9781433201936 - Tearing Down the Wall of Sound: the Rise and Fall of Phil Spector by Brown, Mick (4 results)

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Audio Book (CD). Condition: New. Unabridged. From AudioFile Theres a rhythm in the life of music producer Phil Spector, the man who created the vaunted wall of sound and birthed dozens of songs, such as the most played radio song of all time, Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin. His story is spectacularly captured in Ray Porters narration of this detailed biography. Browns meticulous research answers many of the questions about Spector, whose spotted life includes being tried for the shooting of an actress in his home. Porter delivers this portrait in an authoritative anchormans voice, making the more bizarre and chilling passages even more so. Spector admits to being mentally ill and to having threatened or carried out violence in many of his relationships. His life rises and falls as dramatically as his music. R.O. AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright AudioFile, Portland, Maine Product Description Phil Spector, born in the Bronx in 1939, grew up an outsider despised by his peers. Yet after his family moved to California, he learned everything he could about music, formed a band, and had a number-one hit with "To Know Him Is to Love Him." He quickly became the top producer of early rock and roll, originator of such girl groups as the Ronettes, a millionaire by twenty-one, and the owner of his own record label by twenty-two. He scored hit after hit using a new technique called the "wall of sound."But the reign of the boy-man who owned pop culture seemed doomed by the "British Invasion," and he spiraled into paranoid isolation and peculiar behavior. Though he seemed to improve for a time, even returning to the recording studio to work, it didn't last--in 2003 the actress Lana Clarkson was found dead in his home, killed by gunshot. From Publishers Weekly Currently on trial for his life, accused of the murder of actress Lana Clarkson, hit maker and Wall of Sound creator Phil Spector has been the subject of much recent media interest. Brown's detailed biography of Spector begins with his working-class childhood, continues through his glory days as a musical wunderkind and mysterious recluse, on up to the moment when he is alleged to have killed Clarkson. Porter's reading of Brown's biography does a solid job of hitting the high notes, maintaining an even tone and reading with understated panache. Porter is workmanlike, trekking through Spector's up-and-down life at an even clip with a careful, documentary-film-narrator assurance. He likely should not stray too far from his phone, for the inevitable posttrial version of the book. Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. About the Author Mick Brown was born in London in 1950 and has interviewed Salvador Dali, the Rolling Stones, James Brown, Don DeLillo, Richard Ford, Ravi Shankar, and the Dalai Lama. He has written several books as well, on Richard Branson, the movie Performance, and a guide to America through pop songs.Ray Porter is an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator and fifteen-year veteran of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including Almost Famous, ER, and Frasier.

Audio Book (CD). Condition: Good. Unabridged. From AudioFile Theres a rhythm in the life of music producer Phil Spector, the man who created the vaunted wall of sound and birthed dozens of songs, such as the most played radio song of all time, Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin. His story is spectacularly captured in Ray Porters narration of this detailed biography. Browns meticulous research answers many of the questions about Spector, whose spotted life includes being tried for the shooting of an actress in his home. Porter delivers this portrait in an authoritative anchormans voice, making the more bizarre and chilling passages even more so. Spector admits to being mentally ill and to having threatened or carried out violence in many of his relationships. His life rises and falls as dramatically as his music. R.O. AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright AudioFile, Portland, Maine Product Description Phil Spector, born in the Bronx in 1939, grew up an outsider despised by his peers. Yet after his family moved to California, he learned everything he could about music, formed a band, and had a number-one hit with "To Know Him Is to Love Him." He quickly became the top producer of early rock and roll, originator of such girl groups as the Ronettes, a millionaire by twenty-one, and the owner of his own record label by twenty-two. He scored hit after hit using a new technique called the "wall of sound."But the reign of the boy-man who owned pop culture seemed doomed by the "British Invasion," and he spiraled into paranoid isolation and peculiar behavior. Though he seemed to improve for a time, even returning to the recording studio to work, it didn't last--in 2003 the actress Lana Clarkson was found dead in his home, killed by gunshot. From Publishers Weekly Currently on trial for his life, accused of the murder of actress Lana Clarkson, hit maker and Wall of Sound creator Phil Spector has been the subject of much recent media interest. Brown's detailed biography of Spector begins with his working-class childhood, continues through his glory days as a musical wunderkind and mysterious recluse, on up to the moment when he is alleged to have killed Clarkson. Porter's reading of Brown's biography does a solid job of hitting the high notes, maintaining an even tone and reading with understated panache. Porter is workmanlike, trekking through Spector's up-and-down life at an even clip with a careful, documentary-film-narrator assurance. He likely should not stray too far from his phone, for the inevitable posttrial version of the book. Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. About the Author Mick Brown was born in London in 1950 and has interviewed Salvador Dali, the Rolling Stones, James Brown, Don DeLillo, Richard Ford, Ravi Shankar, and the Dalai Lama. He has written several books as well, on Richard Branson, the movie Performance, and a guide to America through pop songs.Ray Porter is an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator and fifteen-year veteran of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including Almost Famous, ER, and Frasier.

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