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Book Introduction
The first book in Korea to compile the band's history from the 1950s to the 2010s!
A book that's like a map to help you truly explore the vast ecosystem that is band music!
No one could have imagined that the moment John Lennon and Paul McCartney, two boys with shaggy hair and tattered guitars, met in a back alley in Liverpool, England in the early 1960s, would change the history of popular music.
There were those who motivated this great(!) meeting of the Beatles, and they were none other than the Crickets.
Formed in 1956, the Crickets were the first musicians to have the prototype of a four-piece rock band: guitar, bass, drums, and vocals.
Band music, which originated from the Crickets and exploded with the Beatles, led the evolution of popular music, from blues and folk rock in the 60s and 70s, to psychedelic and progressive rock, to new wave and heavy metal in the 80s, to grunge and Britpop in the 90s, and finally to EDM and post-sound since the 2000s.
This book is an archive and music essay about bands and musicians who have made their mark on the history of popular music, spanning eras and genres from the 1950s to the 2010s.
This voluminous 1,104-page work, with hundreds of captivating photographs, chronicles how musicians who once served as backing band members for singers evolved into performers and led the way in pop music history.
Additionally, QR codes for carefully selected performance videos and music videos of 405 bands are included, allowing readers to enjoy the bands' representative songs while reading the book.
In the recommendation for this book, Sanulrim's Kim Chang-wan talked about 'things that do not disappear.'
These are the music and traces of life that the band left behind.
When they come together to form a grand narrative and are recorded as history, they become the foundation for evolving the future of music.
This book is a vivid testimony to the narrative and history engraved in the band.
As always, history is a powerful tool for shaping the future.
Music is no different.
If you want to know about the future of music, you need to listen to the history of the band and its music right now.
A book that's like a map to help you truly explore the vast ecosystem that is band music!
No one could have imagined that the moment John Lennon and Paul McCartney, two boys with shaggy hair and tattered guitars, met in a back alley in Liverpool, England in the early 1960s, would change the history of popular music.
There were those who motivated this great(!) meeting of the Beatles, and they were none other than the Crickets.
Formed in 1956, the Crickets were the first musicians to have the prototype of a four-piece rock band: guitar, bass, drums, and vocals.
Band music, which originated from the Crickets and exploded with the Beatles, led the evolution of popular music, from blues and folk rock in the 60s and 70s, to psychedelic and progressive rock, to new wave and heavy metal in the 80s, to grunge and Britpop in the 90s, and finally to EDM and post-sound since the 2000s.
This book is an archive and music essay about bands and musicians who have made their mark on the history of popular music, spanning eras and genres from the 1950s to the 2010s.
This voluminous 1,104-page work, with hundreds of captivating photographs, chronicles how musicians who once served as backing band members for singers evolved into performers and led the way in pop music history.
Additionally, QR codes for carefully selected performance videos and music videos of 405 bands are included, allowing readers to enjoy the bands' representative songs while reading the book.
In the recommendation for this book, Sanulrim's Kim Chang-wan talked about 'things that do not disappear.'
These are the music and traces of life that the band left behind.
When they come together to form a grand narrative and are recorded as history, they become the foundation for evolving the future of music.
This book is a vivid testimony to the narrative and history engraved in the band.
As always, history is a powerful tool for shaping the future.
Music is no different.
If you want to know about the future of music, you need to listen to the history of the band and its music right now.
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Preview
index
About the narrative engraved within the band - Kim Ina (lyricist)
Header: Is the era of bands really over?
Chapter 1.
The Moment When Encounters Became Music in the 1950s: The Beginning of History
The Crickets: Four crickets form the first rock band in human history.
Ventures: The Children Who Ruled the World's Beaches
Shadows _ The Aura of Shadows on Stage
Chapter 2.
The Flower-Headed Souls of the 1960s: Counterculture and Hippies, the British Invasion, and Psychedelics
The Beatles - The Peak That Will Never Come Down
Beach Boys _ In front of the huge wave called 'The Beatles'
Booker T & the MGs - Providers of Memphis Soul
Dave Clarke Five - Tottenham's Sound Against Liverpool
Jerry and the Pacemakers _ Epstein and Martin's Children
Searchers _ A 'love potion' with no expiration date
The Rolling Stones - They're still rolling hard
Animals Singing 'The House of Destruction'
The Yardbirds: An Incubator That Breeded Three of the World's Greatest Guitarists
Zombies _ The Infinite Mood for Love that Cannot Be Turned Back
Herman's Hermits - A Beatles-inspired band that gained popularity thanks to their handsome singer.
McCoy's _ The boy who stood up to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones
The Kinks - Messengers of the 'Singing London' Syndrome
Trox _ The Roots of Punk Rock and Garage Rock
The founders of rock opera
Buzz _ Writing the first verse of folk rock
John Mayol & the Bluesbreakers - The Academy of British Blues Rock
The Spencer Davis Group - A clever stance that moves between blues and pop
Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Pioneers of White Blues
The Rascals - Blue-eyed villains who played dark black music
Small Faces _ Important Seeds of Britpop
Moody Blues _ Creators of the concept album with a narrative structure
The Irony of Frequent Member Departures and Brotherhood in the Hollies
Loving Spoonful: Americans' Sweet Choice Against the British Invasion
Cream _ The Birth of a Super Band
The Turtles - Nostalgia for the days when we were 'happy together'
Jefferson Airplane _ The Hottest People Who Fueled the 1967 'Summer of Love'
Country Joe and the Fish: A Farewell to Hippies, Anti-War Movements, Counterculture, and the 1960s
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: A Great Revolutionary and His Greatest Aides
Doors _Doors of Perception or Doors of Illusion
The Grateful Dead: The Last Defenders of Hippieism
The Monkees: The Outrageous Success Story of a Virtual Beatles
Murders of Invention: An Artistic Debate on the Avant-Garde
Box Tops _ Autumn Mailbox Full of Blue-Eyed Soul
Big Brother and the Holding Company - The Tragedy of a Band Named Only for Janis Joplin
Procol Harum - Playing a Mournful Paleness
Traffic _ The Crossroads of Folk, Psychedelic, and Progressive
Love_LSD itself was a retrospective
Buffalo Springfield _ High-quality music that transcends clichés
Vanilla Fudge _ A remake that surpasses originality
Velvet Underground _ Sinister and contemplative
Quicksilver Messenger Service - A psychedelic jam that will go down in history
The Band _ They deserve to be called a 'band'
Aphrodite's Child _ A Great Achievement of Greek Progressive Rock
Sly and the Family Stone: A Key Turning Point in Black Music History
Fairport Convention _ A great band without a hit song
The Jeff Beck Group - A Brilliant Contributor to Heavy Metal and Jazz Rock
Steppenwolf_The Counterculture Deficit Remembered Along with Easy Rider
Iron Butterfly - This is what a 'drunken masterpiece' is like
Blood, Sweat & Tears _ Rock Speaks to Jazz
Youngbloods _ Embracing folk and psychedelia with rock
The Stooges: The Birth of History's First Punk Rock Band
Guess Who _ A twist of lyrical flute playing over a powerful guitar riff
Marmalade _ A song to listen to when sunlight turns to moonlight / 185
Creedence Clearwater Revival _ A Fierce Conflict with the Absurd Age
King Crimson _ A song about schizophrenic victimhood and delusions of grandeur
Blind Faith: The Super Musicians Who Became the Last Words of the 1960s Rock Scene
Chapter 3.
The 1970s Rock Star Era: The Musicians Who Sparked Rock's Renaissance
The boys who became legends of the free blues hard rock scene
Shocking Blue - Memories of the Venus of Rock
Jethro Tull's Controversy Surrounds First Heavy Metal Grammy Win
Slade _ A musical spectrum that spans all genres
New Trolls - A clear definition of rock artistry
Led Zeppelin: Conquering the 1970s Rock Scene
Deep Purple - The architect of the most famous opening riff in rock history
Santana - The King of Latin Rock
The Allman Brothers Band - A name engraved on the brightest spot in Southern rock
Derek and the Dominos - One Album, One Heartbreaking Love
Black Sabbath - The Black Aesthetics of Heavy Metal
Bread_Soft Rock or Sugar Pop?
Pink Floyd - The greatest progressive rock band of all time
Yes _ The Rise and Fall of the Progressive Superband
Three Dog Night _ Soulful Harmony by Three Vocalists
Nitti Gritti Dirt Band _ Messengers of Country Rock
Ten Years After _ Questions and Insights Posed to the World by Rockers Half a Century Ago
Genesis - How did a progressive rock group with a focus on the mainstream become a pop band?
Badfinger _ The Beatles' unerring vision, the sore thumb of the 70s rock scene
Humble Pie: The Unfinished Hope Born of Malocclusion
Dr. Hook: Wisdom and humorous satire on reading trendy codes.
Wishbone Ash - If you want to hear the best twin guitar playing in rock history
Mott the Hoople - A precious connection with David Bowie, the darling of glam rock
Pioneers of Can Kraut Rock
Parliament-Funkadelic _ A pioneer crew named by hip-hop giants
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Genre-Breaking Boundaries
T-Rex - A Name to Remember Along with David Bowie
Mountain _ Bold hard rock and bluesy sensibility
Uriah Heap: A truly exceptional performance by a unique keyboard player.
America _ The graceful harmonies of the guitar trio
Latte e Miele: The Amazing Art Rock of Italian Teenage Boys
Blue Oyster Cult: How They Got Into the Original Heavy Metal Debate
Premiata Forneria Marconi _The most brilliant moment of Italian art rock
New York Dolls - Architects of Punk Rock
Grand Funk Railroad: An American Band Defending Its Identity Against British Rock
Wings _ McCartney's Wings
Roxy Music - Was it the right choice to abandon experimentation and embrace popularity?
Thin Lizzy _ The rich scent of Irish black roses
The Eagles: West Coast Rock's Most Dazzling Moment
Edgar Winter Group - The most creative keyboardist in rock history
Sweet _ Glam rock on the outside, bubblegum pop on the music
Renaissance _ Art Rock Created by Heavenly Voices
Tangerine Dream: The Birth of a Synthesizer Electronic Music Group
Support Top _ A Consistent Half-Century of Texas Bluesmen
Kraftwerk - Pioneers of Techno Pop
Triumvirate _ A Germanic rocker's unique take on ancient Rome
Poco _ The Value of Those Who Survive
Barclay James Harvest - Songs that resonated across the Berlin Wall in the summer of 1980
This street band - it's unfair to think of them as just a backing band
Klaatu: The Beneficiary of the Beatles Reunion Rumors
Kayak - The paradox of being extremely pop progressive rock
Steely Dan - A Sound That Blends Musicality and Popularity
Lynyrd Skynyrd _ Southern Rock's Hottest Engine to Burn in the Sky
Blue Suede _ Svensk One-Hit Wonder, summoned when forgotten
Bay City Rollers - The pyromaniac boy band that set the hearts of 70s girls on fire
Bad Company - A name to be engraved next to Led Zeppelin
Average White Band _ Funky grooves of guys in tartan skirts
KC and the Sunshine Band - A disco-funk band loved by floor dancers
Tenshishi _ The eight-color sound of multi-performers
Queen _ A Rhapsody that Resonated During the Queen's Era
Steve Miller Band _ From Heavy Psychedelic to Popular Band
Doobie Brothers - Music like a comprehensive gift set created by various instruments
The Ramones - Short and Bold! The True Embodiment of Punk Spirit
Aerosmith - The Top Line of American Hard Rock
Rush _ The Birth of Progressive Metal
Bachmann Turner Overdrive _ The Hot Glory of the 1970s, the Cold Reality of the 1980s
Ojak Mountain Daredevils: A Portrait of a Country Rock Band Stuck in the '70s
Nazareth - A Memories of a Masterful Rock Ballad by a Great Shouting Vocalist
Manfred Man's Earth Band _ A journey of moderation, without losing popularity, amidst an experimental spirit.
Omega - A gloomy and hazy lyric poem from Budapest
Smokey _Husky Voice Addicted Band
Fleetwood Mac - One Name, Two Bands
Rainbow Purple Family Band label
Wild Cherry _ White Boys with Black Punk
UFO - 22 full-length albums over 50 years, a band that has overcome time.
Earth, Wind, and Fire - A soulful gathering place for punk crews from the 70s
Hot Chocolate - The Rhythm That Soothed Workers in the Punk and Disco Era
Kansas _ The identity of a symphonic rock band hidden behind pastoral ballad hits
Boston _ A joke about the cosmic sound called 'space rock'
The Sex Pistols: The Most Persuasive Definition of Punk Rock Identity
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - This is what a lifelong band is like.
Chic _ About the world's chicest disco band
Boomtown Rats - A Rock Diplomat and His Comrades
Babys - A band remembered for the members' active activities after disbandment
Blondie - Why Their Music Never Feels Old
Clash _ Dangerous agitators who risked their lives for punk
ELO - A multi-musician who dreamed of being in an orchestra
Styx - The ideal combination of rock and ballad
Kiss - Excellent musicality hidden behind a loud performance
Talking Heads - Pioneers of New Wave Who Conquered Disco
Television _ A leading figure in art punk who breathed art into punk
Ambrosia _ A musical range encompassing progressive, classical, and jazz
Buzzcocks _Do it yourself!
Suzy and the Banshees _ The most daring and uncompromising adventurers
Cheap Trick - 3,700 performances, the best live performers
Nack _ Followers of the Beatles who ended the disco era
Supertramp _ Abandoning difficult music brought a millionaire
Jumps _ Hardcore punks who dominated the California coast in the 70s
Chapter 4.
The Aesthetics of 1980s Intensity and Glamour: The Uneasy Coexistence of Heavy Metal and New Wave
Police: The End of Punk, New Wave's Brightest Fruit
Foreigner - Billboard's regular arena rockers of the early 80s
Bauhaus _ Count Dracula reincarnated as a Gothic rocker
Joy Division - Punk's not over yet! The birth of post-punk.
Cool & the Gang _ One of the three major soul punk bands
Aleio Speedwagon - A textbook example of a pop rock band with a flashy keyboard performance.
Little River Band _ Sophisticated performance that takes soft rock to the next level
AC/DC _ A new face in hard rock who doesn't hesitate and just keeps going forward.
Scorpions - A Song of the Wind Saying Goodbye to the Cold War
Judas Priest - About the 'God of Metal'
Journey: A Double-Edged Sword of Commerciality and Musicality
Jam_Mode Revival's symbolic presence
Cass _ Five men who lightly rode the new wave
Alabama _ Unrivaled excellence in the country rock scene
The Alan Parsons Project _ A Glamorous Outing for a Studio Master
The Buggles - The opening song that heralded the beginning of the MTV era
April Wine _ A lyrical rock ballad that plays on the radio in April.
Japan _ A British new wave band that had little to do with Japan
Gogos - The first female band to top the Billboard album charts
Chicago _ From sweet chocolate pop ballads to strong espresso jazz rock
Toto_Rock A group of technicians that ranks among the best in history
Motehead - A major contributor to the birth of thrash metal
Van Halen: Writing the Rise and Fall of Heavy Metal
New Order - Warriors of New Wave and Synth Pop
The First Giles Band - Farewell to '70s Blues, Encounter with '80s New Wave
Shaka Tak _ Few people can stand like a stone in their groove.
Ultravox - Frontman-centric music, the band's weakness and limitation
Adam and the Ants: The Creative Charm of Imitators
Hanoi Rocks - Pioneers of Glam Metal and Visual Rock
Joan Jett and the Black Hearts - Queen of Rock and Roll or Godmother of Punk
Ubipoty _ A serious look at the lives of the poor
The Michael Schenker Group: The Guitar Hero Who Wanted Perfect Dictatorship
Loverboy - A song that resonated through weekends in the 80s
Def Leppard _NWOBHM Name to be written on the first line
Ozzy Osbourne: A bizarre rocker meets a genius guitarist
Cocteau Twins - The greatest contributors to the rise of 'dream pop'
U2: The Rise of a Great Band Over Half a Century
The Pretenders _ The Life Journey of the Frontwoman of Will
Dire Straits - Reaching Transcendence with Rock Music
Duran Duran - The New Romantic Band That Ruled MTV
Depeche Mode - A synth-pop band inspired by John Lennon
The disappointing fate of a supergroup that was thirsty for a hit song in Asia.
Culture Club _ Musical Identity Overshadowed by the Frontman's Overwhelming Presence
Kajagugu _ A huge hit single, but nothing more
Dio _ A vocalist and his band who were called 'the priests of the rock world'
Camel - A single-minded craftsman who dedicated his life to progressive rock without the spotlight.
Cure _ Where does the gloom end?
Thompson Twins _Deserves a few lines here
The Human League - The King of Clubs Called 'Electro Abba'
Diamond Head - The pioneer of thrash metal, admired by Metallica
Quiet Riot _ Formed by guitarist Randy Rhoads, but became less successful after his departure
Iron Maiden: A Model for a Band That's Continued Success for Decades
Survivor _ They survived and had a hit too
Venom - The ruthless founder of black metal
Men at Work - An Australian new wave band that conquered the top spot with their debut album.
Night Ranger _ A refreshing and straightforward metal sound that awakens the night watchmen.
Nena _ A black comedy satirizing the Cold War era filled with the fear of nuclear war.
Tears for Fears - The hippest duo in the British new wave scene in the 80s
Huey Lewis and the News _ A leading figure of American new wave, even featuring saxophone
Alcatraz - The founders of baroque metal, who introduced classical music to heavy metal.
Frankie Goes to Hollywood: The British New Wave Boys Who Were Obsessed with Breaking Taboos
Spandau Ballet - The New Romantic Corps that participated in the Second British Invasion
Smith - A very important figure in the British indie scene
Whitesnake _Is frequent member change the band's fate?
Triumph _ A masterful performance by technicians on a splendid live stage
Meat Puppets - A punk rock trio that paid homage to Nirvana
Mötley Crüe - The LA Metal Guys Who Roamed California
Husker Doo - The original alternative that should be placed before Nirvana
Twisted Sister - A rock number that never fades with time
Wasp _ Was their music really that harmful?
Jesus and Mary Chain - Rough distortion and howling, prophets of post-punk
Aha _ MTV's persona that dominated the pop music scene in the 80s
Bon Jovi: A Heavy Metal Band Still in the 21st Century
The Art of Noise: Musicians Making Music with Noise
Opus - Austria's national band, for whom "live is everything"
How did the Heart Sisters become the frontman of a rock band?
Simple Minds - A fateful encounter with the song that brought the band wealth.
Loudness: The first East Asian metal band to crack the barriers to entry into the American market.
Simply Red _ The jewel of British blue-eyed soul that conquered the US, the home of soul
Europe _ A solemn intro remembered with the space shuttle exploding in mid-air
Til Tuesday _ Memories of the unique creators of the new wave scene
Dokken: The Hidden Hero Who Led the Golden Age of LA Metal
Slayer _ Vicious Fundamentalists
Cutting Crew - About the band that only has one memorable song
HELLOWEEN _ When powerful rhythm meets romantic melody
Starship: The Pop Rock Band That Completely Erased the Legendary Jefferson Airplane
Cult _ A gothic punk band that enjoyed a 'cult following' in the British indie scene in the 80s.
Cinderella _ Long hair fluttering, standing at the forefront of hair metal
Bruce Hornsby & the Range - The 'Meek Rock' Misconception
Metallica - Will the Heavy Metal Renaissance Return?
Anthrax _ Opening the Doors to Rap Metal
Megadeth - The orthodox of uncompromising thrash metal
Stripers - Warriors who carry out God's orders
Crowded House _ Remembered as Princess Diana's favorite band
Los Lobos - The Wolves Who Grabbed the Luck of 'La Bamba'
RM_Knowing the art of attending a party
Cacophony _ An ecstasy guided by twin guitars that speed up to infinity
Inaxis - A sad ode to the end of the glamorous new wave.
White Lion _ The Lion's Roar, a metal ballad that heralded the end of the 80s
King Diamond - A gloomy and evil sound reminiscent of a horror movie.
Kino _ A song of frozen soil sung by a third-generation Koryoin youth
Sonic Youth _ A walk through a forest of music swept by noise
Poison _ Memories of the visual metal band
Guns N' Roses - The Last Guardians of Heavy Metal, Whose Departure Was Perilously Close
Sepultura - The pride of Brazilian heavy metal, brimming with the unique rhythm of Latin music.
Pixies _ Bono, Kurt Cobain, and Thom Yorke's Justified Praise
Impellitteri - Another master who planted a flag in the fierce battle of the provincial guitar.
Blue Murder - The strongest trio in heavy metal history, but with a disappointing ending.
Tesla _ The beginning of MTV Unplugged in the 90s
Fine Young Carnivals - A feast of soul, jazz, and ska-punk
Bad English _ Too pop to be called heavy metal
Skid Row _ Leaning on the blond, chiseled vocalist
Warrant _ The image of heavy metal choosing popularity
Kingdom Come - The Folly of Falling into the Led Zeppelin Trap
The Stone Roses - Manchester Explosors
Chapter 5.
In Search of a New Alternative in the 1990s: The War Between Grunge and Britpop
My Bloody Valentine _Why They Bow Their Heads, Stare at Their Shoes, and Play / 764
Underworld: Embodies the Zeitgeist of the 90s / 767
Happy Mondays - The Most Evil Piece of the Manchester Movement / 770
Inspiral Carpets _ Madchester's Dark and Serious Side / 772
Damn Yankees: Expectations and Disappointments for the '90s Super Band / 774
Extreme _ A name from the era when punk met heavy metal / 776
Steelheart: Why You Can't Miss Them / 779
Firehouse: Writing the Last Success Story of Pop Metal / 781
Pantera: The Emergence of a Metal Band Armed with Superpowers / 783
The Charlatans: The Last Survivors of the Madchester Storm / 786
Red Hot Chili Peppers - The World's Strongest Funky Guys Unite / 788
Mr. Big _ The Tales of the Great Teacher's Band / 792
Primal Scream: On the Ideal Combination of Rock and Dance / 795
EMF _ Dance with Punk! / 797
Jesus Jones _ Unique dance rock, sadly sold out / 799
Nirvana _ The Hottest Grunge Flame / 800
Pearl Jam - Why We Need Another Seat at the Top of Grunge / 804
Manic Street Preachers: Rock Terrorists Who Never Feared Sharp Criticism of Absurdity / 807
Four Non Blonds _ A 25-Year-Old Creator's Greatest Self-Confession in the World / 811
Nine Inch Nails - The first thing to mention when talking about industrial rock / 813
Dream Theater _ The Unrivaled Progressive Metal Theater / 816
Alice in Chains _ Memories of a melancholic sound steeped in cynicism and nihilism / 820
Massive Attack - Prophets and Leaders of Trip-Hop / 822
Rage Against the Machine _ A dazzling fusion of rock and rap, a merciless diatribe against corrupt power / 824
Blur: Commander of Britain's Britpop Force / 828
Soundgarden - Preservers of the icy grunge era of heavy metal / 831
The Prodigy - There's little disagreement that they're the greatest techno band of all time / 834
Live _ As the band's name suggests, they are still alive / 837
Portishead _ Trip-Hop's Darkest and Most Beautiful Piece / 839
Green Day - The Neo-Punk Youth Return as Warriors / 841
Offspring: Reviving the Wildness of Punk / 844
Weezer - Is This Punk Too? Sweet Punk's Counterattack / 847
Stratovarius _ A Finnish heavy metal masterpiece / 849
Gugu Dolls _ Genre-Bending Boldness or the Ridicule of Omnivorous Music / 851
Hall _ Enough to symbolize 90s female rock / 853
Hootie and the Blowfish: Self-Imprisonment in the Prison of 'Success' / 855
Smashing Pumpkins: A Precarious Journey Between a Perfectionist Frontman and Individualistic Musicians / 858
Stone Temple Pilots - The Controversial '90s Grunge Boys / 861
Oasis - The Masterpiece of Britpop / 864
Cone_Rekindling the embers of a raging metal that would otherwise be completely consumed by the torrential downpour of grunge / 867
Suede _ Praised as 'an exquisite blend of the Beatles and David Bowie' / 870
The Cranberries _ Meeting Her, the Band's Spotlight, Her Death, the Band's Death Sentence / 873
Pulp _ An Album That Ended a Long Anonymity / 875
Radiohead: A Band Sinking into the Abyss of Obscurity, and the Fandom's Steadfast Trust in Its Deepening / 878
Tool - Fierce experimental spirit and stubborn, fighting spirit
Bush _ British kids who chose grunge rock over Britpop
Nick Cave and the Bad Siege _ A mad clown's uncontrollable passion
No Doubt _ The emergence of the most attractive girl crush vocalist of the 90s
Supergrass - A strong start, underwhelming music, and a disappointing ending.
Garbage _The music they wanted to make was pop songs wrapped in the roughest sound.
Ocean Color Scene - A Britpop band with a pretty sensibility that knows how to turn retro into modern.
The Cardigans - The most successful Swedish guitar-pop band of the 90s
The Perks of Being a Wallflower _ Poetic lyrics that inherited Bob Dylan's literary sensibility
Corner Shop _ Singing about the hardships of Indian immigrants
Dave Matthews Band - This is what a live show is all about.
Divine Comedy: Ambiguous Musical Identity Converges into Chamber Pop
Matchbox Twenty - Rough yet stylish vocals, a shining gem of post-grunge
Kula Shaker _ An ecstatic collaboration of psychedelia and Indian mysticism
Bluetones - The charm of jangly guitar, melancholic vocals, and a danceable sound
Texas _ A genius of collaboration, another charm of soulful Britpop
Verve _Life is a sweet yet bitter symphony
Marilyn Manson - Rock's most notorious villain
Kent _Loneliness and depression sinking deep into a cave
Mansun _ The most prominent figure in the post-Britpop scene
Limp Bizkit - Intense DJing sounds, a distinct presence in the rap metal scene.
Ben Folds Five - A refreshing piano-driven, guitar-less charm
Hanson _ The teenage sugar pop trio who knew the hit formula
Marcy Playgrounds _ Conquering US Radio Frequency in 1998
Third Eye Blind _ A star that briefly shone and then disappeared in the modern rock scene at the turn of the century.
Travis _ A romantic of Bratpop, possessing the lyricism of a peak.
Creed_Messenger of the sacred message hidden in the rock sound
Katatonia, a leading figure in the Welsh cultural movement 'Cool Comrie'
Placebo _ A very British punk and glam rock sound from non-British people
Belle and Sebastian: The Wonder of the Moment When Everyday Life Becomes Music
Nightwish: The Birth of Opera Metal by a Soprano Female Vocalist
Embrace _ The identity of the band that opened for Coldplay
Sixpence Non-The Richer _ Despite their commercial success as a pop band, they maintain their identity as a CCM band.
Stereophonics - Successors to the British guitar-pop that dominated the 90s
Incubus - A brilliant performer in the new metal scene, a collaboration between metal and hip-hop.
Slipknot - The ultimate hardcore extreme no one has ever reached
Foo Fighters - Nirvana Folds Its Giant Umbrella and Braves the Heavy Rain
Sugar Ray _ Escape from obscurity with upbeat reggae rhythms and sweet pop rock.
Smash Mouth - Charming ska punk, the masters of remakes
Chapter 6.
Asking the Future of 2000s Rock: The Heroes of Post-Sound
Blink-182 _ Opening the Neo-Punk of the Millennium Era
Nickelback - A new face of post-grunge with a rough sound and rough vocals.
Train _ American Hard Rock Express from San Francisco
Doves _ Hasina's danceable DNA deeply engraved in the bones
Coldplay - 'Still': Why They're the Best Band of the 21st Century
Linkin Park: The Birth of a Hybrid Rock Band
Papa Roach _ Tightrope walking between rap metal, hardcore, punk, alternative, and pop music
Wilco _Their musical virtues are their addictive melancholic sound and consistency.
Puddle of Mud - Rekindling the Dying Flame of Grunge
Muse _ The music of primal melancholy and darkness chosen by vampires
The White Stripes - The most successful duo in rock history
Elbow _ The greatest discovery in British pop music in 2001
Star Sailor _ The heir to the dreamy Britpop lineage, a regrettable reality
The Strokes - The start of the garage rock revival, evolving musical variations
Some 41 _ When baseless confidence becomes reality
Gorillaz _ The era when a fictional character band played rock
Audioslave _ The Birth of a 2000s Super Band
Snow Patrol - The heartwarming sound that marked the climax of "Grey's Anatomy"
Maroon 5 - The groove of white youth with Stevie Wonder in their blood
Hooba Tank _ When you feel like forgetting, you report your survival
Sigurros - An unclassifiable band that defies genre classification
Evanescence _ A sound that spreads through the damp air in the darkness
The Libertines: The Irony of a Hit Song Born from a Muck of Drugs, Gossip, and Discord
Darkness: A dazzling debut, a musical talent that has stalled
Kings of Leon - American Southern Rock and Country Blood, Unexpected Support from the Brits
Yes Yes Yes _ A landmark of New York art punk
If I had to pick the most successful band without a guitarist, I would say without hesitation
Killers - About the American band that captured the hearts of the British people
Kasabian: Why are they so obsessed with British things?
Laserlight _ Funky, garage-like beams of light shot by Londoners
Kaiser Chiefs - Britpop, get wild! Riot instigators on stage.
Okay Go - A childish but creative motion, the birth of a YouTube star with tens of millions of views.
Fall Out Boy _ The most prominent figure in the 2000s emocore field
The Caesar Sisters: A Successful UK Tour by a Cheerful New York Band
Arcade Fire - Creators of concept albums with clear messages
Velvet Revolver _ A new trigger pulled by the members of Guns N' Roses
Pray_A rock band whose piano has led all its moments
Arctic Monkeys - A true 21st-century British rock artist who has not lost his indie spirit.
This is what the phrase "unique sensibility" is used for.
One Republic: A New Successful Model for Rock Music Distribution in the Social Media Era
MGMT - A Beautiful Coexistence of Retro and Innovation
Vampire Weekend: A Cinderella Story for New York's Indie Scene
Script _ A musical sense armed with the colors and soulful sensibility of EDM
Lady Antebellum - The Hottest Country Pop Band of the 21st Century
XX _ The margin of lightness, the aesthetics of minimalism
Mumford & Sons: Bluegrass and Folk Rock Still Exist in the 21st Century
Fun.
_Simple performance, dramatic development, emotional vocals and melody
Imagine Dragons _ The most successful band of the decade that caught the eye of the 2010s
Ilgu Chil-o _ A new standard for stylish modern rock
Band Musician Index / 1083
Header: Is the era of bands really over?
Chapter 1.
The Moment When Encounters Became Music in the 1950s: The Beginning of History
The Crickets: Four crickets form the first rock band in human history.
Ventures: The Children Who Ruled the World's Beaches
Shadows _ The Aura of Shadows on Stage
Chapter 2.
The Flower-Headed Souls of the 1960s: Counterculture and Hippies, the British Invasion, and Psychedelics
The Beatles - The Peak That Will Never Come Down
Beach Boys _ In front of the huge wave called 'The Beatles'
Booker T & the MGs - Providers of Memphis Soul
Dave Clarke Five - Tottenham's Sound Against Liverpool
Jerry and the Pacemakers _ Epstein and Martin's Children
Searchers _ A 'love potion' with no expiration date
The Rolling Stones - They're still rolling hard
Animals Singing 'The House of Destruction'
The Yardbirds: An Incubator That Breeded Three of the World's Greatest Guitarists
Zombies _ The Infinite Mood for Love that Cannot Be Turned Back
Herman's Hermits - A Beatles-inspired band that gained popularity thanks to their handsome singer.
McCoy's _ The boy who stood up to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones
The Kinks - Messengers of the 'Singing London' Syndrome
Trox _ The Roots of Punk Rock and Garage Rock
The founders of rock opera
Buzz _ Writing the first verse of folk rock
John Mayol & the Bluesbreakers - The Academy of British Blues Rock
The Spencer Davis Group - A clever stance that moves between blues and pop
Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Pioneers of White Blues
The Rascals - Blue-eyed villains who played dark black music
Small Faces _ Important Seeds of Britpop
Moody Blues _ Creators of the concept album with a narrative structure
The Irony of Frequent Member Departures and Brotherhood in the Hollies
Loving Spoonful: Americans' Sweet Choice Against the British Invasion
Cream _ The Birth of a Super Band
The Turtles - Nostalgia for the days when we were 'happy together'
Jefferson Airplane _ The Hottest People Who Fueled the 1967 'Summer of Love'
Country Joe and the Fish: A Farewell to Hippies, Anti-War Movements, Counterculture, and the 1960s
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: A Great Revolutionary and His Greatest Aides
Doors _Doors of Perception or Doors of Illusion
The Grateful Dead: The Last Defenders of Hippieism
The Monkees: The Outrageous Success Story of a Virtual Beatles
Murders of Invention: An Artistic Debate on the Avant-Garde
Box Tops _ Autumn Mailbox Full of Blue-Eyed Soul
Big Brother and the Holding Company - The Tragedy of a Band Named Only for Janis Joplin
Procol Harum - Playing a Mournful Paleness
Traffic _ The Crossroads of Folk, Psychedelic, and Progressive
Love_LSD itself was a retrospective
Buffalo Springfield _ High-quality music that transcends clichés
Vanilla Fudge _ A remake that surpasses originality
Velvet Underground _ Sinister and contemplative
Quicksilver Messenger Service - A psychedelic jam that will go down in history
The Band _ They deserve to be called a 'band'
Aphrodite's Child _ A Great Achievement of Greek Progressive Rock
Sly and the Family Stone: A Key Turning Point in Black Music History
Fairport Convention _ A great band without a hit song
The Jeff Beck Group - A Brilliant Contributor to Heavy Metal and Jazz Rock
Steppenwolf_The Counterculture Deficit Remembered Along with Easy Rider
Iron Butterfly - This is what a 'drunken masterpiece' is like
Blood, Sweat & Tears _ Rock Speaks to Jazz
Youngbloods _ Embracing folk and psychedelia with rock
The Stooges: The Birth of History's First Punk Rock Band
Guess Who _ A twist of lyrical flute playing over a powerful guitar riff
Marmalade _ A song to listen to when sunlight turns to moonlight / 185
Creedence Clearwater Revival _ A Fierce Conflict with the Absurd Age
King Crimson _ A song about schizophrenic victimhood and delusions of grandeur
Blind Faith: The Super Musicians Who Became the Last Words of the 1960s Rock Scene
Chapter 3.
The 1970s Rock Star Era: The Musicians Who Sparked Rock's Renaissance
The boys who became legends of the free blues hard rock scene
Shocking Blue - Memories of the Venus of Rock
Jethro Tull's Controversy Surrounds First Heavy Metal Grammy Win
Slade _ A musical spectrum that spans all genres
New Trolls - A clear definition of rock artistry
Led Zeppelin: Conquering the 1970s Rock Scene
Deep Purple - The architect of the most famous opening riff in rock history
Santana - The King of Latin Rock
The Allman Brothers Band - A name engraved on the brightest spot in Southern rock
Derek and the Dominos - One Album, One Heartbreaking Love
Black Sabbath - The Black Aesthetics of Heavy Metal
Bread_Soft Rock or Sugar Pop?
Pink Floyd - The greatest progressive rock band of all time
Yes _ The Rise and Fall of the Progressive Superband
Three Dog Night _ Soulful Harmony by Three Vocalists
Nitti Gritti Dirt Band _ Messengers of Country Rock
Ten Years After _ Questions and Insights Posed to the World by Rockers Half a Century Ago
Genesis - How did a progressive rock group with a focus on the mainstream become a pop band?
Badfinger _ The Beatles' unerring vision, the sore thumb of the 70s rock scene
Humble Pie: The Unfinished Hope Born of Malocclusion
Dr. Hook: Wisdom and humorous satire on reading trendy codes.
Wishbone Ash - If you want to hear the best twin guitar playing in rock history
Mott the Hoople - A precious connection with David Bowie, the darling of glam rock
Pioneers of Can Kraut Rock
Parliament-Funkadelic _ A pioneer crew named by hip-hop giants
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Genre-Breaking Boundaries
T-Rex - A Name to Remember Along with David Bowie
Mountain _ Bold hard rock and bluesy sensibility
Uriah Heap: A truly exceptional performance by a unique keyboard player.
America _ The graceful harmonies of the guitar trio
Latte e Miele: The Amazing Art Rock of Italian Teenage Boys
Blue Oyster Cult: How They Got Into the Original Heavy Metal Debate
Premiata Forneria Marconi _The most brilliant moment of Italian art rock
New York Dolls - Architects of Punk Rock
Grand Funk Railroad: An American Band Defending Its Identity Against British Rock
Wings _ McCartney's Wings
Roxy Music - Was it the right choice to abandon experimentation and embrace popularity?
Thin Lizzy _ The rich scent of Irish black roses
The Eagles: West Coast Rock's Most Dazzling Moment
Edgar Winter Group - The most creative keyboardist in rock history
Sweet _ Glam rock on the outside, bubblegum pop on the music
Renaissance _ Art Rock Created by Heavenly Voices
Tangerine Dream: The Birth of a Synthesizer Electronic Music Group
Support Top _ A Consistent Half-Century of Texas Bluesmen
Kraftwerk - Pioneers of Techno Pop
Triumvirate _ A Germanic rocker's unique take on ancient Rome
Poco _ The Value of Those Who Survive
Barclay James Harvest - Songs that resonated across the Berlin Wall in the summer of 1980
This street band - it's unfair to think of them as just a backing band
Klaatu: The Beneficiary of the Beatles Reunion Rumors
Kayak - The paradox of being extremely pop progressive rock
Steely Dan - A Sound That Blends Musicality and Popularity
Lynyrd Skynyrd _ Southern Rock's Hottest Engine to Burn in the Sky
Blue Suede _ Svensk One-Hit Wonder, summoned when forgotten
Bay City Rollers - The pyromaniac boy band that set the hearts of 70s girls on fire
Bad Company - A name to be engraved next to Led Zeppelin
Average White Band _ Funky grooves of guys in tartan skirts
KC and the Sunshine Band - A disco-funk band loved by floor dancers
Tenshishi _ The eight-color sound of multi-performers
Queen _ A Rhapsody that Resonated During the Queen's Era
Steve Miller Band _ From Heavy Psychedelic to Popular Band
Doobie Brothers - Music like a comprehensive gift set created by various instruments
The Ramones - Short and Bold! The True Embodiment of Punk Spirit
Aerosmith - The Top Line of American Hard Rock
Rush _ The Birth of Progressive Metal
Bachmann Turner Overdrive _ The Hot Glory of the 1970s, the Cold Reality of the 1980s
Ojak Mountain Daredevils: A Portrait of a Country Rock Band Stuck in the '70s
Nazareth - A Memories of a Masterful Rock Ballad by a Great Shouting Vocalist
Manfred Man's Earth Band _ A journey of moderation, without losing popularity, amidst an experimental spirit.
Omega - A gloomy and hazy lyric poem from Budapest
Smokey _Husky Voice Addicted Band
Fleetwood Mac - One Name, Two Bands
Rainbow Purple Family Band label
Wild Cherry _ White Boys with Black Punk
UFO - 22 full-length albums over 50 years, a band that has overcome time.
Earth, Wind, and Fire - A soulful gathering place for punk crews from the 70s
Hot Chocolate - The Rhythm That Soothed Workers in the Punk and Disco Era
Kansas _ The identity of a symphonic rock band hidden behind pastoral ballad hits
Boston _ A joke about the cosmic sound called 'space rock'
The Sex Pistols: The Most Persuasive Definition of Punk Rock Identity
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - This is what a lifelong band is like.
Chic _ About the world's chicest disco band
Boomtown Rats - A Rock Diplomat and His Comrades
Babys - A band remembered for the members' active activities after disbandment
Blondie - Why Their Music Never Feels Old
Clash _ Dangerous agitators who risked their lives for punk
ELO - A multi-musician who dreamed of being in an orchestra
Styx - The ideal combination of rock and ballad
Kiss - Excellent musicality hidden behind a loud performance
Talking Heads - Pioneers of New Wave Who Conquered Disco
Television _ A leading figure in art punk who breathed art into punk
Ambrosia _ A musical range encompassing progressive, classical, and jazz
Buzzcocks _Do it yourself!
Suzy and the Banshees _ The most daring and uncompromising adventurers
Cheap Trick - 3,700 performances, the best live performers
Nack _ Followers of the Beatles who ended the disco era
Supertramp _ Abandoning difficult music brought a millionaire
Jumps _ Hardcore punks who dominated the California coast in the 70s
Chapter 4.
The Aesthetics of 1980s Intensity and Glamour: The Uneasy Coexistence of Heavy Metal and New Wave
Police: The End of Punk, New Wave's Brightest Fruit
Foreigner - Billboard's regular arena rockers of the early 80s
Bauhaus _ Count Dracula reincarnated as a Gothic rocker
Joy Division - Punk's not over yet! The birth of post-punk.
Cool & the Gang _ One of the three major soul punk bands
Aleio Speedwagon - A textbook example of a pop rock band with a flashy keyboard performance.
Little River Band _ Sophisticated performance that takes soft rock to the next level
AC/DC _ A new face in hard rock who doesn't hesitate and just keeps going forward.
Scorpions - A Song of the Wind Saying Goodbye to the Cold War
Judas Priest - About the 'God of Metal'
Journey: A Double-Edged Sword of Commerciality and Musicality
Jam_Mode Revival's symbolic presence
Cass _ Five men who lightly rode the new wave
Alabama _ Unrivaled excellence in the country rock scene
The Alan Parsons Project _ A Glamorous Outing for a Studio Master
The Buggles - The opening song that heralded the beginning of the MTV era
April Wine _ A lyrical rock ballad that plays on the radio in April.
Japan _ A British new wave band that had little to do with Japan
Gogos - The first female band to top the Billboard album charts
Chicago _ From sweet chocolate pop ballads to strong espresso jazz rock
Toto_Rock A group of technicians that ranks among the best in history
Motehead - A major contributor to the birth of thrash metal
Van Halen: Writing the Rise and Fall of Heavy Metal
New Order - Warriors of New Wave and Synth Pop
The First Giles Band - Farewell to '70s Blues, Encounter with '80s New Wave
Shaka Tak _ Few people can stand like a stone in their groove.
Ultravox - Frontman-centric music, the band's weakness and limitation
Adam and the Ants: The Creative Charm of Imitators
Hanoi Rocks - Pioneers of Glam Metal and Visual Rock
Joan Jett and the Black Hearts - Queen of Rock and Roll or Godmother of Punk
Ubipoty _ A serious look at the lives of the poor
The Michael Schenker Group: The Guitar Hero Who Wanted Perfect Dictatorship
Loverboy - A song that resonated through weekends in the 80s
Def Leppard _NWOBHM Name to be written on the first line
Ozzy Osbourne: A bizarre rocker meets a genius guitarist
Cocteau Twins - The greatest contributors to the rise of 'dream pop'
U2: The Rise of a Great Band Over Half a Century
The Pretenders _ The Life Journey of the Frontwoman of Will
Dire Straits - Reaching Transcendence with Rock Music
Duran Duran - The New Romantic Band That Ruled MTV
Depeche Mode - A synth-pop band inspired by John Lennon
The disappointing fate of a supergroup that was thirsty for a hit song in Asia.
Culture Club _ Musical Identity Overshadowed by the Frontman's Overwhelming Presence
Kajagugu _ A huge hit single, but nothing more
Dio _ A vocalist and his band who were called 'the priests of the rock world'
Camel - A single-minded craftsman who dedicated his life to progressive rock without the spotlight.
Cure _ Where does the gloom end?
Thompson Twins _Deserves a few lines here
The Human League - The King of Clubs Called 'Electro Abba'
Diamond Head - The pioneer of thrash metal, admired by Metallica
Quiet Riot _ Formed by guitarist Randy Rhoads, but became less successful after his departure
Iron Maiden: A Model for a Band That's Continued Success for Decades
Survivor _ They survived and had a hit too
Venom - The ruthless founder of black metal
Men at Work - An Australian new wave band that conquered the top spot with their debut album.
Night Ranger _ A refreshing and straightforward metal sound that awakens the night watchmen.
Nena _ A black comedy satirizing the Cold War era filled with the fear of nuclear war.
Tears for Fears - The hippest duo in the British new wave scene in the 80s
Huey Lewis and the News _ A leading figure of American new wave, even featuring saxophone
Alcatraz - The founders of baroque metal, who introduced classical music to heavy metal.
Frankie Goes to Hollywood: The British New Wave Boys Who Were Obsessed with Breaking Taboos
Spandau Ballet - The New Romantic Corps that participated in the Second British Invasion
Smith - A very important figure in the British indie scene
Whitesnake _Is frequent member change the band's fate?
Triumph _ A masterful performance by technicians on a splendid live stage
Meat Puppets - A punk rock trio that paid homage to Nirvana
Mötley Crüe - The LA Metal Guys Who Roamed California
Husker Doo - The original alternative that should be placed before Nirvana
Twisted Sister - A rock number that never fades with time
Wasp _ Was their music really that harmful?
Jesus and Mary Chain - Rough distortion and howling, prophets of post-punk
Aha _ MTV's persona that dominated the pop music scene in the 80s
Bon Jovi: A Heavy Metal Band Still in the 21st Century
The Art of Noise: Musicians Making Music with Noise
Opus - Austria's national band, for whom "live is everything"
How did the Heart Sisters become the frontman of a rock band?
Simple Minds - A fateful encounter with the song that brought the band wealth.
Loudness: The first East Asian metal band to crack the barriers to entry into the American market.
Simply Red _ The jewel of British blue-eyed soul that conquered the US, the home of soul
Europe _ A solemn intro remembered with the space shuttle exploding in mid-air
Til Tuesday _ Memories of the unique creators of the new wave scene
Dokken: The Hidden Hero Who Led the Golden Age of LA Metal
Slayer _ Vicious Fundamentalists
Cutting Crew - About the band that only has one memorable song
HELLOWEEN _ When powerful rhythm meets romantic melody
Starship: The Pop Rock Band That Completely Erased the Legendary Jefferson Airplane
Cult _ A gothic punk band that enjoyed a 'cult following' in the British indie scene in the 80s.
Cinderella _ Long hair fluttering, standing at the forefront of hair metal
Bruce Hornsby & the Range - The 'Meek Rock' Misconception
Metallica - Will the Heavy Metal Renaissance Return?
Anthrax _ Opening the Doors to Rap Metal
Megadeth - The orthodox of uncompromising thrash metal
Stripers - Warriors who carry out God's orders
Crowded House _ Remembered as Princess Diana's favorite band
Los Lobos - The Wolves Who Grabbed the Luck of 'La Bamba'
RM_Knowing the art of attending a party
Cacophony _ An ecstasy guided by twin guitars that speed up to infinity
Inaxis - A sad ode to the end of the glamorous new wave.
White Lion _ The Lion's Roar, a metal ballad that heralded the end of the 80s
King Diamond - A gloomy and evil sound reminiscent of a horror movie.
Kino _ A song of frozen soil sung by a third-generation Koryoin youth
Sonic Youth _ A walk through a forest of music swept by noise
Poison _ Memories of the visual metal band
Guns N' Roses - The Last Guardians of Heavy Metal, Whose Departure Was Perilously Close
Sepultura - The pride of Brazilian heavy metal, brimming with the unique rhythm of Latin music.
Pixies _ Bono, Kurt Cobain, and Thom Yorke's Justified Praise
Impellitteri - Another master who planted a flag in the fierce battle of the provincial guitar.
Blue Murder - The strongest trio in heavy metal history, but with a disappointing ending.
Tesla _ The beginning of MTV Unplugged in the 90s
Fine Young Carnivals - A feast of soul, jazz, and ska-punk
Bad English _ Too pop to be called heavy metal
Skid Row _ Leaning on the blond, chiseled vocalist
Warrant _ The image of heavy metal choosing popularity
Kingdom Come - The Folly of Falling into the Led Zeppelin Trap
The Stone Roses - Manchester Explosors
Chapter 5.
In Search of a New Alternative in the 1990s: The War Between Grunge and Britpop
My Bloody Valentine _Why They Bow Their Heads, Stare at Their Shoes, and Play / 764
Underworld: Embodies the Zeitgeist of the 90s / 767
Happy Mondays - The Most Evil Piece of the Manchester Movement / 770
Inspiral Carpets _ Madchester's Dark and Serious Side / 772
Damn Yankees: Expectations and Disappointments for the '90s Super Band / 774
Extreme _ A name from the era when punk met heavy metal / 776
Steelheart: Why You Can't Miss Them / 779
Firehouse: Writing the Last Success Story of Pop Metal / 781
Pantera: The Emergence of a Metal Band Armed with Superpowers / 783
The Charlatans: The Last Survivors of the Madchester Storm / 786
Red Hot Chili Peppers - The World's Strongest Funky Guys Unite / 788
Mr. Big _ The Tales of the Great Teacher's Band / 792
Primal Scream: On the Ideal Combination of Rock and Dance / 795
EMF _ Dance with Punk! / 797
Jesus Jones _ Unique dance rock, sadly sold out / 799
Nirvana _ The Hottest Grunge Flame / 800
Pearl Jam - Why We Need Another Seat at the Top of Grunge / 804
Manic Street Preachers: Rock Terrorists Who Never Feared Sharp Criticism of Absurdity / 807
Four Non Blonds _ A 25-Year-Old Creator's Greatest Self-Confession in the World / 811
Nine Inch Nails - The first thing to mention when talking about industrial rock / 813
Dream Theater _ The Unrivaled Progressive Metal Theater / 816
Alice in Chains _ Memories of a melancholic sound steeped in cynicism and nihilism / 820
Massive Attack - Prophets and Leaders of Trip-Hop / 822
Rage Against the Machine _ A dazzling fusion of rock and rap, a merciless diatribe against corrupt power / 824
Blur: Commander of Britain's Britpop Force / 828
Soundgarden - Preservers of the icy grunge era of heavy metal / 831
The Prodigy - There's little disagreement that they're the greatest techno band of all time / 834
Live _ As the band's name suggests, they are still alive / 837
Portishead _ Trip-Hop's Darkest and Most Beautiful Piece / 839
Green Day - The Neo-Punk Youth Return as Warriors / 841
Offspring: Reviving the Wildness of Punk / 844
Weezer - Is This Punk Too? Sweet Punk's Counterattack / 847
Stratovarius _ A Finnish heavy metal masterpiece / 849
Gugu Dolls _ Genre-Bending Boldness or the Ridicule of Omnivorous Music / 851
Hall _ Enough to symbolize 90s female rock / 853
Hootie and the Blowfish: Self-Imprisonment in the Prison of 'Success' / 855
Smashing Pumpkins: A Precarious Journey Between a Perfectionist Frontman and Individualistic Musicians / 858
Stone Temple Pilots - The Controversial '90s Grunge Boys / 861
Oasis - The Masterpiece of Britpop / 864
Cone_Rekindling the embers of a raging metal that would otherwise be completely consumed by the torrential downpour of grunge / 867
Suede _ Praised as 'an exquisite blend of the Beatles and David Bowie' / 870
The Cranberries _ Meeting Her, the Band's Spotlight, Her Death, the Band's Death Sentence / 873
Pulp _ An Album That Ended a Long Anonymity / 875
Radiohead: A Band Sinking into the Abyss of Obscurity, and the Fandom's Steadfast Trust in Its Deepening / 878
Tool - Fierce experimental spirit and stubborn, fighting spirit
Bush _ British kids who chose grunge rock over Britpop
Nick Cave and the Bad Siege _ A mad clown's uncontrollable passion
No Doubt _ The emergence of the most attractive girl crush vocalist of the 90s
Supergrass - A strong start, underwhelming music, and a disappointing ending.
Garbage _The music they wanted to make was pop songs wrapped in the roughest sound.
Ocean Color Scene - A Britpop band with a pretty sensibility that knows how to turn retro into modern.
The Cardigans - The most successful Swedish guitar-pop band of the 90s
The Perks of Being a Wallflower _ Poetic lyrics that inherited Bob Dylan's literary sensibility
Corner Shop _ Singing about the hardships of Indian immigrants
Dave Matthews Band - This is what a live show is all about.
Divine Comedy: Ambiguous Musical Identity Converges into Chamber Pop
Matchbox Twenty - Rough yet stylish vocals, a shining gem of post-grunge
Kula Shaker _ An ecstatic collaboration of psychedelia and Indian mysticism
Bluetones - The charm of jangly guitar, melancholic vocals, and a danceable sound
Texas _ A genius of collaboration, another charm of soulful Britpop
Verve _Life is a sweet yet bitter symphony
Marilyn Manson - Rock's most notorious villain
Kent _Loneliness and depression sinking deep into a cave
Mansun _ The most prominent figure in the post-Britpop scene
Limp Bizkit - Intense DJing sounds, a distinct presence in the rap metal scene.
Ben Folds Five - A refreshing piano-driven, guitar-less charm
Hanson _ The teenage sugar pop trio who knew the hit formula
Marcy Playgrounds _ Conquering US Radio Frequency in 1998
Third Eye Blind _ A star that briefly shone and then disappeared in the modern rock scene at the turn of the century.
Travis _ A romantic of Bratpop, possessing the lyricism of a peak.
Creed_Messenger of the sacred message hidden in the rock sound
Katatonia, a leading figure in the Welsh cultural movement 'Cool Comrie'
Placebo _ A very British punk and glam rock sound from non-British people
Belle and Sebastian: The Wonder of the Moment When Everyday Life Becomes Music
Nightwish: The Birth of Opera Metal by a Soprano Female Vocalist
Embrace _ The identity of the band that opened for Coldplay
Sixpence Non-The Richer _ Despite their commercial success as a pop band, they maintain their identity as a CCM band.
Stereophonics - Successors to the British guitar-pop that dominated the 90s
Incubus - A brilliant performer in the new metal scene, a collaboration between metal and hip-hop.
Slipknot - The ultimate hardcore extreme no one has ever reached
Foo Fighters - Nirvana Folds Its Giant Umbrella and Braves the Heavy Rain
Sugar Ray _ Escape from obscurity with upbeat reggae rhythms and sweet pop rock.
Smash Mouth - Charming ska punk, the masters of remakes
Chapter 6.
Asking the Future of 2000s Rock: The Heroes of Post-Sound
Blink-182 _ Opening the Neo-Punk of the Millennium Era
Nickelback - A new face of post-grunge with a rough sound and rough vocals.
Train _ American Hard Rock Express from San Francisco
Doves _ Hasina's danceable DNA deeply engraved in the bones
Coldplay - 'Still': Why They're the Best Band of the 21st Century
Linkin Park: The Birth of a Hybrid Rock Band
Papa Roach _ Tightrope walking between rap metal, hardcore, punk, alternative, and pop music
Wilco _Their musical virtues are their addictive melancholic sound and consistency.
Puddle of Mud - Rekindling the Dying Flame of Grunge
Muse _ The music of primal melancholy and darkness chosen by vampires
The White Stripes - The most successful duo in rock history
Elbow _ The greatest discovery in British pop music in 2001
Star Sailor _ The heir to the dreamy Britpop lineage, a regrettable reality
The Strokes - The start of the garage rock revival, evolving musical variations
Some 41 _ When baseless confidence becomes reality
Gorillaz _ The era when a fictional character band played rock
Audioslave _ The Birth of a 2000s Super Band
Snow Patrol - The heartwarming sound that marked the climax of "Grey's Anatomy"
Maroon 5 - The groove of white youth with Stevie Wonder in their blood
Hooba Tank _ When you feel like forgetting, you report your survival
Sigurros - An unclassifiable band that defies genre classification
Evanescence _ A sound that spreads through the damp air in the darkness
The Libertines: The Irony of a Hit Song Born from a Muck of Drugs, Gossip, and Discord
Darkness: A dazzling debut, a musical talent that has stalled
Kings of Leon - American Southern Rock and Country Blood, Unexpected Support from the Brits
Yes Yes Yes _ A landmark of New York art punk
If I had to pick the most successful band without a guitarist, I would say without hesitation
Killers - About the American band that captured the hearts of the British people
Kasabian: Why are they so obsessed with British things?
Laserlight _ Funky, garage-like beams of light shot by Londoners
Kaiser Chiefs - Britpop, get wild! Riot instigators on stage.
Okay Go - A childish but creative motion, the birth of a YouTube star with tens of millions of views.
Fall Out Boy _ The most prominent figure in the 2000s emocore field
The Caesar Sisters: A Successful UK Tour by a Cheerful New York Band
Arcade Fire - Creators of concept albums with clear messages
Velvet Revolver _ A new trigger pulled by the members of Guns N' Roses
Pray_A rock band whose piano has led all its moments
Arctic Monkeys - A true 21st-century British rock artist who has not lost his indie spirit.
This is what the phrase "unique sensibility" is used for.
One Republic: A New Successful Model for Rock Music Distribution in the Social Media Era
MGMT - A Beautiful Coexistence of Retro and Innovation
Vampire Weekend: A Cinderella Story for New York's Indie Scene
Script _ A musical sense armed with the colors and soulful sensibility of EDM
Lady Antebellum - The Hottest Country Pop Band of the 21st Century
XX _ The margin of lightness, the aesthetics of minimalism
Mumford & Sons: Bluegrass and Folk Rock Still Exist in the 21st Century
Fun.
_Simple performance, dramatic development, emotional vocals and melody
Imagine Dragons _ The most successful band of the decade that caught the eye of the 2010s
Ilgu Chil-o _ A new standard for stylish modern rock
Band Musician Index / 1083
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Publisher's Review
The moment when an encounter becomes music, the history of those things that never disappear
“I thought history was unnecessary.
Because sixty lives sixty and sixteen lives sixteen.
But the first thing I did when I took up this massive work was to look at what happened in 1977.
Because it is the year that Sanulrim debuted.
Have you ever looked back in history? You've been in a band for 45 years without even knowing about the band.
Neither Saxon nor Sanullim made it onto the list of 400 teams here.
It's because history was ignored.
But there are things that don't disappear.”
This is the text that Kim Chang-wan of Sanulrim wrote for the publication of this book.
People say that the era of bands is over.
The reality that computer programming is replacing a significant portion of actual performances nods to the end of the band era.
But even at this very moment, the Beatles' songs are still playing on the radio, in cafes, somewhere on the street, and even from someone's wireless earphones.
It's none other than the band's music! The era of bands may be fading, but the band's music is the music of the present.
These are things that don't disappear.
The origins of Things That Don't Disappear date back to 1956.
Buddy Holly, a young man from Texas, formed the band The Crickets with guitarist Nicky Sullivan, drummer Jerry Allison, and bassist Joe B. Mauldin.
The first four-member rock band with an instrumental lineup of vocals, guitar, bass, and drums was born (page 22).
And years later, across the Atlantic, in a back alley in Liverpool, England, no one could have imagined that the history of popular music would be changed when John Lennon and Paul McCartney, two boys with shaggy hair and tattered guitars, met.
John and Paul took inspiration from the Crickets and named their band the Beatles, and after conquering the British pop music scene, they moved to the United States and became icons of the times (p. 36).
This book is an archive and music essay about bands and musicians who have made their mark on the history of popular music, spanning genres from the 1950s to the 2010s.
This voluminous 1,104-page work, along with hundreds of captivating photographs, depicts how musicians who once served as backing band members for singers evolved into performers and led the history of pop music.
“A band has as many narratives as its members multiplied by their pasts.”
“Loving a band isn’t just about liking a few hit songs, it’s about loving their context.
And it is a pleasure to imagine the struggles and events that may have occurred during the gap between album releases.
As we delve into why a bassist who boasted of flashy slapping changed to a simple and heavy technique centered on roots, and how the vocalist's emotional state is expressed through different facial expressions, gestures, exclamations, or pitch variations in each live performance, music is no longer a stuffed sound inside a speaker, but a jungle that is constantly changing at this very moment.
“I feel like a band has as many stories as the number of members multiplied by their pasts.”
In the recommendation, “On the narrative engraved in the band,” lyricist Kim Eana emphasizes that this book goes beyond simply introducing the band’s hit songs or musical twists and turns.
Almost every band has a frontman, a singer or leader who leads the team, but the band's music is never complete without them alone.
The outstanding value of this book lies in its significant coverage of the musical abilities of each band member, not just the frontman.
The heartwarming stories of band members who quietly played in their own places, away from the spotlight, have always been important nutrients for the band's music.
This is where lyricist Kim Eana's words, "A band has as many narratives as the number of members multiplied by their past days," resonate.
The Doors, the legends of psychedelic rock in the 70s, had the outstanding lead vocalist Jim Morrison, but it was Ray Manzarek's organ, Robbie Kruger's guitar, and John Densmore's drums that completed their music (p. 121).
U2, which first formed in 1976 and still boasts the world's highest ticket sales, is no different.
This book emphasizes that while Bono, who always created a buzz with his bold words and actions, was at the forefront of the band that had not had a single member change for nearly half a century, U2's music would not have existed without the flawless performance skills of the members who followed him (page 573).
The Coldplay story covered in this book also resonates deeply.
Coldplay also focuses a lot of attention on the band's lead vocalist and frontman, Chris Martin, but the other members don't care and quietly stick to their positions.
In particular, drummer Will Champion's diary clearly reveals the mindset of the members as members of the band (p. 973).
“I don’t enjoy flashy fill-ins or rolls.
I listen to the song carefully and only play the drums when it's really necessary.
“When not to hit is as important as how to hit.”
An icon of an era that clashed with the absurd older generation
“The births and anecdotes of countless rock and roll heroes unfold like Greek mythology, like a slightly intoxicating, hazy fairy tale.
When the cellophane paper in each member's color is overlapped, an unexpected and mysterious color unfolds.
The charm of a band is the color that can never be expressed alone.
“The spirit of freedom, rebellion, and rock and roll soars.”
In his recommendation for the book, Han Kyung-rok, bassist and composer for the punk rock band Crying Nut, describes the band's irreplaceable charm as "the mysterious colors that unfold when cellophane sheets in the members' individual colors are overlapped."
And that's when "the spirit of freedom, rebellion, and rock 'n' roll soars."
Yes, that's right.
Freedom and rebellion are the spirit of rock and roll and the spirit of the band.
Many bands have clashed with the absurd establishment, and those in power have often blacklisted bands for disrupting the national order.
The Beatles, who were idols for girls in their early days, increasingly included messages in their music criticizing the Vietnam War and racial discrimination in a white-dominated society, centered around John Lennon.
Bands like the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Jefferson Airplane, Santana, and the Grateful Dead served as musical spokespeople for the "Flower Children Generation," who became key figures in the anti-war and peace movements through their historic performance at Woodstock in 1967.
And cultural phenomena such as hippieism, psychedelicism, and counterculture became keywords that explained the identity of bands in the 60s and 70s.
The band's feud with the absurd establishment continued into the 1970s.
With just one studio album, the punk band Sex Pistols harshly criticized the Queen and her family for pursuing their own comfortable lives despite Britain's youth unemployment and severe economic hardship, and young people were enthralled by their music.
The spirit of punk blossomed through the band (p. 422).
The conservative political establishment was overreacting to the mere sight of young people gathered around electric guitars.
In the 1980s, when the Cold War was at its peak, then-US President Ronald Reagan gave the band Bruce Hornsby & the Range an unexpected (!) compliment, calling them "rock music with a solid social safety net."
It was a highly unusual message from a conservative president to a pop band, as the band's music, featuring piano instead of electric guitar, seemed relatively less threatening to conservative politicians.
But that was a serious misunderstanding.
This is because the band was exposing the dark side of America, such as racism and poverty, through lyrics hidden within a gentle sound (p. 697).
American heavy metal band WASP's debut single "Animal (Fuck Like a Beast)", released in 1984, received a warning from the Parent Music Resource Center (PMRC), a music censorship group for parents in the United States, for its suggestive and violent content.
This forced Wasp to release their debut album with a "Parental Advisory" label, denoting material harmful to minors. The Parental Advisory Committee (PMRC) was a group founded by Tipper Gore, wife of then-Vice President Al Gore (p. 655). The PMRC would often label albums by musicians deemed uneducational by their standards, many of whom were rock bands.
The conflict, division, drug addiction, and death that tormented their fate
“A boat that can be rowed alone would just circle the same place every day.
But with the band, I could cross the vast ocean beyond the horizon and reach a paradise that exists only in legends.”
As Kim Jong-jin of the fusion jazz rock band Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Gyeoul said, the musicians gathered together to make music and headed towards a paradise that only exists in legends and cannot be reached by a boat that can be rowed alone.
But countless bands have failed before or after reaching paradise.
“They fought often, and that irreconcilable conflict hastened the team’s demise.” (Page 36) This is the story of the Beatles.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney's frequent clashes were a regular topic of conversation among gossips.
Numerous yellow press reports further soured the band's relationship, and the Beetles, having already found paradise, found no reason to stay together any longer.
This wasn't just a Beatles problem.
There have been plenty of bands that have proven that it's difficult for two frontmen with strong personalities to coexist in one band.
Buffalo Springfield, a band famous for its talented musicians Stephen Stills and Neil Young, eventually disintegrated due to the rivalry and conflict between the two (p. 148).
Pink Floyd was no different.
The fight between Roger Waters and David Gilmour did not end with the disbandment of the team, but also led to a bitter legal battle (page 240).
There have been many bands where numerous members had to come and go due to the excessive charisma of one leader with absolute power.
King Crimson has been on and off for most of their careers, with numerous members coming and going in the band.
It was the price of having a genius absolute power holder named Robert Fripp (p. 192).
John Fogerty, frontman of Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), was also a lonely genius and dictator.
Unable to contain his overflowing talent, he kept the band's music under his complete control from beginning to end, from writing lyrics and composing to arranging and producing.
It was natural that the other members' sense of alienation and dissatisfaction grew (page 189).
Another decisive factor that shortened the band's lifespan was the members' drugs and early deaths.
Many musicians, including Jimi Hendrix of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Jim Morrison of The Doors, and Phil Linott of Thin Lizzy, lost their lives at a young age to drug addiction and had to stop their bands.
Among band musicians, there have been a number of impulsive or accidental deaths.
Nirvana's Kurt Cobain committed suicide with a shotgun (p. 800), and Chicago's Terry Case was killed instantly by a bullet accidentally fired while playing with a gun at a party (p. 528).
Buddy Holly of the Crickets, who appears at the very beginning of this book, had to end his unfortunate life in an unexpected plane crash (page 22).
In short, it was a fiery life.
So many band musicians lived an uneasy life between reality and music, burning out their own lives.
Why You Should Listen to the Band's Music Right Now
American folk singer Don McLean sang the day Buddy Holly died in his song “American Pie” as “The day the music died” (p. 26).
That goes without saying.
Death put an end not only to the musicians' lives but also to their music.
But, despite this, there are (as Kim Chang-wan said) ‘things that don’t disappear.’
It is the music the band left behind, and also traces of their lives.
When they come together to form a grand narrative and are recorded as history, they become the foundation for evolving future music.
This book is a vivid testimony to their narrative and history.
As always, history is a powerful tool for shaping the future.
Music is no different.
If you want to know about the future of music, you need to listen to the history of the band and its music right now.
“I thought history was unnecessary.
Because sixty lives sixty and sixteen lives sixteen.
But the first thing I did when I took up this massive work was to look at what happened in 1977.
Because it is the year that Sanulrim debuted.
Have you ever looked back in history? You've been in a band for 45 years without even knowing about the band.
Neither Saxon nor Sanullim made it onto the list of 400 teams here.
It's because history was ignored.
But there are things that don't disappear.”
This is the text that Kim Chang-wan of Sanulrim wrote for the publication of this book.
People say that the era of bands is over.
The reality that computer programming is replacing a significant portion of actual performances nods to the end of the band era.
But even at this very moment, the Beatles' songs are still playing on the radio, in cafes, somewhere on the street, and even from someone's wireless earphones.
It's none other than the band's music! The era of bands may be fading, but the band's music is the music of the present.
These are things that don't disappear.
The origins of Things That Don't Disappear date back to 1956.
Buddy Holly, a young man from Texas, formed the band The Crickets with guitarist Nicky Sullivan, drummer Jerry Allison, and bassist Joe B. Mauldin.
The first four-member rock band with an instrumental lineup of vocals, guitar, bass, and drums was born (page 22).
And years later, across the Atlantic, in a back alley in Liverpool, England, no one could have imagined that the history of popular music would be changed when John Lennon and Paul McCartney, two boys with shaggy hair and tattered guitars, met.
John and Paul took inspiration from the Crickets and named their band the Beatles, and after conquering the British pop music scene, they moved to the United States and became icons of the times (p. 36).
This book is an archive and music essay about bands and musicians who have made their mark on the history of popular music, spanning genres from the 1950s to the 2010s.
This voluminous 1,104-page work, along with hundreds of captivating photographs, depicts how musicians who once served as backing band members for singers evolved into performers and led the history of pop music.
“A band has as many narratives as its members multiplied by their pasts.”
“Loving a band isn’t just about liking a few hit songs, it’s about loving their context.
And it is a pleasure to imagine the struggles and events that may have occurred during the gap between album releases.
As we delve into why a bassist who boasted of flashy slapping changed to a simple and heavy technique centered on roots, and how the vocalist's emotional state is expressed through different facial expressions, gestures, exclamations, or pitch variations in each live performance, music is no longer a stuffed sound inside a speaker, but a jungle that is constantly changing at this very moment.
“I feel like a band has as many stories as the number of members multiplied by their pasts.”
In the recommendation, “On the narrative engraved in the band,” lyricist Kim Eana emphasizes that this book goes beyond simply introducing the band’s hit songs or musical twists and turns.
Almost every band has a frontman, a singer or leader who leads the team, but the band's music is never complete without them alone.
The outstanding value of this book lies in its significant coverage of the musical abilities of each band member, not just the frontman.
The heartwarming stories of band members who quietly played in their own places, away from the spotlight, have always been important nutrients for the band's music.
This is where lyricist Kim Eana's words, "A band has as many narratives as the number of members multiplied by their past days," resonate.
The Doors, the legends of psychedelic rock in the 70s, had the outstanding lead vocalist Jim Morrison, but it was Ray Manzarek's organ, Robbie Kruger's guitar, and John Densmore's drums that completed their music (p. 121).
U2, which first formed in 1976 and still boasts the world's highest ticket sales, is no different.
This book emphasizes that while Bono, who always created a buzz with his bold words and actions, was at the forefront of the band that had not had a single member change for nearly half a century, U2's music would not have existed without the flawless performance skills of the members who followed him (page 573).
The Coldplay story covered in this book also resonates deeply.
Coldplay also focuses a lot of attention on the band's lead vocalist and frontman, Chris Martin, but the other members don't care and quietly stick to their positions.
In particular, drummer Will Champion's diary clearly reveals the mindset of the members as members of the band (p. 973).
“I don’t enjoy flashy fill-ins or rolls.
I listen to the song carefully and only play the drums when it's really necessary.
“When not to hit is as important as how to hit.”
An icon of an era that clashed with the absurd older generation
“The births and anecdotes of countless rock and roll heroes unfold like Greek mythology, like a slightly intoxicating, hazy fairy tale.
When the cellophane paper in each member's color is overlapped, an unexpected and mysterious color unfolds.
The charm of a band is the color that can never be expressed alone.
“The spirit of freedom, rebellion, and rock and roll soars.”
In his recommendation for the book, Han Kyung-rok, bassist and composer for the punk rock band Crying Nut, describes the band's irreplaceable charm as "the mysterious colors that unfold when cellophane sheets in the members' individual colors are overlapped."
And that's when "the spirit of freedom, rebellion, and rock 'n' roll soars."
Yes, that's right.
Freedom and rebellion are the spirit of rock and roll and the spirit of the band.
Many bands have clashed with the absurd establishment, and those in power have often blacklisted bands for disrupting the national order.
The Beatles, who were idols for girls in their early days, increasingly included messages in their music criticizing the Vietnam War and racial discrimination in a white-dominated society, centered around John Lennon.
Bands like the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Jefferson Airplane, Santana, and the Grateful Dead served as musical spokespeople for the "Flower Children Generation," who became key figures in the anti-war and peace movements through their historic performance at Woodstock in 1967.
And cultural phenomena such as hippieism, psychedelicism, and counterculture became keywords that explained the identity of bands in the 60s and 70s.
The band's feud with the absurd establishment continued into the 1970s.
With just one studio album, the punk band Sex Pistols harshly criticized the Queen and her family for pursuing their own comfortable lives despite Britain's youth unemployment and severe economic hardship, and young people were enthralled by their music.
The spirit of punk blossomed through the band (p. 422).
The conservative political establishment was overreacting to the mere sight of young people gathered around electric guitars.
In the 1980s, when the Cold War was at its peak, then-US President Ronald Reagan gave the band Bruce Hornsby & the Range an unexpected (!) compliment, calling them "rock music with a solid social safety net."
It was a highly unusual message from a conservative president to a pop band, as the band's music, featuring piano instead of electric guitar, seemed relatively less threatening to conservative politicians.
But that was a serious misunderstanding.
This is because the band was exposing the dark side of America, such as racism and poverty, through lyrics hidden within a gentle sound (p. 697).
American heavy metal band WASP's debut single "Animal (Fuck Like a Beast)", released in 1984, received a warning from the Parent Music Resource Center (PMRC), a music censorship group for parents in the United States, for its suggestive and violent content.
This forced Wasp to release their debut album with a "Parental Advisory" label, denoting material harmful to minors. The Parental Advisory Committee (PMRC) was a group founded by Tipper Gore, wife of then-Vice President Al Gore (p. 655). The PMRC would often label albums by musicians deemed uneducational by their standards, many of whom were rock bands.
The conflict, division, drug addiction, and death that tormented their fate
“A boat that can be rowed alone would just circle the same place every day.
But with the band, I could cross the vast ocean beyond the horizon and reach a paradise that exists only in legends.”
As Kim Jong-jin of the fusion jazz rock band Bom Yeoreum Gaeul Gyeoul said, the musicians gathered together to make music and headed towards a paradise that only exists in legends and cannot be reached by a boat that can be rowed alone.
But countless bands have failed before or after reaching paradise.
“They fought often, and that irreconcilable conflict hastened the team’s demise.” (Page 36) This is the story of the Beatles.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney's frequent clashes were a regular topic of conversation among gossips.
Numerous yellow press reports further soured the band's relationship, and the Beetles, having already found paradise, found no reason to stay together any longer.
This wasn't just a Beatles problem.
There have been plenty of bands that have proven that it's difficult for two frontmen with strong personalities to coexist in one band.
Buffalo Springfield, a band famous for its talented musicians Stephen Stills and Neil Young, eventually disintegrated due to the rivalry and conflict between the two (p. 148).
Pink Floyd was no different.
The fight between Roger Waters and David Gilmour did not end with the disbandment of the team, but also led to a bitter legal battle (page 240).
There have been many bands where numerous members had to come and go due to the excessive charisma of one leader with absolute power.
King Crimson has been on and off for most of their careers, with numerous members coming and going in the band.
It was the price of having a genius absolute power holder named Robert Fripp (p. 192).
John Fogerty, frontman of Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), was also a lonely genius and dictator.
Unable to contain his overflowing talent, he kept the band's music under his complete control from beginning to end, from writing lyrics and composing to arranging and producing.
It was natural that the other members' sense of alienation and dissatisfaction grew (page 189).
Another decisive factor that shortened the band's lifespan was the members' drugs and early deaths.
Many musicians, including Jimi Hendrix of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Jim Morrison of The Doors, and Phil Linott of Thin Lizzy, lost their lives at a young age to drug addiction and had to stop their bands.
Among band musicians, there have been a number of impulsive or accidental deaths.
Nirvana's Kurt Cobain committed suicide with a shotgun (p. 800), and Chicago's Terry Case was killed instantly by a bullet accidentally fired while playing with a gun at a party (p. 528).
Buddy Holly of the Crickets, who appears at the very beginning of this book, had to end his unfortunate life in an unexpected plane crash (page 22).
In short, it was a fiery life.
So many band musicians lived an uneasy life between reality and music, burning out their own lives.
Why You Should Listen to the Band's Music Right Now
American folk singer Don McLean sang the day Buddy Holly died in his song “American Pie” as “The day the music died” (p. 26).
That goes without saying.
Death put an end not only to the musicians' lives but also to their music.
But, despite this, there are (as Kim Chang-wan said) ‘things that don’t disappear.’
It is the music the band left behind, and also traces of their lives.
When they come together to form a grand narrative and are recorded as history, they become the foundation for evolving future music.
This book is a vivid testimony to their narrative and history.
As always, history is a powerful tool for shaping the future.
Music is no different.
If you want to know about the future of music, you need to listen to the history of the band and its music right now.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: May 12, 2022
- Format: Hardcover book binding method guide
- Page count, weight, size: 1,104 pages | 1,688g | 152*224*60mm
- ISBN13: 9791192229058
- ISBN10: 1192229053
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