Its the 1980s and the rock landscape is littered with massive hair; synthesizers; and monster riffs; but there is an alternative being born in the sleepy East of America-we just dont know it yet.Before the Internet; MTV; and iPods provided far-off music fans with information and communities-and before Nirvana-kids across the world grew up in relative isolation; dependent on mix tapes and self-created art to slowly spread scenes and trends. It was under these conditions that four young musicians found one another in Boston; Massachusetts; and started a band called Pixies.During their initial seven-year career; Pixies would play some of Europes most gigantic festivals; keep the press guessing; and cultivate a fervid international fan base hungry for more and more of their unique surf punk. The band worked fast; cranking out four albums at a breakneck pace; but ultimately pressures and personality clashes took their toll: Pixies broke up just as bands were singing their praises as the rocknroll innovators. For twelve years; a Pixies reunion seemed impossible; but a sudden announcement in 2004 proclaimed the unthinkable-Pixies were getting back together. Their extremely successful reunion tour finally gave the group something theyd always lacked in their homeland: proof that their bone-rattling music had left an indelible impact. Fool the World tells Pixies story in the words of those who lived it; from the band members to studio owners; from AR executives; producers; and visual artists who worked with them to admirers of their music; such as Bono; PJ Harvey; Beck; and Perry Farrell. With new cartoons by Trompe Le Monde illustrator Steven Appleby; Fool the World is a complete journey through the life; death; and rebirth of one of the most influential bands of all time.
#1896997 in eBooks 2010-04-14 2010-04-14File Name: B003C1QTKE
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