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Alice in Chains: The Untold Story by de Sola, David , hardcover
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- ISBN
- 9781250048073
- Book Title
- Alice in Chains : the Untold Story
- Item Length
- 9.5in
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.3in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Music
- Topic
- History & Criticism, Composers & Musicians, Genres & Styles / Rock
- Item Width
- 6.3in
- Item Weight
- 21.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 416 Pages
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Alice in Chains were among the loudest voices out of Seattle. They were iconic pioneers who mixed grunge and metal in ways that continue to influence today's artists, and theirs is a story of hard work, self-destruction, rising from the ashes, and carrying on a lasting legacy. Four years after their first meeting at a warehouse under Seattle's Ballard Bridge, Alice in Chains became the first of grunge's big four - ahead of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden - to get a gold record and achieve national recognition. With the charismatic Layne Staley behind the microphone, they became one of the most influential and successful bands to come out of the Seattle music scene. But as the band got bigger, so did their problems. Acclaimed journalist David de Sola delves beneath the secrecy, gossip, and rumor surrounding the band to tell their full story for the first time. Based on a wealth of interviews with people who have direct knowledge of the band, many speaking on the record for the very first time, de Sola explores how drugs nearly destroyed them and claimed the lives of Staley and founding bassist Mike Starr, follows Jerry Cantrell's solo career and Mike Starr's life after being fired from the band, and chronicles the band's resurrection with new lead singer William DuVall. From their anonymous struggles to topping the charts with hits like "Would?," "Man in the Box," and "Rooster," Alice in Chains reveals the members of the band not as caricatures of rock stars but as brilliant, nuanced, and flawed human beings whose years of hard work led to the seemingly overnight success that changed the music scene forever.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
1250048079
ISBN-13
9781250048073
eBay Product ID (ePID)
204220856
Product Key Features
Book Title
Alice in Chains : the Untold Story
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
History & Criticism, Composers & Musicians, Genres & Styles / Rock
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Music
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
21.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ml421.A415d4 2015
Reviews
"De Sola explains in riveting detail how AIC became one of the most important bands to emerge from the Seattle rock scene, and throws new light on the dark impulses that drove it to both greatness and tragedy. Compulsively readable."-John Jobling, author of U2: The Definitive Biography "A stellar grasp of document sources interwoven with an incredible depth of all-new interviews are the making of the first truly comprehensive biography of Alice in Chains. Most rock bands can only wish for this level of respect and dedicated chronicling."-Nick Soulsby, author of I Found My Friends: The Oral History of Nirvana, "The early-'90s Seattle grunge band, long overshadowed by its hometown peers (Nirvana, Pearl Jam), gets its due in this debut book from a Georgetown graduate student. Taking center stage is original frontman Layne Staley who, like Kurt Cobain, found celebrity and success difficult and drugs an easy out. But there's also a deep dive into the band's musical influences and its impact on the broader rock scene, explaining both its roots and its reach" -- Billboard, Summer Book Preview "De Sola explains in riveting detail how AIC became one of the most important bands to emerge from the Seattle rock scene, and throws new light on the dark impulses that drove it to both greatness and tragedy. Compulsively readable." -- John Jobling, author of U2: The Definitive Biography "A stellar grasp of document sources interwoven with an incredible depth of all-new interviews are the making of the first truly comprehensive biography of Alice in Chains. The story blends musical world, personal lives and the demands of the business Alice in Chains entered - whether the cut-price early days or the bombastic cash-overload of their peak success - to show how each element coexisted, impacted, clashed or simply destroyed the other." -- Nick Soulsby, author of I Found My Friends: The Oral History of Nirvana "A well-reported history of one of the most important and influential bands to emerge from the Seattle scene. Alice in Chains will appeal to grunge fans and metal-heads alike." -- Mark Yarm, author of Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge "De Sola brings a refined sensibility to the tale of Alice in Chains... exhaustively researched" -- Kirkus Reviews, A stellar grasp of document sources interwoven with an incredible depth of all-new interviews are the making of the first truly comprehensive biography of Alice in Chains. The story blends musical world, personal lives and the demands of the business Alice in Chains entered whether the cut-price early days or the bombastic cash-overload of their peak success to show how each element coexisted, impacted, clashed or simply destroyed the other., "De Sola explains in riveting detail how AIC became one of the most important bands to emerge from the Seattle rock scene, and throws new light on the dark impulses that drove it to both greatness and tragedy. Compulsively readable."-John Jobling, author of U2: The Definitive Biography "A stellar grasp of document sources interwoven with an incredible depth of all-new interviews are the making of the first truly comprehensive biography of Alice in Chains. The story blends musical world, personal lives and the demands of the business Alice in Chains entered whether the cut-price early days or the bombastic cash-overload of their peak success to show how each element coexisted, impacted, clashed or simply destroyed the other."-Nick Soulsby, author of I Found My Friends: The Oral History of Nirvana "A well-reported history of one of the most important and influential bands to emerge from the Seattle scene. Alice in Chains will appeal to grunge fans and metal-heads alike."-Mark Yarm, author of Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge, The early-'90s Seattle grunge band, long overshadowed by its hometown peers (Nirvana, Pearl Jam), gets its due in this debut book from a Georgetown graduate student. Taking center stage is original frontman Layne Staley who, like Kurt Cobain, found celebrity and success difficult and drugs an easy out. But there's also a deep dive into the band's musical influences and its impact on the broader rock scene, explaining both its roots and its reach, A stellar grasp of document sources interwoven with an incredible depth of all-new interviews are the making of the first truly comprehensive biography of Alice in Chains. The story blends musical world, personal lives and the demands of the business Alice in Chains entered - whether the cut-price early days or the bombastic cash-overload of their peak success - to show how each element coexisted, impacted, clashed or simply destroyed the other., De Sola explains in riveting detail how AIC became one of the most important bands to emerge from the Seattle rock scene, and throws new light on the dark impulses that drove it to both greatness and tragedy. Compulsively readable., A well-reported history of one of the most important and influential bands to emerge from the Seattle scene. Alice in Chains will appeal to grunge fans and metal-heads alike.
Copyright Date
2015
Lccn
2015-017371
Dewey Decimal
782.42166092/2 B
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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