SPRINGSTEEN POINT BLANK – POR CHRISTOPHER SANDFORD – UK

SPRINGSTEEN POINT BLANK

por CHRISTOPHER SANDFORD

ESTADO: NUEVO. Disponible en tapa dura y tapa blanda. En inglés

Formato tapa dura: 16 x 24 cm. 464 páginas. ISBN: 978-0316648455

Little Brown and Co. (1999)

Formato tapa blanda: 12,6 x 19,9 cm. 462 páginas. ISBN: 978-0751529838

Time Warner Paperbacks (2 noviembre 2000)

Hardcover: 464 pages
Publisher: Little Brown and Co. (1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316648450
ISBN-13: 978-0316648455
Softcover: 462 pages
Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks; New edition (2 november de 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0751529834
ISBN-13: 978-0751529838

Publisher’s Note

Bruce Springsteen turned fifty in 1999—the same year he was inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He remains one of the last true rock stars and nothing less than a cultural icon, with album sales of fifteen million annually and concerts that are instant sellouts worldwide—now more than ever with the revival tour of the E Street Band. In Springsteen, Christopher Sandford takes us back to the Boss’s early days in New Jersey and through the sensational hits and rock-god lifestyle of the mid-seventies … bringing the Springsteen story right up to the present for a second generation of fans. By interviewing virtually all the major figures in Springsteen’s life, past and present, and combining that with his own celebrated skill as a writer and critic, Sandford has created a compelling—and often surprising—portrait, one that gives new insight into Springsteen’s music and influence and illuminates the many contradictions in his complex makeup.

The first full-length biography of Springsteen in almost ten years, by veteran rock journalist Chris Sandford – just in time for Springsteen’s 50(th) birthday on September 23rd. — A Da Capo U.S. original. — Springsteen turns 50 on September 23, 1999. — The first full-dress Springsteen bio since the best-selling Glory Days in 1991 – the 1997 Harper title by Jim Cullen, Born in the U.S.A., was a musical and cultural critique rather than a bio. — Up-to-date, with fresh insights into the man and his influence based on interviews with almost every major figure in Springsteen’s past and present life (Springsteen himself did not respond to Sandford’s requests for an interview). — Fast, enjoyable reading.

In an industry known for ephemeral enthusiasms, Bruce Springsteen has remained interesting by successfully reinventing himself half a dozen times. At his peak Springsteen redefined rock music, rescuing it from pretentious concept albums and the apparent contempt arrogant stars held for their audience. But what really makes Springsteen’s one of the most intriguing and rewarding careers in rock history is that having revitalised rock’n’roll, he was still capable of wrong-footing fans with such idiosyncratic and heartfelt albums as Nebraska, Tunnel Of Love and The Ghost Of Tom Joad. This is a long-overdue biography of one of rock’s most fascinating figures and Christopher Sandford has a deft turn of phrase–Springsteen’s bodyguards «made Elvis’s look like the Algonquin set»–but it is not up to the mark of Sandford’s earlier works on Mick Jagger and Sting. As a serious biographer Sandford quite rightly refuses to worship his subject mindlessly unfortunately he is so busy being objective that somewhere along the line he has lost sight of the inspiring passion of the man and his music. Bruce is one of rock’s good guys. In concert he is electrifying in conversation, illuminating on record, exhilarating. There is an integrity to his craft. He is one of the few stars of this stature to have remained true to his roots and his social conscience. And although on occasion Sandford does nail the music, he misses the exultation and enthusiasm of Springsteen on record and, particularly, in concert. –Patrick Humphries –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. ‘Sandford provides a convincingly complex portrait.’ MOJO ‘Not just rigorously researched and readable, the narrative is as powered and polished as one of The Boss’ 40-take songs, the author’s passion for detail equally intense, no stone left unturned as we witness the exhausting climb of a driven perfectionist.’ UNCUT ‘In an industry known for ephemeral enthusiasms, Bruce Springsteen has remained interesting by successfully reinventing himself half a dozen times. At his peak Springsteen redefined rock music, rescuing it from pretentious concept albums and the apparent contempt arrogant stars held for their audience. But what really makes Springsteen’s one of the most intriguing and rewarding careers in rock history is that having revitalised rock’n’roll, he was still capable of wrong-footing fans with such idiosyncratic and heartfelt albums as Nebraska, Tunnel Of Love and The Ghost Of Tom Joad. This is a long-overdue biography of one of rock’s most fascinating figures and Christopher Sandford has a deft turn of phrase–Springsteen’s bodyguards «made Elvis’s look like the Algonquin set»–but it is not up to the mark of Sandford’s earlier works on Mick Jagger and Sting. As a serious biographer Sandford quite rightly refuses to worship his subject mindlessly unfortunately he is so busy being objective that somewhere along the line he has lost sight of the inspiring passion of the man and his music. Bruce is one of rock’s good guys. In concert he is electrifying in conversation, illuminating on record, exhilarating. There is an integrity to his craft. He is one of the few stars of this stature to have remained true to his roots and his social conscience. And although on occasion Sandford does nail the music, he misses the exultation and enthusiasm of Springsteen on record and, particularly, in concert.’ – Patrick Humphries.