Tous les livres de Rob Sheffield
Années 1990. Pearl Jam, Pavement, Nirvana, Beck et Björk imposent un son nouveau à une culture américaine en pleine mutation. Rob Sheffield, un grand timide passionné de rock, rencontre Renée, une furie punk des Appalaches. Deux êtres que tout oppose hormis la musique. C'est elle qui les réunit, et c'est elle qui aidera Rob à surmonter la disparition brutale de Renée. Rob Sheffield nous raconte cette histoire d'amour trop vite interrompue à partir de sa « bande originale », les K7 que lui et Renée enregistraient l'un pour l'autre. Livre à la BO exceptionnelle, d'Elvis à Missy Elliott, des Rolling Stones à Yo La Tengo, de Léonard Cohen à Pavement, Bande originale est une ode à la survie et un voyage au cœur du rock.
« Bande originale est le plus joyeux, le plus triste, le plus grand livre sur le rock que j'aie jamais lu. »
Chuck Klosterman.
« Tombeau de notes pour une épouse disparue, roman d’amour en musique, où chaque souvenir a sa chanson… »
Clémentine Goldszal, Elle.
(Source : LGF - Le livre de poche)
Once upon a time I was falling apart. Now I'm always falling in love.
Pick up the microphone.
When Rob Sheffield moved to New York City in the summer of 2001, he was a young widower trying to start a new life in a new town. Behind, in the past, was his life as a happily married rock critic, with a wife he adored, and a massive collection of mix tapes that captured their life together. And then, in a flash, all he had left were the tapes.
Beyoncé , Bowie, Bon Jovi, Benatar . . .
One night, some friends dragged him to a karaoke bar in the West Village. A night out was a rare occasion for Rob back then.
Turn around
Somehow, that night in a karaoke bar turned into many nights, in many karaoke bars. Karaoke became a way out, a way to escape the past, a way to be someone else if only for the span of a three-minute song. Discovering the sublime ridiculousness of karaoke, despite the fact that he couldn't carry a tune, he began to find his voice.
Turn around
And then the unexpected happened. A voice on the radio got Rob's attention. The voice came attached to a woman who was unlike anyone he'd ever met before. A woman who could name every constellation in the sky, and every Depeche Mode B side. A woman who could belt out a mean Bonnie Tyler.
Bright Eyes
Turn Around Bright Eyes is an emotional journey of hilarity and heartbreak with a karaoke soundtrack. It's a story about finding the courage to move on, clearing your throat, and letting it rip. It's a story about navi- gating your way through adult romance. And it's a story about how songs get tangled up in our deepest emotions, evoking memories of the past while inspiring hope for the future.
The 1980s meant MTV and John Hughes movies, big dreams and bigger shoulder pads, and millions of teen girls who nursed crushes on the members of Duran Duran. As a solitary teenager stranded in the suburbs, Rob Sheffield had a lot to learn about women, love, music, and himself. And he was sure his radio had all the answers.
As evidenced by the bestselling sales of Sheffield's first book, Love Is a Mix Tape, the connection between music and memory strikes a chord with readers. Talking to Girls About Duran Duran strikes that chord all over again, and is a pitch-perfect trip through '80s music-from Bowie to Bobby Brown, from hair metal to hip-hop. But this book is not just about music. It's about growing up and how every song is a snapshot of a moment that you'll remember the rest of your life.
source: amazon.fr