- Music, philosophy and aesthetics, Music, history and criticism, 20th century, Music, psychological aspects, Musicians, biography
The Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame inductee and co-founder of Talking Heads presents a celebration of music that offers insight into the roles of time, place, and recording technology, discussing how evolutionary patterns of adaptations and responses to cultural and physical contexts have influenced music expression throughout history and culminated in the 20th century's transformative practices.
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Warm, cool, spare and character-led.
- warmbleak
- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- David Byrne
- First published
- 2012
- Pages
- 363
- Publisher
- McSweeneys, Canongate Books, McSweeney's Publishing
- Editions
- 15
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9783103974171
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David Byrne (born 14 May 1952) is a Scottish musician permanently residing in the United States, a founding member and principal songwriter of the American new wave band Talking Heads, active between 1975 and 1991. Since then, Byrne has released his own solo recordings and worked with various media including film, photography, opera, and non-fiction. He has received Grammy, Oscar, and Golden Globe awards and been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. **Source**: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Byrne" target="blanck">Wikpedia</a>
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