Time was when rock 'n' roll just didn't exist, but for anyone under 50 it's virtually impossible to imagine a world without the opening chord of A Hard Day's Night or the chorus of Hound Dog ringing in our ears. Rock has provided the soundtrack to our post-war history.
Dave Grohl, drummer in Nirvana on Kurt Cobain's genre-defining grunge anthems, successfully switched instruments to then become guitarist, singer, and frontman of the acclaimed Foo Fighters. This biography traces Grohl's history from schoolboy to superstar, examining his musical roots, and his motivation to remain at the top of his tree.
Offers an unusual angle on the game of football. This book features profiles, from Beckham to Pele, mixed with history, statistics, anecdotes and opinion. It is a useful purchase for any football fan.
This series has done so well that we have produced a smaller, more portable size for those who wish to have a more manageable gift book. These are also available in the original oversized coffee table format of 16 1/2 x 11 3/4 with 256 pages. Beautifully illustrated throughout with stunning photos, most of them panoramic.
Recounts his life and work from his boyhood as Reg Dwight to his tribute to Princess Diana, and describes his relationship with the lyricist Bernie Taupin, his troubles with alcohol, drugs, and bulimia, his costumes, his charitable work, and related topics
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From Chuck Berry to Billy Idol, The Beatles to Westlife, Pink Floyd to The Darkness, this title breaks down the fragments of rock and pop history into a series of easily digestible but authoritative sections.
All the varied strands of Grohl's musical output are examined in this detailed guide to his career, placing the singer/guitarist/drummer superstar in the context of contemporaries and musical styles that have influenced him. Born in Ohio but raised in Washington, DC, Grohl's first professional drumming work was with Scream. Heatley examines this early period, before turning to Grohl's contribution to Nirvana's immortal album Nevermind. After Kurt Cobain's 1994 suicide, Grohl relaunched his career as guitarist/singer of the Foo Fighters, the band originally created as a studio vehicle for Grohl's songwriting ambitions. The Foos' eponymous 1995 first release went platinum, and 1997's The Colour and the Shape was another a worldwide hit. Two years later, There is Nothing Left to Lose was released to equal critical acclaim. Heatley looks closely at the development of the Foo Fighters during this period and at the contributions made by the other members of the band. In 2002, Grohl surprised everyone by climbing back on the drummer's stool again to tour with hard rock contenders Queens of the Stone Age (he has also played with Tom Petty, Probot, Nine Inch Nails, Garbage, and Killing Joke). As Grohl changes and develops, few can predict his next move. As the man himself said "I've done almost everything I could imagine doing."
Features the A to Z of the most watched and anticipated football tournament in the world - The World Cup. Of interest to football fans, this book contains features on almost all the key teams, players, managers, and countries that have shaped the tournament.
