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Ian Dury & the Blockheads : song by song / with Jim Drury ; foreword by John Peel.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML419.D87 D78 2004
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Van Pelt - Ormandy Music and Media Center CD 30224 1 disc
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Drury, Jim.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dury, Ian.
- Blockheads (Group).
- Rock musicians--Great Britain.
- Rock musicians.
- Rock music--Great Britain.
- Rock music.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 282 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
- Other Title:
- Ian Dury and the Blockheads
- Place of Publication:
- London : Sanctuary, 2004.
- Summary:
- The death of Ian Dury on 27 March 2000 deprived the world of one of its finest rock lyricists. With songs that focused on issues of everyday life in England and lyrics that were at once poetic and deliciously carnal, Dury made it acceptable, even sexy, for English acts to be English again. In Ian Dury And The Blockheads: Song By Song, Jim Drury talks with each of the remaining members of The Blockheads, and many of Ian's other colleagues, to cover the songwriter's entire career, from the early singles and 1977 album New Boots And Panties to his final recordings and performances. Readers discover the inspiration behind classic songs like 'Sweet Gene Vincent' and 'Reasons To Be Cheerful', the rows and punch-ups that drove a wedge between Ian and the band, and the return to form that Dury enjoyed toward the end of his too-short life. Drury also provides indepth coverage of The Blockheads' career since 2000, the band having made the brave decision to continue recording and touring without their Svengali-like leader. Complete with a full discography, the lyrics to over 60 of Ian's songs, and a 10-track CD containing live versions of classic Blockheads tunes, Song By Song is a must-have for any fan of this thinking-man's band.
- Contents:
- 1 From Kilburn To Billericay 13
- 2 New Boots And Panties 29
- 3 Stiff Me, Hype Me Up The Charts 59
- 4 Do It Yourself 76
- 5 Laughter 105
- 6 Place Your Hard-earned Peanuts In My Tin 130
- 7 Mr Love Pants 146
- 8 When We're Torn From Mortal Coil 170
- 9 Ten More Turnips From The Tip 176
- 10 Where's The Party? 190
- Lyrics 200.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 1860745571
- OCLC:
- 53389612
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