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Loading... Are We Still Rolling?: Studios, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll - One Man's Journey Recording Classic Albumsby Phill Brown
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. At last a book about music from someone with a different angle and a story to tell about some great recordings. Brown captures the spirit of the times and manages to bring an interesting narrative to the rstory of some classic recordings. For full review see http://picknmixed.blogspot.com/2012/02/phill-brown-are-we-still-rolling-2011.htm... ( ) no reviews | add a review
(Book). From the author's first glimpse of a magical recording studio in the mid-1960s up through a busy career that continues to the present day, this rollicking story can only be told by those that were there. As the young tape operator on sessions for the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, and Joe Cocker at the famed Olympic Sound Studios in London, Phill learned the ropes from experienced engineers and producers such as Glyn Johns and Eddie Kramer. Phill soon worked his way up engineering sessions for Mott the Hoople, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Bob Marley and many other lendary rockers. He eventually became a freelance engineer/producer and worked with Roxy Music, Go West, Talk Talk, and Robert Plant. But more than a recollection of participating in some of the most treasured music of the past 40 years, this is a man's journey through life as Phill struggles to balance his home and family with a job where drug abuse, chaos, rampant egos, greed, lies and the increasingly invasive record business take their toll. It's also a cautionary tale, where long workdays and what once seemed like harmless indulgences become health risks, yet eventually offer a time to reflect back on. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)781.49092The arts Music General principles and musical forms Performance & Recording Technique Recording of musicLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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