Gigantic: The Story of Frank Black and the "Pixies"

John Mendelssohn (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

2006 | 2nd Revised edition
Omnibus Press (Verlag)
978-1-84609-495-8 (ISBN)

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The Pixies were a shock to the system. Emerging from their first rehearsal held in a squalid Boston basement, they were soon the toast of the UK and Europe - the new saviours of rock 'n' roll. This definitive biography of the legendary group also examines how Charles Thompson's music forever changed the lives of Pixies fans.

The Pixies were a shock to the system. Emerging from their first rehearsal held in a squalid Boston basement, they were soon the toast of the UK and Europe - the new saviours of rock 'n' roll. Forerunners of grunge and with a repertoire of seriously weird songs, they made a virtue out of eccentricity. Then, when mega-stardom threatened, Pixies' songwriter and singer, Charles Thompson a.k.a Black Francis ditched the band, re-christened himself Frank Black and insisted he hated the group - until deciding to reform it for a sell out tour in 2004. This definitive biography of the legendary group also examines how Charles Thompson's music forever changed the lives of Pixies fans.

John Mendelssohn has been writing on and off about music for years. He also writes for the stage, acts, directs, composes, arranges and designs.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.6.2006
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
ISBN-10	1-84609-495-X / 184609495X
ISBN-13	978-1-84609-495-8 / 9781846094958
Zustand	Neuware