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The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock
David Weigel
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Description for The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock
Hardcover. The wildly entertaining story of progressive rock, the music that ruled the 1970s charts-and has divided listeners ever since. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
The Show That Never Ends is the behind-the-scenes story of the extraordinary rise and fall of progressive ( prog ) rock, epitomised by such classic, chart-topping bands as Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull and Emerson Lake & Palmer, and their successors Rush, Styx and Asia. With inside access to all the key figures, The Washington Post national reporter David Weigel tells the story with the gusto and insight Prog Rock's fans (and its haters) will relish. Along the way, he explains exactly what was progressive about Prog Rock, how it arose from psychedelia and heavy metal, why ... Read more
The Show That Never Ends is the behind-the-scenes story of the extraordinary rise and fall of progressive ( prog ) rock, epitomised by such classic, chart-topping bands as Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull and Emerson Lake & Palmer, and their successors Rush, Styx and Asia. With inside access to all the key figures, The Washington Post national reporter David Weigel tells the story with the gusto and insight Prog Rock's fans (and its haters) will relish. Along the way, he explains exactly what was progressive about Prog Rock, how it arose from psychedelia and heavy metal, why ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393242256
SKU
V9780393242256
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About David Weigel
David Weigel is a national reporter for the Washington Post. He has written for Bloomberg Businessweek, Slate, Reason, GQ, Esquire, USA Today, Rolling Stone, Politico, and many other journals. He lives in Washington, DC.
Reviews for The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock
Weigel's book is the comprehensive overview of prog that fans have been waiting for, and a long-needed reevaluation of the genre's best bands... It's an impressive feat of research and storytelling.
Rock Guitar Tech ... certainly a worthy addition to your bookshelf.
The Prog Report It [The Show that Never Ends] works as an ... Read more
Rock Guitar Tech ... certainly a worthy addition to your bookshelf.
The Prog Report It [The Show that Never Ends] works as an ... Read more