Is This the Real Life?: The Untold Story of QueenHachette Books, 22.3.2011 - 432 sivua Queen's success in the 1970s was accompanied by a taste for musical and non-musical excess. Is This the Real Life? draws on eyewitness testimonies -- former producers and managers, ex-girlfriends and boyfriends -- to create a complete picture of one of the world's most ambitiously driven rock bands at work and at play. Revealing Queen's complex dynamic, Blake also explores how Freddie Mercury's sexuality alienated some of the band's fan base, how they reinvented themselves by morphing from hard rock to pop, and how they saw out their final years as Mercury became one of the most successful rock stars in the world. Is This the Real Life? looks beyond Queen's public persona to shed light on the legendary band's four wildly divergent personalities, particularly lead singer Freddie Mercury's. |
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... Club magazine,' he says. 'Fred wanted to earn a bit ofmoney, so because I had the contacts I got him some work, doing layouts.' However, Patrick Connolly is less sure about how suited he was to the job: 'To be honest, Fred was no great ...
... Club magazine,' he says. 'Fred wanted to earn a bit ofmoney, so because I had the contacts I got him some work, doing layouts.' However, Patrick Connolly is less sure about how suited he was to the job: 'To be honest, Fred was no great ...
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... club. Here, he'd torn into a version of The Troggs' pop hit 'Wild Thing' and a cover of the folk-rock standard 'Hey Joe', splattering both songs with wild solos and howling feedback. Within weeks, word of Hendrix's revelatory appearance ...
... club. Here, he'd torn into a version of The Troggs' pop hit 'Wild Thing' and a cover of the folk-rock standard 'Hey Joe', splattering both songs with wild solos and howling feedback. Within weeks, word of Hendrix's revelatory appearance ...
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... Shop in Twickenham,' says Garnham. They had one applicant, Richard Thompson, a pupil at Isleworth's Spring Grove Grammar School, who was already playing local youth club gigs in a group called The 32 IS THIS THE REAL LIFE?
... Shop in Twickenham,' says Garnham. They had one applicant, Richard Thompson, a pupil at Isleworth's Spring Grove Grammar School, who was already playing local youth club gigs in a group called The 32 IS THIS THE REAL LIFE?
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... clubs for a small annual fee. 'They formed this organisation called The Whitton Beat Club,' recalls Dave Dilloway. 'So we used to practise at the primary school. The hardcore of the band was now myself, Brian, Tim, Richard and John ...
... clubs for a small annual fee. 'They formed this organisation called The Whitton Beat Club,' recalls Dave Dilloway. 'So we used to practise at the primary school. The hardcore of the band was now myself, Brian, Tim, Richard and John ...
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... Club in 1965. 'Wooly' handled lead vocals and guitar, with Brian switching to bass and Richard Thompson playing ... Club, Twickenham's All Saints Church Hall, Feltham R&B Club . . . A gig at ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? 37.
... Club in 1965. 'Wooly' handled lead vocals and guitar, with Brian switching to bass and Richard Thompson playing ... Club, Twickenham's All Saints Church Hall, Feltham R&B Club . . . A gig at ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? 37.
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CHAPTER THREE A Happy Accident | 55 |
CHAPTER FOUR A Strange Vibrato | 94 |
CHAPTER FIVE These Silly Bastards | 138 |
CHAPTER SIX A Vultures Crotch | 167 |
CHAPTER SEVEN BoomBoom Cha | 202 |
CHAPTER EIGHT Four Cocks Fighting | 230 |
CHAPTER NINE Huge Plastic Falsies | 274 |
CHAPTER TEN Sweet Dreams | 306 |
CHAPTER ELEVEN A Ferrari in the Garage | 355 |
Acknowledgements | 394 |
Select Bibliography | 395 |
Index | 396 |
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