Pop Gallery eBooks

The Big British Bands": The British may not have originated rock n' roll, but they certainly exploited it much better than the American artists who started the ball rolling in 1956. In England, they had their own stars who did their own versions of folk, pop and rock n' roll music and the kids went wild. This book focuses on WHO influenced The Beatles to write their amazing catalog; The Rolling Stones' British Invasion years and their ANTI-BEATLES image with their 19-year-old manager Andrew Loog Oldham; The Who For Starters covers their years up through Keith Moon's 1978 death; KinksVille focuses on Ray Davies competitive nature with his British counterparts and so many more acts that came through Great Britain. You will gain a lot of knowledge with this very easy read for young and older fans alike.

This Kinks eBook covers their earliest British Invasion years up to 1970 and their transgender classic Lola. "Any kid who can pick up a guitar in a garage has undoubtedly played that opening guitar riff to You Really Got Me," one of the most seminal and most-copied 1960s rock guitar riffs ever put to vinyl. It is easy to play and gets your head shaking and the hair up on the back of your neck instantaneously. Brothers Ray and Dave Davies are legendary in their rock and roll behind-the-scenes antics and caricature cartoonish nature. They really were the original Rock and Roll Bad Boys." They fought on stage, back stage and involved their audience in the show. On the other hand, Ray Davies was brilliant at social commentary. He took on social, financial and political inequality YEARS before anyone else did. Songs like “Dead End Street” and “Sunny Afternoon” present a clear and precise point of view that is to be admired and adored half a century later. I hope you enjoy reading, watching and listening to the content I have put together as much as I have enjoyed researching and presenting one of my all-time favorite bands, The Kinks. I discuss their music, their dynamic and their approach in this eBook. Check out the audio and video notebooks which go in depth as I deconstruct some of the key songs.

They Rocked Hard and Died Young" (Includes Video Notebooks at the End of the Manuscript) There are so many young rock and rollers who died before their time. We can only guess what they would have produced into middle age or beyond. If you look at bands like The Who and Rolling Stones who have carried on for decades after losing a core member, you realize just how fragile human life really is. In this eBook, I discuss their lives and contributions to their art of Pop Music and hopefully add some context. There are so many legendary and interesting stories like that of father and son Tim & Jeff Buckley, who both died prematurely in their primes. Amy Winehouse, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Nick Drake, Marc Bolan, Keith Moon, John Lennon, Sid Vicious, Brian Jones, Elliott Smith and Buddy Holly. Context is the key element when describing art and how that art affects the world. All of these artists contributed in their own way and will forever.

The Modern History of Power Pop" (Includes 9 Video and 17 Audio Notebooks at the End of the Manuscript)Read, Watch and Listen about the underrated genre of Power Pop Music, which began with The Beatles, was carried on through great acts like Badfinger and The Raspberries and made its way through to The Knack, Plimsouls, Go Gos and The Bangles. There are so many more great bands covered in this eBook. I discuss the origins of Power Pop. The Beatles, Hollies, The Who, The Kinks, Zombies, Badfinger and The Monkees are covered in 'The Origins of Power Pop' chapter. These bands ALL influenced legions of Power Pop bands throughout the decades. The NEXT generation of bands like The Raspberries and Big Star continue to inspire bands today. These bands are well-covered in this eBook. This eBook is designed for fans in the know and the fans who want to know.

Music That Matters (Classic Pop)" (Includes 11 Video Notebooks at the End of the Manuscript) What makes music have a lasting impact on your soul minutes, days, months, years and decades after you first experienced a particular group, song or album? Chances are you were experiencing something emotionally that connected you with a particular group, song or album and you still feel that connection. This could be music that never went beyond your radio in that moment, or has been collecting dust for many years on vinyl or CD, or even a cassette tape. It is possible you have that music, but no means to play it in the original form. Most people have given their vinyl collections away or sold them as technology has changed. Cassette, 8-Track and even CDs have given way to newer forms of translating those recordings. There are so many acts that are long gone, but have seen a resurgence of their material so many years later. These are what I call the Underrated Pop" artists. Some of them are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, some of them are working in car dealerships, or teaching high school English in a small northeastern town. These artists had their time and their place to shine as a relevant act. They continue to live on because that connection we all feel when we hear the song on an oldies station, or maybe on TV or a movie soundtrack. This eBook will focus on many artists who either had a few hits or had a lot of success at a certain point, but now remain underrated years later. These are just two examples of bands who had short runs, but continue to impact other artists and fans nearly 50 years later. I will discuss the impact of acts like The Left Banke, Merry-Go-Round, Byrds, Turtles, Standells, The Easybeats, The Equals, The Byrds, Mamas & Papas, Grateful Dead, Sly & The Family Stone and The Jefferson Airplane. Some of these were huge artists in their time and are still praised and followed. They deserve some space and they will get it here. I will also do several honorable mentions at the end in the Epilogue.

Music That Matters: Classic Rock" (Includes 11 Video Notebooks at the End of the Manuscript)Whether or not you are a fan of Classic Rock, it certainly is an important part of the history of Pop and Rock music. A lot of these bands were staples of both AM and FM radio and are still played throughout the world to this day. Bands like Led Zeppelin and Steely Dan Are revered by generations of fans. Heart, Black Sabbath, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Pink Floyd, Peter Frampton, Bad Company and Foreigner are still out there creating their music some sort of incarnation. This eBook will focus on the contributions that these acts made and the impact they had on acts that followed. For me personally, these were all acts I grew up with because I was a teenager during their heyday. Some of them I followed. Others, not so much, but I have an appreciation for all of their contributions.