Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (722 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1604864184 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This history tells Black Flag’s story from the inside, drawing on exclusive interviews with the group’s members, their contemporaries, and the bands they inspired. They fought with everybodythe police, the record industry, and even their own fansand they toured overseas on pennies a day in beat-up trucks and vans. It depicts the rise of Henry Rollins, the iconic front man, and Greg Ginn, who turned his electronics company into one of the world’s most influential independent record labels while leading Black Flag from punk’s three-chord frenzy into heavy metal and free jazz.. Formed in Hermosa Beach, Cal
A gory, gobsmacking read." Andrew Perry, MOJO"Chick's analytical and in-depth biography of the progenitors of SoCal Hardcore builds up to a page-turning, scene-setting climax. Chick does a fine job of detailing the importance, influence and dedicated touring ethic of the band." Alex Burrows, Classic Rock. "Here is an exhaustive prequel to, followed by a more balanced re-telling of, Rollin's Get in the Van journal, chronicling Black Flag's emergence in suburban Hermosa Beach, and how their ultra-harsh, hi-speed riffage sparked moshpit violence
This is a great book! Chris Francz I've been a big fan of Black Flag since 1985. This book answered a lot of questions I've always had and painted a well-rounded picture of the history of the band and the scenes that it was a part of. Sure, there were some mistakes but none that I condsidered crucial (like saying the Misfi. This book filled in alot of detail I always wanted. Justin Being a big Rollins fan and a Flag fan, I couldnt wait to get my hands on this. I've read Hanks "Get in the Van," and was a little confused about the end of Black Flag. This book puts it all out there and comes from multiple sources. At serveral points the book gets off course into other . Glenn S. Hawley said Fantastic Book, About a Fantastic Band!. I heard about this Book & thought: "Great! Some Tiny little Book about Black Flag"BUT This is One Well Researched, Interesting, & like their Music, EXCITING Biography, of these Icons of Hardcore.They Were One of my Absolutely Favorite Bands ever since Everything Went Black. so I Eagerly D