The Art of Rock - Hardcover
A riotous feast of images that will give rock music fans a nostalgic high. Electric, outrageous, erotic, blatant, vital - 1,500 rock concert posters from the 1950s through today are reproduced in their original blazing colors in this complete visual history. It's the ultimate book for rock fans, poster collectors, or anyone who digs pop culture. 1,500 full-color illustrations, 100 black-and-white photographs.
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Fascinating and accessible . . . useful for both the scholar and the fan” New York Times
A literate, loving look at the poster’s evolution” Chicago Tribune
It flat-out rocks.” Newsweek
Widely considered the genre’s original bible.” San Francisco Chronicle
[This] exhaustively researched compilation brings together more than thirty years’ worth of the best and brightest rock posters and art work.” Rolling Stone
There really wasn’t such a thing as a rock poster expert until Paul Grushkin established himself as one with his stellar . . . Art of Rock” CMJ New Music Monthly
Rock n’ roll is here to stay, and the old posters advertising live shows seem to be sticking around too.” The Wall Street Journal
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A literate, loving look at the poster’s evolution” Chicago Tribune
It flat-out rocks.” Newsweek
Widely considered the genre’s original bible.” San Francisco Chronicle
[This] exhaustively researched compilation brings together more than thirty years’ worth of the best and brightest rock posters and art work.” Rolling Stone
There really wasn’t such a thing as a rock poster expert until Paul Grushkin established himself as one with his stellar . . . Art of Rock” CMJ New Music Monthly
Rock n’ roll is here to stay, and the old posters advertising live shows seem to be sticking around too.” The Wall Street Journal
Paul Grushkin, a noted rock-music historian, has been collecting concert posters since 1969. His other books include The Art of Modern Rock and Rockin’ Down the Highway: The Cars and People That Made Rock Roll.
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: gut. 2005. Dass so viele einzigartige, augenöffnende Poster in einem Band zusammengefasst werden konnten, ist ein Vermächtnis, gewidmet der Leidenschaft so vieler Menschen - Künstlern, Druckern, Musikern, Sammlern, den Mitarbeitern der Musikbranche und den Rockmusik-Fans. Gewiss wird jeder von uns eine spezielle Stelle in diesem Buch finden, eine Stelle, die uns eine ganz bestimmte Erinnerung beschert: Als diese Musik uns zum ersten Mal voll erwischt und von da an unsere Gefühle und unsere Sichtweisen beeinflusst hat. Bill Graham. Elektrisierend, empörend, erotisch, aufdringlich, widerspenstig, vital. Die Adjektive, die Rockmusik umschreiben, treffen auch auf die Kunst zu, die sie verkauft. In deutscher Sprache. 516 pages. 34,2 x 27,6 x 3,8 cm. Seller Inventory # BN24047
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