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The Online Guitar Store - Tony Visconti: The Autobiography: Bowie, Bolan and the Brooklyn Boy

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Manufacturer: HarperCollins UK
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 790 EAN: 9780007229451 ISBN: 0007229453 Label: HarperCollins UK Manufacturer: HarperCollins UK Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 400 Publication Date: 2008-04-28 Publisher: HarperCollins UK Studio: HarperCollins UK
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AÂ rollercoaster journey through the glory days of pop music, this memoir from famed produced Tony Visconti brings to life more than five decades of music history. Soon after abandoning his native New York in the 1960s to pursue his career in the UK, Visconti found himself in the thick of the emerging glam rock movement. His first commercial success came with T.Rex, but it was with the then-unknown David Bowie that Visconti made his mark on the music scene. He has since worked with dozens of famous artists, among them Thin Lizzy, Morrissey, Iggy Pop, U2, and Wings. In this riveting autobiography, Visconti recalls the stories from his early days up until his present life back in New York. Filled with the groups and artists who shaped and made the pop scene, this is the story of a life spent behind the music.
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Customer Rating:      Summary: Bricks & Mortar Comment: Ironically, the first discovery I made opening this book was learning Tony was from NY and not London. As a long time Bowie fan, I have only the hype music rag spins on Bowie's story, aside from a few other personal introspections that have been penned, yet nothing comes close to getting this intimate to the music and who better to tap than an engineer/producer POV. As a sound recordist with great appreciation for many forms of music, this book speaks to me and wish there were more like it, but then not everyone is T.Visconti. Other noteable producers who have left legendary music markers include G. Martin & P. Specter.
Customer Rating:      Summary: A MUST for any fan of Marc Bolan and/or David Bowie! Comment: From documentaries and interviews, I have always felt that Tony Visconti is a very down-to-earth person and, as such, looked forward to a memoir that dished but showed restraint, objectivity and wasn't tabloid-esque. He came through on all counts with flying colours. His anecdotal tales are both amusing and insightful. His story and success will probably never be repeated. In that I mean, a producer starting today when the music industry is so about disposable talent without the willingness to nurture *real* talent, his is a wonderful tale of being in the right place at the right time and all the consequent talents coming to him when they were complete unknowns.
Thank you Tony for shedding so much light on two of my favourite musicians and sharing your story with us!
Customer Rating:      Summary: Magnificent read - If you love music, this must be on your shelf! Comment: Without sounding like an all-out fan (I most assuredly am!), Bowie, Bolan and The Brooklyn Boy mounts an incredible story beginning with Tony's days as a young boy in Brooklyn, to playing in the Catskills, to meeting the NYC music community, to his loves, to landing in London and meeting T. Rex, David Bowie, Joe Cocker, The Moody Blues, The Alarm, Mc Cartney, having children, getting married, building studios, the fun of it all, coming back to America and realizing great success on his home turf. A MUST HAVE for any music fan!
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