Author

Contributions

  • Ganz, Caryn. - Contributor

Publication

2006 - St. Martin's Griffin, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

79,000 words, Guess

Page Count

316 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing722338
  • Goodreads149509

Classifications

  • DDC782.42166092/2
  • LCCML421.P62 F73 2006

Description

"During their initial seven-year career, Pixies would play some of Europe's most gigantic festivals, keep the press guessing, and cultivate a fervid international fan base hungry for more and more of their unique surf punk. The band worked fast, cranking out four albums at a breakneck pace, but ultimately pressures and personality clashes took their toll: Pixies broke up just as bands were singing their praises as the rock'n'roll innovators." "For twelve years, a Pixies reunion seemed impossible, but a sudden announcement in 2004 proclaimed the unthinkable - Pixies were getting back together. Their extremely successful reunion tour finally gave the group something they'd always lacked in their homeland: proof that their bone-rattling music had left an indelible impact." "Fool the World tells Pixies' story in the words of those who lived it, from the band members to studio owners, from A & R executives, producers, and visual artists who worked with them to admirers of their music, such as Bono, PJ Harvey, Beck, and Perry Farrell. With new cartoons by Trompe Le Monde illustrator Steven Appleby, Fool the World is a complete journey through the life, death, and rebirth of one of the most influential bands of all time."--Jacket.

Subjects

Topics

InterviewsRock groupsHistory and criticismPixies (Musical group)Alternative rock musicRock musicians, biographyAlternative rock musicians

Genres

  • Interviews.

Other Editions

  • Fool the world: the oral history of a band called PixiesSt. Martin's Griffin2006-01-01

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