Behind the Boards: The Making of Rock 'n' Roll's Greatest Records Revealed (Music Pro Guides) - Softcover

Brown, Jake

Softcover

ISBN 10: 145841972X ISBN 13: 9781458419729

Publisher: Hal Leonard Books, 2012

Synopsis

(Music Pro Guides). The term "soundtrack of our lives" is one commonly tossed around by artists, fans, critics, and historians in discussing rock 'n' roll's timeless hits, spanning every subgenre, from pop to hard rock, heavy metal to new wave. In the pages of Behind the Boards: The Making of Rock 'n' Roll's Greatest Records Revealed , the first definitive rock record-producers' anthology of its kind, readers are taken inside the studio, into the creation of the generations of classic records that collectively make up that soundtrack of our lives. The book appeals to both fans and academic audiences interested in the art of sound recording/record producing, providing a rich demographic spread of potential niche and mainstream markets. This is the first definitive record-producers' anthology to cross every one of rock's subgenres, featuring intimate, first-hand accounts of how the making of many of rock 'n' roll's greatest hits were created, via exclusive interviews with the producers who recorded them. Some of the songs discussed are "Every Breath You Take" by the Police, "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd, "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins, "Smells like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana, "Beautiful Day" by U2, "One" by Metallica, "You Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC, "Sabotage" by the Beastie Boys, "Jane Says" by Jane's Addiction, "Sledge Hammer" by Peter Gabriel, and "Sweet Emotion" by Aerosmith, among countless others by legends like Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Kiss, Led Zeppelin, Bob Marley, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soundgarden, the Pixies, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Journey, Judas Priest, Motley Crue, Sting, Tom Waits, Smashing Pumpkins, Pink, John Mellencamp, the Black Crowes, New Order, Ministry, Fleetwood Mac, Foreigner, and many more.

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About the Author

Jake Brown, as a music biographer, has written thirty-three books over a decade-long career that includes his trademarked In the Studio book series, as well as authorized works with late hip-hop superstar Tupac Shakur, legendary female rock band Heart, guitar legend Joe Satriani, metal icons Motorhead, and the late funk pioneer Rick James, among others. In 2010 Brown was nominated for an Association for Recorded Sound Collections Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hal Leonard Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 145841972X
• ISBN 13: 9781458419729
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 378