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Description:When three guys from Zion, Illinois decided to reinvent the music business, they very nearly succeeded. Instead, they accomplished something far more valuable: they had an impact.Few acts have as mythical a history as the Illinois power pop band Shoes. From their legendary living-room-produced breakthrough Black Vinyl Shoes, through the trio of gems recorded for Elektra Records, and back to their DIY roots, Shoes’ path has not always been straight, but they have nevertheless managed to create some of the finest records the genre has ever produced. In Boys Don’t Lie, pop blogger Mary Donnelly breaks through the myth to tell the real story. With a naïve faith in themselves and their music, Shoes set out to make the kind of records they liked, finding themselves accidentally part of a movement that both fed and swamped them. Withdrawing from the scene, they settled in to form their own studio and label, sharing their distinctive DIY ethos with the next generation of alternative artists. Now elder statesmen of the alt-pop scene, Shoes continues their enduring legacy of friendship and music.This book will trace the history of this unusual and influential musical group. More than just the history of a single group, Boys Don’t Lie will tell the tale of the second power pop revolution: the brief interval of fresh air between the death of overblown disco era and the advent of MTV and the synthesizer-based bands that prospered there. These guitar-driven artists, taking their cues from the Beatles, Big Star, and the raw energy of punk, were increasingly defined by the one truly successful act of the movement: The Knack. But that kind of exposure eluded Shoes, who were at once both simpler and more subtle.This book should appeal to fans of rock history, of the power pop movement, and of cultural history generally.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Boys Don't Lie A History of Shoes. To get started finding Boys Don't Lie A History of Shoes, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 471

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Pure Pop Press

Release: 2013

ISBN: 0615403948

Description: When three guys from Zion, Illinois decided to reinvent the music business, they very nearly succeeded. Instead, they accomplished something far more valuable: they had an impact.Few acts have as mythical a history as the Illinois power pop band Shoes. From their legendary living-room-produced breakthrough Black Vinyl Shoes, through the trio of gems recorded for Elektra Records, and back to their DIY roots, Shoes’ path has not always been straight, but they have nevertheless managed to create some of the finest records the genre has ever produced. In Boys Don’t Lie, pop blogger Mary Donnelly breaks through the myth to tell the real story. With a naïve faith in themselves and their music, Shoes set out to make the kind of records they liked, finding themselves accidentally part of a movement that both fed and swamped them. Withdrawing from the scene, they settled in to form their own studio and label, sharing their distinctive DIY ethos with the next generation of alternative artists. Now elder statesmen of the alt-pop scene, Shoes continues their enduring legacy of friendship and music.This book will trace the history of this unusual and influential musical group. More than just the history of a single group, Boys Don’t Lie will tell the tale of the second power pop revolution: the brief interval of fresh air between the death of overblown disco era and the advent of MTV and the synthesizer-based bands that prospered there. These guitar-driven artists, taking their cues from the Beatles, Big Star, and the raw energy of punk, were increasingly defined by the one truly successful act of the movement: The Knack. But that kind of exposure eluded Shoes, who were at once both simpler and more subtle.This book should appeal to fans of rock history, of the power pop movement, and of cultural history generally.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Boys Don't Lie A History of Shoes. To get started finding Boys Don't Lie A History of Shoes, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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