Alice in Chains: The Untold Story
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (588 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00S52AQ40 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 531 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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But there's also a deep dive into the band's musical influences and its impact on the broader rock scene, explaining both its roots and its reach” Billboard, Summer Book Preview“De Sola explains in riveting detail how AIC became one of the most important bands to emerge from the Seattle rock scene, and throws new light on the dark impulses that drove it to both greatness and tragedy. The story blends musical world, personal lives and the demands of the business Alice in Chains entered – whether the cut-price early days or the bombastic cash-overload of their peak success – to show how each element coexisted, impacted, clashed or simply destroyed the other.” Nick Soulsby, author of I Found My Friends: The Oral History of Nirvana“A well-reported history of one of the most important and influential bands to emerge from the Seattle scene. Alice in Chains will appeal to grunge
David de Sola is a journalist with experience working at CNN, 60 Minutes, and Reuters, whose work has also been published in The Atlantic, The Huffington Post, and other print and online publications. . He lives in Los Angeles
Alice in Chains was the first of grunge's big four - ahead of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden - to get a gold record and achieve national recognition. But as the band got bigger, so did its problems.Acclaimed journalist David de Sola follows the members from their inauspicious beginnings at a warehouse under the Ballard Bridge through the history of the band, charting:- The local hair metal scene in Seattle during the 1980s.- How drugs nearly destroyed the band and claimed the lives of Staley and founding bassist Mike Starr.-
AMAZING! Kayla Filetto I am an absolute huge Alice in Chains fan. I have all their vinyls, I have met them, I have seen them live, but I have never found a good book about them and Layne Staley until now. Out of all the grunge bands to come out of Seattle, they definitely had the least amount of press coverage. So much has been published about Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, but Alice in Chains never got that. This book is what I have been looking for. I have studied AIC and Layne up and down since I was 16 and I always thought I knew it all until I. Tastefully Written History of a Legendary Band David de Sola treats Alice in Chains with the utmost respect as he delves into their lives – from their inception as musicians, through their addictions, to the surviving members’ regrouping with William DuVall. He cites his many sources in the endnotes and gives credit to the sources who agreed to be named. I even looked up a number of the video interviews and such that he mentions in the notes – brings the band back to life, as though maybe they’re all still here. And what I appreciated most was his undogged dedicatio. "That's a proper band story! Well written, thoroughly researched, tragic, coming back strong!" according to Virgos Merlot. I'm a huge music fan and I had the good fortune of seeing Alice in Chains on the Clash of the Titans Tour in Pittsburgh. In fact, the "Facelift" album cover was my first ever concert shirt purchased. I love this band! I never enjoyed their third That's a proper band story! Well written, thoroughly researched, tragic, coming back strong! I'm a huge music fan and I had the good fortune of seeing Alice in Chains on the Clash of the Titans Tour in Pittsburgh. In fact, the "Facelift" album cover was my first ever concert shirt purchased. I love this band! I never enjoyed their third 3 legged dog album and this book gets into the details on how it turned out the way it did. Not only did the author interview friends and family, he gets into cool details with Evan Sheeley from Bass Northwest, on how the bass sound was created. They get into the details of money and politics as well a. legged dog album and this book gets into the details on how it turned out the way it did. Not only did the author interview friends and family, he gets into cool details with Evan Sheeley from Bass Northwest, on how the bass sound was created. They get into the details of money and politics as well a