Name: Limelight: Rush in the '80s
Price: 26.05 EUR
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Author: Martin Popoff
ISBN: 9781770415690

Type

Physical Book

Author

Martin Popoff

Publisher

ECW Press

Year

2021

Language

English

Pages

328

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.1 x 14.5 x 2.3 cm

Weight

0.50 kg.

ISBN13

9781770415690

Synopsis "Limelight: Rush in the '80s"

Part two of the definitive biography of the rock 'n' roll kings of the North -- covering Rush's most iconic and popular albums, Moving Pictures and Power Windows Includes two full-color photo inserts, with 16 pages of the band on tour and in the studio In the follow-up to Anthem: Rush in the '70s, Martin Popoff brings together canon analysis, cultural context, and extensive firsthand interviews to celebrate Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart at the peak of their persuasive power. Rush was one of the most celebrated hard rock acts of the '80s, and the second book of Popoff's staggeringly comprehensive three-part series takes readers from Permanent Waves to Presto, while bringing new insight to Moving Pictures, their crowning glory. Limelight: Rush in the '80s is a celebration of fame, of the pushback against that fame, of fortunes made -- and spent ... In the latter half of the decade, as Rush adopts keyboard technology and gets pert and poppy, there's an uproar amongst diehards, but the band finds a whole new crop of listeners. Limelight charts a dizzying period in the band's career, built of explosive excitement but also exhaustion, a state that would lead, as the '90s dawned, to the band questioning everything they previously believed, and each member eying the oncoming decade with trepidation and suspicion.

Martin Popoff

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Martin Popoff is an influential Canadian music journalist and writer, born on April 28, 1963 in Castlegar, British Columbia. Recognized as one of the most prolific chroniclers of heavy metal, he has written over 100 books and approximately 7,900 record reviews, covering genres such as hard rock, classic rock, and punk. His work ranges from biographies of iconic bands to music collecting guides

Popoff co-founded and was the editor-in-chief of Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles magazine, one of Canada's most prominent metal publications. Additionally, he has collaborated with media such as Guitar World, Revolver, Goldmine, Record Collector, bravewords.com, lollipop.com, and hardradio.com, and has worked on award-winning documentaries about Rush and ZZ Top

Among his most notable books are The Collector’s Guide to Heavy Metal (in its 70s, 80s, 90s, and 00s editions), Anthem: Rush in the '70s, AC/DC at 50, Judas Priest: Album by Album, and The Who & Quadrophenia. His detailed style and focus on rock history have established him as a key figure in the documentation and critique of heavy metal

Currently, Popoff resides in Toronto, Ontario, and continues to be an authoritative voice in music criticism and rock-specialized literature

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