiring pop stars of the day on how to play, dress, and act. Richard Lester's 1964 comedy turned out to be the touchstone for every music video that followed. Then, with the release of Rubber Soul , the Beatles created an artistic benchmark to which their peers measured their craft and creativity. Touring the world over two years, the band had grown up fast. Both musically and lyrically their new album represented a major leap. Upon hearing Rubber Soul , Bob Dylan allegedly remarked, "I get it, you're not cute anymore." Newsweek hailed the Beatles as "the Bards of Pop," while critic Greil Marcus claimed Rubber Soul was "the best album they would ever make." For Traffic's Steve Winwood, the album "broke everything open. It crossed music into a whole new dimension and was responsible for kicking off the sixties rock era." In This Bird Has Flown , John Kruth not only analyzes the songs and making of Rubber Soul , putting the album in context of the turbulent times in which it was created, but captures the spirit of musical innovation and poetry that makes the record a standout in the Beatle's canon.
Rubber Soul
Title | Rubber Soul PDF eBook |
Author | Sandra Mizumoto Posey |
Publisher | |
Pages | 80 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
Rubber-stamping as an enticing form of popular art
Norwegian Wood
Title | Norwegian Wood PDF eBook |
Author | Haruki Murakami |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 307 |
Release | 2010-08-11 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0307762718 |
From the bestselling author of Kafka on the Shore: A magnificent coming-of-age story steeped in nostalgia, “a masterly novel” (The New York Times Book Review) blending the music, the mood, and the ethos that were the sixties with a young man’s hopeless and heroic first love. Now with a new introduction by the author. Toru, a serious young college student in Tokyo, is devoted to Naoko, a beautiful and introspective young woman, but their mutual passion is marked by the tragic death of their best friend years before. As Naoko retreats further into her own world, Toru finds himself drawn to a fiercely independent and sexually liberated young woman. Stunning and elegiac, Norwegian Wood first propelled Haruki Murakami into the forefront of the literary scene.
This Bird Has Flown
Title | This Bird Has Flown PDF eBook |
Author | John Kruth |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 2015-10-01 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1617136433 |
THIS BIRD HAS FLOWN: THE ENDURING BEAUTY OF RUBBER SOUL FIFTY YEARS ON
Rubber Soul
Title | Rubber Soul PDF eBook |
Author | Azing Moltmaker |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2000-06-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9789076713038 |