Steven Hyden
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
What do your musical choices say about you? Music opinions bring out passionate debate in people, and Hyden focuses on pop music rivalries, from the classic to the very recent, and draws connections to the larger forces surrounding the pairing. Along the way he explores burning out and fading away, gives readers a glimpse into the perennial battle between old and young-- and just may prompt you to give your least favorite band another chance.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
305 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
By mixing personal memoir, criticism, and journalism, Hyden explores the ways that classic rock changed the culture-- how it established the album as music's answer to the novel, and rock concerts as the secular equivalent to church-- and asks whether any of these signposts can endure. He investigates the rise and fall of classic rock radio and determines whether the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is telling the right version of Rock history. He revisits...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
xii, 256 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Ever since Pearl Jam first blasted onto the Seattle grunge scene three decades ago with their debut album, Ten, they have sold 85M plus albums, performed for hundreds of thousands of fans around the world, and have even been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack Of A Generation, music critic and journalist Steven Hyden celebrates the life, career, and music of this legendary group, widely considered...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
xv, 345 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
For over two decades, The Black Crowes topped the charts and reigned supreme over the radio waves, even as hair bands, grunge, and hip-hop threatened to dethrone them. With hits like "Hard to Handle," "She Talks to Angels," and "Remedy," their massive success launched them to stardom in the early '90s, earning them a place among rock royalty. They were on the cover of Rolling Stone, MTV played their videos 24/7, and Generation X re-discovered the...
