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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 782.42166092 EAN: 9781905287154 Edition: 4Rev Ed ISBN: 1905287151 Label: Reynolds & Hearn Ltd Manufacturer: Reynolds & Hearn Ltd Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 612 Publication Date: August 10, 2006 Publisher: Reynolds & Hearn Ltd Studio: Reynolds & Hearn Ltd Related Items:
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 Rating: - Ziggy Stardust Almost A ReligionI dont believe in GOD or politicians my LEADER is David Bowie and my bible is ZIGGY STARDUST. This is a brilliant tribute to the greatest ROCK STAR of all time. It is a book that treats its subject with kindness and reverence...and that is because DAVID BOWIE is a living legend and Number One rock god. Rating: - The Best Book on BowieThis is without doubt the best book ever written about rock superstar David Bowie...even better than `Bowie Is God` by Garry Johnson. Everything you want to know about the living legend is in this book...and only when David Bowie writes his own OFFICIAL autobiography will this book be bettered. Rating: - The BEST of BOWIEIf you only ever buy one book on BOWIE - MAke it this one. One hundred per cent BRILLIANT - great pictures and all you want to know about the LIVING LEGEND. Rating: - A book worthy of BowieThis book triumphantly illuminates the extraordinary career & catalogue of David Bowie. It works on several levels. It is bursting with detail, but there is a consistent discipline which prevents it falling into random trivia. With Bowie, this distinction is vital. His cronic referencing of many artists, not least himself, creates a maze. Mr Pegg is our surefooted guide through the sometimes obscure labyrinth. My appreciation of Bowie's work, particularly from Buddha Of Suburbia onwards, has been hugely enhanced by understanding his influences & context at the time of writing. The most satisfying sections are the narratives on albums & tours. These are not biography, in the sense of the bonkfest pageturner genre of rock writing. Mr Pegg clearly has no appetite for these redtop areas. Rather, he studiously, absorbingly & lovingly charts the evolution of the Bowie canon. Bowie emerges as down to earth, somewhat vulnerable & touched by an extraordinary intuitive genius. We see that his work excels the more he trusts this intuition. Most broadly, 'The complete DB' begins to place Bowie in cultural history. Legacy is not,I suspect, a priority of Bowie, but it is an inevitable issue & the almost scholarly perspective & rigour of Mr Pegg sets a well considered marker. The final pleasure of this book is the style. Generous, whilst balanced in sharing past journalistic criticisms of Bowie; witty; understated, yet sharp. I would have enjoyed the read if Bowie had not been a hero. For those for whom he is, you will find yourself continually pouring through the pages, preferably with the stereo at full volume. Rating: - Truly the Bowie bible !This is the ultimate reference book for Bowie fans. Not a biography in the classic sense at all. It is a book of minutiae. Every song is dealt with in detail, alphabetically, track by track. Once you start reading it you can't put it down, you have to turn to the letter F to see what Pegg says about "Fame" or G for the cover version of "Growin' Up". Therein lies this book's appeal. It is a LIVING biography. Not one that you read once and forget about, but one you refer to continually. If you're a fan, this is an essential work.  Try searching the Internet for "The Complete David Bowie" or Ebay for "The Complete David Bowie". You might also be interested in the following great products:
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