Jack White
Broken String Blues
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2017
Music Press Books (Verlag)
978-1-78606-127-0 (ISBN)
Music Press Books (Verlag)
978-1-78606-127-0 (ISBN)
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Influenced by punk, classic rock, country and traditional American blues music, Jack White gradually refined a sound, a look and a profile that marked him out as unique.
On a dilapidated rural porch, a dark, trilby-sporting figure hunches over a plank of wood. The plank is so worn it could have been pulled from the peeling bannister of the porch it rests on. A wire is looped between two nails, roughly hammered into either end of the plank, and forced taut by an old soda bottle pushed underneath. Next, a copper-wrapped magnet is nailed under the raised string, and flimsily wired to a battered amplifier nearby. As voltage hums through his creation, he slides a length of brass tubing along his single string, and smiles beatifically at the resulting electric scream. Under the gaze of the curious cows in a nearby field, he has built an electric guitar. The now-famous scene in acclaimed guitar documentary It Might Get Loud introduced the casual rock fan to the mesmerising talent and charisma of Jack White. But White had been a musical pioneer long before his powerful demonstration of just how simple the guitar can be. From his early days in Detroit, White had a clear vision for what great music consisted of.
Influenced by punk, classic rock, country and traditional American blues music, White gradually refined a sound, a look and a profile that marked him out as unique. This newly-researched book traces the fascinating life and work of Jack White, as a writer, performer and - most importantly - a guitarist. Whilst The White Stripes were the perfect band for the new millennium - post-modern cool harking back to a time when valves and plastic guitars ruled the world - he has since blended mixed musical styles with great song-writing and blistering technical skill, to become a vital force in keeping the legacy of popular guitar music alive and well. A passionate advocate of analogue technology, a lover of beautiful, classic instruments, and a musical polymath, the former upholsterer has become a guitar hero who spans generations. This is his story.
On a dilapidated rural porch, a dark, trilby-sporting figure hunches over a plank of wood. The plank is so worn it could have been pulled from the peeling bannister of the porch it rests on. A wire is looped between two nails, roughly hammered into either end of the plank, and forced taut by an old soda bottle pushed underneath. Next, a copper-wrapped magnet is nailed under the raised string, and flimsily wired to a battered amplifier nearby. As voltage hums through his creation, he slides a length of brass tubing along his single string, and smiles beatifically at the resulting electric scream. Under the gaze of the curious cows in a nearby field, he has built an electric guitar. The now-famous scene in acclaimed guitar documentary It Might Get Loud introduced the casual rock fan to the mesmerising talent and charisma of Jack White. But White had been a musical pioneer long before his powerful demonstration of just how simple the guitar can be. From his early days in Detroit, White had a clear vision for what great music consisted of.
Influenced by punk, classic rock, country and traditional American blues music, White gradually refined a sound, a look and a profile that marked him out as unique. This newly-researched book traces the fascinating life and work of Jack White, as a writer, performer and - most importantly - a guitarist. Whilst The White Stripes were the perfect band for the new millennium - post-modern cool harking back to a time when valves and plastic guitars ruled the world - he has since blended mixed musical styles with great song-writing and blistering technical skill, to become a vital force in keeping the legacy of popular guitar music alive and well. A passionate advocate of analogue technology, a lover of beautiful, classic instruments, and a musical polymath, the former upholsterer has become a guitar hero who spans generations. This is his story.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.2.2017 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Instrumentenkunde | |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78606-127-9 / 1786061279 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78606-127-0 / 9781786061270 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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