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Written by a diehard Who fan who also happens to be one of the most respected rock writers of his generation, BEFORE I GET OLD is a warts-and-all study of one of the 1960s' seminal rock bands. Dave Marsh takes us from the Who's genesis in the mean, gray streets of west London's Shepherd's Bush to its triumphs in the Technicolor glories of the Monterey Pop Festival and beyond, with in-depth analysis of the group's personalities, as well as those of its managers, Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp, and of the chemistry that bound them together. Marsh explains the band's importance in the context of its time (he considers the Who to be the best rock band of the '60s), documenting the rise and significance of the Mod movement, its role in the Who's early years, and the band's post-'60s struggle for a sense of artistic direction. Marsh's opinionated stance on the Who's music through its career is absorbing and thought-provoking, and his individual character studies of its members--and their often tempestuous interactions with each other--provide some of the major highlights of this essential book.
| Size | | Height: | 9.3 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.8 in | | Weight: | 30.4 oz |
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